A Legacy of Excellence and Impact

Honoring an American icon.

Promoting higher education.

Serving the community.

Core Scholarship Program

Addressing the achievement gap

Our core scholarship program provides generous, four-year-grants and comprehensive support services to highly motivated students of color with strong capabilities but limited resources.

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Events

Jackie Robinson Birthday – January 31
Mentoring & Leadership Conference – March 2-5, 2018
Annual Awards Dinner – March 5, 2018
Jackie Robinson Day – April 15
Service Trip to Tanzania – May 30 – June 9, 2018
New Scholar Orientation – July 12 – 15 2018

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Jackie Robinson Museum Project

Preserving a Legacy

More than a permanent tribute to Jackie Robinson’s pioneering legacy and role as a catalyst for the Civil Rights Movement, the museum will serve as a venue for vibrant dialogue on critical social issues and as a destination for innovative educational programming.

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Annual Awards Dinner

March 5, 2018

JRF’s largest fundraising event
recognizes those who embody
the humanitarian ideals of
Jackie Robinson.

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#STEPUP2THEPLATE

Excellence and Impact

Core Scholarship Program

Events

Jackie Robinson Museum Project

Annual Awards
Dinner

#stepup2theplate For Education

98%

Graduation Rate

1,500

JRF Scholars

$75 million

Grants / Programs

260

Colleges + Universities attended by JRF Scholars

The JRF Effect

“A life is not important except in the impact it has on other lives.” — Jackie Robinson
JRF measurably impacts the lives of young leaders who are destined to become impactful.