For close to 5,000 talented young people, George Washington Carver Center for Arts and Technology has been a place of promise and challenge. Established in 2000, Carver Center Foundation was created to support the world-renowned programs in the arts and technology at Carver Center. Since 2002, Carver Center Foundation has awarded over $260,000 in grants and scholarships to students and faculty. In 2005, the Foundation began the tradition of awarding college scholarships to graduating seniors nominated by the school principal to empower youth to use their voices to power creative expression.