Partner with us
Your organization can change how a student's college story begins.
Campus Ready Foundation partners with companies and organizations that want their social impact to be specific, trackable, and real. We provide one-time grants to first-time college students from low-income households — covering move-in essentials, travel to campus, and early-arrival support. Every partnership we form maps directly to students served, dollars deployed, and outcomes reported.
Why partner with us
Measurable impact. A lean organization. A direct line to students.
Campus Ready Foundation is built to be a responsible steward of partner support. We are lean by design, with a direct line between partner contributions and student awards. Our application and selection process is transparent and rubric-based. Our reporting is specific: partners know how many students were served, what they received, and when.
For corporate partners, that specificity matters. It means your ESG or social impact reporting reflects real outcomes rather than general contributions. It means your employees can see — concretely — what their organization made possible.
Our partners
Corporate Engagement Foundation grant partner, providing funding that supports Campus Ready student awards.
Transportation partner providing ride credits to and from the airport for students and their families on move-in day.
Bay Area education nonprofit and operational partner supporting first-generation college students through and beyond the transition to college.
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Ways to partner
Every partnership is structured around outcomes — students served, awards provided, impact reported. Choose the path that fits your organization, or reach out to build something custom.
Ready One
$2,500
Fund one complete Campus Ready award — move-in essentials, travel to campus, early-arrival support, and a gift card for incidentals. One student arrives ready. Partners at this level are included in the Foundation's annual impact update.
Ready a Class
$25,000
Fund ten complete awards. Your contribution equips ten students at the start of their college journey. Includes logo recognition on the Foundation website, a detailed annual impact report, and optional social acknowledgment of your partnership.
Ready a Community
$100,000
Fund forty students across multiple campuses. This level of support creates meaningful scale — cohorts of students across institutions who begin their college experience with stability rather than stress. Includes elevated logo placement, an annual impact report, the option to name your cohort, and an optional volunteer touchpoint connecting your team to the Foundation's work.
In-Kind Support
Provide products or services that go directly to students — move-in essentials, transportation, meal support, or other contributions that map to what our grants cover. Acknowledgment is calibrated to the scope and nature of your contribution. Lyft is an example of what this looks like in practice.
Custom Partnership
Some of the most meaningful partnerships don't fit a tier. Regional cohorts, ERG-led giving campaigns, seasonal initiatives, multi-year commitments — if you have a vision for how your organization wants to show up, we'll build the structure around it. Recognition and reporting matched to your goals.
"A strong beginning, with dignity intact, can change everything."
Get in touch
Let's build something that matters.
Tell us about your organization and what you're looking to accomplish. We'll follow up within two business days.