Houston Endowment supports initiatives in public and higher education to increase the number of students earning a valuable postsecondary credential.

The systematic failure of many youth and young adults to graduate from high school and to succeed in obtaining a postsecondary credential (a degree or certificate) with genuine value in the marketplace is one of the most important long-term challenges facing our city. The foundation is especially interested in initiatives that address the challenges to success confronted by low-income students, students of color and first-generation college students.

The foundation has two broad grantmaking strategies for its Education program with specific, complementary goals as described below: