Archives: Schools

Providing textbooks for each grade was one of the first projects funded by Grand Circle Foundation in partnership with our generous donors. In 2014, there were fewer than 2 copies of a text book per grade for the students to share. And there were no basic supplies- no paper, pencils, chalk. Each year, we begin… Read more »

The community of Izcuchaca is just a short drive from the center of Chinchero. Many of its residents are focused on farming and agriculture—but an investment in the future of the children who attend elementary school here can open up a world of new opportunities. Foundation support has provided new classroom furniture; a playground; toilets… Read more »

Breakthrough interactions powering social change Founded in July 2010 with a generous gift from Alan and Harriet Lewis of Grand Circle Corporation, The Lewis Institute is the GPS for students, faculty, staff, foundations, and corporate partners seeking social innovation solutions. We employ Babson’s methodology of Entrepreneurial Thought and Action® as an accelerator for change. We create… Read more »

Originating in America’s first wilderness, the Gila River is rich in biological diversity and cultural history. Through our partner, Conservation Lands Foundation, we funded $50,000 to build local leadership to protect the Gila River, San Francisco River, and main tributaries of the Gila National Forest, which would provide critical watersheds and rivers with the protection they… Read more »

Shoals Marine Laboratory (SML) is dedicated to undergraduate education and research in marine science. Since 1966, SML has offered undergraduate students a unique opportunity to study marine science in the field with exceptional faculty from institutions throughout North America. Learning at SML is grounded in truly “hands-on” educational experiences. SML courses and internships provide rigorous training in… Read more »

Celebrating Indigenous Peoples’ Self-Determination the mission remains as our founders originally envisioned –  dedicated to Indigenous Peoples’ self-determination and the sovereignty of Native nations. Founded in 1977, the Seventh Generation Fund for Indigenous Peoples emerged from a call from Indigenous communities in the Americas during the cultural, social and political renaissance era of the 1960’s and… Read more »

California has more than 100 federally recognized tribes, and 700,000+ Native Americans living there. The mission of  the Native American Land Conservancy is to acquire, preserve and protect Native American sacred lands through protective land management, educational programs, and scientific study. Their goal is to engage multiple tribal interests to empower tribal community members and organizations… Read more »

Grist is a beacon in the smog — an independent, irreverent news outlet and network of innovators working toward a planet that doesn’t burn and a future that doesn’t suck. Climate, sustainability, and social justice are the most important stories on the … well, on the planet right now. But that’s not the whole story, and it… Read more »

Leaders from the Hopi Tribe, Navajo Nation, Ute Mountain Ute Tribe , Pueblo of Zuni, and Ute Indian Tribe founded the Bears Ears Inter-Tribal Coalition in July of 2015. The Coalition represents a historic consortium of sovereign tribal nations united in the effort on multiple fronts to work collaboratively to protect and promote sacred, spiritual, historical, natural, scientific and cultural resources… Read more »

A national grassroots organization, led by women, that engages and inspires activism to preserve and protect wilderness and wild lands. Started in 1989 on the 25th anniversary of the Wilderness Act by a feisty bunch of lady hikers who wanted to refute Utah Senator Orrin Hatch’s notion that wilderness is inaccessible to elders. About that… Read more »