The Krystal Foundation has selected 24 schools to receive $53,571 in enrichment funding. These schools were chosen from 104 applications received during the Foundation’s first grant window for the 2018-2019 academic year.
“This is absolutely the most gratifying part of my job,” said Paul Macaluso, The Krystal Foundation president and Krystal’s president and CEO. “As an organization, Krystal is embedded in the communities we serve. We want to make a positive impact that improves the quality of life for future generations. The Foundation is Krystal’s legacy.”
Grant award winners include Compton Elementary School in Atlanta, where teachers plan to buy a Captain Planet Cooking Station to integrate math, science and social studies into hands-on cooking adventures in the classroom. Students at Calvin Donaldson Environmental Science Academy in Chattanooga hope to participate in a local student-built electric car competition, while Communities in Schools (CIS) of Jacksonville, Fl. will use its grant to support the FIRST LEGO League Program which targets at-risk disadvantaged children in afterschool programs designed to apply STEM concepts to problem solving.
The Krystal Foundation supports enrichment programs in science, technology, engineering, art and mathematics (STEAM) as well as music, sports and culinary arts. Sponsored by The Krystal Company, the Foundation has allocated over $131,000 in grants to 61 schools across Krystal’s 11-state footprint since its inception in 2016.
The next grant window opens Nov. 1 and extends to Dec. 31, with award recipients to be
announced in 2019. Teachers, principals, school faculty, PTO/PTA groups and other K-12 school-affiliated organizations are all eligible to apply. Those wishing to apply for a grant may do so by visiting thekrystalfoundation.com