From the beginning, the Something In The Water Music Festival has stood to be a place that celebrates love and community while promoting Historically Black Colleges and Universities (HBCUs) in the spirit of College Beach Weekend. To continue the support of HBCUs, the Something In The Water Festival has partnered with The Cash In Grad Out Foundation, Inc. to provide spaces for events and discussion panels based around advocacy and HBCU students.

With voting being the pathway for policy change in our country, the power of the vote is integral to making the policy changes we want to see. With this in mind, The Cash In Grad Out Foundation Inc. has chosen to partner with The Transformative Justice Coalition to ensure that our members and initiatives are carried out with voting and advocacy in mind as we work towards the cancelation of student debt loan debt.

Since March of 1936, the NAACP Youth & College Division has been dedicated to advancing the economic, educational, social, and political status of African Americans and other racial and ethnic minorities and their harmonious cooperation with other peoples. In partnership with The NAACP Youth & College Division, The Cash In Grad Out Foundation, Inc. is committed to economic empowerment, advocacy around student debt cancelation-based issues, and the general uplift of Historically Black Colleges and Universities.

The More Than Numbers Youth Program, Inc (MTN) is a non-profit that was founded in 2019 by Kayla Willis with a main focus of lowering the educational disparities seen amongst students. With a target of getting students into into Historically Black Colleges and Universities (HBCUs) and Southern schools, MTN provides resources, mentorship opportunities, leadership, and professional development to aid students in their matriculation to and through undergrad. Over the past 5 years, MTN has provided over 95 students with assistance in their college journey, resulting in providing over $18,000 worth of scholarships, hosting over 10 yearly events, partnering with 6 organizations and much more. With its mission, vision, and purpose centered around lowering educational disparities, MTN has become a pillar in multiple communities, helping students soar throughout their preparation and matriculation process.

FullSTEAM was founded in 2017 by a group of educators in North Carolina who wanted to promote trans-disciplinary (creating a unity of intellectual frameworks beyond the disciplinary perspectives) science, technology, engineering, arts, and mathematics (STEAM) education in schools. Since then, we have expanded and now provide programs and resources to schools and organizations regionally and internationally.

Transforming communities by transforming education is our purpose. Providing free STEAM education to as many students in underserved communities as possible with a curriculum designed to excite curiosity, tease out creativity, encourage communication, facilitate collaboration, spark critical thinking, and exposure to endless career paths is our passion.