Siegel Family Endowment

Siegel Family Endowment, based in New York, was established in 2011 by computer scientist David Siegel, a co-founder of Two Sigma. The organization focuses on supporting initiatives that enhance physical and technological infrastructure, research on the evolving nature of work, and programs designed to equip individuals with relevant skills for future careers. By prioritizing the intersections of learning, workforce development, and infrastructure, the endowment aims to empower people to thrive in a rapidly changing society. The executive management team oversees the fund's assets, ensuring that resources are directed effectively to various individuals and institutions that align with its mission.

Kathleen Knight

President and Executive Director

24 past transactions

HYPOTHEkids

Grant in 2021
HYPOTHEkids is a K-12 STEM education initiative that develops and inspires a new generation of scientists, engineers, and technology. It develops students’ science and engineering abilities through in-school and afterschool lab hours and summer enrichment programs. HYPOTHEkids is based in New York, United States.

Biodesign Challenge

Grant in 2021
Biodesign Challenge is a competition & education program shaping the first generation of biodesigners.

Project Invent

Grant in 2021
Project Invent is a student-run technology company. They train and support teachers to lead classrooms where students partner with real people to tackle real-world problems through innovation and social impact. They provide transformative experiences for educators, students, and their communities.

The Tech Interactive

Grant in 2021
The Tech Interactive is a science and technology center for the development of educational content for students.

Genspace

Grant in 2021
Genspace is a nonprofit organization dedicated to promoting citizen science and access to biotechnology.

Reimagine America's Schools

Grant in 2021
Reimagine America's Schools collaborates with educators, technology experts, and designers to develop a new learning environment model. It is an inaugural program of the National Design Alliance with funding from Siegel Family Endowment and catalyst funding from Schmidt Futures.

Stanford d.School K-12 Lab

Grant in 2021
Stanford d.School K-12 Lab offers educators and designers resources, experiences, and a space to experiment with new approaches to reduce educational inequality.

Education Reimagined

Grant in 2021
Education Reimagined is catalyzing the development of a new public education system that recognizes and values each child's uniqueness.

Transcend

Grant in 2021
Transcend is a nonprofit organization focused on transforming K-12 education through innovation and design. Established in 2015 by Jeff Wetzler and Aylon Samouha, the organization is headquartered in Hastings-on-Hudson, New York. Transcend specializes in change management and research and development, aiming to create and disseminate innovative school models that foster equitable learning environments. By building breakthrough school designs and developing a talent pool dedicated to R&D, Transcend supports communities in enhancing educational experiences. The organization seeks to empower visionary educators and the broader education sector with the necessary resources to accelerate advancements in school design and implementation.

Break Through Tech

Break Through Tech teaches AI programming to women and other marginalized students.

Hoff-Barthelson Music School

Hoff Barthelson Music School offers individualized music lessons and performance training for children, teens, and adults. It is a friendly music school dedicated to the highest standards of education, performance, and community service. They inspire students to develop their full creative potential, pursuing their love of music with peers, faculty, friends, and family.

ICA.fund

ICA Fund Good Jobs, Inc. is an accelerator and corporate investment firm based in Oakland, California, focusing on growth capital investments in small businesses. Established in 1996, the firm specializes in taking equity stakes of 1% and running a 16-week business accelerator program. ICA prefers to invest in for-profit companies within the manufacturing, food and beverage, consumer packaged goods, retail, and service sectors, primarily in the San Francisco Bay Area. Investment amounts typically range from $0.025 million to $1 million, targeting companies with a minimum revenue of $0.1 million. Investments may be structured as equity or various forms of debt, including senior, subordinated, and convertible debt.

Opportunity AI

Opportunity AI is a vibrant community of charitable donors.

New Growth Innovation Network

New Growth Innovation Network focuses on inclusive economic growth and closing structural opportunity gaps, to ensure that people of color, women, and neglected geographies are a core part of regional economic growth and prosperity.

Read Alliance

Read Alliance helps early elementary students in underprivileged communities advance academically by offering one-on-one literacy tutoring.

The City University of New York

The City University of New York (CUNY) is a public university system established in 1847, offering a wide range of undergraduate and graduate programs across various disciplines. It operates through a network of colleges and schools, engaging with multiple industries such as education, healthcare, technology, and public service. CUNY supports its students and alumni in securing jobs by providing skill-building programs that prepare them for internships and job opportunities. The university's assets are managed by its executive management team.

LearnerStudio

LearnerStudio is accelerating the shift to a flexible, demanding, equitable, and learner-centered educational system to ensure that all of our young people are inspired and prepared to thrive in life, the workplace, problem-solving, and citizenship.

MakerUSA

The MakerUSA model has the potential to grow significantly and is intended to close a critical talent and human capacity gap.

Regional Plan Association

Regional Plan Association improves the New York metropolitan region’s economic health, environmental sustainability.

Rebuild by Design

Rebuild by Design is looking for a Communications Consultant to help with its monthly newsletters, social media, graphics and relaunch.

Cornell Tech

Cornell Tech is an innovative graduate education institution that integrates technology, business, and creative thinking. Located in New York City, it fosters collaboration among faculty, business leaders, tech entrepreneurs, and students to develop ideas that address significant societal needs. The Joan & Irwin Jacobs Technion-Cornell Institute represents the partnership between Cornell University and the Technion – Israel Institute of Technology. Since 2012, Cornell Tech has operated from a temporary campus at Google’s Chelsea building, while a permanent 12-acre campus on Roosevelt Island is under construction, set to accommodate over 2,000 graduate students and nearly 280 faculty and staff. The institution emphasizes the creation of leaders and technologies for the digital age through research, technology commercialization, and advanced education, including professional master's and doctoral programs. Cornell Tech's approach responds to the rapid pace of technological innovation by fostering strategic collaborations between academia and industry, and by developing curricula that blend technical expertise with business acumen and design thinking.

BetaNYC

BetaNYC is dedicated to improving lives in New York through civic design, technology, and data. We help all New Yorkers access information and use technology to improve the public interest. When empowered with modern civic tools, New Yorkers can hold their government accountable while improving their economic opportunity. Lastly, we help New York’s governments work for the people, by the people, and for the digital era.

1Up Career Coaching

1Up Career Coaching is a professional services firm specializing in personalized, one-on-one career guidance. They work closely with clients, providing daily coaching, employer introductions, and career development support to help them secure better-paying jobs that align with their skills and aspirations.
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