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A BETTER CHANCE 2014 ANNUAL REPORT The mission of A Better Chance is 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.

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 Ronald R. Pressman President Chair, National Board of Directors

Program Update & Accomplishments.....2 Statement of Activities...... 10 College Partners...... 4 Supporters...... 11 Member Schools ...... 5 National Board of Directors...... 15 A Better Chance on the Map...... 8 National Staff...... 16 PROGRAM UPDATE FINDING TALENT OFTEN OVERLOOKED

• 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 — the average national household income 96% of A Better Chance • 44% of our Scholars live in single parent households graduating seniors enroll directly • We recruit and place approximately 500 students per year in college in outstanding educational opportunities

TOTAL ENROLLMENT GENDER CURRENT SCHOLAR STATS for Academic Year 2013 – 2014 1,971 59% 41% SCHOLARS FEMALE MALE

MEMBER SCHOOLS BY TYPE ETHINICITY 67% African American 193 Independent Day Schools 15% Hispanic/Latino 8% Mulitiracial/Biracial 102 Independent 317 Boarding Schools 6% Asian 3% Other SCHOOLS 22 Community School Programs <1% Native American

2 | A Better Chance | 2014 Annual Report 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

A Better Chance | 2014 Annual Report | 3 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 co m m i t m e n t t o d i v e r si t y a n d e d u c a t i o n a l a c c e ss . T h e y p r o v i d e e ss e n t i a l r e s o u r c e s , l i ke a p p l i c a t i o n 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) Denison University (39) St. Thomas Aquinas College (5) Arcadia University (4) (63) Trinity College (18) Barnard College (83) Emory University (118) Tufts University (231) Bates College (21) Franklin & Marshall College (49) University of Chicago (56) Boston University (142) Harvey Mudd College (4) University of Delaware (29) Bowdoin College (39) Lafayette College (34) University of Richmond (11) Carleton College (63) Loyola Marymount (32) University of Rochester (80) Carnegie Mellon University (67) Northwestern University (134) University of Southern California (220) Claremont McKenna College (20) Notre Dame University (3) The University of Tampa (9) Colgate University (82) Occidental College (72) University of Virginia (150) Cornell University (192) Reed College (11) Vassar College (98) The College of William and Mary (17) Rice University (19) Wesleyan University (341) Dartmouth College (111) Smith College (54) Worcester Polytechnic Institute (9) Davidson College (12) Stanford University (226)

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.”

4 | A Better Chance | 2014 Annual Report 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 | Original Partner School | Over 35 Year History

NORTHEAST REGION (NY, Northern Riverdale Country School, Bronx, NY St. Luke’s School, New Canaan, CT NJ, ME, CT, NH, MA, RI, VT) Rudolf Steiner School, New York, NY  St. Sebastian’s School, Needham, MA , Rye, NY , Braintree, MA NY & Northern NJ Day Schools:  , Rye, NY , Beverly, MA  The Brearley School, New York, NY  The Spence School, New York, NY  The , Boston, MA Brooklyn Friends School, Brooklyn, NY  St. Bernard’s School, New York, NY Brooklyn Heights Montessori School, Northeast Boarding Schools:  St. David’s School, New York, NY Brooklyn, NY  School, Avon, CT St. Luke’s School, New York, NY The Calhoun School, New York, NY , Sheffield, MA Staten Island Academy, Staten Island, NY The Cathedral School of St. John the Blair Academy, Blairstown, NJ The Town School, New York, NY Divine, New York, NY , North Andover, MA Trevor Day School, New York, NY  The Chapin School, New York, NY Buxton School, Williamstown, MA Village Community School, New York, NY City and Country School, New York, NY The Cambridge School of Weston, of Garden City,  Collegiate School, New York, NY Weston, MA Garden City, NY  Convent of the Sacred Heart, Canterbury School, New Milford, CT New York, NY ME, CT, NH, MA, RI, VT Day Schools:  , Canaan, NH The Dalton School, New York, NY Beaver Country Day School, Chestnut Hill, Chapel-Hill-Chauncy Hall School, Dwight-Englewood School, MA Waltham, MA Englewood, NJ  , Belmont, MA * , Wallingford, CT Fieldston School, Riverdale, NY Boston University Academy, Boston, MA , Concord, MA Friends Seminary, New York, NY  , Greenwich, CT  , Wellesley, MA Grace Church School, New York, NY , Boston, MA , Deerfield, MA Hackley School, Tarrytown, NY *  Convent of the Sacred Heart, , Dublin, NH  Hewitt School, New York, NY Greenwich, CT  Emma Willard School, Troy, NY The Hudson School, Hoboken, NJ  Fenn School, Concord, MA  The , Simsbury, CT  Kent Place School, Summit, NJ , Green Farms, CT , Southborough, MA The Kew-Forest School, Forest Hills, NY Hamden Hall Country Day School, The Governor’s Academy, Byfield, MA L.R.E.I., New York, NY Hamden, CT , Groton, MA Newark Academy, Livingston, NJ , New Haven, CT The Gunnery, Washington, CT  The Nightingale-Bamford School, Lexington Christian Academy, , Hebron, ME New York, NY Lexington, MA  Hillside School, Marlborough, MA The Packer Collegiate Institute, Noble and Greenough School, The , Lakeville, CT Brooklyn Heights, NY Dedham, MA * , Kent, CT Poly Prep Country Day School, The , Weston, MA , Kents Hill, ME Brooklyn, NY  The , , Meriden, NH The Red Oaks School, Morristown, NJ West Roxbury, MA Lawrence Academy, Groton, MA

A Better Chance | 2014 Annual Report | 5  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: Country Day School of the Sacred Heart, The , The , Windsor, CT Bryn Mawr, PA Lawrenceville, NJ The , Dobbs Ferry, NY Edmund Burke, Washington, DC  The Madeira School, McLean, VA , Concord, MA Episcopal Academy, Newtown Square, PA The Mercersburg Academy, , Millbrook, NY The Field School, Washington, DC Mercersburg, PA , Milton, MA Flint Hill School, Oakton, VA  Oldfields School, Glencoe, MD  Miss Hall’s School, Pittsfield, MA Friends’ Central School, Wynnewood, PA The Peddie School, Highstown, NJ  Miss Porter’s School, Farmington, CT Friends School Mullica Hill, The Pennington School, Pennington, NJ Northfield Mount Hermon School, Mullica Hill, NJ Perkiomen School, Pennsburg, PA Mount Hermon, MA Friends Select School, , PA The Sandy Spring Friends School, Sandy , Andover, MA Germantown Friends School, Spring, MD , Exeter, NH Philadelphia, PA St. Andrew’s School, Middletown, DE , Pomfret, CT  The Haverford School, Haverford, PA  St. Margaret’s School, Tappahannock, VA , Portsmouth, RI Holton-Arms School, Bethesda, MD  St. Timothy’s School, Stevenson, MD , Andover, NH Lancaster Country Day School, Virginia Episcopal School, Lynchburg, VA St. George’s School, Newport, RI Lancaster, PA West Nottingham Academy, Colora, MD St. Mark’s School, Southborough, MA The Landon School, Bethesda, MD , West Chester, PA , Concord, NH St. Paul’s School Maret School, Washington, DC  Woodberry Forest School,  Stoneleigh-Burnham School, Media-Providence Friends School, Woodberry Forest, VA Greenfield, MA Media, PA The Stony Brook School, Stony Brook, NY  National Cathedral School for Girls, Community School Programs: , Suffield, CT Washington, DC  Lower Merion A Better Chance, Tabor Academy, Marion, MA The Philadelphia School, Philadelphia, PA Ardmore, PA The , Watertown, CT The Pingry School, Martinsville, NJ Radnor A Better Chance, Wayne, PA , Tilton, NH The Potomac School, McLean, VA Strath Haven A Better Chance, Westminster School, Simsbury, CT , Princeton, NJ Swarthmore, PA  , Middlebury, CT Sanford School, Hockessin, DE SOUTHEAST REGION (AL, AR, FL, GA, The , , Bryn Mawr, PA The LA, MS, NC, SC, TN) Bethlehem, NH Sidwell Friends School, Washington, DC Wilbraham & Monson Academy,  Springside-Chestnut Hill Academy, Day Schools: Wilbraham, MA Philadelphia, PA Academe of the Oaks, Decatur, GA The Williston Northampton School,  St. Albans School, Washington, DC  Atlanta Girls’ School, Atlanta, GA Easthampton, MA St. Andrew’s Episcopal School (MD), Atlanta International School, Atlanta, GA , Worcester, MA * Potomac, MD The Ben Franklin Academy, Atlanta, GA  St. Joseph’s Preparatory School, Cannon School, Concord, NC Northeast Community School Programs: Philadelphia, PA Charlotte Country Day School,  Amherst A Better Chance, Amherst , MA St. Patrick’s Episcopal Day School, Charlotte, NC  Andover A Better Chance, Andover , MA Washington, DC Charlotte Latin School, Charlotte, NC  Darien A Better Chance, Darien, CT St. Peter’s School, Philadelphia, PA The Galloway School, Atlanta, GA  Glastonbury A Better Chance,  Stuart Country Day School, Princeton, NJ Glastonbury, CT Gaston Day School, Gastonia, NC The Tatnall School, Wilmington, DE Greylock A Better Chance, Heritage Preparatory School, Atlanta, GA Tower Hill School, Wilmington, DE Williamstown, MA Holy Innocents’ Episcopal School, United Friends School, Quakertown, PA  Guilford A Better Chance, Guilford, CT Atlanta, GA Washington International School,  Madison A Better Chance, Guilford, CT King’s Ridge Christian School, Washington, DC  New Canaan A Better Chance, Alpharetta, GA William Penn Charter School, New Canaan, CT Landmark Christian School, Fairburn, GA Philadelphia, PA  Ridgefield A Better Chance, Ridgefield, CT The Lovett School, Atlanta, GA Wilmington Friends School,  Simsbury A Better Chance, Simsbury, CT Marist School, Atlanta, GA Wilmington, DE  Wellesley A Better Chance, Wellesley, MA Mount Paran Christian School,  Westport A Better Chance, Westport, CT Boarding Schools: Kennesaw, GA Wilton A Better Chance, Wilton, CT  CFS - The School at Church Farm, Mount Vernon Presbyterian School,  Winchester A Better Chance, Exton, PA Atlanta, GA Winchester, MA Episcopal High School, Alexandria, VA Our Lady of Mercy High School,  Foxcroft School, Middleburg, VA Fayetteville, GA MID-ATLANTIC REGION (DC, DE, MD,  Garrison Forest School, Owing Mills, MD Pace Academy, Atlanta, GA PA, VA, WV, Southern NJ) , Newtown, PA The Paideia School, Atlanta, GA Day Schools: , Philadelphia, PA Porter-Gaud School, Charleston, SC , Jenkintown, PA , Pottstown, PA Ravenscroft School, Raleigh, NC  The Agnes Irwin School, Rosemont, PA The Hun School, Princeton, NJ St. Martin’s Episcopal School, Atlanta, GA The Beddow School, Accokeek, MD The Kiski School, Saltsburg, PA St. Pius X Catholic High School, Atlanta, GA

6 | A Better Chance | 2014 Annual Report  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, SOUTHWEST REGION (Southern CA, NORTHWEST REGION (Northern CA, Decatur, GA AZ, CO, NV, NM, TX, UT) ID, MT, ND, NE, OR, SD, WA, WY) The Walker School, Marietta, GA Day Schools: Day Schools: Wesleyan School, Norcross, GA  The Archer School for Girls, The , Danville, CA The Westminster Schools, Atlanta, GA Los Angeles, CA The Bay School of , Whitefield Academy, Mableton, GA Brentwood School, Los Angeles, CA San Francisco, CA Woodward Academy, College Park, GA Brentwood Upper School, , Lafayette, CA Boarding Schools: Los Angeles, CA The Berkeley School, Berkeley, CA Asheville School, Asheville, NC The Buckley School, Sherman Oaks, CA Black Pine Circle School, Berkeley, CA Indian Springs School, Indian Springs, AL Campbell Hall, North Hollywood, CA The Branson School, Ross, CA The College Preparatory School,  The McCallie School, Chattanooga, TN Chadwick School, Palos Verdes St. Andrew’s School, Boca Raton, FL Peninsula, CA Oakland, CA  Convent of the Sacred Heart HS, The Webb School, Bell Buckle, TN Crossroads School for Arts and Sciences, Santa Monica, CA San Francisco, CA MIDWEST REGION (IA, IL, IN, KS, KY, Episcopal School of Dallas, Dallas, TX Crystal Springs Uplands School, NE, MI, MN, MO, OH, OK, WI) Flintridge Preparatory School, Hillsborough, CA Drew School, San Francisco, CA Day Schools: La Canada-Flintridge, CA Head-Royce School, Oakland, CA Chiaraville Montessori School, Marlborough School, Los Angeles, CA International High School, Evanston, IL New Roads School, Santa Monica, CA San Francisco, CA The Columbus Academy, Gahanna, OH Oakwood School, North Hollywood, CA  Julia Morgan School for Girls,  Pacific Hills School, West Hollywood, CA Columbus School for Girls, Oakland, CA The Pegasus School, Columbus, OH Lick-Wilmerding High School, Hunnington Beach, CA Elgin Academy, Elgin, IL San Francisco, CA Polytechnic School, Pasadena, CA  Hathaway Brown School, Live Oak School, San Francisco, CA Rolling Hills Preparatory School, San Shaker Heights, OH Marin Academy, San Rafael, CA Pedro, CA Hawken School, Gates Mills, OH The Marin School, Sausalito, CA Sage Hill School, Newport Coast, CA The Latin School of Chicago, Chicago, IL Mark Day School, San Rafael, CA St. Margaret’s Episcopal School,  Laurel School, Shaker Heights, OH Maybeck High School, Berkeley, CA The North , San Juan Capistrano, CA Menlo School, Atherton, CA Winnetka, IL  St. Mark’s School of Texas, Dallas, TX The Nueva School, Hillsborough, CA The Roeper School, Bloomfield Hills, MI Viewpoint School, Calabasas, CA Orinda Academy, Orinda, CA  University School, Hunting Valley, OH Vistamar School, El Segundo, CA Presidio Hill School, San Francisco, CA  University School of Milwaukee, The Waverly School, Pasadena, CA Prospect Sierra School, El Cerrito, CA Milwaukee, WI  for Girls, Pasadena, CA San Francisco Friends School, Windward School, Los Angeles, CA San Francisco, CA Boarding Schools: Boarding Schools: The San Francisco School, Cranbrook Schools, Bloomfield Hills, MI San Francisco, CA Gilmour Academy, Gates Mills, OH Cate School, Carpinteria, CA The Colorado Rocky Mountain School, San Francisco University High School, Interlochen Arts Academy, San Francisco, CA Interlochen, MI Corbondale, CO Dunn School, Los Olivos, CA  Stuart Hall High School, Lake Forest Academy, Lake Forest, IL San Francisco, CA  The Hockaday School, Dallas, TX Western Reserve Academy, Midland School, Los Olivos, CA The Urban School of San Francisco, San Hudson, OH Francisco, CA The Orme School, Mayer, AZ Community School Programs: The Thacher School, Ojai, CA Boarding Schools:  Appleton A Better Chance, Appleton, WI Verde Valley School, Sedona, AZ Eastside College Preparatory School, Edina A Better Chance, Edina, MN Villanova Preparatory School, Ojai, CA East Palo Alto, CA  Rochester A Better Chance, Wasatch Academy, Mt. Pleasant, UT San Domenico School, San Anselmo, CA Rochester, MN The Webb Schools, Claremont, CA , 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 SCHOLARS, ALUMNI AND MEMBERS SCHOOLS BY REGION

NORTHWEST

387 2,403

35

SOUTHWEST

248 2,913

32

SCHOLARS

ALUMNI

MEMBER SCHOOLS

8 | A Better Chance | 2014 Annual Report SCHOLARS, ALUMNI AND MEMBERS SCHOOLS BY REGION

NORTHEAST MIDWEST

480 4,506 55 1,136

126 20

MID-ATLANTIC

401 2,901

66

SOUTHEAST

498 1,674

35

A Better Chance | 2014 Annual Report | 9 2014 STATEMENT OF ACTIVITIES: FISCAL YEAR 14 ENDING AUGUST 31, 2014

Temporarily Permanently Unrestricted Restricted Restricted Total 2014 PUBLIC SUPPORT AND REVENUE Special events revenue $ 1,124,032 $ - $ - $ 1,124,032 Less: costs of direct benefits to donors (85,935) - - (85,935) Net revenues from special events 1,038,097 1,038,097 Contributions and grants 1,087,452 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 - - - Net assets released from restrictions 1,072,957 (1,072,957) - -

TOTAL PUBLIC SUPPORT AND REVENUE 4,269,099 973,983 100,875 5,343,957

EXPENSES Program services 3,000,269 - - 3,000,269 Management and general 377,867 - - 377,867 Development 1,050,163 - - 1,050,163

TOTAL EXPENSES 4,428,299 - - 4,428,299

Investment return on endowments 374,790 1,238,131 - 1,612,921 Appropriations for Operations - (579,000) - (579,000)

CHANGE IN NET ASSETS 215,590 1,633,114 100,875 1,949,579

Net assets - beginning of year (2,197,060) 3,492,974 12,107,437 13,403,351

NET ASSETS - END OF YEAR (1,981,470) 5,126,088 12,208,312 15,352,930

BREAKDOWN OF EXPENSES SOURCE OF CONTRIBUTIONS Total Contributions: $4,285,789 Total Expenses: $4,428,299

26% Luncheon(Includes in-kind contributions) $1,124,032 68% Program Services 12% Annual Fund $3,000,269 $527,206 9% Finance & 5% Institutional Administrative $227,655 $377,867 42% There is No Stopping Us Pledges 24% Fundraising $1,050,163 $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.

10 | A Better Chance | 2014 Annual Report 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.

A Better Chance | 2014 Annual Report | 11  A Better Chance Awards Luncheon | * A Better Chance Alumni 2014 SUPPORTERS THERE IS NO STOPPING US LEAD DONORS CHAIRMAN’S CIRCLE Tracey Riese OTHER LEAD GIFTS $1,000,000 + Steve and Karin Sadove Michael H. Armacost Anonymous* Erv and Louise Shames Larry A. Coles* Dawn Comer $250,000 + Dmitri L. and Renee C. Stockton Christopher J. and Janice Williams Malik S. and Althea A. Ducard* Peter Atkins Stan and Tiki Foster* Ford Foundation $50,000 + Jenny Y. Harrison* Carol Sutton Lewis & Scott Bower The Lewis Family Foundation* William M. Lewis, Jr.* Bruce Breimer Duane and Alicia Malone* Ronald R. and Susan Chapman and Sheila M. Marmon* Mary H. Pressman Christopher Hughes A. Louis Parker* Edward Ramos and Karen Stewart-Ramos* Gregory T. Durant PRESIDENT’S CIRCLE Lawrence J. Richardson* Peter and Barbara Georgescu $200,000 + Miriam Rivera* John P. and Barbara Costas Gregg A. and Charmaine R. Gonsalves Gregory and Irma Robinson* Xerox Foundation A. Richard Janiak Arturo Sida* Mr. and Mrs. Derek C. Johnston* David R. Smith* $100,000 + Louise M. Parent and Sheria Dranise Smith* Anonymous John P. Casaly Logan Q. and Robyn Taylor* Torrence N. Boone* Mr. Jim Reynolds Reginald Van Lee Carla A. Harris Rhonda R. Trotter* Soyini D. Waltin Dubé* George S. Wilson, II* Tim and Deborah McChristian* Kurt and Roxanna Van Wagenen Simone R. and Demetri Yatrakis* ANNUAL FUND AND ANNUAL EVENT SUPPORTERS $100,000 +  Cravath, Swaine & Moore  Centerview Partners LLC Adrian C. Holder  Credit Suisse  Clayton, Dubilier & Rice, Inc.  Merck & Co., Inc.  Willie A. Deese  Community Counseling Services Co., LLC  Deloitte The Corbett Family Charitable Foundation, $50,000 - $99,999  Educational Records Bureau: ISEE Inc.  Activision Publishing, Inc.  Ernst & Young LLP J. T. Crandall Edmund L. Bailey  Exxon Mobil Corporation  Crane Fund for Widows and Children Gage Trust  Roger W. Ferguson, Jr. and Gregory T. Durant Quint Family Residual Trust Annette Ferguson  Michael S. and Celia Feinberg  The Xerox Foundation  Joele Frank, Wilkinson, Brimmer, Katcher  Forest City Washington, Inc.  GE Capital Real Estate $25,000 - $49,999  Peter and Barbara Georgescu  GE Foundation Anonymous* Gary and Patricia Holloway  Innisfree M & A Incorporated  American Express Company  D. Gregory Horrigan  JP Morgan Asset Management  Boies, Schiller & Flexner LLP  Infor  JP Morgan Chase  BNY Mellon  Brian A. Jackson*  Kramer, Levin, Naftalis & Frankel Capri Investment Group   Lee Equity Partners LLC Katten Muchin Rosenman Foundation, Inc.  Flom Family Philanthropic Fund   Brian & Joelle Kelly Family Foundation  Kenneth C. and Andrea Frazier McKesson Corporation  Michael W. Kidd*  GE Asset Management Morgan Stanley Joyce Livingston  National Association Lewis-Bakker Charitable Lead Annuity Trust   LightRiver Technologies, Inc.  Ronald R. and Mary H. Pressman Sills Cummis & Gross P.C.   Paul E. Singer Joel E. and Joan Smilow The V & L Marx Foundation  Skadden, Arps, Slate, Meagher & Flom LLP  State Street Foundation, Inc. Jessica and Charles Myers  The Starr Foundation  Tishman Speyer Properties, Inc.  Noble Energy Inc.  The Witkoff Group  Lee S. and Joyce L. Neibart $10,000 - $24,999  Zale Corporation  Odyssey Investment Partners LLC  AlixPartners, LLC Anne L. Peretz  Ariel Investment, LLC $5,000 - $9,999 Joan and James Berkowitz  ADP, Inc.  Providence Equity Partners  Brunswick Group LLC  Judy and John M. Angelo  Alan and Nancy Schwartz Lisa and Dick Cashin Thomas J. Baltimore Jr. Jesse J. Spikes, Esq.*  Centerbridge Partners  Baxter International  Sony Corporation of America  Cognizant  Beacon Capital Partners, LLC  Stone Point Capital Foundation

12 | A Better Chance | 2014 Annual Report  A Better Chance Awards Luncheon | * A Better Chance Alumni 2014 SUPPORTERS

$2,500 - $4,999 American Endowment Foundation  Merck Partnership for Giving  David and Amy Abrams David Amuda* Daryl Martin Esq. Enshalla P. Anderson*  Aurora Management Partners LLC New York City Transit Authority  Bank Street Group Jay T. Backstrom, M.D. Ashley M. McFarlin Buie*  Barclays Khary P. Barnes* Natalie and Obie McKenzie Rodolphus* and Aliya B. Bethea Claudia Bayuelo John and Lizanne Megrue Alec Burger Allison Beer Marc Meiches  CamberView Partners Philip Bellott Heather Mitchell Charlita C. Cardwell Charles H. Berman Silas Myers  Kerry D. Chandler Bristol-Myers Squibb Company Felton T. Newell  The Coca-Cola Company Bodie Brizendine  Ogilvy & Mather  Dinsmore & Shohl LLP Clive Brown Omega Advisors, Inc. Bertha I. Coombs* Deb Brown Okwudiri Onyedum Harlan Crow Eileen Brumback Sunil M. Oommen Sean C. Dent, Esq.* Michael A. Carpenter  Louise M. Parent and John P. Casaly Roger and Jonnie Greene  Maritsa Cholmondeley Greg Parsons Griffith Family Foundation  Alan H. Davis Jacqueline Y. Pelzer Antoine G. Hatoun Sydney E. Davis* Adrian Perry* Wanda M. Holland Greene* Deutsche Bank Americas Foundation Mary and Satya Pradhuman* Morenike Irvin*  Maureen Downie Mark Rabinowitz Martin Jacobs Chris A. Ebanks and Lucria Ortiz Raymond W. Ransom  Ann P. Kern Kenneth W. Epps Derrick W.* and Nathalie V. Reagins  Dan Klores Communications, Inc.  Executive Monetary Management, Inc.  Ann N. Reese  Ronald D. McCray Ernest Fair, Jr.* William Zaki Robbins The Mufson Family Foundation Curtis Farrar  Jim and Linda Robinson Foundation  New York Life Insurance Co. Latoya Finney  Rockwood Capital LLC  Amy and Joe Perella Charitable Fund Pauline Fischer Ariel Investments LLC & John W. Rogers, Jr.  Mark A. Prince* Oliver P. Flint Deirdre Segerson Mary and John Raitt Edward A. Flores*  Seyfarth Shaw LLP  Joyce M. Roche Joshua D. Galun  Brad and Adrienne Sheares  Michael P. Rogan Charlynn and Warren H. Goins  Anthony* and Vanessa Shropshire Alanna C. Rutherford  Edward and Alice Grayson Leia M. Skie Arturo Sida* E. Michael Greaney Jennifer M. Sproule Pamela E. Simons Robin T. Howe* Chantal N. Stevens  Stone Key Partners Kelly and Randall Kahn* Patrick & Jenny Sweeney  Thompson & Brooks Dina L. Hill* Lara F. Thompson* Steven Thorne IBM Corporation Charmin Tillman Sandra E. Timmons  Kekst and Company Incorporated Donald W. Torey Verizon Foundation Kihara R. Kiarie Noah Waxman Christopher J. and Janice Williams Kevin Korsh Wells Fargo & Company $1,200 - $2,499 Christen E. and Nyssa Lee  Kathryn B. Williams  Virginia and Roger S. Aaron  Loeb & Loeb Erica K. Williams Laura Agostini Eric A. Logan* Herbert S. Winokur, Jr. Kaj Ahlmann Donna M. Lowery William and Marie C. Woodburn  Antar A. Al-Qawwee* Antoinette L. Lunkins

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.”

A Better Chance | 2014 Annual Report | 13  A Better Chance Awards Luncheon | * A Better Chance Alumni 2014 SUPPORTERS INSTITUTIONAL FUNDERS AND IN-KIND DONORS $50,000 - $99,999 $5,000 - $9,999 IN-KIND ERB: Entrance Exam BNY Mellon Wealth Management Country Day School of the Sacred Heart May and Stanley Smith Charitable Trust The Curtis W. McGraw Foundation Drexel University Drexel University Hunter College $25,000 - $49,999 Jockey Hollow Foundation ERB: Independent School Entrance Exam Executive Leadership Foundation, Inc The John S. and James L. Knight Foundation Maret School Ropes & Gray LLP RLJ Lodging Trust Milton Academy $10,000 - $24,999 Ropes & Gray LLP $2,500 - $4,999 American Express Foundation SSATB The Benevity Community Impact Fund Dodge & Cox TutaPoint, LLC MBIA Foundation Deloitte TutaPoint, LLC Hunter College GenNx360 Capital Partners, LLC $1,200 - $2,499 The Vanguard Group, Inc. Ben E. Factors Foundation Enterprise Holdings Foundation MB Real Estate

14 | A Better Chance | 2014 Annual Report 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 Carla A. Harris Sandra E. Timmons Partner Managing Director President Skadden, Arps, Slate, Meagher & Morgan Stanley A Better Chance Flom, LLP Jillian E. Joseph* Rhonda Trotter* Bodie Brizendine Executive Counsel Partner Head of School GE Capital Real Estate Kaye Scholer, LLP The Spence School A. Louis Parker* Kurt Van Wagenen Susan Chapman-Hughes Consultant President & CEO Senior Vice President FirstLight Fiber US Account Development & Arturo Sida* Global Corporate Payments Vice President, Associate General American Express Counsel DaVita Healthcare Partners Inc Frank Clyburn President of Global Oncology Dmitri Stockton Merck & Co., Inc. President & CEO GE Asset Management Richard Dantas Chief Executive Officer Hervé Tessler Carol’s Daughter 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

A Better Chance | 2014 Annual Report | 15 2014 NATIONAL STAFF NATIONAL STAFF

Claudia Bayuelo Erica Hernandez Melissa Steve Executive Assistant & Office Manager Program Manager for the Northwest Region Finance and Database Manager Farsum Chaudhary Samantha Horsell Chantal N. Stevens Finance and Administration Intern Coordinator for Admissions Operations National Director, College Preparatory Schools Program Shannon Cohall Nicole Bouknight Johnson Program Associate, Northeast Region Director of Development Sandra E. Timmons President Chévon Deputy Richard Martin Development Manager Community Schools Program Manager Tahira West Director of Finance and Administration Jessica Gamboa Feliciano Sarah Mobarak Program Manager for the Southwest Region Special Events & Marketing Associate Keith Wilkerson Senior Program Manager for the Johnathan Gibson Kristina Palmer Mid-Atlantic Region Senior Program Manager for the Northeast Major Gifts Officer for Eastern Region Martina Previl Shannen Gordon Program Manager for the Southeast Region Program Assistant for Administration Anita Roberson Manuel Guisa Program Manager for the Midwest Region Program Associate for the Northwest Region Denyse Procope-Gregoire Jessica Hartley Database Evaluation Manager Program Associate, Northeast Region Carly Heinz Development Associate

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