New York Life Foundation Excellence in Summer Learning Award
Funding Amount
Not stated
Deadline
Deadline not published
Grant Type
Foundation
Deadline history & next window
- Cycle
- Annual
- Tracked since
- April 2026
Source: the cycle recorded on this listing. Confirm dates with the funder.
Overview
Funder: New York Life Foundation, administered by National Summer Learning Association (NSLA)
Purpose: Recognize outstanding summer programs that demonstrate excellence in accelerating academic achievement and promoting healthy development for low-income children and youth
Target Population: Low-income children and youth between pre-kindergarten (Pre-K) and twelfth grade (K-12)
Focus Areas:
- Academic achievement acceleration
- Healthy development
- Summer learning programming
Program History: Since 2005, this award program has been a critical strategy of NSLA to support the growth and visibility of high-quality summer learning programs. The award program provides a growing knowledge base used to educate policymakers, funders, and the public on best practices and standards of quality for summer learning.
Geographic Scope: United States (multi-state recipients documented including Arizona, Pennsylvania, New York, and California)
Contact Information:
- National Summer Learning Association
- 1701 Pennsylvania Ave, NW, Ste 200
- Washington, DC 20006
- Phone: (410) 856-1370 or (410) 856-1383
- Email: [email protected]
What National Summer Learning Association Inc actually gave
Source: IRS Form 990, 2025
- Grants in 2025
- 19
- Total given
- $240K
- Median grant
- $9,500
- Range
- $6,416–$35K
- By dollars: Florida 16%, Georgia 15%, Connecticut 15%. Top recipient cities: Westport, CT; College Park, GA; Algona, IA.
- 0% of grants with a stated purpose were for general or operating support.
- 95% of recipients were new grantees, not repeat recipients.
Example grants
Horizons National Student Enrichment Program Inc · Westport, CT
To equip the community with summer education programs
$35K
Woodward Academy Inc · College Park, GA
To equip the community with summer education programs
$21K
Algona Public Library · Algona, IA
To equip the community with summer education programs
$20K
Choctaw Nation of Oklahoma · Durant, OK
To equip the community with summer education programs
$15K
St Louis Public Library · St Louis, MO
To equip the community with summer education programs
$15K
Focus Areas & Funding Uses
Fields of Work
- Nonprofits
- Education
- Academic enrichment
- Poverty alleviation
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