Helping give the gift of education is a key tenant of The Howley Foundation, and several members of the Padua Franciscan High School community have benefitted from the success... Read More
GATES MILLS, Ohio — On the first day of the 2024-25 school year, Gilmour Academy students got a taste of their new dining accommodations. The school hosted a... Read More
Dymon Webb and Alaysia Dupree, sisters and alumni of Saint Martin de Porres High School, discovered their passion for nursing at a young age. Thanks to Saint Martin’s connection with the... Read More
The Howley family has a well-established connection with Drexel University. My father, Nick Howley, Sr., was a proud alumnus, graduating in 1950 with a... Read More
The Howley Scholars program has evolved to support kids from more schools at additional grade levels and now expanding through college. This spotlight showcases the expanded access to a Drexel... Read More
The Howley Foundation pledged up to $15 million over a 14-year period for college scholarships for up to 10 promising graduates of seven Philadelphia high schools, including West... Read More
The Howley Foundation, led by founders Nick ’70 and Lorie Howley and Executive Director Meg Howley, have announced a $12 million gift to expand the successful Howley Scholars Program at St.... Read More
Drexel University received additional support for its mission of expanding access to a Drexel education for all students in Philadelphia, courtesy of a $15 million commitment from The Howley... Read More
Howley Scholar, Justine Weng, was recently selected as the Main Line Student of the Week and we are so proud of her! Read more about her from today’s issue of the Main Line Times &... Read More
Merion Mercy Academy is excited to announce an extraordinary and transformative commitment of $9.1 million from The Howley Foundation. This generous restricted gift will have a profound impact,... Read More
Howley Scholar Alumnus Ryan Hooper, Villa Angela-St. Joseph High School Class of 2011, reflects on the transformation their scholarship had on them during their youth and share insights into the... Read More
Howley Scholar Alumna Tiana Ellington, Saint Martin de Porres High School Class of 2011, reflects on the transformation their scholarship had on them during their youth and share insights into the... Read More
At The Howley Foundation, we firmly believe that quality educational opportunities are the key to creating social and economic mobility. We understand that the circumstances young people face... Read More
The Howley Scholars program has evolved to support kids from more schools and additional grade levels over the last 20+ years. Tiana and Ryan have seen first-hand the impact the program has and how... Read More
Nick and Lorie Howley, in conjunction with the Rock & Roll Hall of Fame Museum, today announced a $6 million donation set to benefit educational programs and spaces in the museum’s new... Read More
This enrichment initiative is designed for high school juniors interested in pursuing careers in Respiratory Therapy, Surgical Technology, or Sterile Processing. The Howley ASPIRE Pathways... Read More
The Howley ASPIRE Pathways is an innovative enrichment program sponsored by The Howley Foundation in collaboration with Cleveland Clinic and educational partners, Tri-C and Kent State University.... Read More
Creating and developing a successful program takes time, especially when the ultimate goal is to positively impact other people’s lives. When The... Read More
Inspired by a successful career in aerospace and his board leadership of the Cristo Rey organization, Nick Howley ’75 wants to give West Catholic students a golden ticket.
The ASPIRE Nurse Scholars Program at Cleveland Clinic provides a pathway to nursing careers for high school students from economically marginalized communities. Launched in 2016, the initiative is... Read More
Saint Martin de Porres High School is excited to announce a $2.4 million commitment from The Howley Foundation in support of the Howley Scholars Program. Established in... Read More
Saint Ignatius High School received a $5 million gift from The Howley Foundation that will expand the Howley Scholars program at the school. The Howley Scholars program at Saint Ignatius started in... Read More
Andy Howley ’72 grew up in Havertown, PA, and is the third-born of eight children. He attended St. Laurence School in Upper Darby, spent four years at Malvern Prep, and... Read More
On November 4, 2022, The Howley Foundation was honored by the Greater Cleveland Chapter of the Association of Fundraising Professionals with the Philanthropy Innovator of the Year Award. Nominated... Read More
Students from 11 schools in the Philadelphia region will benefit from a Pennsylvania College of Technology scholarship created by The Howley Foundation, which seeks to ensure that students,... Read More
Through a recent $28 million grant to Gilmour Academy, The Howley Foundation is changing the lives of talented young people from diverse socioeconomic backgrounds. Through the Howley Scholars... Read More
Gilmour Academy strives to ensure the academic, social and emotional success of its diverse student body, with extensive wraparound services and support made possible through the Howley Scholars... Read More
The NativityMiguel Coalition is excited to announce that the Howley Foundation is partnering with us to expand our capacity by adding a Program Director and strengthening our Graduate Support... Read More
The Howley Foundation is always seeking new and innovative ways to stimulate upward mobility and improve lives through high-quality educational opportunities. Our work is not limited to traditional... Read More
The Howley Foundation and Williamson College of the Trades share the belief that character education is a critical part of a high-quality education. Learn from Michael Rounds, Williamson’s... Read More
Nick and Lorie Howley know the value—and impact—of a quality, character-shaping education. A successful businessman and alumnus of St. Joe’s Prep in Philadelphia, Nick discerned that his... Read More
The Howley Foundation is partnering with Gesu School and St. Joseph’s Prep to create groundbreaking opportunities for continued access to Catholic education in North Philadelphia. Gesu School and... Read More
Gilmour Academy is excited and humbled to announce an extraordinary and unprecedented commitment of $28 million from The Howley Foundation. The restricted gift will support 48 students in Grades... Read More
The Howley Foundation expanded their educational scholarship opportunities beyond high school scholarships and established college scholarships for students in partnering high schools. Learn from... Read More
Beginning in 2020, The Howley Foundation expanded their educational scholarship opportunities by establishing college scholarships for students in the Cleveland and Philadelphia areas to help... Read More
The Cleveland Clinic prepared an Ambitious Impact report for The Howley Foundation that highlighted the ASPIRE Nurse Scholars Program. ASPIRE is sponsored by Cleveland Clinic and the... Read More
Malvern Prep is grateful and excited to announce that it has received the largest gift in school history from The Howley Foundation. The $20 million gift will provide for a variety of needs at... Read More
Today, the Cristo Rey Network announced the launch of a network-wide literacy initiative to accelerate student achievement in English Language Arts (ELA). Propelled by a... Read More
The Cristo Rey Network is pleased to announce that seven Cristo Rey schools have been named recipients of Cohort V to launch and implement Putting Math Education to Work, a... Read More
Since first becoming involved in educational philanthropy, much of our time and money has been spent providing Howley Scholarships to students of... Read More
In this video, Cristo Rey Network’s president and CEO, Elizabeth Goettl, provides an overview about their unique educational framework that includes in-classroom learning AND active... Read More
Just last week, Cristo Rey Network announced the launch of two new college scholarship programs for Cristo Rey students to decrease their out-of-pocket costs for college. These opportunities have... Read More
CHICAGO – Today, the Cristo Rey Network announced the launch of two new college scholarship programs for Cristo Rey students to decrease their out-of-pocket costs for college. These... Read More
An innovative new partnership with The Howley Foundation will allow economically-disadvantaged students from select Northeast Ohio high schools to successfully pursue and complete a college degree... Read More
The Howley Foundation sponsors scholarships to help all students regardless of economic means, to receive the best education possible. In this video, Foundation Founder and Trustee Lorie Howley... Read More
The Howley Foundation started its scholarship program in 2005 with one student, Arianne Lovey (pictured below). Ari received her Ph.D. in Biomedical... Read More
The Howley Foundation’s pledge to The Cleveland Clinic for the ASPIRE Nurse Education Program ranks fifth in largest philanthropic gifts in Cleveland in 2020, per Crain’s 2021 Giving... Read More
After 25 years of faithful service and leadership to the Cristo Rey Network, Chair Emeritus and Chief Mission Officer, John P. Foley, SJ, made the announcement that he will be retiring in January.... Read More
Nick Howley ’70 graduated at the top of his class from Drexel University’s College of Engineering and received an MBA from Harvard Business School.... Read More
The ASPIRE Nurse Scholars Program was established by Cleveland Clinic, and supported by The Howley Foundation, to increase diversity in healthcare, address opportunity gaps, and reduce health... Read More
The goal of The Howley Foundation is to provide students with a high-quality education that can offer a strong pathway toward upward mobility. This... Read More
Mission: The ASPIRE Nurse Scholars Program seeks to provide a supportive, direct pathway to a sustainable and rewarding career for underrepresented and economically disadvantaged... Read More
Padua Franciscan is proud to announce The Howley Foundation awarded five scholarships to students in the Class of 2025. The Howley Scholars Program offers awards that total $22,500 for each student... Read More
On Wednesday, August 25, 2021 at Julie Billiart School (JB) Westlake, forty-four(44) students will walk through the doors of their new school. The students, who have special learning and social... Read More
The Howley Foundation is a significant funder of the new Cristo Rey Network school in Raleigh, NC. Cristo Rey Research Triangle High School is the 38th school in the network, which... Read More
Trinity High School is excited to announce that the Howley Scholars Program will award scholarships to 5 students of the Class of 2025, in addition to the scholarships The Howley Foundation awarded... Read More
Mission: Partnership Schools is dedicated to developing outstanding Catholic elementary schools that provide students from underserved communities with the academic preparation,... Read More
Partnership Schools got its start in New York City where they turned around several low-performing Catholic schools. In Cleveland, their initial goal is to preserve two of the area’s finest... Read More
On May 18, 2021, Roman Catholic High School held their Fifth Annual Day of Giving. Their initial goal was to raise $100,000 from 750 donors. Yet, because of the generosity of so many alumni and... Read More
The Howley Foundation sponsors scholarships to help all students regardless of economic means, to receive the best education possible. Check out this video of St. Martin de Porres High... Read More
The Cristo Rey Network is pleased to announce that eight Cristo Rey schools have been named as the fourth cohort of schools engaging in Putting Math Education to Work. Generously funded... Read More
Today, the Cristo Rey Network announced that eight Cristo Rey schools have been named recipients of the national office’s Student Success and Retention grant. Generously... Read More
Philanthropists Nick and Lorie Howley are not new to giving back. They’ve been quietly and generously supporting educational initiatives for underprivileged children for almost twenty years. In... Read More
Mission: Fugees Family is devoted to working with child survivors of war. The organization empowers refugees to integrate successfully into their new country by providing them the... Read More
In this brief video with Foundation Founders Nick and Lorie Howley, they’ll share the WHOs, WHATs, and WHYs of the Foundation and what the Foundation supports. Click the media player below to... Read More
The generous $2 million dollar gift from The Howley Foundation will be used to provide financial support to 40 of our students, as well as to invest in the Centennial Campaign, specifically to the... Read More
St. Joseph’s Prep Receives $5 Million Gift! St. Joseph’s Prep has received the largest gift in school history: $5 million from Lorie and Nick Howley ’70, Meg Mitkus Howley, and the Howley... Read More
Nick Howley wasn’t a great student at St. Joseph’s Prep, but the lessons he learned there propelled him to a good life: degrees from Drexel and Harvard, a successful career in business.
While her peers spent Saturdays during the school year chilling with friends, Bedford Heights High School student Ranique Rhoden was busy practicing chest compressions and starting IVs on a nursing... Read More
Kennedy Achugamonu ’23, from Arlington, VA, was intrigued by the video footage of Christ School that he had seen online. A year later, nothing beats walking around campus each day and calling... Read More
During Cristo Rey Network’s first-ever national virtual celebration where the students share their reflections on the impact of Cristo Rey, their partners express their commitment for Putting... Read More
Cleveland Clinic and The Howley Foundation are partnering with Ursuline College to expand the ASPIRE Nurse Scholars Program to offer college scholarships to underrepresented students interested in... Read More
Trinity High School is excited to announce the Howley Scholarship Program, a new collaboration with The Howley Foundation who has awarded scholarships to 5 students of the Class of 2024. The... Read More
Today, the Cristo Rey Network announced that the organization recently presented The Spirit of Cristo Rey Award to W. Nicholas Howley in recognition of his extraordinary commitment to... Read More
While more than 50 Catholic schools have been forced to close their doors in the last few months, in part because of the coronavirus, two in Cleveland are poised to prosper under new management.... Read More
The Howley Foundation was well represented at St. Martin de Porres High School’s Back-to-School Cookouton August 19, 2019. Executive Director, PJ Reindel, joined... Read More
The Cristo Rey Network announced Network school recipients for the organization’s New Seats Fund, a $1.25 million investment by The Howley Foundation to support school-specific projects with... Read More
The Cristo Rey Network announced Network school recipients for the organization’s Student Retention Fund, a $1.25 million investment by The Howley Foundation to equip schools with the... Read More
The Cleveland Clinic, in collaboration with Cuyahoga Community College, launched the ASPIRE Nurse Scholars Program for high school juniors interested in pursuing a career in nursing and... Read More
The Howley Foundation announced today that Patrick Joseph Reindel has been hired as the new Executive Director of the foundation. Mr. Reindel, a Cleveland native, joins the organization with an... Read More
The Cristo Rey Network announced the organization’s launch of Putting MATH Education to Work, a $1.25 million investment by The Howley Foundation to... Read More
The 2018 Benedictine Blue and White Gala honored The Howley Foundation for their dedication to Catholic education. The Howley Foundation has provided scholarships that has enabled many current and... Read More
High school students have no end of opportunities for learning about potential career paths—from summer athletic camps to immersion programs for foreign languages and job shadowing for business... Read More
A scholarship program has been created to help 45 students with financial difficulties attend Catholic high schools in the Archdiocese of Philadelphia for four years.
Last month, our Executive Chief Nursing Officer Kelly Hancock, DNP, RN, NE-BC, officially kicked off the first session of the ASPIRE Nurse Scholars Program at the Stanley Shalom Zielony Nursing... Read More
Chicago, Ill. – July 27, 2016 – The Cristo Rey Network Board of Directors has elected W. Nicholas Howley as the organization’s Board Chair. Howley... Read More
Chicago, Ill. – February 3, 2016 – The Cristo Rey Network is pleased to announce the Cristo Rey Howley Scholarship Program, a collaboration with The Howley Family Foundation to award... Read More
The Hope Room was filled with anticipation and the feeling of something significant about to take place as the Hope Howley Scholars were announced during a special assembly last month.