Loop Dreams

To Kanye, superstar status carries with it responsibility. It mandates giving back to the world community in proportion to what he has received.

About the Foundation

In 2008, Kanye West changed the name of his foundation to the Dr. Donda West foundation, as a permanent tribute to her extraordinary legacy and passion for education and children throughout the world.

Giving Back

Since its inception the Kanye West Foundation, originally led by the vision and passion of Dr. Donda West, has been critical to individuals, families and communities around the world in need of support.



Kanye West, his family and friends would like to thank everyone for the outpouring of support and kind words that have come in from across the country since the death of his mother, Dr. Donda West.

After working in higher education for 31 years, Dr. Donda West and Kanye West co-founded the Kanye West Foundation with the mission of helping to combat the severe dropout problem in high schools across the country. The first and signature imitative of the Kanye West Foundation is Loop Dreams. Designed to capitalize on students existing interest in hip-hop, Loop Dreams challenges students to learn more about what's behind hip-hop culture in order to help them develop skills, express themselves creatively
and be empowered.