First off, salve.
My family and I are creating an educational foundation. We plan to administer scholarships and foster, fund and run community outreach programs.
One of the tasks has been designing a seal for the foundation, similar to a college seal. My university’s motto, for example, is “prodesse quam conspici.” We have been kicking around a few ideas, but the one that seems to be winning the straw polls is “reformo ex scientia.” My Latin is a little rusty, but something doesn’t sound right.
What do you think?
One problem with using “scientia”: Most people will assume that you’re talking about science rather than the more proper translation, knowledge.
What do you want the English translation of your motto to be? Literally ‘reformo ex scientia’ means ‘I make anew out of knowledge’ which is, well, a little weird. Do you want something more like ‘To make anew [or ‘Making anew’] by (i.e. as a result of) knowledge’? OR ‘Knowledge makes new/reforms’? That would make more sense in English and Latin.
‘Scientia’ is fine for ‘knowledge’; a better choice might be ‘disciplina’ which is ‘knowledge acquired by learning’.
I would translate your motto, then, as something like:
Disciplina reformat = ‘Learning makes new’
Reformare a disciplina = ‘to make anew by learning’
Disciplina reformans = ‘Learning [that] reforms/makes new’
To paraphrase I think this motto has been submitted as “reform through knowledge” or “re-mold via knowledge” or “make anew through knowledge.” I thought something seemed off.
We were looking for multiple meanings in one phrase. Since our organization will eventually reach out to various groups, we (I) thought it reasonable to leave it partially open to interpretation. If you’ve read a few of my posts, you know that’s pretty much a hallmark. 
Further, our main focus will be on high school and college scholarships; if we make the thing inscrutable enough, it might inspire just a bit more Latin in the world. I hope that doesn’t sound flippant. I attribute many of my blessings and achievements to two years of high school Latin.