Beyond the Classroom Beyond the Classroom

In 2016, the Community Foundation of Greater Memphis embarked on an innovative initiative called Beyond the Classroom to strengthen organizations serving PreK-12 students in Memphis during their out-of-school time. We believe that the way to better outcomes for our kids is to help the organizations that serve them measure and maximize the impact of their programs. 

Phases I and II of the initiative showed promising results for a total of nine youth-serving nonprofit organizations. We and our partner, Seeding Success, will leverage these successes in Phase III to ultimately scale Beyond the Classroom citywide. 

In Phase II, which aligned with the 2018-19 school year, our partner Seeding Success worked with four out-of-school-time organizations: BRIDGES, Emmanuel Center, Girls Inc., and Memphis Athletic Ministries. Click here to read the full report from Seeding Success with detailed results from those four organizations.

Click below for the Phase II Report with a summary of its successes and plans for the future.