As Helios Education Foundation and its partners reflect on the systemic accomplishments in 2013 that without question are moving the needle toward better preparing students in Arizona and Florida for postsecondary education success, it’s clear that many students in both states are still struggling to make the grade. If students are to be prepared to compete in a fast-paced, knowledge-based, globally-competitive economy, the bar must be raised to reflect the rigor required to succeed in tomorrow’s workplace, and leaders must invest in building and connecting education systems across the entire birth-to-career education continuum.
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Community Impact
The Foundation invested over $11 million in new partnerships in Arizona and Florida in 2013. Through a decade of strategic partnership and investment, Helios has identified Early Grade Success, College and Career Readiness and Postsecondary Completion as its three key impact areas. While the Foundation invests in individual initiatives in each area, these initiatives all work strategically and collectively to bring about a greater, sustainable impact on education systems.
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Education Reform
Helios Education Foundation is dedicated to creating opportunities for individuals in Arizona and Florida to succeed in postsecondary education. That work is supported by the broader goals of ensuring that the Foundation's investment and engagement in the communities we serve work seamlessly to advance student academic preparedness, create college-going and completing cultures and are aligned with leading research and an emerging public policy agenda.
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Community Engagement
Helios is an engaged foundation working side by side with its community partners to change lives through education. While community investments breathe life into new, impactful initiatives, strategic community investments aren’t the only way the Foundation is engaged. The organization is contributing its staff expertise, leveraging broader community partnerships, engaging opinion leaders and advocating for education reform in support of improving student outcomes across the education continuum.
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Financial Position
McGladrey & Pullen Certified Public Accountants conducted an independent auditor's report and issued an unqualified opinion of the Foundation's financial statements. They did not issue a management letter for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2013.
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About Us
Helios Education Foundation is a philanthropic organization focused exclusively on education in Arizona and Florida. The Foundation believes in the transformational power of education and is strategically contributing its expertise and resources across the education continuum to increase the postsecondary education success of individuals in both states.
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