Rodel Charitable Foundation - de

About Rodel Charitable Foundation - de

Rodel Charitable Foundation - De’s largest recent grant was a $660,000 award to the State of Delaware for Vo-Tech Pathways, which captures its emphasis on public education systems rather than isolated projects. Across the recent grants list, the foundation backs work tied to middle-grades career exploration, dual-enrollment research, teacher and leader development, work-based learning, and education policy. It also supports selected research and civic-policy organizations connected to education and equity. The foundation’s Delaware-centered grantmaking includes $180,000 grants to Red Clay Consolidated School District, Appoquinimink School District, and Capital School District, each for student-centered career exploration models in middle grades. In higher education and policy research, it awarded $111,687 to the University of Delaware for dual enrollment research and $103,744 to the University of Illinois for the same purpose. The portfolio also includes support for the Aspen Institute’s Business and Society Program, the Earth Institute at Columbia University, and organizations focused on education leadership and racial justice. Its stated summary is to partner to transform public education by building an excellent and equitable public education system that supports all Delawareans to achieve success in school and life.

What Rodel Charitable Foundation - de Funds

Middle-grades career exploration is a clear thread in the portfolio. The foundation gave $180,000 to Red Clay Consolidated School District for student-centered career exploration models in middle grades, and the same amount for that work to Appoquinimink School District and Capital School District. It also supported Bryan Allen Stevenson School of Excellence Inc and Kuumba Academy Charter School for the same model. Dual enrollment is another recurring topic. Recent grants include $111,687 to the University of Delaware for dual enrollment research, $103,744 to the University of Illinois for dual enrollment research, and $88,000 to Lee College District for dual enrollment research. The foundation also funds education leadership and related policy work. It gave $50,000 to 4th-dimension Leaders Inc for Delaware education leaders to participate in the equity practitioner program, and $35,000 to Strive How You Lead Matters for research and expansion of a work-based learning course.

How Rodel Charitable Foundation - de Gives