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'{{db-inc}} {{For|the component of the central nervous system|Grey matter}} {{Infobox Organization |name = The GrayMatter Foundation |type = Student-run [[not-for-profit]] [[organization]] |motto = "Students Know What Students Need" |headquarters = [[New York]], [[NY]], [[United States]] |leader_title = Founders |leader_name = Jeremy Meyers<br />Shah Ullah<ref name="team">[http://www.graymatterfdn.org/about/team.php GrayMatter Team]</ref> |formation = 2010 |focus = Education |website = [http://www.graymatterfdn.org GrayMatterfdn.org] }} '''GrayMatter''' (or '''The GrayMatter Foundation''') is a student-run [[not-for-profit]] [[organization]] working to help students attending underfunded [[public high schools]] in the [[United States]].<ref>[http://www.nydkc.org/projects/service-spotlight/230-spotlight-staten-island-technical-high-school New York City Fundraiser September 2010]. Retrieved on March 20, 2011.</ref> GrayMatter benefits [[education]] on the premise that "Students know what students need."<ref name="about">[http://www.graymatterfdn.org/about About GrayMatter]</ref> ==History== The idea for The GrayMatter Foundation was formulated in 2010 when students attending [[Staten Island Technical High School]] and [[Culver Academies]], contemplated how they could help schools in [[New York City]] facing enormous budget cuts from the [[governments]] of [[New York State]] and [[New York City]].<ref>[http://www.nytimes.com/2010/03/23/nyregion/23budget.html New York State Senate Proposes $1.4 Billion Cut From Schools]</ref><ref>[http://money.cnn.com/2010/05/05/news/economy/state_budget_cuts/index.htm New York Governor Proposes Billion Dollar Cuts For State Education]</ref> As they brought together a [[grassroots]] group of like-minded [[high school]] [[students]] from around [[New York City]], they began promoting their cause for education while raising and donating funds. ===Etymology=== "GrayMatter" comes from the [[American and British English spelling differences|Americanized spelling]] of [[greymatter]], the biological term for a major component of the [[central nervous system]] which assists [[sensory perception]] and makes up the [[cerebral cortex]].<ref>[[Greymatter]]</ref> As [[greymatter]] facilitates learning within each individual, GrayMatter aims to facilitate education within our society.<ref name="about">[http://www.graymatterfdn.org/about About GrayMatter]</ref> ==GrayMatter Projects== After raising $410 from an [[Ultimate Frisbee]] Tournament in [[Battery Park]], [[Manhattan]] at which over forty high school students competed, GrayMatter sought to put these funds toward a school in need. While coordinating purchasing [[English]] books for [[The Leon M. Goldstein High School for the Sciences|Leon M. Goldstein High School]] in [[Brooklyn]], [[NY]],<ref>[http://www.graymatterfdn.org/projects/index.php?id=1 The First GrayMatter Project]</ref> the founders again realized the amount of need for educational donations in New York City high schools and sought a new method of obtaining these donations and awareness through the [[internet]]. This resulted in an effort to recreate GrayMatter's website to enable donors to give to projects posted by students asking for materials they need for school, a student-focused variation of [[DonorsChoose]]'s model. The [[CEO]] and Founder of DonorsChoose, [[Charles Best]], sits on GrayMatter's advisory council along with several other successful [[social entrepreneurs]] and [[internet]] [[technologists]].<ref name="team">[http://www.graymatterfdn.org/about/team.php GrayMatter Team]</ref> The official beta version of GrayMatter Projects is expected to launch in the coming months. The endeavor aims to create a more transparent fundraising process while maintaining integrity and reaching as many students as possible.<ref>[http://www.graymatterfdn.org The GrayMatter Foundation]</ref> GrayMatter has raised several thousand dollars so far.<ref>[http://www.graymatterfdn.org/transparency GrayMatter's Financial and Legal Information]</ref> ==References== {{reflist}} ==External Links== * [http://www.graymatterfdn.org/ The GrayMatter Foundation website] * [http://facebook.com/graymatterfdn/ GrayMatter on Facebook] * [http://twitter.com/graymatterfdn/ GrayMatter on Twitter] [[Category:Educational charities]] [[Category:Peer-to-peer charities]] [[Category:Non-profit organizations based in the United States]] [[Category:Charities based in the United States]] [[Category:Organizations based in New York City]] [[Category:Social entrepreneurship]]'