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first tutoring program
BELL begins tutoring and mentoring program at the Agassiz school in Cambridge, Massachusetts. -
establishing a non-profit organization
BELL partners with the Tobin Elementary School in Roxbury, Massachusetts, and establishes itself as a non-profit organization. Co-Founder Earl Martin Phalen leads BELL, and Phalen's mentor, Harvard Law Professor Charles Ogletree, Jr. serves as Board Chair. -
summer programs start
BELL launches BELL Summer to impact children's academic and social achievements during the summer. By 2005 BELL Summer scholars gain an average of 6 months of reading, writing and math skills for the fifth consecutive summer. -
expands to New York
BELL expands to New York -
awarded by Clinton
BELL receives the President's Service Award from Bill Clinton. -
expands to Washington, D.C.
BELL expands to Washington, D.C. -
all BELL students leave 'failing' category
100% of BELL Scholars move up and out of "Failing" category for the first of five consecutive years. -
creating growth plan
BELL partners with venture philanthropy firm New Profit, Inc. BELL also partners with Monitor and Bridgespan Group to create its first strategic plan to expand its impact on children. -
partner up with the Boston Red Sox
BELL and the Boston Red Sox partner to create the Field of Dreams Gala and the Red Sox Scholars Program. -
2000 scholars in NYC
BELL grows BELL After School in New York City from 300 scholars to more than 2,000 scholars, using philanthropic donations and sustainable government funding streams. -
expands to Baltimore
BELL begins educating children in Baltimore, Maryland -
8000 BELL scholars nationwide
BELL educates over 8,000 children nationwide. -
one of 25 world-changing orgs
BELL is recognized as one of the "top 25 organizations changing the world" by Fast Company and the Monitor Group. -
approved vision for 2011
BELL's board approves a five-year strategic plan for the organization which outlines BELL's growth to 15,000 scholars and five regions by 2011.. -
scientific proof that BELL works
The Urban Institute and Mathematica Policy Research release the results of a two-year, independent evaluation of BELL Summer that finds scientific proof of BELL Summer significantly increasing children's reading skills. To read the Institute's report: http://www.urban.org/publications/411350.html -
serving over 12,650
BELL serves over 12, 650 scholars through its summer and after school programs in its fifteenth year. -
STEP UP Act modeled after BELL programs
President George Bush signs the STEP UP Act into law as part of the American COMPETES Act, designating $100M to fund high quality summer learning programs modeled after BELL and Teach Baltimore of the Center for Summer Learning.. -
flag football with N.E.Patriots
BELL, the New England Patriots and Fidelity Investments host the first annual BELL Bowl flag football challenge at Gillette Stadium to benefit BELL Summer.
