About Us

OUR MODEL

More than a scholarship

At Wallin, we provide the financial aid, advising, and access scholars need to rise. For over three decades, we have made college graduation accessible for students with financial need.

Financial
Aid

Scholars receive significant financial support spread out over their time in college. We address financial barriers to education by providing crucial and consistent financial aid.

Individualized
Advising

Scholars receive professional, focused, one-on-one, individualized advising from day one through graduation. Our advisors support our scholars as they face unique challenges and opportunities.

Expanded
Access

Scholars receive access to community and career opportunities through our network of partners. Students have access to internships, jobs, career fairs, workshops, and so much more.

OUR PROGRAMS

More than one pathway

We are building more equitable communities through college and career success. At Wallin, we know that this success doesn't look the same for everyone. That's why we created multiple pathways for our diverse community of scholars.

2-Year Program

For students headed to community college, our 2-Year Program provides excellent support.

Opportunity Pathway
Local partner community colleges.
Aspire Pathway
Dunwoody College of Technology

4-Year Program

For students headed to a college or university, our 4-Year Program is a significant opportunity.

OUR RESULTS

30 years and counting

Win Wallin spent 39 years as an executive at Pillsbury and ten years as CEO of Medtronic. In 1992, Win and his wife Maxine Wallin identified many barriers to earning a college degree.

Win believed education was the key to making our communities more equitable. What began as a family foundation has become a separate non-profit with hundreds of donors, over 1,450 current scholars, and over 6,000 scholars served.

Today, Wallin Education Partners is one of the most effective programs in the country helping students get to college and graduate. Every day, we strive to be a community where scholars rise.

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Colleges

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EST. 1992

OUR FUTURE

The best is yet to come

We are just getting started. There are more students to serve and graduations to celebrate. Our mission, vision, and values guide us every step of the way.

Mission

To ensure college and career success for high-potential students from low-income backgrounds, and through our efforts help build diverse, equitable and vibrant communities. We do this through a comprehensive model of financial aid and holistic support, and collaboration with our business, education, community, and philanthropic partners.

Vision

We envision a future where all students have full access to college and career success, where every scholar can reach their full potential, and where our program helps build a more equitable society.

Values

Our core values influence and inform our efforts, decisions, and culture as an organization.