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Dear Friends,
Visit the ScholarMatch college center on a fall afternoon and an inspiring scene will unfold before you. It’s just after 3:30pm, and our high school students are arriving to write, research, plan, and most importantly, to hope. Sitting at communal tables with friends, staff, and volunteers, they grab snacks and laptops from our cabinets and get to work. Some are animatedly discussing their essays, some celebrate with friends and staff as they hit “submit” on a college application, and some are quiet - deeply concentrating on the work before them. The room is filled with hope and anticipation. Something big is happening for them. This year, something big happened for us too. In June, we opened a second college center, in a new city. With the support of the local community and the Ric & Suzanne Kayne Foundation, we now bring free college access services to the students of Los Angeles. Within days of opening, the space was already full — and that same hope and anticipation filled the room. Just like our first center in San Francisco, the students of Los Angeles are determined to choose their future and become the first in their families to earn a college degree. At ScholarMatch, we do everything we can to help our students reach new heights. With their determination, hard work, and hope, they succeed at astounding rates. They are beating the nation’s average graduation rate, landing jobs at top companies like Oracle and Google, and serving their communities through their work, activism, and volunteering. And it all started in a room filled with hope, and with students, staff, and people like you. From all of us at ScholarMatch, thank you. You are the community that fuels our work and elevates us to new heights. We can’t wait to continue the climb.
With Gratitude,
ScholarMatch alum and Los Angeles native Jairo Tomas cutting the ribbon to officiate the grand opening Diana Adamson of ScholarMatch Los Angeles. Executive Director
2 | 2019 Annual Report 2019 Annual Report | 3 Most Popular Where Our Students Student Majors Biology, Business Administration, Matriculate Computer Science, Psychology, Political Science, Public Health
Over 150 ScholarMatch volunteers convened at our annual conference American University Hampshire College Tufts University ABOUT US Bakersfield College Holy Names University Tulane University Bard College Humboldt State University UC Berkeley Baylor University Laney Community College UC Davis Vision Mission Berkeley City College Lewis and Clark College UC Irvine Biola University Los Angeles Trade Tech College UC Los Angeles We envision a world where all students Our mission is to support first-generation college students Boston University Loyola Marymount University UC Merced have access to higher education earn a bachelor’s degree within five years. We provide Cal Poly, Pomona Macalester College UC Riverside and the opportunity to succeed in individualized advising, targeted financial support, and Cal Poly, San Luis Obispo Mills College UC San Diego a fulfilling career. career mentoring all the way to graduation. Carleton College Moravian College UC Santa Barbara Chabot College New York University UC Santa Cruz City College of San Francisco Northern Arizona University United States Military Claremont McKenna College Ohio State University, Columbus Academy at West Point History CSU Bakersfield Ohio Wesleyan University University of Chicago 2,600+ CSU Chico Ohlone College University of La Verne Founded in 2010 by author Dave Eggers, ScholarMatch began as a San CSU Dominguez Hills Orange Coast College University of Michigan, Francisco-based crowdfunding platform for scholarships and quickly Students CSU East Bay Princeton University Ann Arbor evolved into a college access and persistence organization, serving Impacted CSU Fullerton Rollins College University of Nevada, Las Vegas low-income and first-generation students. We work both in-person CSU Long Beach San Diego State University University of North Carolina, and virtually to provide game-changing college counseling, free online CSU Los Angeles San Francisco State University Chapel Hill
tools, strategic scholarships, and critical support services. CSU Monterey Bay San Jose State University University of Pennsylvania $871K CSU Northridge Skyline College University of San Francisco Today, ScholarMatch makes college possible for more than 2,600 Awarded in CSU Sacramento Smith College University of Southern students annually, the most students we have ever served in our history. CUNY Hunter College Uptown Sonoma State University California Our work includes college access centers in both San Francisco and Los Scholarships Davidson College St. Mary’s College of California University of the Pacific Angeles, a virtual college coaching program for high school seniors across Duke University St. Olaf College University of Virginia El Camino College Stanford University Vassar College the country, as well as college scholarships, college persistence, and career Florida Agricultural Stony Brook University Wesleyan University readiness programming. We look forward to continuing this vital work 500+ and Mechanical University Swarthmore College West Los Angeles College to support students nationwide, at every point of the college journey. Volunteers
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Who Are PROGRAM MODEL ScholarMatch Students? Seven Years of Support The ScholarMatch program spans seven years and provides support to 92% underserved, first-generation students throughout their entire college First-Generation journey: from application to graduation and into a meaningful career. College Students High school students begin in Destination College—our college What Is Targeted access program that matches students with a volunteer College Coach to tackle all things college application. As students enter college, they Financial Support? join our Scholars Program, which takes them all the way to the Our scholarship model is designed to drive college 95% finish line. Through 1:1 and small group advising, targeted financial persistence and remove barriers that would Students of Color support, and career mentorship, students are equipped with the tools, otherwise prevent students from reaching graduation. resources, and connections to persist through college, graduate, and Targeted financial support includes funds for: launch their careers. college activities to encourage engagement with campus life, school-related expenses and $35,633 career exploration, emergency situations, and loan Median Family repayment once students graduate. Income Program Timeline Destination College Scholars Program High School Junior High School Senior College Freshman College Sophomore College Junior College Senior College Graduate
Year 1 Year 2 Year 3 Year 4 Year 5 Year 6 Year 7
Career Programming Students Match Students participate in career with College Coach skill-building workshops and Students are paired 1:1 Students Meet are paired with a volunteer Alumni with a College Coach College Advisor Students begin working with their Career Coach to support with Students are invited to who guides them through College Advisor, a ScholarMatch attaining internships. participate in our alumni building a college list, staff member, who provides critical program, launching in writing essays, applying guidance throughout college. Summer 2020. for financial aid, and more.
Students Apply to Targeted Loan Repayment College Program Financial Support Post-graduation students Students Join ScholarMatch Students apply to our Scholars Program Students receive up to five years receive loan repayment grants Students join our program and work in-person to receive college advising, of strategic scholarship support of up to $15,000 to pay back at one of our drop-in centers or virtually. career mentoring, and a scholarship. totalling $5,500 per year. federal student loans.
6 | 2019 Annual Report 2019 Annual Report | 7 ScholarMatch high school seniors rep their college gear at College Signing Day, a national event hosted by Michelle Obama
Destination College, San Francisco 1,002 Located in the vibrant Mission District neighborhood, our San Students Served Francisco center serves as a community space for Bay Area high school students to access free college application support, from editing personal statements to applying for financial aid. A bustling day at our DESTINATION COLLEGE college center may include an SAT prep course in the morning, a visit 27 from a college representative in the afternoon (with pizza, of course!), College Rep Visits College creates a direct pathway to improve student outcomes and “I’m so grateful and an evening session of College Coaching, where dozens of highly increase economic mobility. However, first-generation students trained volunteers work shoulder-to-shoulder with students to tackle face the unique challenge of having little to no guidance applying to for everything college applications. Thanks to longstanding community partnerships, college. ScholarMatch’s Destination College programs combat this by ScholarMatch we’re able to expand our free services to local high schools and 123 ensuring that every student, regardless of their background, has the non-profits by delivering college readiness workshops offsite. College Workshops resources they need to reach their college dreams. Our free support has to offer, from services are open to any low-income student and include 1:1 college free SAT/ACT application assistance, financial aid counseling, test prep, college visits, career workshops, parent meetings, and so much more! prep classes to Destination College operates in 3 domains to support high school working with Getting Leanna Into Her Dream College students in their pursuit of higher education. Our college drop-in Leanna knew that Wesleyan University was the school of her dreams centers in San Francisco and Los Angeles and our innovative virtual College Coaches. when she discovered the liberal arts college during a college representative college coaching program work together to support 2,000 students I felt confident as visit at ScholarMatch. Though she poured herself into her application annually. Destination College is comprised of: and received an early decision acceptance, her financial aid package I started the was incredibly limited. Determined to not let finances be the final barrier • Destination College, San Francisco college application between Leanna and her college dreams, ScholarMatch advocated on Leanna’s behalf by contacting Wesleyan’s financial aid office • Kayne Destination College, Los Angeles process.” and writing letters of appeal. Through these efforts, Leanna received • Virtual Destination College – Lillian L. a robust scholarship from Wesleyan and begins classes this fall.
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Virtual Destination College 597 Now operating in its third year, Virtual Destination College is the Students Served virtual counterpart to our in-person programming, making sure that geographic barriers don’t get in the way of a student’s chance at Our Los Angeles college center is a hub for students to their college dreams. In partnership with CollegePoint, an initiative of Bloomberg Philanthropies, this innovative program provides free, 280 do homework, access the internet, and tackle virtual college advising to underserved but high-achieving high Virtual Volunteers college applications. school students across the country. Students work one-on-one with their coach who supports them for a full year as they navigate the college application process. Our virtual volunteers bring a wealth 1,939 Kayne Destination College, Los Angeles of knowledge to our program and are located all across the globe— Video & 459 from right here in California to the corners of the US and even cities In June 2019, ScholarMatch was thrilled to officially open the doors Students abroad spanning Dubai, Milan, and Shanghai! Phone Calls of a college center in Los Angeles, thanks to the generosity of Served the Ric & Suzanne Kayne Foundation. Located in the heart of the Boyle Heights neighborhood, our college center paves a direct path to college for underserved Los Angeles youth by providing Virtual Student Attends Vassar free college services, workshops, and resources to any student who 94% walks through our doors. ScholarMatch Los Angeles serves as First-Generation Having grown up in a small town in Pennsylvania, virtual student a vibrant hub for the Boyle Heights neighborhood and beyond, Reshan had limited support applying for college. It’s thanks to Charity, engaging both students and volunteers who come from the Students his virtual coach, that Reshan began feeling confident in the college local community. In our first year alone, we have served over process. Connecting for a year over text, phone, and email (and across 400 high school students, hosted a handful of parent workshops, countries, as Charity moved to Samoa halfway through the year), and built new partnerships with high schools and non-profits. Charity supported Reshan with every facet of the college application We look forward to continuing this vital work in Los Angeles 157 process, from revising his personal essays to helping him apply for to ensure that every student has the support and tools needed to Los Angeles financial aid. We’re thrilled to share that Reshan received seven college achieve their college dreams. Volunteers acceptances and began his college journey at Vassar College in Fall 2019.
10 | 2019 Annual Report 2019 Annual Report | 11 Scholar Spotlight “I just want to thank my advisor for being one of the most caring and supportive individuals in my life. Being able to be open up and discuss College students participate in events Creating a Changemaker school, life, throughout the year to build community with other ScholarMatch students. Meet Ramona Mora, a San Francisco native, Gates my successes Millennium Scholar, and senior at UC Davis majoring in and failures Political Science. Motivated by her experiences growing up in the Mission District, Ramona has aspirations of with someone SCHOLARS PROGRAM working in local government to support and empower has made me The transition from high school to college is especially challenging immigrant communities. ScholarMatch has given for low-income and first-generation students. In fact, only 21% Ramona the guidance to succeed in college and become learn and grow. of this student population graduates college within six years. Our 342 the changemaker she wants to be for her community. My advisor Scholars Program ensures that our students have the support, Students Served tools, and connections to successfully transition to college, graduate, isn’t just an and launch their careers. Every college student is paired with a caring What does it mean to be the first person in your family to attend college? advisor, she is and knowledgeable College Advisor who assumes the role of both 3.0 It means that I should feel proud of everything that my family and mentor and cheerleader, providing academic, social, and emotional I have overcome, but also that I should never forget where I come from. a mentor and support, all the way to graduation. Our personalized advising Average GPA Graduating from college is a privilege that I will forever be grateful guide.” approach paired with robust scholarship support, financial aid for, and I believe that I have the responsibility to return to my – Giselle A. planning, and career mentorship gives students the opportunity to community and help them out with resources and tools so that they thrive. As a result, ScholarMatch students graduate college at seven 95% can be empowered just like I was. Growing up, it was difficult times the rate of their peers from similar backgrounds. Retention Rate for me to imagine that I could ever attend such an institution and be successful doing it. However, once I was part of ScholarMatch, the vision of me graduating college became more of a reality for me. Thank You to Our Partners How has ScholarMatch supported you through your college journey? My College Advisor Kate has supported me not only academically, Our partners make it possible for us to support students with essential services all but emotionally throughout my entire college journey. Through our the way to college graduation. Thank you for championing our work! weekly phone calls, Kate helped me establish goals for myself so I could become the successful student I wanted to be and assisted me in finding • 826 Valencia • Leonetti-O’Connell • Swig Family Foundation resources and tools on campus. It was really nice to know that I always • The Bon Vivants Family Foundation • The Fellowship Initiative had somebody by my side, rooting for me and believing in my abilities. Kate definitely made my college transition easier and, because of the • CollegePoint • O’Melveny & Myers • The Ric & Suzanne ScholarMatch community, I have become more confident in myself. • deWilde Family • Smart Cookie Scholars Kayne Foundation
12 | 2019 Annual Report 2019 Annual Report | 13 “Walking down the stage and receiving my diploma was a dream of mine. Thank you ScholarMatch for being a part of my journey, guiding me in my path and helping me receive a higher Students attend a field trip to RaiseMe, to learn about education. ” careers in education tech. - Andrea D. Where Are Our Alumni Now? Since graduating from college, ScholarMatch alumni have launched their careers, chased their dreams, and changed the world! Currently, our alumni work at companies including: • Amazon • National Immigration • Raytheon • Boys & Girls Club Law Center • ScholarMatch • Brave New Films • New York Times • Walmart eCommerce • DonorsChoose • Oracle
The Daily Life of Jessica Cheung
OUR GRADUATES ScholarMatch alum Jessica Cheung is a San Francisco This year, ScholarMatch graduated 34 incredible students from college— native, a child of Chinese immigrants, and a self-proclaimed our largest class to date! Our newfound alumni will be furthering 143 lover of books, pop culture, and large life themes. their education in graduate school, pursuing internships abroad, and College College Since graduating from Middlebury College, Jessica feels kickstarting their careers. Congrats to our Class of 2019 grads! Graduates to Date fortunate to be living out her wildest dreams working in the podcast and journalism world. As an Associate Producer for The Daily, a daily news podcast and radio Pictured above: Abraham Rivera, Humboldt State University, Business show by The New York Times, Jessica’s work entails Administration; Anabell Gimena, UC Santa Cruz, Sociology & Community 82.4% pitching new and compelling story ideas, conducting Studies; Annie Xie, UC Berkeley, Electrical Engineering & Computer Science; Class of 2019 research, and assisting with podcast recordings. Jessica Cindy Calderon, UC Merced, Biology; Emily Cabrera, UC Merced, Five Year has previously held roles at NPR’s All Things Considered Public Health; Lily Huang, UC Berkeley, Cognitive Science; Roberto Recinos, Jessica and The Daily team watching the and NBC. She looks forward to advancing her career and Humboldt State University, Sociology. Graduation Rate 2016 presidential election results. continuing her passion for groundbreaking storytelling.
14 | 2019 Annual Report 2019 Annual Report | 15 2018 - 2019 BY THE NUMBERS FINANCIALS 43% UNRESTRICTED DONATIONS Income
Unrestricted Donations $1,619,521 Restricted Donations $1,200,183 Unrestricted Program K 599 Service Fees $925,915 $871 Volunteers Nationwide Rent Income $63,189 Awarded in Scholarships Investment Income $10,435
Total income $3,819,242
2,639 32 31% RESTRICTED DONATIONS Students Served Staff Members
24% UNRESTRICTED PROGRAM SERVICE FEES
2% RENT INCOME 1,786 98 <1% INVESTMENT INCOME Student Visits to our Drop-In Center Colleges Attended
11% GENERAL & ADMINISTRATIVE 57% PROGRAM GRADUATION RATE 7% FUNDR AISING Our goal is to graduate our students within 5 years of starting college. The 5-year graduation rate of our Class of 2019 was an impressive 82%, more than 20 percentage Expenses points higher than the national 6-year graduation rate for all students and more than 60 percentage points higher than the 6-year graduation rate for similar students. Program $1,976,595 Scholarships $871,453 Fundraising $250,745 82% General & Administrative $368,057
Total expenses $3,466,850 60% Change in net assets $352,392 21%
GRADUATION PERCENTAGE 25% SCHOLARSHIPS ScholarMatch (5 year) National (6 year) First-Gen, Low Income (6 year)
16 | 2019 Annual Report 2019 Annual Report | 17 Volunteer Spotlight “I want to help break down the barriers to college entry for students in underserved communities and give them the opportunities that might otherwise be Our Volunteers Go the Distance unattainable.
Burcak Cakir has a passion for helping high school These students students actualize their college dreams. When are the future, she’s not running her own independent college counseling business, Burcak spends her time as and I want a virtual volunteer with ScholarMatch. Now in her to do everything second year as a volunteer, Burcak shares why her work with ScholarMatch is meaningful to her. I can to help them reach their goals.”
This year, you supported two high school students with their college –Kirsten H., Volunteers hone their applications. What was that experience like? Volunteer advising skills at our My students and I were very nervous at the beginning. But, after the first annual conference couple of weeks, everything started to fall into place. I was able to gain their trust by assigning weekly tasks and following up with them every week, never missing an appointment, and always being there when they reached out to me. I think they eventually understood that I was real, and VOLUNTEERS I was there to stay as long as they wanted me to. Now that both of my students have completed their college applications, 599 Volunteers are the heart and soul of ScholarMatch! They fuel our mission Interested in we are talking less frequently. Both of them are very special young Volunteers and transform the way our students make their college journey. This people, and I feel very privileged to have known them. One of my students year, volunteers have given over 4,000 hours of their time to support our volunteering? says he will still call me when he is in college, and I really hope he does! students in a variety of ways: tackling college applications, conducting You can visit mock interviews at career workshops, and even teaching free SAT/ scholarmatch.org/ What are the highlights from your time being a ScholarMatch volunteer? 4,000+ ACT classes. From recent college grads to seasoned professionals, our get-involved to Joining these young people on their college journey has been the biggest Volunteer Hours diverse volunteers range in age, experience, and location, but all share learn how you can highlight of my year, so I would love to see them thrive in college and a common passion for empowering our students. make a direct impact beyond. I hope to stay connected and hear from them to see how they are Volunteers Live In Our volunteers are some of the most essential people in our students’ on our students doing. I have my own Independent Educational Consulting business, how- journey to and through college, and we truly could not do this work ever I must admit that nothing has been as rewarding and satisfying as my without them. Thank you to all the individuals who have given their time experience as a Virtual College Coach at ScholarMatch. I am thankful for 448 and talent to help our students succeed! the opportunity and look forward to many more years together. Unique Cities
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20 | 2019 Annual Report 2019 Annual Report | 21 DONORS OUR TEAM Corporate & Alma Zaragoza-Petty Arathi Govind Community Sponsors Bianelle Vasquez Carmela Escarez 18 Reasons RSM US Charity Espiritu 20 Spot Wine Bar & Restaurant Salesforce Deborah Kang 826 Valencia SALT Fitness Diana Adamson, Executive Director Amnesia San Francisco Community Francisco Prado Applied Materials Foundation Acupuncture Genaro Cruz Argo Group San Francisco Giants Jonathan Ho Atlassian Inc Smart Cookie Kate Bueler Bi-Rite Family of Businesses SFJAZZ Kevin Guzman BlackRock Sir Francis Drake Hotel Kimberly Arteaga Bon Voyage! Smitten Kitania Folk California Health Care St. George Spirits Kojuan Williams ScholarMatch staff present Foundation Super Simple Leigh Ann Coleman to volunteers at our Carneros Inn Tigerlily Perfumery Leo Harrington annual volunteer conference. Charles Schwab The Beehive Lisa Lopez City & County of San Francisco The Bon Vivants Louis Mendez Cline Cellars Trick Dog Luciano Zuniga CrossPoint Church UC Santa Cruz Marilyn Alvarez Dandelion Chocolate United Airlines Marisela Garcia GET INVOLVED Dear Inga United States Treasury Mary Pham Our community members inspire our students and create life-changing opportunities. DoTheBay United Way Of The Greater Meagan Taylor Dropbox Triangle Monica Mendez Here’s how you can help ScholarMatch expand our impact and reach new heights. Edible Excursions University of California, Nirvana Felix Electric Works San Diego Paola Gonzalez Everlane Urban Putt Samantha Lozano Facebook Voice of Witness Shannon Gatewood VOLUNTEER GIVE Flour + Water Warriors Thamara Torres Google, Inc. Workday Timothy Huynh Check out scholarmatch.org/get-involved Visit scholarmatch.org/donate Guillermo Real Yellow Owl Workshop Veronica Ponce-Navarette for a comprehensive list of ways to make your tax-deductible Heath Ceramics YourCause you can directly support our work. donation. Hillside Supper Club ILLUSTORIA Board of Directors College Coaching Fund a Scholarship Kabuki Springs & Spa Ben Steinberg Linea Caffe Applying to college takes just a few hours, but can When you donate to ScholarMatch, you’re Christine Higgins LIOCO change a student’s life forever. Sit shoulder-to-shoulder connecting under-resourced students Dave Eggers, Founder Lit Camp with students at our college centers in San Francisco with the tools, support, and community Diana Kapp Local 2 Ian Ferry or Los Angeles, or volunteer virtually from home. they need to get to and through college. Macalester College Jaime Huling-Delaye Maveron Jon Keehn McSweeney’s Literary Career Coaching Corporate Matching Mary Williams Arts Fund Support our college scholars as they prepare to launch Double the impact of your donation Miriam Karpilow Netflix, Inc. their careers! Career Coaches provide invaluable through your company’s philanthropic Randie Bencanann O’Melveny & Myers LLP Ron Turiello mentorship on all things career, from resume-building matching gift program. (Volunteers: Your Proper Hotel Sheila Doucet to interview prep, to give our students the tools, company may also match your hours). PEX Ambassador Program Tom Conrad PG&E connections, and resources to enter the workforce. Possible Productions Inc. Power Integrations, Inc. Corporate Partners SOCIAL Puerto Alegre Corporate volunteering is a great way to give back while Follow ScholarMatch on social media RaiseMe building community within your team. We eagerly @ScholarMatch Reboot Float & Cryo Spa ScholarMatch is a Red and White Fleet 501(c)3 nonprofit, partner with companies dedicated to supporting @ScholarMatch_HQ Reliable Translations, Inc tax ID 45-4985621 local students, and offer a variety of flexible engagement @ScholarMatch Ritual Coffee Roasters scholarmatch.org opportunities so that volunteers can make a lasting impact. @ScholarMatch
22 | 2019 Annual Report 2019 Annual Report | 23 ScholarMatch is the only major nonprofit that combines an innovative online tools with game-changing college access and career mentoring support. A virtual and physical hub for the community to support low-income and first-generation youth, we work both online and in-person: through our web platform, at our drop-in centers, and in partnership with local schools and organizations.
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