Philanthropy Tank Alumni Present New Finalists at 10th Anniversary Finals Celebration

Most recently, some of our alumni came to our 10th Anniversary Finals Celebration to present the new finalists for our Year 10 cohort! Daniel Clein of Bricks Busting Boredom (Year 1), Holly Moritz of Horses That Help (Year 2), and Naven Parthasarathy of Hurricane Helping Hands (Year 3) made an appearance on stage to present new CHANGEmakers. They also participated in our Student Expo by sharing of their work over the years since partnering with Philanthropy Tank. Other alumni in the Student Expo includes Surface71 and canCODE. Caitlen Macias of Equal + Empowered (Year 1) is now one of Philanthropy Tank’s Philanthropist Investors, who will be mentoring STEM Squad and Trinkets of Hope!

Where They Are Now

Daniel Klein of Bricks Busting Boredom (Year 1) is now working for the University of Illinois where he is leading in his field, animal research compliance. His siblings have been his successors, Sarah and Jonathan, and the program is still impacting the lives of children all across Florida.

Noah Rubin of canCODE (Year 3) is now at the University of Pennsylvania studying electrical engineering and business. The nonprofit he has founded continues to teach computer programming to hundreds of students each year across Palm Beach County.

Ashwin Parthasarathy of Digital Edge (Year 6) recently graduated from University of California, Berkeley and is planning on entering business school! His program provided technology lessons along with gently used and refurbished computers to underprivileged students that lack computers in their households.

Mallory Thomas of Growing Native Oases Made For Engagement (GNOME) (Year 7) is now studying environmental engineering at Colombia University. GNOME is a nonprofit organization continuing to help create community butterfly gardens in underserved communities in Palm Beach County.