White text reading "PAY IT FORWARD" with a torch and a golden arrow pointing right is in the foreground, while a circular logo with "BORN TO BELONG HBCU BUS TOUR" and the year "2027" is in the background, all against a black backdrop.

The Pay it forward project

LXCL:Help open the door to college exposure by supporting essential tour expenses and student experiences.

Creating Access

LXCL:Sponsor the full experience for one student and help remove financial barriers to participation.

Sponsor-a-Student

LXCL:Expand access for multiple students while supporting transportation, lodging, meals, and educational experiences.

Expanding Opportunity

LXCL:Make a transformational investment in the tour and help create opportunities that can shape students’ futures.

Change A Trajectory

Check made out to The Pay It Forward Project
Address to send the check to: PO Box 540391, Grand Prairie, TX 75054

The Pay It Forward Project is a 501(c)(3) nonprofit dedicated to empowering underserved youth through college exposure, educational experiences, mentorship, and community support. Our mission is rooted in three pillars: Access. Exposure. Opportunity. In March 2027, our Born to Belong HBCU Bus Tour will provide 35+ high school students with a five-day college exposure experience visiting Historically Black Colleges and Universities across the South. We are raising funds to help support transportation, lodging, meals, student programming, and other essential tour expenses, while reducing financial barriers for participating students and families.For many students, the barrier is not potential. It is access and exposure. Your sponsorship helps place students in spaces where they can see themselves pursuing higher education and discover opportunities they may not have otherwise experienced. Your sponsorship is more than support for a trip. It is an investment in a student&rsquo;s future.Help us pay opportunity forward. 🎓

The Pay It Forward Project is a 501(c)(3) nonprofit dedicated to empowering underserved youth through college exposure, educational experiences, mentorship, and community support. Our mission is rooted in three pillars: Access. Exposure. Opportunity. In March 2027, our Born to Belong HBCU Bus Tour will provide 35+ high school students with a five-day college exposure experience visiting Historically Black Colleges and Universities across the South. We are raising funds to help support transportation, lodging, meals, student programming, and other essential tour expenses, while reducing financial barriers for participating students and families.For many students, the barrier is not potential. It is access and exposure. Your sponsorship helps place students in spaces where they can see themselves pursuing higher education and discover opportunities they may not have otherwise experienced. Your sponsorship is more than support for a trip. It is an investment in a student’s future.Help us pay opportunity forward. 🎓

The Pay it forward project

Investing In Their Futures: Born To Belong 2027

TBA

Creating Access

$500

Sponsor-a-Student

$750

Expanding Opportunity

$1,500

Change A Trajectory

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