Since 2012, the Bobby Jackson Foundation has helped young people in the Twin Cities stay in school, play team sports, and reach their first paying job or first year of college.
DonateOur ProgramsWe believe a coach, a tutor, and a safe place to go after school can change the direction of a young life. Our foundation funds the programs, scholarships, and small grants that make that possible — right here in the neighborhoods we call home.
Our work is built on consistency: same gyms, same tutors, same faces — year after year.
Twice-weekly basketball clinics paired with mandatory homework hours. 320 students across four Minneapolis gyms each school year.
How it works →Annual $2,500 scholarships for first-generation college students from Hennepin County who have completed at least one season in our programs.
Eligibility →Refurbished laptops and one year of home internet for families with school-age children, plus drop-in tech help at our partner libraries.
Get involved →— 2019 Jackson Scholar, now a junior at the University of Minnesota. School-partner surveys show students in our after-school programs miss 31% fewer school days than the district average.
Eighty-seven cents of every dollar goes directly to programs. The rest keeps the lights on and the books audited.
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