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STM is One of 32 Recipients of the 2025 Paul Purcell “Kids Win!” Annual Baird Education Grant

The Paul Purcell “Kids Win!” Annual Baird Education Grant was established in 2020 as a meaningful and lasting tribute to former Baird Chairman Paul E. Purcell. Purcell gave of himself tirelessly to many educational causes and firmly believed we have an obligation to ensure everyone – regardless of where they live or other circumstances – has access to a quality education. To make sure the educational organizations he served and guided were focused on that end, Purcell often asked a very straight-forward question: Do the kids win?

To celebrate Paul Purcell’s legacy and to make sure kids continue to win, each year, Baird associates are invited to nominate 501(c)(3) educational organizations in which they play a volunteer leadership role and that meet specific criteria as possible recipients of the Paul Purcell “Kids Win!” Annual Baird Education Grant:
  • A Baird associate who has direct insight into an educational organization’s impact must sponsor and be engaged in the grant application.
  • Educational organizations must have 501(c)(3) Public Charity tax status and serve students in the United States, with a focus on markets where Baird associates live and work.
  • Priority is given to organizations or programs that serve diverse populations of students and/or first-generation students or those with limited financial means.
This year’s Kids Win! grant recipients were announced on May 20 and received nearly $1.5 million in grants. Deserving 501(c)(3) educational organization grant recipients will be announced annually. STM is proud to be one of 32 recipients.

The Paul Purcell “Kids Win!” Annual Baird Education Grant is funded by Baird, Baird Foundation and Baird associates.
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