Throughout their lives, Tom and Jean Yawkey valued the importance of education and understood its ability to change lives. They supported many scholarship programs for disadvantaged youth at middle and secondary schools in Massachusetts and Georgetown, South Carolina. They also helped to found several scholarship programs at colleges and universities to help young people reach their educational goals.

Today, the Yawkey Foundations continue this commitment to education through programs designed to support young people and struggling families. Please click here to learn more about the Foundations’ commitment to the Yawkey Scholars Program, Youth Academic Development Programs, Middle and Secondary School Scholarship Programs, and Adult Education Programs.

MAJOR CAPTIAL EDUCATION PROJECTS

The Yawkey Foundations are currently participating in major capital education projects with the Jackie Robinson Foundation, Emmanuel College, WGBH and Pope John Paul II Academy and the St. Peter’s Teen Center. The Yawkey Foundations are currently not accepting requests for major capital education projects.

The Education Category is currently closed to organizations not previously funded by the Yawkey Foundations.