Citi Leadership and Ethics Program (NYU Stern School of Business)
Some Examples of our Nonprofit Partners
Academy of Educational Development
College Summit, U.S.
Pratham Mumbai Educational Initiative
Management Leadership for Tomorrow
National Academy Foundation
New Visions for Public Schools
College and Careers
Expanding educational opportunities and helping to improve academic achievement can be one of the most effective strategies for economically empowering households and increasing the ability of young people to contribute positively to the broader economy. We seek to support programs that focus on basic elementary and secondary education, as well as higher education programs that enrich the educational offerings at undergraduate and graduate schools of business. Recognizing how critical obtaining a college degree is to increasing earning power and breaking inter-generational cycles of poverty, we are particularly focused on efforts to generate a dramatic and sustainable increase in the number of low-income and first-generation students who enroll in college and obtain a degree.
Building Bridges to College and Career Initiative
Citi Foundation is committed to address a critical challenge in American education – how to generate a dramatic and sustainable increase in the number of low-income and first-generation students who enroll and succeed in postsecondary education.
This new focus on college access and success closely aligns with the Citi Foundation’s mission of economic empowerment. Helping low-income and first-generation students earn a college degree is one of the most effective ways to break the cycle of poverty for themselves and future generations. College graduates on average earn $1 million more than students with a high school degree. Furthermore, 24 out of 30 of today’s fastest growing occupations require a postsecondary credential. Without a postsecondary degree or certificate, most young people will struggle to find a good paying job in the 21st century economy.
Through our Building Bridges to College and Careers initiative, the Citi Foundation will support efforts that reduce the multiple barriers to postsecondary education faced by low-income and first generation students. We will support programs that build awareness of postsecondary education and career options, increase academic readiness for college level work, assist students through the college search, application and financial aid process, and provide financial education to families about saving for college and options for financing a college education.
Click here for a glance at one of our integral partners in our college access strategy, Advancement Via Individual Determination Center (AVID).