The Gruss Life Monument Funds, Inc. (Gruss Foundation) provides funding for Yeshivot and Jewish day schools in New York City and Long Island, New York. In 2001-2002, the Gruss Foundation launched an initiative to improve secular education for elementary schoolchildren in 41 Yeshivot and Jewish day schools in the New York City and Long Island areas. As part of the initiative, each school received a computer laboratory, the SuccessMaker Enterprise electronic courseware system, and support from a supervisor and two Education Program Liaisons (EPLs). In addition, each school provided an onsite lab manager.

In Yeshivot and Jewish day schools, students spend between 10 and 20 hours a week on general studies, with the remainder of the week being dedicated to Judaic Hebrew studies. A program was needed during the challenging general studies time frame to maximize teaching and learning, and raise test scores in reading and math. The Gruss Foundation identified software and sent requests for proposals to Yeshivot and Jewish day schools inthe New York area. The foundation then reviewed proposals, visited the schools, and made its selections for funding. In September 2001, the Gruss Foundation placed 15 servers, 250 desktops with SuccessMaker courseware, and 450 site licenses in the schools.