NEW YORK, March 03, 2026 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Modern States Education Alliance, a nonprofit dedicated to making a high-quality college education accessible and affordable to everyone, today announced that it received nearly $2.7 million in new funding during 2025, anchored by multi-year grants from Carnegie Corporation of New York and the Mother Cabrini Health Foundation. Additional support from the Achelis & Bodman Foundation will help advance Modern States' reach and impact. The 2025 funding total includes previously announced multiyear support from Axim Collaborative and Ichigo Foundation.

A longtime supporter of Modern States, Carnegie tripled its support for Modern States with an investment of $900,000 over three years, ensuring Modern States' capacity to expand its scalable tuition-free, flexible learning in high-potential states like Florida, and for priority populations like military-connected learners. This renewed support will fuel continued innovation in online college-level coursework and CLEP exam preparation.

"What makes Modern States compelling is the combination of proven outcomes and a scalable model: it lowers financial barriers today while strengthening pathways to a degree for the long term," said Saskia Levy Thompson, a program director for education at Carnegie. "Modern States exemplifies the future of learning, combining the flexibility and scalability of online learning with measurable outcomes that institutions recognize and students rely on."

The Mother Cabrini Health Foundation also renewed and expanded its commitment, with a grant of $720,000 over two years. Mother Cabrini funds initiatives that ...