The Howze Foundation invests in people who have the ability, the drive, and the hunger — but not the resources. We remove the barriers that have nothing to do with capability and everything to do with circumstance.
The Howze Foundation was established on a conviction that has guided one family across four generations: that everything given to you is not meant only for you. That the work done faithfully today — the door opened, the barrier removed, the investment made in someone you may never meet — produces a future worth building toward.
We work in three areas: removing educational barriers for students who have earned their credentials but cannot access them, supporting families navigating life with special needs, and investing in the next generation of leaders through mentorship and professional development.
The Foundation's resources come entirely from the proceeds of Care Enough to Disrupt — a book about leadership, legacy, and the long view — and from the generosity of donors who share this conviction. Every dollar goes directly to the work.
There is a student who passed every course, completed every requirement, and earned their degree. They cannot graduate because they owe the school a few hundred dollars. Their transcript is frozen. The job offer is waiting. The clock is running.
That is not a financial problem. That is a barrier — one that has nothing to do with capability and everything to do with circumstance. The Howze Foundation removes it.
This is what we mean by investing in promise and potential rather than pedigree and prestige. The work is that specific. The impact is that immediate.
"The most powerful investment you can make is in a future you will not live to see — but that will be real because you chose to build toward it anyway."
Our work is grounded in a set of convictions that predate the Foundation and will outlast it. These are not aspirations. They are the operating assumptions behind every decision we make.
Care Enough to Disrupt is a leadership memoir and practical guide for the leader who has earned a seat at the table and is deciding what to do with it. It is drawn from four decades inside some of the world’s largest organizations and written for the disciplined, faith-grounded leader who cares enough about their people and their legacy to do the hard work of change from the inside.
The book is expected in 2026. Enter your email below and we will notify you the moment it is available.
Purchasing the book is one of the most direct ways to support the Foundation’s work. When the book launches, it will be available on Amazon and through our website.
A Corporate Rebel’s Guide to Faith, Impact, and Legacy — Marc A. Howze
There is a type of leader the world rarely celebrates but always needs. Not the loudest voice in the room. Not the one managing perceptions. The one who sees a broken system and, instead of shrugging and moving on, leans in.
Care Enough to Disrupt is drawn from four decades inside some of the world’s largest organizations — from the barracks to the boardroom, from a factory floor in North Carolina to the executive team of a Fortune 100 company. It is structured in four parts: the Foundation (who you must be), the Playbook (how you move), the Disruption (how you change what needs changing), and the Legacy (what you leave behind).
Every chapter ends with a Rebel Lesson, an Action Step, and a Faith Thread — because the deepest leadership wisdom and the most ancient wisdom are often the same wisdom.
“Disruption without caring is just destruction. But when you care — about your people, your organization, your community, your legacy — disruption becomes an act of love.”
The book is expected in 2026 and will be available on Amazon and through this website. Enter your email to be notified the moment it launches.
“Every dollar this book generates goes to the Howze Foundation — to the student who did the work and hit a wall that has nothing to do with their capability. Buying the book is the argument, made concrete.”
We work where the barriers are most concrete and the impact most immediate. Each program targets a specific gap between what people have earned and what circumstance has denied them.
We provide scholarships for students who have the ability and the drive but
not the resources. Our particular focus is students who have completed every
academic requirement for their degree but cannot graduate because of an
outstanding financial hold — sometimes just a few hundred dollars standing
between them and the diploma that changes everything.
They passed the courses. They did the work. We remove the wall.
Families navigating life with a special needs loved one — particularly
those affected by autism — encounter a system that was not designed with
them in mind. Accessing basic support requires extraordinary advocacy,
at exactly the moment when families have the least capacity for it.
The Foundation invests in these families: connecting them with resources,
supporting their advocates, and working to reduce the friction between
need and access.
The next generation of Corporate Rebels — leaders who feel the gap between
what their organizations are and what they could be — often have the
conviction and the capacity to do something about it, but have not yet
found the language, the permission, or the community to act on it.
The Foundation invests in them too. Because the difference between a talent
that gets realized and one that gets extinguished is very often a single
person who showed up at the right moment.
"The difference between a talent that gets realized and a talent that gets extinguished is very often a single person who showed up at the right moment and said: I see what you have. I believe in where it can go."
Our application process is straightforward. We ask for what we need to understand your situation — nothing more. We review every application with care.
We ask for what we need to understand your situation. Every application is reviewed by a person, not a process.
Every application is reviewed personally. You will hear from us within two weeks.
Thank you for trusting us with your story. Every application is read by a person who understands what it means to hit a wall that has nothing to do with your capability. You will hear from us within two weeks.
Whether you want to support our work, ask about a program, or explore a partnership — we want to hear from you.
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The Howze Foundation operates with one guiding financial commitment: every dollar raised — from book proceeds, speaking fees, and donor contributions — goes directly to the programs that serve the people we are here to serve.
When you donate to the Howze Foundation, you are not funding overhead. You are removing a financial hold that is keeping a student from graduating. You are putting resources in the hands of a family that has been navigating an impossible system alone. You are investing in a leader who has the capacity to change things if someone believes in them first.
The Howze Foundation is a 501(c)(3) nonprofit organization (EIN 99-4598862). All contributions are tax-deductible to the extent permitted by law.