ChangeUp Foundation
Young people – no matter their background – deserve opportunities for success in life.
Equity Through Education Scholarships
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ChangeUp Foundation is a registered 501c3 Non-Profit Organization that believes education provides opportunities in life, opening the doors to a future where the possibilities are endless, and dreams can become a reality.
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The ChangeUp Foundation crowdfunds financial support for BIPOC students from diverse backgrounds, with the passion and determination to continue their education, find and create opportunities for themselves, in the face of any obstacle.
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Our annual ChangeUp Foundation Equity through Education Scholarships help students at Bremerton High School fund their higher education – as we believe education leads to opportunity and experience, which combined with hard work empowers young people to achieve more.
Meet the ChangeUp Family
2025 Scholarship Awardees
2024 Scholarship Awardees
2023 Scholarship Awardees
2022 Scholarship Awardees
Board of Directors
Empower. Inspire. Connect.
The ChangeUp Foundation's Board of Directors is comprised of a set of passionate, diverse, and accomplished individuals dedicated to improving opportunities for students seeking an education and future full of success. Board members participate in our scholarship process, mentorship and networking, and building awareness for our cause. They bring their professional experience and connections to help scholarship awardees accomplish great things.
Supporting Partners
ChangeUp Foundation is proud receive support from organizations to enhance and increase our impact through our Equity through Education Scholarships.
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We are always seeking like-minded companies, organizations, foundations and individuals who want to help us support young people through financial or in-kind donations, or through connections to networks and unique funding opportunities. Please reach out if you are an organization who would like to learn more about partnering with us!
Kitsap Racial Equity and Empowerment Fund (KREEF) is an organization focused on addressing the systemic racism that impacts Black and other marginalized communities in Kitsap County.
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ChangeUp Foundation received a $10,000 grant from KREEF in 2025 to expand capacity of our organization and more deeply engage our donors.
The Women’s Giving Circle of the Kitsap Peninsula promotes philanthropy among women of all generations. WGC grants support programs that uplift women and/or children in the Kitsap community.
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ChangeUp Foundation received a $2,500 grant from KREEF in 2025 to more deeply engage our donors through improved technology systems.
ChangeUp Foundation's Mission, Vision and Values
The ChangeUp Foundation is driven by the belief that young people – no matter their background – deserve equitable access to education, the key to unlocking life's opportunities. Our mission is to help send BIPOC (Black, Indigenous, and people of color) students from Bremerton (Washington) to college by providing scholarships that provide vital, ongoing financial support to open doors to education, personal growth, and upward mobility for students and their families.
ChangeUp’s vision is a future where BIPOC students from Bremerton High School are supported by allies from all backgrounds to ensure our scholars have the same opportunities as any young person, creating upward mobility for themselves and their families.
Underpinning our efforts, we believe there is a cycle in our society that lacks the fair application of justice and creation of opportunity based on race. This historically unjust cycle significantly impacts the daily lives and future prospects of young BIPOC students, and, in turn, impacts us as a whole, creating inequalities with impacts that ripple across our society.
To break this cycle, we believe we must take bold, collective action by investing our time, talents and most importantly treasure in BIPOC students. By improving access to higher education, we believe we are creating opportunities, when combined with hard work, empowers young people to achieve more.
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