High school students face numerous challenges when it comes to considering college. To help eliminate some of these barriers, College Matters: Meeting the Moment grantees are helping students with the financial aid process, including filing the Free Application for Federal Student Aid, or FAFSA.

Ipinagmamalaki ng Richard M. Fairbanks Foundation na ipahayag ang isang beses na mga gawad sa anim na nonprofit na organisasyon na gumagawa ng mahahalagang gawain upang matugunan ang mga ugat ng marahas na krimen. Ang mga tatanggap ng Charitable Grants ngayong taon ay ang Domestic Violence Network, Eclectic Soul VOICES Corporation, Martin Luther King Center, Phalen Leadership Academies Indiana, Silent No More, Inc. at Thomas Ridley's 1 Like Me.