Workday Foundation

The foundation describes its mission as elevating human potential through purposeful work and meaningful connection in the AI era. Its workforce development grants support organizations that equip people with AI skills, technical training, and stackable credentials for careers in a range of industries. Its Upstream Grant Fund supports prevention initiatives involving disaster preparedness, health emergencies, and human connection. The foundation also describes Opportunity Onramps® as a workforce development movement providing paid training, internships, and job opportunities to candidates from diverse backgrounds.

Examples of supported organizations illustrate the range of its workforce-related giving. Year Up says its mission is to help young adults gain skills, experience, and support for careers and higher education. Generation You Employed says it works to prepare, place, and support people in careers that might otherwise be inaccessible. Per Scholas says it advances economic mobility through training, professional development, and employer connections, with the goal of making tech careers accessible to more communities. In other areas, Goodness Village describes its work as providing permanent supportive housing and services to chronically unsheltered people, while Coalfield Development Corporation says it addresses generational poverty in rural communities through employment-based social enterprise and development.