Giving

Supporting our work

Gifts to the Stanford Accelerator for Learning have a positive and meaningful impact on learning.

Stanford has a history of making a difference in the world, from new technologies and clinical care to scholarship that guides policies and practices. But the scale and urgency of challenges we face in society today impels us to ensure ideas born at Stanford benefit the widest population. The university is meeting that need through accelerators that ensure faculty with an interest in impact have a path for success.

The Stanford Accelerator for Learning is a part of Stanford's societal mission to bring new solutions to the world.

Our work relies on philanthropic support. Endowed gifts provide a lasting foundation, while annual unrestricted gifts are essential to respond to the most compelling opportunities across our core activities.

Gifts to the Stanford Accelerator for Learning are tax-deductible under applicable rules and we are a part of Stanford University’s tax exempt status as a 501(c)(3) public charity.

For more information about gift opportunities, please contact Darcy H. Deming.

Learn about our six initiatives

Adult and Workforce Learning

Empowers adult learners to thrive in higher education and the workplace by harnessing the sciences of human learning and AI to develop and expand innovative digital learning platforms.

Digital Learning

Harnesses technology, including AI, to create vibrant, meaningful, and personalized learning opportunities that deepen knowledge and expand access.

Early Childhood Learning and Development

Supports, accelerates, and implements strategies and interdisciplinary alliances that address structural disparities and promote child development across the early childhood sector.

Education Policy and Systems Change

Provides actionable research-backed recommendations to education decision makers to accelerate student learning and build student wellbeing.

Equity in Learning

Studies and designs solutions to ensure that children, their families, and communities have access to opportunities for consequential learning that allow them to plan for and build thriving futures.

Learning Differences and the Future of Special Education

Develops research-driven solutions to empower diverse learners, promoting inclusive education through collaboration with educators, families, and policy makers.