Take Stock in Children Inc. (TSIC) is a nonprofit organization founded by Don Pemberton in 1995 and based in Fort Lauderdale, Florida.
[2][3] In 1993, Don Pemberton founded the Take Stock in Children organization, to provide scholarships and mentors to at-risk students.
[2] In 2010, the organization was awarded funds of around $5 million from the U.S. Department of Education's Investing in Innovation (i3) grant program.
[5] In 2009, Brothers Nick and Nathan Gupta raised money to buy brand new laptops for the recipients of the TSIC scholarship.
This program, based in Santa Rosa and Escambia Counties has raised over $200,000 and a record $90,000 in the past three years.