THERE IS NO STOPPING US A BETTER CHANCE
2014
ANNUAL REPORT
The mission of A Better Chance i s to in crease subst a nt ia l l y the number of well-educated young people of color who are capable of assuming positions of responsibility and leadership in American society.
A BETTER CHANCE 2014 ANNUAL REPORT
LETTER FROM PRESIDENT & BOARD CHAIR At the 2014 A Better Chance Awards Luncheon on June 20, 2014 A Better Chance launched our first ever campaign—a $20 million transformative plan to expand student opportunity, ensure success in school, college and beyond, and build sustainability. By the year 2020, A Better Chance will EXPAND our programs to serve more students, deepen SUPPORT to students to ensure success, and SUSTAIN the pipeline of diverse leaders by engaging Alumni more fully and leveraging our Alumni network. To date we have raised more than $12 million towards our $20 million financial goal. The work towards achieving our programmatic goals is already underway. During the 2014 fiscal year we increased our capacity to reach Sandra E. Timmons more students and work with them in a more involved way through the first full-year implementation of an in-depth 18 month admissions process and an online application and student information system. In 2014, A Better Chance leveraged $7.8 million dollars in financial aid for newly placed Scholars through our long standing relationships with a network of 317 Member Schools—an 8% increase over the amount leveraged in 2013. Since 1963, A Better Chance has been a driving force in the effort to increase educational attainment among youth of color. Our record of success is evident in the more than 14,000 Alumni who have become leaders in their respective fields and their success is a direct result of the educational access they received through A Better Chance. Ronald R. Pressman Our accomplishments would have been impossible without the steadfast support of our many program partners, friends and Alumni. With your help, we are confident we will reach our goal of nearly doubling the number of Scholars served annually by 2020. Working together, we will continue to strengthen the pipeline of diverse leaders by helping talented, young people realize their leadership potential, and in doing so, position our society for great success in the future. Thank you for your continued belief in and support of our important mission to increase substantially the number of well-educated young people of color who are capable of assuming positions of responsibility and leadership in American society.
Sandra E. Timmons President
Program Update & Accomplishments.....2 College Partners..................................... 4 Member Schools .................................... 5 A Better Chance on the Map...................8
Ronald R. Pressman Chair, National Board of Directors
Statement of Activities..........................10 Supporters............................................. 11 National Board of Directors.................. 15 National Staff........................................ 16
FINDING TALENT OFTEN OVERLOOKED
PROGRAM UPDATE
• A Better Chance is the oldest and only national organization of its kind serving approximately 2,000 students chosen for their motivation, academic strength and potential who are enrolled in more than 300 of the nation’s most rigorous and prestigious boarding, day and public schools through its signature College Preparatory Schools Program (CPSP)
• About half of our Scholars’ families make less than $54,000
96%
— the average national household income
of A Better Chance graduating seniors enroll directly in college
• 44% of our Scholars live in single parent households • We recruit and place approximately 500 students per year in outstanding educational opportunities
TOTAL ENROLLMENT
GENDER
CURRENT SCHOLAR STATS for Academic Year 2013 – 2014
1,971
59% 41%
SCHOLARS
MEMBER SCHOOLS BY TYPE 193 Independent Day Schools
317
SCHOOLS
102 Independent Boarding Schools 22 Community School Programs
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FEMALE
ETHINICITY
67% African American 15% Hispanic/Latino 8% Mulitiracial/Biracial 6% Asian 3% Other <1% Native American
MALE
2014 ACCOMPLISHMENTS
EXPAND. SUPPORT. SUSTAIN. WE HAVE EXPANDED OUR PROGRAM BY: • Adding 11 new Member Schools resulting in 317 schools nationwide
• Offering Spanish-language informational materials to extend our reach into Spanish-speaking communities nationwide
WE WERE BETTER ABLE TO SUPPORT STUDENTS AND FAMILIES BY: • Developing a National Scholar Family Directory to make it easier for Scholars and families to make connections and expanded engagement opportunities to build affinity within the A Better Chance community
• Expanding summer enrichment opportunities by adding new partners, for example Notre Dame, Student Diplomacy Corps, and i2 Camp
• Adding test preparation, writing and math workshops and interview preparation for applicant cohorts
WE SUSTAINED THE ORGANIZATION AND OUR ALUMNI NETWORKS BY: • Completing an Alumni Directory which will enable A Better Chance Alumni to connect and network with industry and regional peers
• Growing our endowment, which will sustain the organization in good times and in lean ones
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2014 COLLEGE PARTNERS
AFFILIATED COLLEGES We would like to thank our Affiliated Colleges program partners. These colleges and universities partnered with A Better Chance during the 2013–2014 academic year to demonstrate their commitment to diversity and educational access. They provide essential resources, like application fee waivers and admissions workshops, to assist our Scholars throughout their application process and give further consideration to Scholar applicants, particularly in terms of financial aid. (List as of August 31, 2014)
Amherst College (85) Arcadia University (4) Barnard College (83) Bates College (21) Boston University (142) Bowdoin College (39) Carleton College (63) Carnegie Mellon University (67) Claremont McKenna College (20) Colgate University (82) Cornell University (192) The College of William and Mary (17) Dartmouth College (111) Davidson College (12)
Denison University (39) Drexel University (63) Emory University (118) Franklin & Marshall College (49) Harvey Mudd College (4) Lafayette College (34) Loyola Marymount (32) Northwestern University (134) Notre Dame University (3) Occidental College (72) Reed College (11) Rice University (19) Smith College (54) Stanford University (226)
St. Thomas Aquinas College (5) Trinity College (18) Tufts University (231) University of Chicago (56) University of Delaware (29) University of Richmond (11) University of Rochester (80) University of Southern California (220) The University of Tampa (9) University of Virginia (150) Vassar College (98) Wesleyan University (341) Worcester Polytechnic Institute (9)
Numbers in parenthesis indicate matriculated A Better Chance Alumni.
A Better Chance Alumna Moriah Richardson St. Andrew’s School, 2014 Northwestern University, 2018
“Simply put, the person who I am today wouldn’t exist without A Better Chance.”
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2014 MEMBER SCHOOLS
MEMBER SCHOOLS Since 1963, A Better Chance has partnered with many of the most rigorous and prestigious college preparatory schools across the country. To date, we work with 317 such institutions across 27 states committed to educating young people of color who are capable of assuming positions of responsibility and leadership in American society. Approximately a third of our schools have been partners for more than 35 years. Further, 16 of our schools are founding schools and have partnered with us from the very beginning. Our Member Schools are the life blood of our work, steadfast in the idea that a better education leads to a better life, and exemplifying that commitment by accepting approximately 500 new A Better Chance Scholars each year. The list below reflects our top 100 partners nationwide.
All Boys School |
All Girls School | * 5-day Boarding School |
NORTHEAST REGION (NY, Northern NJ, ME, CT, NH, MA, RI, VT) NY & Northern NJ Day Schools: The Brearley School, New York, NY Brooklyn Friends School, Brooklyn, NY Brooklyn Heights Montessori School, Brooklyn, NY The Calhoun School, New York, NY The Cathedral School of St. John the Divine, New York, NY The Chapin School, New York, NY City and Country School, New York, NY Collegiate School, New York, NY Convent of the Sacred Heart, New York, NY The Dalton School, New York, NY Dwight-Englewood School, Englewood, NJ Fieldston School, Riverdale, NY Friends Seminary, New York, NY Grace Church School, New York, NY Hackley School, Tarrytown, NY * Hewitt School, New York, NY The Hudson School, Hoboken, NJ Kent Place School, Summit, NJ The Kew-Forest School, Forest Hills, NY L.R.E.I., New York, NY Newark Academy, Livingston, NJ The Nightingale-Bamford School, New York, NY The Packer Collegiate Institute, Brooklyn Heights, NY Poly Prep Country Day School, Brooklyn, NY The Red Oaks School, Morristown, NJ
Original Partner School | Over 35 Year History
Riverdale Country School, Bronx, NY Rudolf Steiner School, New York, NY Rye Country Day School, Rye, NY School of the Holy Child, Rye, NY The Spence School, New York, NY St. Bernard’s School, New York, NY St. David’s School, New York, NY St. Luke’s School, New York, NY Staten Island Academy, Staten Island, NY The Town School, New York, NY Trevor Day School, New York, NY Village Community School, New York, NY The Waldorf School of Garden City, Garden City, NY ME, CT, NH, MA, RI, VT Day Schools: Beaver Country Day School, Chestnut Hill, MA Belmont Hill School, Belmont, MA * Boston University Academy, Boston, MA Brunswick School, Greenwich, CT Commonwealth School, Boston, MA Convent of the Sacred Heart, Greenwich, CT Fenn School, Concord, MA Greens Farms Academy, Green Farms, CT Hamden Hall Country Day School, Hamden, CT Hopkins School, New Haven, CT Lexington Christian Academy, Lexington, MA Noble and Greenough School, Dedham, MA * The Rivers School, Weston, MA The Roxbury Latin School, West Roxbury, MA
St. Luke’s School, New Canaan, CT St. Sebastian’s School, Needham, MA Thayer Academy, Braintree, MA Waring School, Beverly, MA The Winsor School, Boston, MA Northeast Boarding Schools: Avon Old Farms School, Avon, CT Berkshire School, Sheffield, MA Blair Academy, Blairstown, NJ Brooks School, North Andover, MA Buxton School, Williamstown, MA The Cambridge School of Weston, Weston, MA Canterbury School, New Milford, CT Cardigan Mountain School, Canaan, NH Chapel-Hill-Chauncy Hall School, Waltham, MA Choate Rosemary Hall, Wallingford, CT Concord Academy, Concord, MA Dana Hall School, Wellesley, MA Deerfield Academy, Deerfield, MA Dublin School, Dublin, NH Emma Willard School, Troy, NY The Ethel Walker School, Simsbury, CT Fay School, Southborough, MA The Governor’s Academy, Byfield, MA Groton School, Groton, MA The Gunnery, Washington, CT Hebron Academy, Hebron, ME Hillside School, Marlborough, MA The Hotchkiss School, Lakeville, CT Kent School, Kent, CT Kents Hill School, Kents Hill, ME Kimball Union Academy, Meriden, NH Lawrence Academy, Groton, MA
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All Boys School |
All Girls School | * 5-day Boarding School |
Original Partner School | Over 35 Year History
2014 MEMBER SCHOOLS Northeast Boarding Schools Con’t: The Loomis Chaffee School, Windsor, CT The Masters School, Dobbs Ferry, NY Middlesex School, Concord, MA Millbrook School, Millbrook, NY Milton Academy, Milton, MA Miss Hall’s School, Pittsfield, MA Miss Porter’s School, Farmington, CT Northfield Mount Hermon School, Mount Hermon, MA Phillips Academy, Andover, MA Phillips Exeter Academy, Exeter, NH Pomfret School, Pomfret, CT Portsmouth Abbey School, Portsmouth, RI Proctor Academy, Andover, NH St. George’s School, Newport, RI St. Mark’s School, Southborough, MA St. Paul’s School, Concord, NH Stoneleigh-Burnham School, Greenfield, MA The Stony Brook School, Stony Brook, NY Suffield Academy, Suffield, CT Tabor Academy, Marion, MA The Taft School, Watertown, CT Tilton School, Tilton, NH Westminster School, Simsbury, CT Westover School, Middlebury, CT The White Mountain School, Bethlehem, NH Wilbraham & Monson Academy, Wilbraham, MA The Williston Northampton School, Easthampton, MA Worcester Academy, Worcester, MA * Northeast Community School Programs: Amherst A Better Chance, Amherst , MA Andover A Better Chance, Andover , MA Darien A Better Chance, Darien, CT Glastonbury A Better Chance, Glastonbury, CT Greylock A Better Chance, Williamstown, MA Guilford A Better Chance, Guilford, CT Madison A Better Chance, Guilford, CT New Canaan A Better Chance, New Canaan, CT Ridgefield A Better Chance, Ridgefield, CT Simsbury A Better Chance, Simsbury, CT Wellesley A Better Chance, Wellesley, MA Westport A Better Chance, Westport, CT Wilton A Better Chance, Wilton, CT Winchester A Better Chance, Winchester, MA MID-ATLANTIC REGION (DC, DE, MD, PA, VA, WV, Southern NJ) Day Schools: Abington Friends School, Jenkintown, PA The Agnes Irwin School, Rosemont, PA The Beddow School, Accokeek, MD
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Country Day School of the Sacred Heart, Bryn Mawr, PA Edmund Burke, Washington, DC Episcopal Academy, Newtown Square, PA The Field School, Washington, DC Flint Hill School, Oakton, VA Friends’ Central School, Wynnewood, PA Friends School Mullica Hill, Mullica Hill, NJ Friends Select School, Philadelphia, PA Germantown Friends School, Philadelphia, PA The Haverford School, Haverford, PA Holton-Arms School, Bethesda, MD Lancaster Country Day School, Lancaster, PA The Landon School, Bethesda, MD Maret School, Washington, DC Media-Providence Friends School, Media, PA National Cathedral School for Girls, Washington, DC The Philadelphia School, Philadelphia, PA The Pingry School, Martinsville, NJ The Potomac School, McLean, VA Princeton Day School, Princeton, NJ Sanford School, Hockessin, DE The Shipley School, Bryn Mawr, PA Sidwell Friends School, Washington, DC Springside-Chestnut Hill Academy, Philadelphia, PA St. Albans School, Washington, DC St. Andrew’s Episcopal School (MD), Potomac, MD St. Joseph’s Preparatory School, Philadelphia, PA St. Patrick’s Episcopal Day School, Washington, DC St. Peter’s School, Philadelphia, PA Stuart Country Day School, Princeton, NJ The Tatnall School, Wilmington, DE Tower Hill School, Wilmington, DE United Friends School, Quakertown, PA Washington International School, Washington, DC William Penn Charter School, Philadelphia, PA Wilmington Friends School, Wilmington, DE Boarding Schools: CFS - The School at Church Farm, Exton, PA Episcopal High School, Alexandria, VA Foxcroft School, Middleburg, VA Garrison Forest School, Owing Mills, MD George School, Newtown, PA Girard College, Philadelphia, PA The Hill School, Pottstown, PA The Hun School, Princeton, NJ The Kiski School, Saltsburg, PA
The Lawrenceville School, Lawrenceville, NJ The Madeira School, McLean, VA The Mercersburg Academy, Mercersburg, PA Oldfields School, Glencoe, MD The Peddie School, Highstown, NJ The Pennington School, Pennington, NJ Perkiomen School, Pennsburg, PA The Sandy Spring Friends School, Sandy Spring, MD St. Andrew’s School, Middletown, DE St. Margaret’s School, Tappahannock, VA St. Timothy’s School, Stevenson, MD Virginia Episcopal School, Lynchburg, VA West Nottingham Academy, Colora, MD Westtown School, West Chester, PA Woodberry Forest School, Woodberry Forest, VA Community School Programs: Lower Merion A Better Chance, Ardmore, PA Radnor A Better Chance, Wayne, PA Strath Haven A Better Chance, Swarthmore, PA
SOUTHEAST REGION (AL, AR, FL, GA, LA, MS, NC, SC, TN) Day Schools: Academe of the Oaks, Decatur, GA Atlanta Girls’ School, Atlanta, GA Atlanta International School, Atlanta, GA The Ben Franklin Academy, Atlanta, GA Cannon School, Concord, NC Charlotte Country Day School, Charlotte, NC Charlotte Latin School, Charlotte, NC The Galloway School, Atlanta, GA Gaston Day School, Gastonia, NC Heritage Preparatory School, Atlanta, GA Holy Innocents’ Episcopal School, Atlanta, GA King’s Ridge Christian School, Alpharetta, GA Landmark Christian School, Fairburn, GA The Lovett School, Atlanta, GA Marist School, Atlanta, GA Mount Paran Christian School, Kennesaw, GA Mount Vernon Presbyterian School, Atlanta, GA Our Lady of Mercy High School, Fayetteville, GA Pace Academy, Atlanta, GA The Paideia School, Atlanta, GA Porter-Gaud School, Charleston, SC Ravenscroft School, Raleigh, NC St. Martin’s Episcopal School, Atlanta, GA St. Pius X Catholic High School, Atlanta, GA
All Boys School |
All Girls School | * 5-day Boarding School |
Original Partner School | Over 35 Year History
2014 MEMBER SCHOOLS The Waldorf School of Atlanta, Decatur, GA The Walker School, Marietta, GA Wesleyan School, Norcross, GA The Westminster Schools, Atlanta, GA Whitefield Academy, Mableton, GA Woodward Academy, College Park, GA Boarding Schools: Asheville School, Asheville, NC Indian Springs School, Indian Springs, AL The McCallie School, Chattanooga, TN St. Andrew’s School, Boca Raton, FL The Webb School, Bell Buckle, TN MIDWEST REGION (IA, IL, IN, KS, KY, NE, MI, MN, MO, OH, OK, WI) Day Schools: Chiaraville Montessori School, Evanston, IL The Columbus Academy, Gahanna, OH Columbus School for Girls, Columbus, OH Elgin Academy, Elgin, IL Hathaway Brown School, Shaker Heights, OH Hawken School, Gates Mills, OH The Latin School of Chicago, Chicago, IL Laurel School, Shaker Heights, OH The North Shore Country Day School, Winnetka, IL The Roeper School, Bloomfield Hills, MI University School, Hunting Valley, OH University School of Milwaukee, Milwaukee, WI Boarding Schools: Cranbrook Schools, Bloomfield Hills, MI Gilmour Academy, Gates Mills, OH Interlochen Arts Academy, Interlochen, MI Lake Forest Academy, Lake Forest, IL Western Reserve Academy, Hudson, OH Community School Programs: Appleton A Better Chance, Appleton, WI Edina A Better Chance, Edina, MN Rochester A Better Chance, Rochester, MN
SOUTHWEST REGION (Southern CA, AZ, CO, NV, NM, TX, UT)
NORTHWEST REGION (Northern CA, ID, MT, ND, NE, OR, SD, WA, WY)
Day Schools: The Archer School for Girls, Los Angeles, CA Brentwood School, Los Angeles, CA Brentwood Upper School, Los Angeles, CA The Buckley School, Sherman Oaks, CA Campbell Hall, North Hollywood, CA Chadwick School, Palos Verdes Peninsula, CA Crossroads School for Arts and Sciences, Santa Monica, CA Episcopal School of Dallas, Dallas, TX Flintridge Preparatory School, La Canada-Flintridge, CA Marlborough School, Los Angeles, CA New Roads School, Santa Monica, CA Oakwood School, North Hollywood, CA Pacific Hills School, West Hollywood, CA The Pegasus School, Hunnington Beach, CA Polytechnic School, Pasadena, CA Rolling Hills Preparatory School, San Pedro, CA Sage Hill School, Newport Coast, CA St. Margaret’s Episcopal School, San Juan Capistrano, CA St. Mark’s School of Texas, Dallas, TX Viewpoint School, Calabasas, CA Vistamar School, El Segundo, CA The Waverly School, Pasadena, CA Westridge School for Girls, Pasadena, CA Windward School, Los Angeles, CA
Day Schools: The Athenian School, Danville, CA The Bay School of San Francisco, San Francisco, CA Bentley School, Lafayette, CA The Berkeley School, Berkeley, CA Black Pine Circle School, Berkeley, CA The Branson School, Ross, CA The College Preparatory School, Oakland, CA Convent of the Sacred Heart HS, San Francisco, CA Crystal Springs Uplands School, Hillsborough, CA Drew School, San Francisco, CA Head-Royce School, Oakland, CA International High School, San Francisco, CA Julia Morgan School for Girls, Oakland, CA Lick-Wilmerding High School, San Francisco, CA Live Oak School, San Francisco, CA Marin Academy, San Rafael, CA The Marin School, Sausalito, CA Mark Day School, San Rafael, CA Maybeck High School, Berkeley, CA Menlo School, Atherton, CA The Nueva School, Hillsborough, CA Orinda Academy, Orinda, CA Presidio Hill School, San Francisco, CA Prospect Sierra School, El Cerrito, CA San Francisco Friends School, San Francisco, CA The San Francisco School, San Francisco, CA San Francisco University High School, San Francisco, CA Stuart Hall High School, San Francisco, CA The Urban School of San Francisco, San Francisco, CA
Boarding Schools: Cate School, Carpinteria, CA The Colorado Rocky Mountain School, Corbondale, CO Dunn School, Los Olivos, CA The Hockaday School, Dallas, TX Midland School, Los Olivos, CA The Orme School, Mayer, AZ The Thacher School, Ojai, CA Verde Valley School, Sedona, AZ Villanova Preparatory School, Ojai, CA Wasatch Academy, Mt. Pleasant, UT The Webb Schools, Claremont, CA
Boarding Schools: Eastside College Preparatory School, East Palo Alto, CA San Domenico School, San Anselmo, CA Santa Catalina School, Monterey, CA
A Better Chance Member School The College Preparatory School
Jonathan Zucker, Director of Admissions
“The impact of A Better Chance on College Prep has been nothing short of tremendous. It extends our reach and broadens our community in many mission-critical ways. It is the most important relationship we have with any outside organization.” A Better Chance | 2014 Annual Report | 7
A BETTER CHANCE ON THE MAP NORTHWEST
387
2,403
35
SOUTHWEST
248
2,913
32
SCHOLARS
ALUMNI
MEMBER SCHOOLS
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SCHOLARS, ALUMNI AND MEMBERS SCHOOLS BY REGION
NORTHEAST
MIDWEST
480 55
4,506
1,136 126 20
MID-ATLANTIC 401
2,901
66
SOUTHEAST 1,674
498
35
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2014 STATEMENT OF ACTIVITIES: FISCAL YEAR 14 ENDING AUGUST 31, 2014 Unrestricted
Temporarily Restricted
Permanently Restricted
Total 2014
PUBLIC SUPPORT AND REVENUE Special events revenue
$
Less: costs of direct benefits to donors
1,124,032 (85,935)
Net revenues from special events
1,038,097
Contributions and grants
1,087,452
$
-
$
-
-
$
1,124,032 (85,935) 1,038,097
2,046,940
7,500
3,141,892
Contributions in kind
221,597
-
-
221,597
School membership dues
137,839
-
-
137,839
Registration fees and other
132,157
-
-
132,157
Appropriations for operations
579,000
-
-
579,000
Change in value of beneficial interest in perpetual trust
-
-
93,375
93,375
Other transfers
-
-
-
1,072,957
(1,072,957)
-
-
4,269,099
973,983
100,875
5,343,957
3,000,269
-
-
3,000,269
377,867
-
-
377,867
1,050,163
-
-
1,050,163
4,428,299
-
-
4,428,299
374,790
1,238,131
-
1,612,921
-
(579,000)
-
(579,000)
215,590
1,633,114
100,875
1,949,579
(2,197,060)
3,492,974
12,107,437
13,403,351
(1,981,470)
5,126,088
12,208,312
15,352,930
Net assets released from restrictions TOTAL PUBLIC SUPPORT AND REVENUE EXPENSES Program services Management and general Development TOTAL EXPENSES Investment return on endowments Appropriations for Operations CHANGE IN NET ASSETS Net assets - beginning of year NET ASSETS - END OF YEAR
BREAKDOWN OF EXPENSES Total Expenses: $4,428,299
68% Program Services $3,000,269 9% Finance & Administrative $377,867 24% Fundraising $1,050,163
SOURCE OF CONTRIBUTIONS Total Contributions: $4,285,789
26% Luncheon(Includes in-kind contributions) $1,124,032 12% Annual Fund $527,206 5% Institutional $227,655 42% There is No Stopping Us Pledges $1,816,800 14% Estates & Trusts $590,096
Data summarized from audited financial statements for fiscal year 2014 prepared by Marks, Paneth, & Shron, LLP. For complete reports, please contact A Better Chance at (646)346-1310 or visit us at www.abetterchance.org.
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2014 SUPPORTERS
OUR SUPPORTERS A Better Chance’s work would not be possible without the generous support of its donors and partners. In fiscal year 2014, Alumni and friends of the organization made their contributions in the following ways:
THERE IS NO STOPPING US CAMPAIGN A group of A Better Chance’s staunchest supporters made early gifts to our first-ever fundraising campaign, There Is No Stopping Us. Thanks to those individuals, we are more than half way to our $20 million goal—these funds will allow us to expand our reach, better support our current Scholars and Alumni, and sustain the leadership pipeline for generations to come.
ANNUAL FUND AND ANNUAL EVENT SUPPORTERS Individuals joined or renewed their DreamBuilder membership by donating at least $1,200 last year. Launched in 2008, members of the DreamBuilder Society are part of an esteemed group of annual fund donors who recognize the organization’s tremendous legacy and impact and share our enduring commitment to helping talented youth of color. Individuals and organizations also supported The 2014 A Better Chance Awards Luncheon. The event took place on June 20th, during which we recognized leaders who have demonstrated a serious commitment to supporting education and diversity. Over 400 supporters, Alumni, and Scholars saluted our honored guests: the 2014 A Better Chance Scholar award winners, Chairman’s Award winner Kenneth C. Frazier, Chairman and Chief Executive Officer of Merck, and Benjamin E. Mays Award winner Michael S. Roth, President of Wesleyan University.
INSTITUTIONAL FUNDERS AND NATIONAL PARTNERS A Better Chance also appreciates its institutional funders who have shown their support for our signature College Preparatory Schools Program. The National Partnership Program enables companies to sponsor The A Better Chance Awards—our single biggest event of the year—and provide year-round funding of our programmatic activities.
We thank the donors and partners on the following pages for investing in our Scholars. Working together, truly, There Is No Stopping Us.
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A Better Chance Awards Luncheon | * A Better Chance Alumni
2014 SUPPORTERS
THERE IS NO STOPPING US LEAD DONORS CHAIRMAN’S CIRCLE $1,000,000 +
Anonymous* $250,000 +
Peter Atkins Ford Foundation Carol Sutton Lewis & William M. Lewis, Jr.* Ronald R. and Mary H. Pressman PRESIDENT’S CIRCLE $200,000 +
John P. and Barbara Costas Xerox Foundation $100,000 +
Anonymous Torrence N. Boone* Carla A. Harris Tim and Deborah McChristian*
Tracey Riese Steve and Karin Sadove Erv and Louise Shames Dmitri L. and Renee C. Stockton Christopher J. and Janice Williams
OTHER LEAD GIFTS Michael H. Armacost Larry A. Coles* Dawn Comer Malik S. and Althea A. Ducard* Stan and Tiki Foster* Jenny Y. Harrison* The Lewis Family Foundation* Duane and Alicia Malone* Sheila M. Marmon* A. Louis Parker* Edward Ramos and Karen Stewart-Ramos* Lawrence J. Richardson* Miriam Rivera* Gregory and Irma Robinson* Arturo Sida* David R. Smith* Sheria Dranise Smith* Logan Q. and Robyn Taylor* Reginald Van Lee Soyini D. Waltin Dubé* George S. Wilson, II* Simone R. and Demetri Yatrakis*
$50,000 +
Scott Bower Bruce Breimer Susan Chapman and Christopher Hughes Gregory T. Durant Peter and Barbara Georgescu Gregg A. and Charmaine R. Gonsalves A. Richard Janiak Mr. and Mrs. Derek C. Johnston* Louise M. Parent and John P. Casaly Mr. Jim Reynolds Rhonda R. Trotter* Kurt and Roxanna Van Wagenen
ANNUAL FUND AND ANNUAL EVENT SUPPORTERS $100,000 +
Adrian C. Holder Merck & Co., Inc. $50,000 - $99,999
Activision Publishing, Inc. Edmund L. Bailey Gage Trust Quint Family Residual Trust The Xerox Foundation
25,000 - $49,999 $ Anonymous* American Express Company Boies, Schiller & Flexner LLP BNY Mellon Capri Investment Group Flom Family Philanthropic Fund Kenneth C. and Andrea Frazier GE Asset Management Joyce Livingston Ronald R. and Mary H. Pressman Paul E. Singer Skadden, Arps, Slate, Meagher & Flom LLP The Starr Foundation $10,000 - $24,999 AlixPartners, LLC Ariel Investment, LLC Joan and James Berkowitz Brunswick Group LLC Lisa and Dick Cashin Centerbridge Partners Cognizant
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Cravath, Swaine & Moore Credit Suisse Willie A. Deese Deloitte Educational Records Bureau: ISEE Ernst & Young LLP Exxon Mobil Corporation Roger W. Ferguson, Jr. and Annette Ferguson Joele Frank, Wilkinson, Brimmer, Katcher GE Capital Real Estate GE Foundation Innisfree M & A Incorporated JP Morgan Asset Management JP Morgan Chase Kramer, Levin, Naftalis & Frankel Lee Equity Partners LLC McKesson Corporation Morgan Stanley National Basketball Association Sills Cummis & Gross P.C. Joel E. and Joan Smilow State Street Foundation, Inc. Tishman Speyer Properties, Inc. The Witkoff Group Zale Corporation
Centerview Partners LLC Clayton, Dubilier & Rice, Inc. Community Counseling Services Co., LLC The Corbett Family Charitable Foundation, Inc. J. T. Crandall Crane Fund for Widows and Children Gregory T. Durant Michael S. and Celia Feinberg Forest City Washington, Inc. Peter and Barbara Georgescu Gary and Patricia Holloway D. Gregory Horrigan Infor Brian A. Jackson* Katten Muchin Rosenman Foundation, Inc. Brian & Joelle Kelly Family Foundation Michael W. Kidd* Lewis-Bakker Charitable Lead Annuity Trust LightRiver Technologies, Inc. The V & L Marx Foundation Jessica and Charles Myers Noble Energy Inc. Lee S. and Joyce L. Neibart Odyssey Investment Partners LLC Anne L. Peretz Providence Equity Partners Alan and Nancy Schwartz Jesse J. Spikes, Esq.* Sony Corporation of America Stone Point Capital Foundation
$5,000 - $9,999 ADP, Inc. Judy and John M. Angelo Thomas J. Baltimore Jr. Baxter International Beacon Capital Partners, LLC
A Better Chance Awards Luncheon | * A Better Chance Alumni
2014 SUPPORTERS $2,500 - $4,999 David and Amy Abrams Enshalla P. Anderson* Bank Street Group Barclays Rodolphus* and Aliya B. Bethea Alec Burger CamberView Partners Charlita C. Cardwell Kerry D. Chandler The Coca-Cola Company Dinsmore & Shohl LLP Bertha I. Coombs* Harlan Crow Sean C. Dent, Esq.* Roger and Jonnie Greene Griffith Family Foundation Antoine G. Hatoun Wanda M. Holland Greene* Morenike Irvin* Martin Jacobs Ann P. Kern Dan Klores Communications, Inc. Ronald D. McCray The Mufson Family Foundation New York Life Insurance Co. Amy and Joe Perella Charitable Fund Mark A. Prince* Mary and John Raitt Joyce M. Roche Michael P. Rogan Alanna C. Rutherford Arturo Sida* Pamela E. Simons Stone Key Partners Thompson & Brooks Steven Thorne Sandra E. Timmons Verizon Foundation Christopher J. and Janice Williams $1,200 - $2,499 Virginia and Roger S. Aaron Laura Agostini Kaj Ahlmann Antar A. Al-Qawwee*
American Endowment Foundation David Amuda* Aurora Management Partners LLC Jay T. Backstrom, M.D. Khary P. Barnes* Claudia Bayuelo Allison Beer Philip Bellott Charles H. Berman Bristol-Myers Squibb Company Bodie Brizendine Clive Brown Deb Brown Eileen Brumback Michael A. Carpenter Maritsa Cholmondeley Alan H. Davis Sydney E. Davis* Deutsche Bank Americas Foundation Maureen Downie Chris A. Ebanks and Lucria Ortiz Kenneth W. Epps Executive Monetary Management, Inc. Ernest Fair, Jr.* Curtis Farrar Latoya Finney Pauline Fischer Oliver P. Flint Edward A. Flores* Joshua D. Galun Charlynn and Warren H. Goins Edward and Alice Grayson E. Michael Greaney Robin T. Howe* Kelly and Randall Kahn* Dina L. Hill* IBM Corporation Kekst and Company Incorporated Kihara R. Kiarie Kevin Korsh Christen E. and Nyssa Lee Loeb & Loeb Eric A. Logan* Donna M. Lowery Antoinette L. Lunkins
Merck Partnership for Giving Daryl Martin Esq. New York City Transit Authority Ashley M. McFarlin Buie* Natalie and Obie McKenzie John and Lizanne Megrue Marc Meiches Heather Mitchell Silas Myers Felton T. Newell Ogilvy & Mather Omega Advisors, Inc. Okwudiri Onyedum Sunil M. Oommen Louise M. Parent and John P. Casaly Greg Parsons Jacqueline Y. Pelzer Adrian Perry* Mary and Satya Pradhuman* Mark Rabinowitz Raymond W. Ransom Derrick W.* and Nathalie V. Reagins Ann N. Reese William Zaki Robbins Jim and Linda Robinson Foundation Rockwood Capital LLC Ariel Investments LLC & John W. Rogers, Jr. Deirdre Segerson Seyfarth Shaw LLP Brad and Adrienne Sheares Anthony* and Vanessa Shropshire Leia M. Skie Jennifer M. Sproule Chantal N. Stevens Patrick & Jenny Sweeney Lara F. Thompson* Charmin Tillman Donald W. Torey Noah Waxman Wells Fargo & Company Kathryn B. Williams Erica K. Williams Herbert S. Winokur, Jr. William and Marie C. Woodburn
DreamBuilder Donor and A Better Chance Alumna Rhonda R. Trotter The Hotchkiss School, 1979 Partner, Kaye Scholer LLP • Member, A Better Chance National Board of Directors “I want to see this program multiply many, many times over and see lots more young people like me given the opportunity to change their lives. A Better Chance is one of those organizations that is absolutely critical for us to maintain and grow in order for our future society to be built in a way that we want it to be built.”
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A Better Chance Awards Luncheon | * A Better Chance Alumni
2014 SUPPORTERS
INSTITUTIONAL FUNDERS AND IN-KIND DONORS $50,000 - $99,999 ERB: Independent School Entrance Exam May and Stanley Smith Charitable Trust 25,000 - $49,999 $ Executive Leadership Foundation, Inc Ropes & Gray LLP 10,000 - $24,999 $ American Express Foundation Dodge & Cox Deloitte Hunter College GenNx360 Capital Partners, LLC The Vanguard Group, Inc.
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$5,000 - $9,999 BNY Mellon Wealth Management The Curtis W. McGraw Foundation Drexel University Jockey Hollow Foundation The John S. and James L. Knight Foundation RLJ Lodging Trust $2,500 - $4,999 The Benevity Community Impact Fund MBIA Foundation TutaPoint, LLC $1,200 - $2,499 Ben E. Factors Foundation Enterprise Holdings Foundation MB Real Estate
IN-KIND Country Day School of the Sacred Heart Drexel University Hunter College ERB: Independent School Entrance Exam Maret School Milton Academy Ropes & Gray LLP SSATB TutaPoint, LLC
2014 BOARD OF DIRECTORS
NATIONAL BOARD OF DIRECTORS Officers CHAIR Ronald R. Pressman Executive Vice President & Chief Operating Officer TIAA-CREF
Members Peter Allan Atkins Partner Skadden, Arps, Slate, Meagher & Flom, LLP Bodie Brizendine Head of School The Spence School Susan Chapman-Hughes Senior Vice President US Account Development & Global Corporate Payments American Express Frank Clyburn President of Global Oncology Merck & Co., Inc. Richard Dantas Chief Executive Officer Carol’s Daughter
Carla A. Harris Managing Director Morgan Stanley
Sandra E. Timmons President A Better Chance
Jillian E. Joseph* Executive Counsel GE Capital Real Estate
Rhonda Trotter* Partner Kaye Scholer, LLP
A. Louis Parker* Consultant
Kurt Van Wagenen President & CEO FirstLight Fiber
Arturo Sida* Vice President, Associate General Counsel DaVita Healthcare Partners Inc Dmitri Stockton President & CEO GE Asset Management Hervé Tessler President of Corporate Operations Xerox Corporation
Gregory T. Durant Vice Chairman & Managing Partner of Clients & Industries Deloitte
National Spokesperson Oprah Winfrey
* A Better Chance Alumni
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2014 NATIONAL STAFF
NATIONAL STAFF Claudia Bayuelo Executive Assistant & Office Manager
Erica Hernandez Program Manager for the Northwest Region
Melissa Steve Finance and Database Manager
Farsum Chaudhary Finance and Administration Intern
Samantha Horsell Coordinator for Admissions Operations
Shannon Cohall Program Associate, Northeast Region
Nicole Bouknight Johnson Director of Development
Chantal N. Stevens National Director, College Preparatory Schools Program
ChĂŠvon Deputy Development Manager
Richard Martin Community Schools Program Manager
Jessica Gamboa Feliciano Program Manager for the Southwest Region
Sarah Mobarak Special Events & Marketing Associate
Johnathan Gibson Senior Program Manager for the Northeast Region
Kristina Palmer Major Gifts Officer for Eastern United States
Shannen Gordon Program Assistant for Administration Manuel Guisa Program Associate for the Northwest Region Jessica Hartley Program Associate, Northeast Region Carly Heinz Development Associate
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Martina Previl Program Manager for the Southeast Region Anita Roberson Program Manager for the Midwest Region Denyse Procope-Gregoire Database Evaluation Manager
Sandra E. Timmons President Tahira West Director of Finance and Administration Keith Wilkerson Senior Program Manager for the Mid-Atlantic Region
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