Teaching Fellow Spotlight: Jesse Schumann
When Jesse first joined Breakthrough New York last summer as a Teaching Fellow, he was looking for meaningful classroom experience. What he found was something much bigger, which is why he chose to return this year. Now a senior at NYU studying education, Jesse is...Carnegie Corporation of New York Awards $950,000 Grant to Breakthrough New York to Expand Educational Access for Middle School Students
Contact: Bethany Nelson Email: bethany@btny.org Carnegie Contact: Angely Montilla Email: AEM@carnegie.org New York, NY (Oct 10, 2025) — Breakthrough New York (BTNY) is pleased to announce a $950,000 three-year grant from Carnegie Corporation of New York (Carnegie) to...
Corporate Partner Spotlight: Campbell Lutyens
Campbell Lutyens is a leading global and independent private markets advisor, focused on fund placement, secondary advisory and GP capital advisory services. The firm has been a supporter of Breakthrough New York since 2017 and an official corporate partner since...
Alumni Spotlight: Karen Li’s Breakthrough Story
Breakthrough New York profoundly emphasizes community, viewing it as essential to fostering a sense of belonging and collective empowerment among our students, families, volunteers, and staff. For Karen Li (Yale University, Class of 2023), that sense of community...