Jacob L. and Lewis Fox Foundation Announces Support of Hartford Promise to Expand College Success for Hartford Scholars

Hartford, CT — For 88 years, the Jacob L. and Lewis Fox Foundation has recognized the brightest scholars graduating from Hartford Public Schools and supported them in their collegiate pursuits. Building on this long-standing commitment, the Fox Foundation is proud to announce a new investment in Hartford Promise, an organization that shares our mission of uplifting Hartford students and expanding access to higher education.

In a year of strong financial returns, the Jacob L. and Lewis Fox Foundation identified an opportunity to deepen our impact by supporting Hartford Promise’s comprehensive Integrated College Success Model. To date, 114 Hartford Public Schools graduates have received both the Hartford Promise Scholarship and the Fox Scholarship. Our organizations are unified in the effort to position Hartford's students for undergraduate success.

“With this donation, we hope to ensure this unique opportunity is available for generations of Hartford scholars to come,” said representatives of the Jacob L. and Lewis Fox Foundation.

Hartford Promise is a college scholarship and college success program serving Hartford Public Schools students. Through its Integrated College Success Model, Hartford Promise drives economic mobility by providing students with critical financial resources, individualized advising and coaching, and access to key relationships that support college completion and meaningful employment after graduation.

This investment reflects a shared belief between the Jacob L. and Lewis Fox Foundation and Hartford Promise: that while talent is equally distributed, opportunity is not, and that strategic, sustained support can transform individual lives and strengthen the future of the Hartford community.