SkillPointe Foundation is now SKILLED Nation.
Scholarships for Skilled Careers

Closing the Skills Gap

Working with its partners, SKILLED Nation provides financial access to high-demand skill training for all Americans, bridging the skills gap in the U.S. economy.

In 2021, SKILLED Nation was just an idea, and a belief that a simple, efficient, no-nonsense model could bridge the skills gap plaguing American industry and workers alike.  

Today that idea has become one of the fastest-growing workforce organizations in the country. We have raised more than $10 million, funded more than 3,000 scholarships across all 50 states, and built a network of corporate, school, and foundation partners who share our conviction that skilled work is noble work and that every American deserves a fair shot at getting trained for it. 

We are trusted specialists in building custom scholarship programs that remove barriers at scale, support program completion, and enable future employment. 

Workers get trained and earn more. Companies build the talent pipelines their growth depends on. Communities gain economically mobile residents who invest back into the places they live. And America gets a workforce that can power tomorrow’s economy.  

That is the mission, and we are just getting started. 

2021
Founded as SkillPointe Foundation
Initial Home Depot Foundation Investment
2023
PulteGroup, Southwire, Schneider Electric, and US Chamber of Commerce
Foundation Fund Scholarship Programs
2024
Ball Corporation, 3M, and GE Vernova Foundation Make First Investments
Reached over 1000 Scholars Funded
2025
Ford Philanthropy, DEWALT, and Norfolk Southern Join as Valued Partners
Funded over 3000 Scholars Total
2026
Re-Introduced at SKILLED Nation

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