Grants to help nonprofits expand access to
quality education among underrepresented
students
MILPITAS, Calif., Aug. 8, 2023
/PRNewswire/ -- KLA Corporation (NASDAQ: KLAC) today announced
the KLA Foundation has awarded inaugural KLA Education Equity
Fund grants totaling $1 million to
four education-related nonprofits working to narrow the gap for
underrepresented K-12 students in California and Oregon.
"Each of these organizations is bringing innovative solutions to
students that will help them learn, grow and thrive," said
Jen Shea, executive director, KLA
Foundation. "It's hard to dispute the impact of investment in
education, and we chose these organizations to receive the
foundation's first KLA Equity Fund grants based on their impactful
change in communities where our company has a presence."
KLA Foundation made the grants to these organizations for
meeting three core values of expanding access to education,
advancing emotional well-being and improving systems:
- Project Invent, San
Francisco: $375,000 over three
years to enhance invention and entrepreneurship by preparing
teachers to empower traditionally underserved students as
innovators who invent technology solutions that solve real problems
in their communities.
- Pivotal, San Jose:
$300,000 over three years to help
young people in and from foster care in three California counties finish high school in a
state where only 46% of youth in foster care graduate from high
school; an average 74% of youth in Pivotal's program have completed
high school.
- Urban Ed Academy, San
Francisco: $250,000 over two
years for its "Man the Bay" initiative that has brought more than
25 men of color to teach 2,500 students in San Francisco and Oakland since 2018; nationally, only 1.2% of
teachers are African American men.
- ELSO, Inc., Portland:
$100,000 over two years to build
culturally responsive educational programs focusing on climate
justice, STEM literacy and community resilience; the organization
will apply its KLA Foundation grant to help teachers at a local
elementary school bring STEM learning outdoors through its Youth
Climate Justice Education Project.
For details on each organization's project and impact
of KLA funding, go to KLA Advance.
The KLA Education Equity Fund is a multiyear grant program
focused initially on U.S. communities where KLA has operations. The
foundation plans to announce additional grants in 2024 and
beyond.
"In the U.S., K-12 education has the power to lift communities
and strengthen the economy," Shea said. "To fulfill this idea, the
U.S. must address the needs among underrepresented students, and
KLA is committed to investing in communities where we live and
work."
"The KLA Foundation provides strategic partnerships with
organizations through grant funding like this or by empowering KLA
employees to get involved in causes that are close to their
hearts," said John Van Camp,
chairman of the KLA Foundation board, and KLA executive vice
president and chief human resources officer. "These kinds of
support programs consistently deliver meaningful impact to our
communities, which we believe truly benefits us all."
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