2011 annual report Opening the door to greater educational opportunities since 1963. LetteRfRomthepResident&BoARdChAiR fromtheCivilRightsmovementofthe1960stotheelectionofthefirstAfrican-American presidentin2008,ournationhasmadegreatstridesinequality.however,thereremainsmuch worktodo.Growinggapsineducationallevelsbetweenracial,incomeandgendergroupsare makingsocialandeconomicmobilitymorechallenging,ifnotimpossible.Atthesametime, thecompetitivejobmarketdemandsmoreadvancedskillsincreasingtheimportanceofa qualityeducation. ABetterChanceisworkingtoclosethosegaps.fornearly50years,wehavebeenlaunching talentedstudentsonthepathtoleadershipbyprovidingaccesstooutstandingeducational opportunities.thispastyear,ABetterChancehelped525studentsgainadmissiontomorethan 300ofthisnation’smostrigorousboarding,dayandpublicschools,a13%increaseinstudent placementsoverthepreviousyear.Wealsoprovidedacademicandenrichmentprograms includingnewscholarorientation,careerdevelopmentworkshopsandinternationaltraveland Sandra E. Timmons studyopportunitiesforournearly2,000scholarsenrolledinABetterChancememberschools. morethan13,000ABetterChanceAlumnicontinuetoexcelintheirrespectivefields.A numberoftheseleaderswereprofiledinrenownedjournalistellisCose’sprovocativenewbook, The End of Anger,publishedinmay,2011.AlongwithAfrican-AmericanAlumnifromharvard Businessschool,mr.Coseinterviewedmorethan200ABetterChanceAlumnitoillustrate changingviewsofraceandsuccessfromtheCivilRightsmovementtothepresent.mr.Cose’s inclusionoftheABetterChanceAlumnihighlightedtheorganization’simpactonboththe studentsitservedandournationduringthisperiodofgreatprogressandchange. ourAlumnicontinueto“giveback”toABetterChance.thePass It ForwardAlumnifund exceededitsgoalforthesecondyearinarow.ABetterChanceispreparingitsnextgeneration ofleadersthroughthenationalAdvisoryCouncil,comprisedofAlumniandotheremerging leaderswhoarehelpingtostrengthentheorganization’snationalpresence,leadership andfundraising. ourworkwouldnotbepossiblewithoutthecontinuedcommitmentandengagementofour Ronald R. Pressman manypartners,friendsandAlumni.thissupportwasevidentinABetterChance’sawardofa $200,000grantfromtheAmericanexpressmembersproject,asocialmediacompetition. theABetterChancecommunityofsupportersvotedonlineeveryweekforsixmonthsforusto win!Again,manythanks! Asweapproachourhistoric50thAnniversary,weapplaudthethousandsofdetermined scholarsandAlumniwhoareusingtheopportunitiesprovidedbyABetterChancetomake ournationthebestitcanbe.theyareprovingdailythatgreatthingsresultwhentalentand extraordinaryopportunityarebroughttogether.Yet,wealsorecognizetheevengreaternumber ofyoungpeoplewhoarestillseeking“abetterchance.”together,wecancontinuetotransform talentedyoungpeopleoftenoverlookedintooutstandingfutureleaders.thankyouforyour continuedinvestmentinourscholarsandoursharedfuture. sandrae.timmons RonaldR.pressman president Chair,nationalBoardofdirectors A Better Chance 2011AnnualReport|1 ProgramUpdAte Current Scholars Finding Talent Often Overlooked Collegepreparatory schoolsprogram: • ABetterChanceistheoldestandonlynationalorganizationofitskindserving approximately totalenrollmentinAcademic 2,000 studentschosenfortheirmotivation,academicstrengthandpotentialwhoareenrolled Year2011-2012–1,988 inmorethan300ofthenation’smostrigorousandprestigiousboarding,dayandpublic schoolsthroughitsCollegepreparatoryschoolsprogram. • nearly half of2011incomingscholars’familiesmakelessthanthenationalhousehold medianincome. • About 46% ofourscholarsliveinsingle-parenthouseholds. • Approximately500studentsannuallyarerecruitedandplacedinoutstanding educationalopportunities. • Approximately96%ofABetterChancegraduatingseniorsimmediatelyenrollincollege. 67%AfricanAmerican 17% Hispanic/Latino 6%AsianAmerican 5% Multiracial 4% Other <1% NativeAmerican Affiliated Colleges Program WewouldliketothankourAffiliatedCollegesprogrampartners.thesecollegesand universitieshavepartneredwithABetterChancetodemonstratetheircommitmenttodiversity. theyprovideessentialresourcestoassistourscholarsthroughouttheirapplicationprocess andgivefurtherconsiderationtoscholarapplicantsthroughouttheiradmissionsprocess. (List as of April 2012) 59% f e m a l e AmherstCollege elonUniversity smithCollege 41% m a l e BarnardCollege emoryUniversity sophiedavisschoolof BostonUniversity franklin&marshallCollege Biomedical Education BowdoinCollege hamiltonCollege stanfordUniversity BucknellCollege harveymuddCollege tuftsUniversity CarletonCollege illinoisinstituteof UnitedstatesCoastGuard CaseWesternReserve technology Academy University LafayetteCollege UniversityofChicago ClaremontmcKennaCollege LoyolamarymountUniversity Universityofdelaware ColbyCollege newYorkUniversity Universityofpennsylvania ColgateUniversity northwesternUniversity UniversityofRichmond 63% Independent dayschools CollegeofholyCross pomonaCollege Universityofsouthern 29% Independent CollegeofWilliam&mary RiceUniversity California Boarding Schools ConnecticutCollege saintthomasAquinas Universityoftampa 8%Community davidsonCollege College UniversityofVirginia school Programs denisonUniversity sarahLawrenceCollege VassarCollege drexelUniversity skidmoreCollege WesleyanUniversity A Better Chance 2011AnnualReport|2 AllBoysschool|AllGirlsschool|*5-dayBoardingschool| foundingschool|Over 35 Year History memBer SchooLs Member Schools In the past 49 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 worked with us for more than 35 years. Further, 14 of our schools are founding schools and have been 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. Northeast Region (CT, MA, ME, NH, VillageCommunityschool,newYork,nY Concord Academy,Concord,mA Northern NJ, NY, RI, VT) theWaldorfschoolofGardenCity, Dana Hall School,Wellesley,mA NY & Northern NJ Day Schools: GardenCity,nY Deerfield Academy,deerfield,mA theBrearleyschool,newYork,nY CT, MA, ME, NH, RI, VT Day Schools: Dublin School,dublin, NH Brooklyn Friends School,Brooklyn,nY BeaverCountrydayschool, Emma Willard School,troy,nY The Calhoun School,newYork,nY Chestnuthill,mA The Ethel Walker School,simsbury,Ct theCathedralschoolofst.Johnthedivine, Belmonthillschool,Belmont,mA* fay School, Southborough, MA newYork,nY BostonUniversityAcademy,Boston,mA The Governor's Academy,Byfield,mA theChapinschool,newYork,nY Brunswickschool,Greenwich,Ct Groton School,Groton,mA CityandCountryschool,newYork,nY Commonwealth School,Boston,mA The Gunnery,Washington,Ct Collegiate School,newYork,nY Conventofthesacredheart, Hebron Academy,hebron, ME Conventofthesacredheart, Greenwich,Ct hillsideschool,marlborough,mA newYork,nY fennschool,Concord,mA The Hotchkiss School,Lakeville,Ct The Dalton School,newYork,nY hamdenhallCountrydayschool, Kent School,Kent,Ct Delbarton School,morristown,nJ hamden,Ct Kentshillschool,Kentshill, ME dwightenglewoodschool,englewood,nJ hopkinsschool,newhaven,Ct Kimball Union Academy,meriden, NH Fieldston School,Riverdale,nY theLexingtonChristianAcademy, Lawrence Academy,Groton,mA friendsseminary,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 Kentplaceschool,summit,nJ WestRoxbury,mA Miss Hall's School,pittsfield,mA theKew-forestschool,foresthills,nY st.Luke’sschool,newCanaan,Ct Miss Porter’s School,farmington,Ct L.R.e.i.,newYork,nY thayerAcademy,Braintree,mA Northfield Mount Hermon School,mt. newarkAcademy,Livingston,nJ theWaringschool,Beverly,mA hermon, MA thenightingale-Bamfordschool, theWinsorschool,Boston,mA Phillips Academy,Andover,mA newYork,nY Northeast Boarding Schools: Phillips Exeter Academy,exeter, NH The Packer Collegiate Institute,Brooklyn,nY Avon Old Farms School,Avon,Ct Pomfret School,pomfret,Ct polyprepCountrydayschool,Brooklyn,nY Berkshire School,sheffield,mA Portsmouth Abbey School,portsmouth,Ri Riverdale Country School,Bronx,nY Blair Academy,Blairstown,nJ Proctor Academy,Andover, NH Rudolfsteinerschool,newYork,nY Brooks School,northAndover,mA St. George's School,newport,Ri RyeCountrydayschool,Rye,nY Buxton School,Williamstown, MA St. Mark’s School, Southborough, MA st.Bernard’sschool,newYork,nY The Cambridge School of Weston, St. Paul’s School,Concord, NH st.david’sschool,newYork,nY Weston,mA stoneleigh-Burnhamschool, st.Luke’sschool,newYork,nY Canterburyschool,newmilford,Ct Greenfield,mA schooloftheholyChild,Rye,nY Cardiganmountainschool,Canaan, NH Suffield Academy,suffield,Ct The Spence School,newYork,nY Chapel-Hill-Chauncy Hall School, Tabor Academy,marion,mA statenislandAcademy,statenisland,nY Waltham,mA The Taft School,Watertown,Ct thetownschool,newYork,nY Cheshire Academy,Cheshire,Ct Tilton School,tilton, NH trevordayschool,newYork,nY Choate Rosemary Hall,Wallingford,Ct Westminster School,simsbury,Ct A Better Chance 2011AnnualReport|3 AllBoysschool|AllGirlsschool|*5-dayBoardingschool| foundingschool|Over 35 Year History memBer