The Cassin Educational Initiative Foundation is committed to helping religious congregations, dioceses and other groups begin Nativity/San Miguel and Cristo Rey schools in communities challenged by low educational attainment and limited academic options.  We measure our success by the long-term viability and stability of the schools we help create.  The foundation intends that its grantees contribute to a community by bringing Catholic or other faith-sponsored education to young people who otherwise cannot afford it, reducing the local dropout rate, and increasing the number of students prepared for post-secondary studies.