Founders Fund
Every great institution begins with a bold idea and the courage to pursue it. Pat Roberts and Nancy Blair built AIM on the belief that every student deserves the opportunity to learn, grow, and succeed.
That belief continues to guide our work today. The Founders Fund honors that vision by investing in both the students within the AIM community and the future opportunities that will shape their lives beyond it.
About
For 20 years, AIM has helped students who learn differently discover their strengths, build confidence, and prepare for what comes next.
The AIM Founders Fund honors the vision that started AIM while investing in its future. With a $2 million goal, the Fund provides two distinct opportunities to create lasting impact:
Founders Scholarship Fund: Building sustainable scholarship support that helps make an AIM education accessible to students for generations to come.
Innovation & Impact Fund: Investing in three defined initiatives—AI readiness, college and career pathways, and national teacher training—that strengthen opportunities for AIM students and alumni while extending AIM’s impact nationwide.
Together, these investments honor what AIM’s founders made possible while ensuring AIM can continue creating opportunity, driving innovation, and transforming lives through literacy.
