Mission
We exist to provide scholarships for students from economically-disadvantaged communities while helping donors benefit from a dollar-for-dollar matching tax credit.
Columbus Has a Problem
According to The Child Opportunity Index developed by The Kirwan Institute at The Ohio State University, many children throughout Columbus suffer from an opportunity deficit through no fault of their own. The index measures and maps the quality of resources and conditions that promote the healthy development of children. There are 29 indicators analyzed for nearly every neighborhood in the United States.
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The typical Black child in America lives in a neighborhood with an Opportunity Score of 23, while Hispanic children live in communities with a score of 37. The average white child lives in a neighborhood with an Opportunity Score of 73.
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In Columbus, Ohio, 73% of African-American children live in an area of “Low” or “Very Low” opportunity compared with 29% of white children.
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The Opportunity Index tells us that Columbus has the eighth largest gap of metropolitan cities in the U.S. regarding the difference between the highest and lowest opportunity neighborhoods.
