2013 Annual Report

2013 annual report Opening the door to greater educational opportunities since 1963. LETTERFROMTHEPRESIDENT&BOARDCHAIR ABetterChancecelebrateditshistoric50thAnniversaryin2013.Duringthismilestoneyear, wereflectedonahalfcenturyofprovidingaccesstolife-transformingeducationalopportunities whilelookingaheadtothenext50yearsoftransformingtalentedyouthintotomorrow’sleaders. Theyear-longcelebrationprovidedanopportunitytofeatureseveralofourexemplaryAlumni leadersincludingMassachusettsGovernorDevalPatrick,formerFordFoundationpresident LuisUbiñasandAmbassadorBonnieJenkinsthroughourDistinguishedSpeakersSeries.We showcasedourlong-termsuccessfulcollaborationwithmorethan300ofthenation’sfinest collegepreparatoryschoolsthroughregionalbreakfaststhatalsofeaturedoutstandingAlumni. Thehighlightofourcelebrationwasthe50thAnniversaryABetterChanceAwardsDinnerin JunethatrecognizedouroutstandingScholars,our16LegacySchoolpartnerswhohaveworked withusfor50yearsandhonoredtwoexemplarybusinessleadersRogerFerguson,Chairman andCEOofTIAA-CREFandTheoKillion,PresidentandCEOofZaleCorporation.Itwasa Sandra E. Timmons wonderfullymemorableyearthatbroughttogetherourScholars,Alumni,programpartnersand generoussupporters. Atthe50thAnniversaryAwardsDinner,weintroducedABetterChance’stransformative plantoexpandstudentopportunity,ensuresuccessinschool,collegeandbeyond,andbuild sustainability.Specifically,ABetterChancewillEXPANDourprogramstoservemorestudents, deepenSUPPORTtostudentstoensuresuccess,andSUSTAINthepipelineofdiverseleaders byengagingmorefullyandleveragingourAlumninetwork.Theplanisalreadyunderway.During thisyear,welaunchedsuccessfullyarevitalizedapplicationprocess.Thenewprocessallows additionaltimeforpreparationandworkwithapplicantstoincreasethenumberofstudents admittedtoourMemberSchools.Wealsointroducedaseriesofsummerworkshopsfor applicantsfocusedonimprovingacademicskillsandpreparationforstandardizedadmissions exams.Finally,weputinplaceanewstudentinformationsystemtoallowbettertrackingand measurementofstudentprogressandsuccess.Welookforwardtosharingadditionalplan detailsandprogressinthecomingmonths. Ronald R. Pressman Overthecourseofthelast50years,ABetterChancehasbeenadrivingforceintheeffort toincreaseeducationalattainmentamongyouthofcolor.Ourrecordofsuccessisevidentin themorethan14,000Alumniwhohavebecomeleadersintheirrespectivefields.Theirsuccess isadirectresultoftheeducationalaccessthattheyreceivedthroughABetterChance.Our accomplishmentswouldhavebeenimpossiblewithoutthesteadfastsupportofourmany programpartners,friends,andAlumni.ThankyouforyourcontinuedinvestmentinourScholars andourvitalwork.Withyourhelp,weareconfidentwewillreachourgoalofnearlydoublingthe numberofScholarsservedannuallyby2020.Workingtogether,wewillcontinuetostrengthen thepipelineofdiverseleadersbyhelpingtalented,youngpeoplerealizetheirleadership potential,andindoingso,positionoursocietyforgreatsuccessahead. Thankyouagainforyourcontinuedbeliefinandsupportofourimportantmissionto increase substantially the number of well-educated young people of color who are capable of assuming positions of responsibility and leadership in American society. SandraE.Timmons RonaldR.Pressman President Chair,NationalBoardofDirectors A Better Chance 2013AnnualReport|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. • Approximately500studentsannuallyarerecruitedandplacedinoutstanding educationalopportunities. • Approximately96%ofABetterChancegraduatingseniorsenrolldirectlyincollege. 67%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, 2013) AmherstCollege EmoryUniversity TrinityCollege 59%Female BarnardCollege Franklin&MarshallCollege TuftsUniversity 41%Male BatesCollege HarveyMuddCollege UniversityofChicago BostonUniversity LafayetteCollege UniversityofRichmond BowdoinCollege NewCollegeofFlorida UniversityofSouthern CarletonCollege NorthwesternUniversity California CarnegieMellonUniversity OccidentalCollege UniversityofTampa ClaremontMcKennaCollege ReedCollege UniversityofVirginia ColgateUniversity RiceUniversity VassarCollege CollegeofWilliam&Mary SaintThomasAquinas WesleyanUniversity CornellUniversity College WorcesterPolytechnic 64%Independent DavidsonCollege SarahLawrenceCollege Institute DaySchools DenisonUniversity SmithCollege 28%Independent DrexelUniversity StanfordUniversity BoardingSchools 8%Community SchoolPrograms A Better Chance 2013AnnualReport|2 AllBoysSchool|AllGirlsSchool|*5-dayBoardingSchool| OriginalPartnerSchool|Over 35 Year History MEMBERSCHOOLS Member Schools For over 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 exemplify that commitment by accepting approximately 500 new A Better Chance Scholars each year. Northeast Region (NY, Northern NJ, TrevorDaySchool,NewYork,NY Concord Academy,Concord,MA ME, CT, NH, MA, RI, VT) VillageCommunitySchool,NewYork,NY Dana Hall School,Wellesley,MA TheWaldorfSchoolofGardenCity, Deerfield Academy,Deerfield,MA NY & Northern NJ Day Schools: GardenCity,NY Dublin School,Dublin,NH TheBrearleySchool,NewYork,NY Emma Willard School,Troy,NY Brooklyn Friends School,Brooklyn,NY ME, CT, NH, MA, RI, VT Day Schools: The Ethel Walker School,Simsbury,CT BrooklynHeightsMontessoriSchool, BeaverCountryDaySchool, ChestnutHill,MA FaySchool,Southborough,MA Brooklyn,NY The Governor’s Academy,Byfield,MA Belmont Hill School,Belmont,MA* The Calhoun School,NewYork,NY Groton School,Groton,MA TheCathedralSchoolofSt.JohntheDivine, BostonUniversityAcademy,Boston,MA The Gunnery,Washington,CT BrunswickSchool,Greenwich,CT NewYork,NY Hebron Academy,Hebron,ME TheChapinSchool,NewYork,NY Commonwealth School,Boston,MA HillsideSchool,Marlborough,MA CityandCountrySchool,NewYork,NY ConventoftheSacredHeart, Greenwich,CT The Hotchkiss School,Lakeville,CT Collegiate School,NewYork,NY Kent School,Kent,CT FennSchool,Concord,MA ConventoftheSacredHeart, KentsHillSchool,KentsHill,ME HamdenHallCountryDaySchool, NewYork,NY Kimball Union Academy,Meriden,NH Hamden,CT The Dalton School,NewYork,NY Lawrence Academy,Groton,MA HopkinsSchool,NewHaven,CT Dwight-EnglewoodSchool,Englewood,NJ The Loomis Chaffee School,Windsor,CT LexingtonChristianAcademy, Fieldston School,Riverdale,NY The Masters School,DobbsFerry,NY Lexington,MA Friends Seminary,NewYork,NY Middlesex School,Concord,MA Noble and Greenough School, GraceChurchSchool,NewYork,NY Millbrook School,Millbrook,NY Dedham,MA* Hackley School,Tarrytown,NY* Milton Academy,Milton,MA TheRiversSchool,Weston,MA HewittSchool,NewYork,NY Miss Hall’s School,Pittsfield,MA TheRoxburyLatinSchool, TheHudsonSchool,Hoboken,NJ Miss Porter’s School,Farmington,CT WestRoxbury,MA Kent Place School,Summit,NJ Northfield Mount Hermon School, St.Luke’sSchool,NewCanaan,CT TheKew-ForestSchool,ForestHills,NY MountHermon,MA St.Sebastian’sSchool,Needham,MA L.R.E.I.,NewYork,NY Phillips Academy,Andover,MA ThayerAcademy,Braintree,MA NewarkAcademy,Livingston,NJ Phillips Exeter Academy,Exeter,NH WaringSchool,Beverly,MA TheNightingale-BamfordSchool, Pomfret School,Pomfret,CT TheWinsorSchool,Boston,MA NewYork,NY Portsmouth Abbey School,Portsmouth,RI The Packer Collegiate Institute,Brooklyn,NY Northeast Boarding Schools: Proctor Academy,Andover,NH PolyPrepCountryDaySchool,Brooklyn,NY Avon Old Farms School,Avon,CT St. George’s School,Newport,RI TheRedOaksSchool,Morristown,NJ Berkshire School,Sheffield,MA St. Mark’s School,Southborough,MA Riverdale Country School,Bronx,NY Blair Academy,Blairstown,NJ St. Paul’s School,Concord,NH RudolfSteinerSchool,NewYork,NY Brooks School,NorthAndover,MA Stoneleigh-BurnhamSchool, RyeCountryDaySchool,Rye,NY Buxton School,Williamstown,MA Greenfield,MA SchooloftheHolyChild,Rye,NY The Cambridge School of Weston, The Stony Brook School,StonyBrook,NY The Spence School,NewYork,NY Weston,MA Suffield Academy,Suffield,CT St.Bernard’sSchool,NewYork,NY Canterbury School,NewMilford,CT Tabor Academy,Marion,MA St.David’sSchool,NewYork,NY CardiganMountainSchool,Canaan,NH The Taft School,Watertown,CT St.Luke’sSchool,NewYork,NY Chapel-Hill-Chauncy Hall School, Tilton School,Tilton,NH StatenIslandAcademy,StatenIsland,NY Waltham,MA Westminster School,Simsbury,CT TheTownSchool,NewYork,NY Choate Rosemary Hall,Wallingford,CT Westover School,Middlebury,CT A Better Chance 2013AnnualReport|3

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