United States
Educational Support
Kaleidoscope's Journey
Starting in 2024, Kaleidoscope launched a $5,000 grant to be awarded annually to a nonprofit whose mission aligns with our own. Through this initiative, we’re able to further support education across the United States, with a special focus on programs that are making a meaningful difference in the lives of young children.
We are proud to recognize our first two grant recipients—Career Concepts for Youth and The Dresden Elementary School Education Foundation—and honored to partner with organizations so deeply committed to empowering the next generation. Their stories are shared below.
2025 Grant Recipient:
Career Concepts For Youth
Phoenix, AZ, USA
In 1991, Career Concepts for Youth is dedicated to inspiring children to stay in school and pursue brighter futures. Each school year, the organization delivers its Stay in School and Achieve Program to approximately 500 students across Maricopa County, Arizona. The program equips youth with the skills, mindsets, and support they need to succeed in school and in life.Focused on disadvantaged, minority, and at-risk 6th-grade public school students, the program serves campuses that feed into the Phoenix Union High School District—where roughly 25% of students do not graduate within four years. These participating schools serve communities with high concentrations of low-income and poverty level families.The program’s curriculum emphasizes accountability, goal setting, and building self-worth, with the overarching goal of helping students stay engaged in school. In addition to set curriculum, students benefit from role models and mentors representing a wide range of professions. Their guidance reinforces the value of education, highlights the rewards of meaningful careers, and builds awareness of the habits and success factors that pave the way for achievement in school and beyond.
2024 Grant Recipient:
Dresden Elementary School Foundation
Atlanta, Georgia, USA
Dresden Elementary School in Chamblee, Atlanta, Georgia, is an example of one recipient of our grants. A significant portion of Chamblee's 32,000 population originates from Latin American countries. Consequently, many parents have limited English language proficiency, posing a challenge to their children's academic progress. Research has revealed that children who fail to read at grade level by the end of third grade are four times more likely to drop out of high school. This not only leads to personal losses but also incurs substantial costs for taxpayers, amounting to approximately $292,000 per dropout.
In collaboration with Dresden Elementary School, we recognized the potential of funding a literacy improvement program to significantly enhance the students' educational experience. Our $5,000 grant enabled the school to provide select students with individualized tutoring sessions twice a week, totaling 4 hours per week.
