Founded in 1948, the Joyce Foundation is a nonprofit foundation that focuses on advancing racial equity and economic mobility in the Great Lakes region through public policy and grant making.

Examples of work include:

• Great Lakes College and Career Pathways Partnership
  • Multi-community regional initiative to expand high-quality college and career pathways linking high school, postsecondary education, and workforce opportunities in cities such as Rockford (IL), Columbus (OH), and Madison (WI).
• Policy grants for college access
  • Institute for College Access & Success and the Education Trust to improve college readiness, transfer policies, and equitable postsecondary outcomes for underserved students.
• Educator incentives research
  • University of Indianapolis Center of Excellence in Leadership of Learning to study incentives for dual-credit teacher licensure, helping expand college-level course access in high schools.

Resources

The Joyce Foundation. (2025). Homepage. The Joyce Foundation. Retrieved November 10, 2025, from https://www.joycefdn.org/.