The Prize
The annual Evergreen Prize identifies and helps scale programs that best help low-income youth access and complete college or vocational degrees.
➤ The Evergreen Prize consists of:
$100,000 award to the winning organization
Monetary prizes awarded to 2nd and 3rd place
All three finalists will present at the Awards Dinner in New York City to education and foundation leaders
Winners will receive ongoing marketing support to promote their organization and programs
By shining a spotlight on the Evergreen Prize winner, we will generate public awareness to accelerate the program’s growth
“We need to identify and grow exciting new programs that significantly boost lower income 18 - 25 year-olds toward college and vocational school success.”
Congratulations to the inaugural winner of the Evergreen Prize:
COLLEGE POSSIBLE - REMOVING BARRIERS TO A COLLEGE DEGREE
Eligibility
Criteria
➤ Do you think your organization is eligible?
Eligibility requirements are outlined below.
1
US-based non-profit or government organizations.
Including education and workforce development programs.
2
Evidence of success.
Applicants must provide evidence of their success and cost-effectiveness, preferably from an independent evaluation.
3
Path to scale.
Organizations must supply a plan for scaling the number of low-income youth they impact.
4
Transparency.
Applicants must be willing to share their program model with other organizations looking to improve outcomes for low-income youth.
Organization Size.
Applicants must have an annual operating budget of less than $8 million.
Applications for 2019 are now closed. Stay up-to-date with announcements here.
Prize Leadership
Evergreen Prize judge committee
John Deasy
Superintendent, Stockton Unified School District
Dr. John B. King Jr.
President and CEO of Ed Trust; former US Secretary of Education
Saskia Levy-Thompson
Program Director, New Designs to Advance Learning, Carnegie Foundation
Rachel Greenwald
Best Selling Author and Speaker
Jamie Lockwood
K-12 Education Partners Manager, Facebook Education
Todd Penner
Portfolio Director, College Success, Michael & Susan Dell Foundation
Dan Porterfield
President, Aspen Institute
Caroline Altman Smith
Deputy Director, Education, The Kresge Foundation
Dr. Brooke Stafford-Brizard
Director of Education, Chan Zuckerberg Initiative
Evergreen Prize steering committee
Jerry Greenwald
Co-founder, Greenbriar Equity Group; Evergreen Prize Chairman
Ben Castleman
Assistant Professor of Education and Public Policy at University of Virginia
Brad Greenwald
Founder and Managing Partner, Hilltop Venture Partners; Evergreen Prize Managing Director
Keith Frome
CEO and Co-Founder, PeerForward
Rachel Greenwald
Best Selling Author and Speaker
Grace Greenwald
Project Manager, Outer Coast College
Max Greenwald
Founder, IgniteSTEM
Tim Taylor
Co-Founder & President, America Succeeds
“By shining a spotlight on the Evergreen Prize winner, we will generate media and public awareness to accelerate the program’s growth.”