Donate to GPEP

The 水果派AV解说 Prison Education Partnership relies on generous donors like you to fund 75% of our budget. Your support helps pay for college and pre-college courses, books and materials (including calculators, art materials, and science equipment), tutoring, academic advising, admissions, and alumni support.

Donating to GPEP is a Good Investment in People

GPEP offers a college education to students in prison not because there is something broken in them that needs to be repaired, but because there is huge potential in them waiting to be unlocked. The intangible value of a GPEP education is best expressed by those who have earned it.

In Their Own WordsChevron iconDonalto Marshall GPEP '22

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Donalto Marshall GPEP '22

鈥淭he culture at GPEP is like what Greek scholars had. We would come together to talk about ideas鈥攊n class and outside of class. We wanted to think and be creative and share ideas with each other. The camaraderie of the GPEP students was special鈥攚e were a real community. I miss that.鈥�

 

 

 

Donating to GPEP is a Good Financial Investment

The 水果派AV解说 Prison Education Partnership is a terrific investment. Our return on investment is enviable:

The Investment

  • $8,000鈥攁nnual cost to educate a GPEP student

The Return

  • 23%鈥擨ncrease in post-release employment for those leaving prison with some college coursework in prison versus no education in prison. Read the document for more information.
  • 60%鈥擨ncrease in income: Median weekly income for Americans with a B.A. was $1,334 in 2021 versus $809 for those with a high school education. View the .
  • 400%鈥擳axpayer savings: For each dollar spent on educational programming behind bars, taxpayers save four- to-five dollars. Read the document for more information.
  • 41%鈥擱eduction in recidivism rate: from a 60% rate for those leaving prison without a GED to a 19% rate for those leaving with a B.A. GPEP recognizes that recidivism rates track the lowest bar of success for individuals returning home from prison. However, this does serve as a marker of people (parents and grandparents, employees and employers, brothers and sisters, change-makers, life-long learners, and teachers, etc.) coming home and staying home and significantly improving their families and communities for generations into the future. Read for more information.
  • Priceless: Providing GPEP students with the opportunity to realize their value as scholars and citizens.

Your Part in the Equation

  • 75%鈥擯ercentage of GPEP鈥檚 budget that comes from philanthropy (the remainder鈥� comes from 鈥媐ederal鈥疨ell 鈥婫rant funding).

To make a gift of stock, to donate through your IRA, or for other information, email GPEPdonate@goucher.edu.