The New York Life Foundation.  Esperanza would like to express our deep gratitude to The New York Life Foundation for its extremely generous two year grant in support of Esperanza's Education Initiative. 

About The New York Life Foundation:

Inspired by New York Life's tradition of service and humanity, the New York Life Foundation has,since its founding in 1979, provided more than $130 million in charitable contributions to national and local non-profit organizations.   Through its focus on "Nurturing the Children," the Foundation supports programs that benefit young people, particularly in the areas of mentoring, safe places to learn and grow, educational enhancement opportunities and childhood bereavement.  The Foundation also encourages and facilitates the community involvement of employees, agents, and retirees of New York Life through its Volunteers for Life program. 

To learn more: www.newyorklifefoundation.org

The New York Community Trust.  Esperanza thanks the New York Community Trust for their contribution to our Educational Initiative. 

About The New York Community Trust:

Since 1924, The Trust has helped make donors' charitable dreams come true by funding the nonprofits that make our city a vital and secure place.

To learn more: www.nycommunitytrust.org

TD Charitable Foundation.  Esperanza thanks TD Bank and the TD Charitable Foundation for their generous support of Esperanza's work, especially in our efforts to provide educational support to the young people that we work with. 

To learn more:

http://www.tdbank.com/community/our_community.html

Blue Ridge Foundation New York supports start-up nonprofit organizations in New York City.  Their mission is to help develop effective strategies for connecting people living in high poverty communities to the opportunities, resources and support that they need to fulfill their potential.

To learn more: http://www.brfny.org/

Taproot Foundation strengthens nonprofits by engaging business professionals in service.

To learn more: http://www.taprootfoundation.org/