Supporting Students at Every Stage of Postsecondary EducationGrad Village Corporation is a Delaware-based nonprofit organization dedicated to helping students meet financial needs in postsecondary education. We exist to support students who want to start, stay enrolled in, or finish college, trade school, certificate programs, and professional education.Financial hardship should never be the reason a student drops out or delays their future. Yet every year, students are forced to withdraw because of tuition gaps, housing costs, books, fees, or unexpected expenses. Others complete their academic requirements but cannot receive their diploma or credential due to an unpaid balance.We work to close those gaps at every stage.Our Mission:Our mission is to help postsecondary students access the financial support they need to begin their education, remain enrolled, and successfully complete their program.We support students by:• Assisting with tuition and educational expenses• Helping prevent students from dropping out due to financial hardship• Helping students pay outstanding balances so they can obtain their diplomas or credentials• Strengthening pathways from education to employmentWhat We Do:Grad Village Corporation connects students with structured, transparent community support. We create opportunities for families, donors, businesses, and community partners to invest directly in student success.Our focus includes:• Start Support – Helping students cover initial costs to enroll and begin postsecondary education.• Retention Support – Assisting students who are at risk of dropping out due to financial strain.• Completion Support – Providing last-mile funding for students who have finished their coursework but need help clearing remaining balances.By helping students start, stay, and finish school, we directly contribute to workforce development and economic mobility.

Supporting Students at Every Stage of Postsecondary EducationThe Grad Village Last Mile Fund helps students who are near completion but face final financial barriers that could prevent them from earning their degree or credential. These students are typically within 20 credits of finishing and need targeted support for verified education-related costs such as tuition, fees, books, transportation, technology, or other required academic expenses. This fund is built for impact at the point where donor support can be especially powerful: the final stretch. By helping students close small but critical funding gaps, donors help convert persistence into completion, completion into workforce opportunity, and workforce opportunity into long-term economic mobility. Your gift helps students finish what they started.We work to close those gaps at every stage.Success CriteriaThe Last Mile Fund stands out because it focuses on students who are already close to completion. This is where targeted financial support can protect years of academic effort and help move students across the finish line. Success will be measured through documented, student-level outcomes like verified balances reduced, dollars directed to schools or approved vendors whenever possible, Last Mile students supported, students who remain enrolled, and credentials completed. Grad Village will also track the type of barrier removed, such as tuition, fees, books, transportation, technology, housing-related costs, or meal plans. The project will be successful if students who were at risk of stopping out are able to continue, complete their programs, and move toward employment or advancement.ObjectivesAffect joblessness rates through credential attainmentImpact student retention locallyImprove social & economic elevationImprove underemploymentIncrease graduation ratesIncrease student persistence locallyStrengthen State & local workforce development initiativesOur Mission:Our mission is to help postsecondary students access the financial support they need to begin their education, remain enrolled, and successfully complete their program.We support students by:• Assisting with tuition and educational expenses• Helping prevent students from dropping out due to financial hardship• Helping students pay outstanding balances so they can obtain their diplomas or credentials• Strengthening pathways from education to employment "It takes a village and that village is you"

Supporting Students at Every Stage of Postsecondary EducationThe Grad Village Diploma Lock Fund helps students who have completed the academic requirements for a degree, certificate, or credential but cannot access their diploma, transcript, or official records because of an unpaid institutional balance. These students have already done the work. They have completed the courses. They have earned the credential. But without access to their academic records, they may be unable to prove completion, secure employment, pursue promotion, transfer credits, apply for licensing, or continue their education. This program helps donors remove a final barrier between earned achievement and real-world opportunity. By supporting verified institutional balance resolution, donors help students unlock their records, activate their credentials, and move forward into the workforce with dignity and momentum. Your gift helps unlock what a student has already earned.Success CriteriaThe Diploma Lock Fund stands out because it focuses on students who have already crossed the line of completion. This is where targeted financial support can catapult years of academic effort and move students to career success. Success will be measured through documented, student-level outcomes, verified balances eliminated, dollars directed to schools or approved vendors whenever possible, Diploma Lock Fund students supported, students who obtain employment, students who re-enroll in additional education, and what credentials completed. Grad Village will also track the type of barrier removed, such as tuition, fees, books, transportation, technology, housing-related costs, or meal plans. The project will be successful if students who were at risk of stopping out completely are able to move toward employment or advancement.ObjectivesAffect joblessness rates through credential attainmentImpact student retention and completion locallyImprove social & economic elevationImprove underemploymentIncrease graduation ratesIncrease student persistence locallyStrengthen State & local workforce development initiativesOur Mission:Our mission is to help postsecondary students access the financial support they need to begin their education, remain enrolled, and successfully complete their program.We support students by:• Assisting with tuition and educational expenses• Helping prevent students from dropping out due to financial hardship• Helping students pay outstanding balances so they can obtain their diplomas or credentials• Strengthening pathways from education to employmentWhat We Do:Grad Village Corporation connects students with structured, transparent community support. We create opportunities for families, donors, businesses, and community partners to invest directly in student success.Our focus includes:• Start Support – Helping students cover initial costs to enroll and begin postsecondary education.• Retention Support – Assisting students who are at risk of dropping out due to financial strain.• Completion Support – Providing last-mile funding for students who have finished their coursework but need help clearing remaining balances.By helping students start, stay, and finish school, we directly contribute to workforce development and economic mobility.

Supporting Students at Every Stage of Postsecondary EducationGrad Village Corporation is a Delaware-based nonprofit organization dedicated to helping students meet financial needs in postsecondary education. We exist to support students who want to start, stay enrolled in, or finish college, trade school, certificate programs, and professional education.Financial hardship should never be the reason a student drops out or delays their future. Yet every year, students are forced to withdraw because of tuition gaps, housing costs, books, fees, or unexpected expenses. Others complete their academic requirements but cannot receive their diploma or credential due to an unpaid balance.We work to close those gaps at every stage.Our Mission:Our mission is to help postsecondary students access the financial support they need to begin their education, remain enrolled, and successfully complete their program.We support students by:• Assisting with tuition and educational expenses• Helping prevent students from dropping out due to financial hardship• Helping students pay outstanding balances so they can obtain their diplomas or credentials• Strengthening pathways from education to employmentWhat We Do:Grad Village Corporation connects students with structured, transparent community support. We create opportunities for families, donors, businesses, and community partners to invest directly in student success.Our focus includes:• Start Support – Helping students cover initial costs to enroll and begin postsecondary education.• Retention Support – Assisting students who are at risk of dropping out due to financial strain.• Completion Support – Providing last-mile funding for students who have finished their coursework but need help clearing remaining balances.By helping students start, stay, and finish school, we directly contribute to workforce development and economic mobility.