InspireduGrants | Program Areas
K-12 Education
We invest in public K-12 education to close achievement gaps and to accelerate student success.
Mr. Whitehead was born in a small college town and returned to earn a law degree at the state university. His sons graduated from local schools in Atlanta and also completed college. When younger son Conkey became the Foundation’s inaugural board chair, he directed nearly half of its first gifts to educational institutions.
Education continues to be a large part of our average grants portfolio (see graph). We invest in efforts to strengthen public K-12 education at the state and local level to improve student outcomes. The Foundation also seeks to increase college access and completion, primarily through investments in Achieve Atlanta.
We do not fund individual students, individual public schools, independent schools or student organizations.
Achieve AtlantaWhat We Fund
Large-scale efforts to improve public K-12 education, teacher quality and school leadership
Academic enrichment programs that operate at scale, provide holistic student support, demonstrate strong outcomes, and work in partnership with local schools or school districts
Limited support for high-performing charter schools in metro Atlanta, with a preference for locally-authorized charters that serve high-need student populations