RYE Foundation

Education, Prevention & Community Empowerment

Our Mission

The RYE Foundation is a 501(c)(3) nonprofit organization dedicated to education-based crime prevention, financial literacy, workforce readiness, and community empowerment in underserved communities.

WHY WE EXIST

Communities experience higher levels of crime and instability when people lack financial education, workforce opportunities, mentorship, and access to positive support systems.

The RYE Foundation addresses root causes through education, preparation, and community-led prevention — not enforcement or punishment.

Our Programs

Financial Foundations

Basic financial literacy covering budgeting, credit awareness, banking fundamentals, and economic decision-making.

Workforce, Trade & Career Readiness

Career exploration, resume preparation, interview skills, and exposure to trades, college pathways, and employment opportunities.

Youth Empowerment & Mentorship

Educational support, life-skills development, mentorship, and early intervention programs.

Community Education & Safety Awareness

Conflict resolution, civic education, legal literacy, and non-violent problem-solving strategies.

Digital & Economic Literacy

Training in digital tools, online safety, and understanding modern economic systems.

Unity in Our Community

Unity in Our Community is the Foundation’s community engagement and outreach movement that brings together families, schools, churches, nonprofits, mentors, and local leaders to support education-based prevention efforts.

The Village

“The Village” represents the people who support the mission through mentorship, volunteering, guidance, and partnership.

Parents and families
Mentors and volunteers
Educators and advisors
Faith and community leaders
Partner organizations

Our Commitment

The RYE Foundation is committed to transparency, education-first solutions, community collaboration, and non-punitive approaches to crime prevention.

Get Involved

Participate in programs
Volunteer or mentor
Partner with the Foundation
Support our mission through charitable giving

The RYE Foundation is a registered 501(c)(3) nonprofit organization. Donations support charitable education and empowerment programs and are tax-deductible as allowed by law. No goods or services of material value are provided in exchange for contributions.

RYE Foundation is not competing with churches or other nonprofits.

It’s a neutral container that can help grants flow cleanly.

My core focus is a program called P2TCCB — Pathway to Trade, College, Career, and Business.

It’s an education-first framework designed to reduce risk and increase opportunity.

Clarify Roles

RYE Foundation brings the program framework and does not replace or compete with any church or nonprofit.

Churches and nonprofits bring community trust, space, and people.

Where RYE Foundation fits

The RYE Foundation exists as a separate 501(c)(3) layer that can help with nonprofit-only grants, coordination, and compliance, when needed.

Money clarity

Each organization keeps control of its own funding.

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Notes:

A ready-made program framework (P2TCCB)

No takeover of their organization

Optional collaboration

Additional grant access through RYE Foundation

Shared outcomes without shared risk

HOW GRANTS WILL WORK

Personal / Program Grants:

Applied for under P2TCCB

Delivered through partnerships

Nonprofit / Community Grants:

Applied for under Partner churches or RYE Foundation

P2TCCB used as the program model

Churches act as hosts / delivery partners

This is normal in the nonprofit world.

GOVERNANCE RULE

Any compensation follows standard nonprofit governance and conflict-of-interest rules.

Our next steps will be:

Identify church partners

Identify one grant lane

Decide who applies for what

Prepare the first submission

RYE Foundation

EDUCATION, PREVENTION & COMMUNITY EMPOWERMENT

OUR MISSION

The RYE Foundation is a 501(c)(3) nonprofit organization dedicated to education-based crime prevention, financial literacy, workforce readiness, and community empowerment in underserved communities. We focus on prevention, opportunity, and preparation—addressing root causes of crime and instability through education, mentorship, and access to positive pathways.

WHY WE EXIST

Communities experience higher levels of crime and instability when people lack:

Financial education

Workforce opportunities

Mentorship and guidance

Access to positive community support

The RYE Foundation exists to intervene early, educate consistently, and empower responsibly—without policing, punishment, or enforcement.

Our Programs

The RYE Foundation operates charitable education and empowerment programs, including:

FINANCIAL FOUNDATIONS

Basic financial literacy education covering budgeting, credit awareness, banking fundamentals, and economic decision-making.

Workforce, Trade & Career Readiness

Career exploration, resume preparation, interview skills, and exposure to trades, college pathways, and employment opportunities.

YOUTH EMPOWERMENT & MENTORSHIP

Educational support, life-skills development, mentorship, and early intervention programs for youth and young adults.

Community Education & Safety Awareness

Conflict resolution, civic education, legal literacy (rights and responsibilities), and non-violent problem-solving strategies.

Digital & Economic Literacy

Training in digital tools, online safety, and understanding modern economic systems.

Programs are delivered through workshops, partnerships, community events, and educational resources.

UNITY IN OUR COMMUNITY

Unity in Our Community is the Foundation’s community engagement and outreach movement. It is a community-led approach to collective impact.

It brings together:

Families

Schools

Churches

Nonprofits

Mentors

Community leaders

The goal is to build trust, participation, and shared responsibility around education-based prevention and empowerment efforts.

THE VILLAGE

“The Village” represents the people who support the mission.

This includes:

Parents and families

Mentors and volunteers

Educators and advisors

Faith and community leaders

Partner organizations

The Village provides guidance, encouragement, and support—not enforcement, surveillance, or discipline.

All programs are educational, preventive, and charitable in nature.

OUR COMMITMENT

The RYE Foundation is committed to:

Transparency

Community collaboration

Education-first solutions

Non-punitive crime prevention

Long-term empowerment

We believe strong communities are built through knowledge, opportunity, and unity.

Get Involved

Participate in programs

Volunteer or mentor

Partner with the Foundation

Support our mission through charitable giving

Together, it takes a Village.

The RYE Foundation is a registered 501(c)(3) nonprofit organization. Donations support charitable education and empowerment programs and are tax-deductible as allowed by law. No goods or services of material value are provided in exchange for contributions.