Our 2019-2020 Annual Report

To our supporters When we set out to commemorate our 20th anniversary, we had plans for a special year. 2020 has indeed been a year full of surprises, beyond what we anticipated or hoped. Fortunately, a thoughtful reorganization that enables us to more effectively provide ongoing targeted support to scholars, a dedicated staff, and scholars and families who have shown incredible resilience have enabled us to thrive in the midst of a pandemic and an urgent social justice movement. This year, we have truly fulfilled the core values upon which Rainier Scholars was founded. As our outgoing Executive Director Sarah Smith noted, our 20th anniversary year will indeed be unforgettable, not because of the conditions that constrained us, but because of the number of ways we rose to the challenge. Please enjoy these highlights of 2019-20. More than just statistics and program outcomes, they reflect the nimbleness, creativity and spirit of our staff and scholars. Sincerely, Monica R. Parker | Acting Executive Director

“It is hard for me to accept that people had low expectations for me, even before I was born. I know I am better than people think, and at Rainier Scholars I’ve learned I am capable of even more.” David | Cohor t 11 Rainier Scholars Annual Report 2019–2020 | MissionMission andand Impact | Partners | Celebrating 20 Years | Financials | Contributors

A 12-year journey to college graduation

Our mission Rainier Scholars cultivates the academic potential and Rainier Scholars provides twelve years leadership skills of hardworking, underrepresented of comprehensive support, COLLEGE students of color. spanning 5th grade COUNSELING through college. By creating access to transformative educational and College Readiness, career opportunities and providing comprehensive support ACADEMIC College Planning and to scholars and families, we increase college graduation Application Support rates and empower new generations of leaders. COUNSELING 5TH GRADE Community-building, 14-MONTH Support and ACADEMIC Advocacy ENRICHMENT Academic Rigor and Placement on College Prep Pathways LEADERSHIP AND CAREER DEVELOPMENT Skill-building, Exploration and Access Rainier Scholars Annual Report 2019–2020 | MissionMission andand Impact | Partners | Celebrating 20 Years | Financials | Contributors

Academic support and the pivot to online learning The hallmarks of our program are intensive academic preparation and long-term academic support, including targeted college counseling. Our scholars benefit from strong one-on-one relationships with their academic counselors and are inspired by creative, accessible teachers. That hasn’t changed. On March 12, schools in the greater Seattle area closed due to Covid-19. The following week, Rainier Scholars pivoted to providing online academic “I want to pass my legacy down enrichment and support, which continued throughout the school year to future cohorts so they can and into our summer session. see what’s possible if you • Prior to the pandemic, our Cohort 19 scholars each received nearly do the work. 500 hours of in-person academic enrichment. They each received There are no shortcuts or an additional 180 hours of virtual academic enrichment from elevators, only stairs to success.” March through July. Diana Cohort 15 • Nearly 125 middle-schoolers participated in in-depth | “We want to challenge literature seminars. the narrative that kids of color • We provided 250+ hours of college application support for can’t be successful in rigorous high school juniors and seniors. academic spaces because • We offered a virtual College 101 retreat to prepare high we have 19 cohorts that school seniors for an unusual start to their college say otherwise.” experience. Roy Fisher, M.A. LMFT • Academic counselors maintained regular contact with Child and Family Therapist each of their students. Rainier Scholars Annual Report 2019–2020 | MissionMission andand Impact | Partners | Celebrating 20 Years | Financials | Contributors

Support when it matters most We pair rigorous academic enrichment and academic learning skills with support in building identity and resilience. We also offer holistic mental health support. “Rainier Scholars helped me We met the challenges of a global pandemic and an urgent social justice gain academic and professional movement by increasing our individual scholar support and enhancing opportunities and a sense of our community building efforts. empowerment to determine • We created a Resource portal on our website to share our the course of my life and Community Resources (in English and Spanish) and Learning the impact I want to Resources, including literacy tools with book lists and reading guides. make on the world.” • We offered reverse parent-teacher conferences, with teachers Miles | Cohort 4 contacting parents to provide support. • Chrome books or laptops were distributed to every family in need, and we ensured WIFI capability for all families without a reliable Internet connection. • Our Academic Counseling team maintained regular check-ins with every scholar and family across the program, providing critical links and information regarding current and emerging emergency needs. • We doubled-down on community building, offering virtual community luncheons, weekly study sessions and weekly high school socials. Rainier Scholars Annual Report 2019–2020 | MissionMission andand Impact | Partners | Celebrating 20 Years | Financials | Contributors

Meeting the moment: racial justice The Black Lives Matter movement and a renewed focus on racial inequity have highlighted the importance of the work we’ve been doing for 20 years. “Rainier Scholars changed my life for the better. We have continued work on one of our key strategic I had an amazing academic initiatives—supporting multi-generational African American scholars and families. We’ve also strengthened enrichment opportunity our career and leadership development programming, and gained a strong engaging our scholars in profound discussions on support system for my dismantling racism in society, schools and workplaces and education and future encouraging them to be leaders and courageous problem endeavors.” solvers. Denzel | Cohort 3 • We held four workshops for Black families, focused on fostering a sense of belonging, “We are not meeting increasing parents’ ability to support their the current moment. children and building momentum on the The moment is catching college graduation pathway. up with us.” • We expanded early career exposure through Kaila Davis Nsimbi teen exploration workshops and increased Director of Leadership and access to meaningful summer opportunities, Career Development including pre-collegiate programs, Girls Who Code, Washington Business Week Summer Program, RadioActive Youth Media and many more. • We revamped our grade-level leadership workshops and seminars. Guiding questions enabled scholars to focus on important current events. • We facilitated 75 high school and college summer internship placements. • Our first-ever virtual Career Expo was attended by over 100 scholars and alumni and 40 presenters, featuring six alumni-led career pathway panels and several skill development workshops, including tips on how to pandemic-proof your job search and a plenary on Worktivisim: Racial Equity in Practice. Rainier Scholars Annual Report 2019–2020 | Mission and Impact | PartnersPartners | Celebrating 20 Years | Financials | Contributors

School partners Annie Wright Schools Lake Washington Girls Middle School Seattle Country Day School Special thanks to our school and Billings Middle School Lakeside School Seattle Girls’ School community partners who provide in-kind contributions through We are grateful for all Bishop Blanchet High School The Northwest School Seattle Lutheran High School facilities and program support: our school partnerships in The Bush School O’Dea High School Seattle Preparatory School Aki Kurose Middle School public, private and independent The Downtown School Oregon Episcopal School Seattle Public Schools The Bush School schools throughout the Puget Eastside Preparatory School The Overlake School Soundview School The Northwest School Sound region and beyond. The Evergreen School Phillips Exeter Academy St. George School Seattle University Explorer West Middle School Rainier Prep The Thacher School Forest Ridge School of the Sacred Heart Raisbeck Aviation High School University Prep South Shore PK-8 School Highline Public Schools Renton Public Schools Villa Academy University Prep Kennedy Catholic High School Seattle Academy Westside School Whitman College Colleges and universities attended Agnes Scott College Denison University Manhattan Christian College Seattle Pacific University University of New Mexico Allegheny College Eastern Washington University Marist College Seattle University University of Notre Dame American University Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University – Marlboro College Seton Hall University University of Oregon Art Center College of Design Prescott Middlebury College Shoreline Community College University of Pennsylvania Bard College Emory University Mills College Simmons College University of Rochester Bates College Eugene Lang College Morehouse College Skidmore College University of Southern California Bellevue College Evergreen State College Mt. Holyoke College Smith College University of Washington Boston College Franklin & Marshall College New York University South Seattle College University of Washington–Bothell Boston University George Washington University North Seattle College Southern Methodist University University of Washington–Tacoma Bowdoin College Georgetown University Northeastern University Spelman College Wake Forest University Brandeis University Gonzaga University Northwestern University St. John’s University (NY) Washington State University California Polytechnic State University Goucher College Oberlin College St. Olaf College Wellesley College Carleton College Harvard College Occidental College Stanford University Wesleyan University Carnegie Mellon University Harvey Mudd College Ohio State University Suffolk University Western Governors University Central Washington University Highline College Pacific Lutheran University Swarthmore College Western Washington University Chapman University Howard University Parsons School of Design Syracuse University Whatcom College Claremont McKenna College Ithaca College Pitzer College Tufts University Whitman College Colgate University Johns Hopkins University Pomona College Union College Williams College College of Wooster Kalamazoo College Pratt Institute University of Alaska–Fairbanks Yale University Columbia University Knox College Princeton University University of Chicago Connecticut College Lafayette College Santa Clara University University of La Verne Dartmouth College Loyola Marymount University Scripps College University of Miami Davidson College Macalester College Seattle Central College University of Michigan Rainier Scholars Annual Report 2019–2020 | Mission and Impact | PartnersPartners | Celebrating 20 Years | Financials | Contributors

Business and community partners Keystone partners Internship partners Amazon 21 Progress Harvey Mudd College, BMGI Amazon Web Services Undergraduate Summer Research We are grateful to our Thank you to the following The Boeing Company Art with Heart Helsell Fetterman internship partners who share companies for their depth and Fred Hutchinson Cancer Research Center Baird Hemanson Company a commitment to advancing breadth of involvement, offering Google BMGI IMCO Construction diversity in the workplace financial support, employee Honeywell Boys & Girls Clubs of King County Institute for Systems Biology while investing in engagement, internship Liberty Mutual Breakthrough Collaborative Kaiser Permanente tomorrow’s leaders. opportunities and full-time Logic20/20 Casa Colina Hospital and Kiewit employment for scholars. MCM Centers for Healthcare King County Water & Land Nordstrom Cascadia Consulting Resources Division Sea Mar Community Health Centers Perkins Coie LLP Charlie’s Produce Landesa Seattle Aquarium Skanska Chinook Capital Advisors Last Myle Seattle City Light Slalom Consulting Church World Service Legal Voice Seattle University Codeblack Films Liberty Mutual Skywide Logic LLC COPE Health Scholars Lincoln International Slalom 20th anniversary partners Credit Suisse Macquarie Group St. Olaf College As we mark the 20th anniversary of Rainier Cyborg Mobile Mellon Mays Undergraduate Fellowship Stratacore Scholars, we are deeply grateful to our sponsors Deutsche Bank Methow Valley Riding Unlimited who remain resolute in their support of Tableau Software Ekata Micron Technology educational equity. Teens in Public Service Electroimpact Microsoft TESC Food Systems Working New Americans Fellowship EPA, County of Santa Clara Group Research New Engen Epiphany School Children’s Law Center New Technologists evo Union Summer Northwest Folklife Expedia Upward Bound, TRIO SSS Northwestern Mutual Floop Edu USA Facts View our ad in Nurturing Roots Forterra UW Botanic Gardens Puget Sound Business Journal Pacific Northwest Research Institute Fred Hutchinson Cancer UW Center for Communication, thanking our sponsors Research Center PATH Difference & Equity Giddens School PEMCO UW Ginger Lab Girls Who Invest, Oregon State Perkins Coie UW Robinson Center Treasurer’s Office Pomona Hope WA-BLOC CDF Freedom Schools Glowforge Rainier Prep Washington Association of Sewer and GoDaddy Renton Innovation Zone Partnership Water Districts Green Plate Special Rios Immigration Law, P.S. Woodbery Partners Harper Engineering Russell Investments YMCA of Greater Seattle Rainier Scholars Annual Report 2019–2020 | Mission and Impact | Partners | Celebrating 20 Years | Financials | Contributors

Celebrating 20 years of impact In 2020, after 20 years of dedication, founding staff member and Executive Director Sarah Smith concluded her service with Rainier Scholars. During Sarah’s tenure we’ve impacted thousands of scholars, families, schools and workplaces and achieved college completion outcomes that are incomparable for programs of this kind. We are enormously grateful for Sarah’s commitment to equity in education and pledge to continue her vision. • We have just recruited our 20th cohort of scholars. • Over 800 scholars continue on their journey towards a college degree, professional career and lives of leadership and service. • Rainier Scholars have attended over 100 different colleges and universities. • We have facilitated over 800 internships. • Nearly 250 alumni are pursuing graduate education in medicine, law, business or other PhD programs or have embarked on careers in Business and Finance, STEM, Environmental and Social Impact, Arts, Culture and Media, Design, Government, Law and Public Policy and more.

2019–2020 outcomes 91% placement on college prep pathways in public and private schools for rising sixth-graders

95% admission to four-year colleges and universities

89% of all scholars who matriculated have received or are on track to receive a college degree

89% of all high school and college scholars are engaging in community or leadership activities

Financial results Audited financial results for the fiscal year July 1, 2019 – June 30, 2020 (excludes restricted funds) “Dreams and stars have always been a part of my life. Revenue My mom’s dream to be an Individuals $2,659,786 60% engineer now burns bright in me. To have the love of Corporations $1,188,568 27% my family and the Rainier Foundations $475,603 11% Scholars community has Other $83,662 2% changed my life.” Total Revenue $4,407,619 Jasmine | Cohort 10

Expenses

Programs Academic Enrichment $1,168,994 27% Academic Counseling $1,324,451 30% Leadership & Career $907,409 21% Total Program $3,400,854 78% Administration $298,974 7% Fundraising $692,673 15% Total Expenses $4,392,501 Net $15,118 Rainier Scholars Annual Report 2019–2020 | Mission and Impact | Partners | Celebrating 20 Years | Financials | Contributors

Business partners Anonymous Cadman Grayhawk Construction Nordstrom Seattle Mariners ACG Seattle Campfire Analytics Greenfield Institute NorthStar CG, LP Seattle Seahawks Thank you to those AFH Salon Canada Goose GreenRubino Novelty Hill Winery Seattle Sounders FC business partners that offer Afiniti Caroline Garry Branding LLC Guardian Cellars OAC Services, Inc Seattle Storm support through grant Ahlers Cressman & Sleight PLLC Cathedral LLC Guidehouse Optimism Brewing Company Sephora funding, matching gifts, AI Industries CBRE Hello Robin Orca Running Sequoyah Electric event sponsorship, pro Alaska Airlines CenturyLink Heritage Realty Pacific Portfolio Consulting, LLC Siemer Milling Company bono services and cash Aldridge CFO Selections Hermanson Company Pacific Science Center Simple Mills or in-kind donations. Alex Dunlop Golf Charlie’s Produce Hillis Clark Martin & Peterson P.S. Pagliacci Pizza Skanska All New Glass, Inc The Clarius Group, LLC Holmberg Mechanical Patriot Fire Protection Slalom Consulting Alliance Packaging In Honor of Dan & Hilary Kaltenbach Interior Technology Inc Perch Partners Snyder Roofing of Washington, LLC Collinear Group, LLC ISEC Inc Performance Contracting Inc Starbucks Coffee Company The Commerce Bank of Washington Johnson & Johnson Perkins & Will State Auto Convoy Johnson O’Hare Co, Inc Perkins Coie LLP Steve Sitcov PLLC Cornerstone Advisors Jones Lang LaSalle Pine Street Group LLC Storyville Coffee Costco Wholesale Kaiser Permanente Pivetta Brothers Construction, Inc StrataCore Creoworks KHS&S Contractors PLUMMER HARRINGTON Strategic Medical Management LLC DBM Contractors Inc Lagunitas Brewing Co Executive Search Sweetener Products Company DCI Engineers Larkmead Vineyards PMI Worldwide Swinerton Deeny Construction Co Leewens Corporation Precision Electric Group, Inc Tableau Software Amazon DeLille Cellars Legacy Group Premera Blue Cross Tacoma Art Museum Ankrom Moisan Architects Division 9 Flooring Liberty Bar Premier Power Electric Tacoma Rainiers Apollo Mechanical DocuSign Liberty Mutual PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP TITAN Earthwork LLC Artemis Connection, Inc Dot Foods, Inc Logic20/20 Prime 8 Consulting T-Mobile AstraZeneca Endeavour Capital Logo Unltd PRIME Electric The Tombras Group Auburn Mechanical EPIC Building Detailers LLC MacDonald-Miller Facility Solutions Prospect Construction, Inc TripAdvisor Baird Private Wealth Management evo Madrona Venture Group PSF Mechanical, Inc Twilio Bank of America F5 Networks Make It Matter LLC Pugh Capital Management United Rentals BECU Fannie Mae MalinHughes Quadrant Homes University Mechanical Contractors Inc Belathee Photography Fire & Vine Hospitality MBI Construction Services, Inc RealNetworks Urban League of Metropolitan Seattle Berntson Porter & Company, PLLC Firstline Systems, Inc McClone Construction Company Red Door Uwajimaya Betschart Mechanical, Inc Foy Group Corporation McKinney Group Inc Redwing Cafe Valley Electric Co Bickford Ford G&L Holdings, Inc McKinsey Remitly VECA Electric & Technologies Big G Express Gates Ventures McKinstry Retail Lockbox Verizon NW Bigger Boat Consulting Genentech Microsoft Roscoe’s Ranch Vulcan Inc BlackRock Genworth Moz Contributions Russell Investments W.W. Wells Millwork LLC Blue Fern Development Ghirardelli Chocolate Company Museum of Pop Culture Saltchuk Weber Thompson BMGI Goldman Sachs NBBJ Salty’s Seafood Grills Wells Fargo BMWC Constructors, Inc Goodfellow Bros New Seasons Market Schnitzer West Wheelhouse DMG The Boeing Company Google NHL Seattle Sea Fare Expositions, Inc Wilson Sonsini Goodrich & Rosati Brighton Jones The Gottman Institute, Inc Nike Seabrook Cottage Rentals The Woodhouse Wine Estates Brundage-Bone Concrete Pumping Gramercy Cellars Nintendo Seattle Art Museum ZT Systems Rainier Scholars Annual Report 2019–2020 | Mission and Impact | Partners | Celebrating 20 Years | Financials | Contributors

Foundations Anonymous (2) Fordham Street Foundation Live Like Raija Satterberg Foundation Apex Foundation The Foster Foundation Loeb Family Charitable Foundation Seattle Foundation Arakawa Foundation Grousemont Foundation Medina Foundation Seattle Seahawks Charitable Foundation Baird Foundation Heily Foundation The Norcliffe Foundation Sheng-Yen Lu Foundation Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation J.E. Fehsenfeld Family Foundation The Paul G. Allen Family Foundation Washington Women’s Foundation BlackRock Foundation Johnson & Haefling Family Foundation The Peach Foundation Wells Fargo Foundation Brandon Roy Foundation Larry Benaroya Family Foundation Perkins Coie Foundation Wilson Sonsini Goodrich & Rosati Foundation Charles D. and Mary A. Bauer Foundation Leo Maddox Foundation The Prime Foundation CHOICE Charitable Trust Liberty Mutual Foundation RealNetworks Foundation Legacy Circle We are grateful to our donors who have given at any level for 12 years, the same timespan our scholars commit to their future.

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Leadership Circle We honor our donors who have surpassed $50,000 in cumulative giving, investing in a scholar’s journey from 5th grade through college graduation.

Individual donors and volunteers Thank you to the Individual donors 467 volunteers who invested Thank you to the 10 donors | $50,000 and above 3,260 hours of their time and 1,510 individual and in-kind talent in 2019–2020.

donors who contributed 16 donors | $25,000 and above $2,659,786 to make our work possible in 2019–2020. 19 donors | $15,000 and above

39 donors | $10,000 and above

70 donors | $5,000 and above

74 donors | $2,500 and above

239 donors | $1,000 and above

189 donors | $500 and above

176 donors | $250 and above

678 donors | Up to $250

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Memorial gifts Thank you to the donors who have made named memorial gifts

Rainier Scholars leadership Board of Trustees Resource Council

Reggie Brown | Chair Susie Kang Algard Martha Bejar | Vice Chair Emily Anthony Rod Jones | Treasurer Patti Brooke Diankha Linear | Secretary Julia Calhoun Gregory Davis Kristina Ota Belfiore Craig Dawson David Clarke Joan Dawson Adam Diamond Tom Ellison Kristen Roby Dimlow Matt Griffin Zander Doroski Daniel Heu-Weller Lela Franco Leslie Magid Higgins Bisrat Gebre Judge Sean O’Donnell 2100 24th Avenue South, Suite 360 Patricia Handjaja Craig Stewart Seattle, Washington 98144 Pam Harrington 206.407.2111 Joyce Taylor Andy Jassy www.rainierscholars.org Jeff Wright Frank Martinez Gary Young Follow us on social media: Lance Neely Laura Orser Sujal Patel Gail Ransom Nicolette Sharp+ John Snyder Robert Strong Dr. Ed Taylor Bradaigh Wagner

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