If we can be of assistance to you, please do not hesitate to contact us. Hello and welcome to the new website for the Sigma Public Education and Research (SPEAR) Foundation. Please take time to become familiar with our programs and services. We want you to know that SPEAR is here to partner with you as you plan and administer programs to address issues affecting our communities.
Whether you are just starting out with a new program, seeking new funding sources, in need of a fiscal sponsor, or desire to use one of our Signature programs (LADES, Wee Savers and Investors, and Soles for Little Souls), we would be more than happy to speak with you about partnership opportunities.
Our Mission
To promote social, civic, cultural, economic, and educational progress for vulnerable or at-risk families and communities. The mission is fulfilled through community services, public education, advocacy, and social science research.
Our Vision
Strengthening communities through public education and advocacy, by reducing poverty and improving the quality of life.
Our History
SPEAR was founded in 1993, as a component of Sigma Gamma Rho Sorority, Incorporated during the administration of Past International Grand Basileus Corine J. Green. In 1995, SPEAR received its 501(c)3 status and became an autonomous body, with Sigma Gamma Rho Sorority, Inc. affiliation, with an office registered in Nevada.
As a registered 501(c)3 organization, in addition to focusing our international programs, SPEAR provides fiscal sponsorship, increasing the availability of resources to local Sigma Gamma Rho Sorority, Inc.chapters and community based organizations (CBOs). This is so they can design and implement effective community service, public education, advocacy and social science research programs – to reduce poverty and improve quality of life for minorities, women and children. At SPEAR, we strive to increase access to granting agencies, foster community innovation and improvement, and encourage nonprofit sector experimentation. We extend full corporate and financial sponsorship to the projects we support.
