Our Partners
BCF is privately funded and makes grants only to partner organizations. Our student scholarships are only granted at Impact Academy in Hayward, California, Burlingame High School, and through our partnership with Peninsula Bridge.
If you want to help deserving students, and create more equity and social justice in the world, please consider making a donation to one of our worthy partner organizations.
Second Star to the right
Second Star to the Right is a Children’s and Young Adult book and toy store located in Denver. We offer a wide variety of the newest releases, and even your own childhood favorites in board books all the way to young adult novels. Adult books, parenting and a selection of books in Spanish are among our other book offerings.
Village Farms at Stanley
The Village Farm provided 2,500 lbs of fresh and culturally-relevant produce to families in need this year, while also serving as a gathering space for cultural exchange, education, and celebration. Our Immersion Farming Training program graduated 30 individuals in 2022, providing workforce development training opportunities for newcomers to northwest Aurora neighborhoods.
Sunsar Maya After-School Program in Nepal
Holistic, Child-Centered STEAM After-School Program: The Sunsar Maya After-School Program is a new approach to learning in Nepal. The ASP provides daily tutoring, art and music classes, regular health check-ups, and daily nutritious meals, all in a safe and loving environment. It's a one of a kind program working with the most vulnerable and orphaned children near Katmandu, Nepal.
Peninsula Bridge
Peninsula Bridge supports low-income students by preparing and supporting them academically for success in middle school, high school, and beyond. Emphasis is also placed on the social-emotional well being of every young person, in order to help them realize and achieve their dreams.
BCF provides grants for Peninsula Bridge's general programming and offers both student internships and career days at Arcus Biosciences.
VIA Institute on Character
Character strengths are the positive parts of your personality that make you feel authentic and engaged. You possess all 24 character strengths in different degrees, giving you a unique character strengths profile. Research shows that understanding and applying your strengths can help:
Boost Confidence
Increase Happiness
Strengthen Relationships
Manage Problems
Reduce Stress
Accomplish Goals
Build Meaning and Purpose
Improve Work Performance
Project Wayfinder
Wayfinder was born at the Stanford Institute of Design after asking one key design question: how can we reimagine adolescent education to develop a student’s sense of meaning, purpose, and belonging? Rather than recycle old solutions to curb student depression and anxiety, Wayfinder is addressing the youth mental health crises in a new innovative model.
uAspire
uAspire provides students with the skills and assistance to file the Free Application for Federal Aid (FAFSA). While federal and state financial aid is very helpful for low-income students, the Bella Charitable Foundation (BCF) provides scholarships to fill in the student aid gap in order to make college affordable.
Mindful Schools
Our mission is to empower educators to spark change from the inside out by cultivating awareness, resilience, and compassionate action in community.
For almost 15 years, Mindful Schools has worked to create mindful and heart-centered learning environments where all community members can thrive. We’ve trained over 70,000 individual educators, and we partner with over 500 schools each year.
RAICES - The Refugee and Immigrant Center for Education and Legal Services
RAICES is a 501(c)(3) nonprofit agency that promotes justice by providing free and low-cost legal services to underserved immigrant children, families, and refugees. With legal services, social programs, bond assistance, and an advocacy team focused on changing the narrative around immigration in this country, RAICES is operating on the national frontlines of the fight for immigration rights.