Jun 26, 2019 | Partnerships, Spark Grants
The Michelson 20MM Foundation will be awarding our 4th Spark Grant to The Education Trust-West, a nonprofit that advocates for educational justice and the high academic achievement of all California students, pre-k through college; particularly those of color and...
Jun 26, 2019 | Partnerships, Spark Grants
The Michelson 20MM Foundation is excited to announce our 3rd Spark Grant awarded to The Common Application. The grant will be used to help the Common App leverage its assets to create a more uniform and streamlined approach for applying for scholarship opportunities....
Jun 14, 2019 | Access and Success, Leadership
Mike Fong, President of the Los Angeles Community College Board of Trustees Photograph courtesy of Courtney Lindberg I recently read an article that placed outstanding student debt in California at $141.9 billion. The article mentioned that the average student loan...
Jun 14, 2019 | Spark Grants
The Michelson 20MM Foundation is excited to announce the awarding of $20,000 to the Vera Institute of Justice (Vera). The Michelson 20MM Foundation envisions a world where prisons become a gateway to higher education, rehabilitation, and for most, reintegration...
Jun 14, 2019 | Education Technology, Spark Grants
Former First Lady Michelle Obama and Michelson 20MM Foundation President Phil Kim participates in College Signing Day event honoring Los Angeles students for their pursuit of a college education or career in the military, May 1, 2019, on the UCLA campus. (Photo: Chuck...
