Youth Education

Elementary School

The Foundation’s Enrichment and Accelerated Learning Grants are designed to provide targeted support to organizations that offer challenging out-of-school and summer enrichment programs for elementary-school children with financial need.

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Middle School

The Foundation’s Young Scholars Pipeline Grants support schools and out-of-school programs that offer exceptional middle-school students with financial need the challenging and engaging content they need to develop and deepen their academic interests.

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Fine and Performing Arts

The Foundation offers special support to low- to moderate-income students who show exceptional promise in fine and performing arts through innovative partnerships with local and national arts organizations and through the Jack Kent Cooke Young Artist Award.

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Gifted & Talented

The Foundation partners with university-based gifted and talented centers to provide access to accelerated learning and specialized enrichment programs for high-achieving, low- to moderate-income students across the country.

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Twice Exceptional

The Foundation’s Twice-Exceptional Education Grants are designed to ensure that extraordinary students who possess a high level of academic ability as well as learning differences receive the extra resources they need to nurture their talents.

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What Does it Mean to be a  Jack Kent Cooke Scholar?

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Our Scholars

Learn about JKCF through the stories and profiles of our Scholars

Foundation in the News

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