The Steele-Reese Foundation is dedicated to supporting rural communities and the nonprofit organizations serving them in Idaho, Montana, and Appalachian Kentucky, focusing on overcoming the unique challenges of rural living. It aims to help people build healthy, successful, and sustainable communities, emphasizing rural education, health, human/social services, the arts and humanities, and conservation and historic preservation.
The Steele-Reese Foundation is dedicated to supporting rural communities in Appalachian Kentucky, focusing on enhancing educational outcomes for pre-kindergarten through 12th-grade students. Their primary goal is to ensure that children achieve grade-level proficiency in reading by the end of third grade and in mathematics by the end of middle school. To this end, the Foundation prioritizes initiatives aimed at improving school libraries, providing supplemental learning materials, supporting literacy programs, and offering out-of-school services. It's important to note that they do not fund higher education or adult education programs.