2012 Annual Report

2012 annual report Opening the door to greater educational opportunities since 1963. 50TH ANNIVERSARY LetteRfRomthepResident&BoARdChAiR in1963,attheheightofthecivilrightsmovement,23headmastersofselectiveindependent schoolsmadeamutualcommitmenttochangetheprofilesandcompositionsoftheirstudent bodies.throughABetterChance,theywouldbroadentheirenrollmenttoincludestudentsof colorwhowereacademicallyablebuteconomicallydisadvantaged.Chosenfortheirmotivation anddemonstratedachievement,55studentsfromlow-incomefamilieswereselectedto completetheirsecondaryeducationatthesefoundingindependentschools. Andtodayin2013,aswecelebrateour50thanniversary,weremaincommittedtolaunching talentedstudentsonthepathtoleadershipbyprovidingaccesstooutstandingeducational opportunities.in2012,wehelped543studentsgainadmissiontomorethan300ofthisnation’s mostrigorousboarding,dayandpublicschools.Wealsoofferedacademicandenrichment programsincludingnewscholarorientation,careerdevelopmentworkshopsandinternational travelandstudyopportunitiesforthescholarsenrolledinABetterChancememberschools.in Sandra E. Timmons thesummer,wetookscholarsonaweek-longtourofsomeofthemostselectivecollegesand universitiesinthecountry,furtherpreparingthemforcontinuedacademicandprofessional successafterhighschool. ourmorethan13,000Alumni,whoarethelegacyofABetterChance,continuetopass forwardtheopportunitiestheyreceivedthroughtheirgenerouscontributionsoftime,talent andresources.forthethirdstraightyear,thepassitforwardAlumnifundexceededitsgoalfor Alumnigiving.ourAlumnihavealsocomeoutinrecordnumbersforvolunteeropportunities. Whilewelookforwardtocelebratingour50thanniversarymilestone,werecognizethe continuedrelevanceandurgencyofourmission.nowisthetimetobeboldinoureffortsto fillthepipelineofleadersofcolorinthiscountry.By2050,itispredictedthatthenon-white populationwillbecomethemajorityintheUnitedstates,yeteventodaythecompositionof ourleadershipinbusiness,government,medicineandotherfieldsisfarfromaproportionate representationofthepopulationatlarge.thereisanabsenceofaself-sustainingleadership pipelineforpeopleofcolor.Wemustinvestinthetalentedyouthoftoday,orriskclosingoffan Ronald R. Pressman entiregenerationfromthepathwaystoleadershipandsuccess.Wemustactnowtopositionour societyforavibrantfuturebycreatingtheleadersourcountryneeds. Wecouldnothaveaccomplishedwhatwehaveinthepast50yearswithoutthesteadfast supportofourmanypartners,friendsandAlumni.thankyouforyourcontinuedinvestmentin ourscholarsandourvitalwork.Withyourhelp,weareconfidentwewillreachourgoalofhaving 3,500scholarsenrolledannuallyby2020.together,wewillcontinuetostrengthenthepipeline ofdiverseleadersbyhelpingtalentedbutunderservedstudentsrealizetheirimmenseleadership potential,andbydoingsohelppositionoursocietyforgreatsuccessahead. sandrae.timmons RonaldR.pressman president Chair,nationalBoardofdirectors A Better Chance 2012AnnualReport|1 ProgramUpdAte Current Scholars Finding Talent Often Overlooked Collegepreparatory schoolsprogram: • ABetterChanceistheoldestandonlynationalorganizationofitskindserving approximately totalenrollmentinAcademic 2,000 students chosenfortheirmotivation,academicstrengthandpotentialwhoareenrolled Year2012-2013–1,963 inmorethan300ofthenation’smostrigorousandprestigiousboarding,dayandpublic schoolsthroughitsCollegepreparatoryschoolsprogram. • morethanhalf ofourscholars’familiesmakelessthanthenationalhousehold medianincome. • About44%ofourscholarsliveinsingle-parenthouseholds. • Approximately550studentsannuallyarerecruitedandplacedinoutstanding educationalopportunities. • Approximately96%ofABetterChancegraduatingseniorsenrolldirectlyincollege. 6 7 % AfricanAmerican 15% HispanicAmerican/ Latino 8% Multiracial 6%AsianAmerican 3% Other Affiliated Colleges Program <1% NativeAmerican WewouldliketothankourAffiliatedCollegesprogrampartners.thesecollegesanduniversities havepartneredwithABetterChancetodemonstratetheircommitmenttodiversity.they provideessentialresourcestoassistourscholarsthroughouttheirapplicationprocessand givefurtherconsiderationtoscholarapplicantsthroughouttheiradmissionsprocess. (List as of August 31, 2012) AmherstCollege georgeWashington tuftsUniversity 59% f e m a l e BarnardCollege University UniversityofChicago 41% m a l e BatesCollege hamiltonCollege Universityofdelaware BostonUniversity harveymuddCollege Universityofpennsylvania BowdoinCollege LafayetteCollege UniversityofRichmond BucknellCollege newCollegeofflorida Universityofsouthern CarletonCollege northwesternUniversity California CarnegiemellonUniversity occidentalCollege Universityoftampa ClaremontmcKennaCollege ReedCollege UniversityofVirginia ColgateUniversity RiceUniversity VassarCollege CollegeofWilliam&mary RutgersUniversity WesleyanUniversity 6 4 % Independent davidsonCollege saintthomasAquinas Worcesterpolytechnic dayschools denisonUniversity College institute 2 8 % Independent drexelUniversity sarahLawrenceCollege Boarding Schools emersonCollege smithCollege 8%Community emoryUniversity stanfordUniversity school Programs franklin&marshallCollege trinityCollege A Better Chance 2012AnnualReport|2 AllBoysschool|Allgirlsschool|*5-dayBoardingschool| originalpartnerschool|Over 35 Year History memBer SchooLs Member Schools In the past 50 years, A Better Chance has partnered with many of the most rigorous and prestigious college preparatory schools across the country. To date, we work with more than 300 such institutions 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 partnered with us for more than 35 years. 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 550 new A Better Chance Scholars each year. Northeast Region (NY, Northern NJ, trevordayschool,newYork,nY Chapel-Hill-Chauncy Hall School, ME, CT, NH, MA, RI, VT) VillageCommunityschool,newYork,nY Waltham,mA Choate Rosemary Hall,Wallingford,Ct NY & Northern NJ Day Schools: theWaldorfschoolofgardenCity, Concord Academy,Concord,mA theBrearleyschool,newYork,nY gardenCity,nY Dana Hall School,Wellesley,mA Brooklyn Friends School,Brooklyn,nY ME, CT, NH, MA, RI, VT Day Schools: Deerfield Academy,deerfield,mA Brooklynheightsmontessorischool, BeaverCountrydayschool, Dublin School,dublin, NH Brooklyn,nY Chestnuthill,mA Emma Willard School,troy,nY The Calhoun School,newYork,nY Belmont Hill School,Belmont,mA* The Ethel Walker School,simsbury,Ct theCathedralschoolofst.Johnthedivine, BostonUniversityAcademy,Boston,mA fayschool,southborough,mA newYork,nY Brunswickschool,greenwich,Ct The Governor’s Academy,Byfield,mA theChapinschool,newYork,nY Commonwealth School,Boston,mA Groton School,groton,mA CityandCountryschool,newYork,nY Conventofthesacredheart, The Gunnery,Washington,Ct Collegiate School,newYork,nY Hebron Academy,hebron, ME greenwich,Ct Conventofthesacredheart, hillsideschool,marlborough,mA fennschool,Concord,mA newYork,nY The Hotchkiss School,Lakeville,Ct hamdenhallCountrydayschool, The Dalton School,newYork,nY Kent School,Kent,Ct thedwightenglewoodschool, hamden,Ct Kentshillschool,Kentshill, ME englewood,nJ hopkinsschool,newhaven,Ct Kimball Union Academy,meriden, NH Fieldston School,Riverdale,nY theLexingtonChristianAcademy, Lawrence Academy,groton,mA Friends Seminary,newYork,nY Lexington,mA The Loomis Chaffee School,Windsor,Ct graceChurchschool,newYork,nY Noble and Greenough School, The Masters School,dobbsferry,nY Hackley School,tarrytown,nY* dedham,mA* Middlesex School,Concord,mA thehewittschool,newYork,nY theRiversschool,Weston,mA Millbrook School,millbrook,nY thehudsonschool,hoboken,nJ theRoxburyLatinschool, Milton Academy,milton,mA Kent Place School, Summit, NJ WestRoxbury,mA Miss Hall’s School,pittsfield,mA theKew-forestschool,foresthills,nY Miss Porter’s School,farmington,Ct st.Luke’sschool,newCanaan,Ct L.R.e.i.,newYork,nY Northfield Mount Hermon School, st.sebastian’sschool,needham,mA newarkAcademy,Livingston,nJ mt.hermon,mA thenightingale-Bamfordschool, thayerAcademy,Braintree,mA Phillips Academy,Andover,mA newYork,nY theWaringschool,Beverly,mA Phillips Exeter Academy,exeter, NH The Packer Collegiate Institute,Brooklyn,nY theWinsorschool,Boston,mA Pomfret School,pomfret,Ct polyprepCountrydayschool,Brooklyn,nY Northeast Boarding Schools: Portsmouth Abbey School,portsmouth,Ri theRedoaksschool,morristown,nJ Avon Old Farms School,Avon,Ct Proctor Academy,Andover, NH Riverdale Country School,Bronx,nY Berkshire School,sheffield,mA St. George’s School,newport,Ri Rudolfsteinerschool,newYork,nY St. Mark’s School,southborough,mA Blair Academy,Blairstown,nJ RyeCountrydayschool,Rye,nY St. Paul’s School,Concord, NH Brooks School,northAndover,mA st.Bernard’sschool,newYork,nY stoneleigh-Burnhamschool, ,Williamstown, MA st.david’sschool,newYork,nY Buxton School greenfield,mA st.Luke’sschool,newYork,nY The Cambridge School of Weston, thestonyBrookschool,stonyBrook,nY The Spence School,newYork,nY Weston,mA Suffield Academy,suffield,Ct statenislandAcademy,statenisland,nY Canterbury School,newmilford,Ct Tabor Academy,marion,mA thetownschool,newYork,nY Cardiganmountainschool,Canaan, NH The Taft School,Watertown,Ct A Better Chance 2012AnnualReport|3 AllBoysschool|Allgirlsschool|*5-dayBoardingschool| originalpartnerschool|Over 35 Year Historym emBer SchooLs Tilton School,tilton, NH nationalCathedralschool, Southeast Region (AL, AR, FL, GA, LA, Westminster School,simsbury,Ct Washington, DC MS, NC, SC, TN) Westover School,middlebury,Ct thephiladelphiaschool,philadelphia,pA

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