FY13 College Track Annual Report

Olivia F., i.am.College Track Class of 2016

COLLEGE TRACK ANNUAL REPORT

2012-2013

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TABLE OF CONTENTS

OUR MISSION 2 WHAT IS COLLEGE TRACK?

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WHY COLLEGE TRACK?

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WHO WE SERVE

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QUALITY 7 Our Results

SCALE 8 Where We Are and Where We Are Going

SUSTAINABILITY 8 How We Support Our Quality and Scale

COLLEGE TRACK DONORS

Norma A. and Priscilla M., College Track Oakland Class of 2013

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[OUR MISSION]

EMPOWER STUDENTS FROM UNDERSERVED COMMUNITIES TO GRADUATE FROM COLLEGE

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Edwin S., College Track San Francisco Class of 2016 www.collegetrack.org

Troy Simon (Urban League College Track, 2012) at the White House Forum for College Completion. Troy had the opportunity to introduce First Lady, Michelle Obama.

Student Bio:

TROY SIMON In Young in America: New Orleans, an anthology of pieces

by Urban League College Track students, Troy Simon writes: “There’s no way to run from this world. The only thing we can do is face it and overcome our biggest challenges.”

Troy’s challenges were bigger than most. At the age of 12, Hurricane Katrina swept through New Orleans, scattering Troy and his family. They did not reunite until a week and a half later, in the Houston Astrodome. His childhood home as he knew it gone, Troy relocated to Texas. In the year after the hurricane, as his hometown took on the immense task of rebuilding, Troy began his own uphill climb. He 4

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began to learn to read and write.

Essentially illiterate at 12, Troy realized he had no time to spare. “As for me,” he writes in Young in America: New Orleans, “I am changed, have let myself be changed, by education.” Putting his faith in his teachers, dedicating himself to education for the first time, Troy not only pulled himself up to grade level but discovered, along the way, a true love and knack for writing.

As he puts it, “I had been held in silence for so long, and writing has torn that silence out of me and allowed me to express myself. I’m driven to write because I have something •

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to say. Writing gives me the voice to say it.” While he found a lot of support from his middle school and high school teachers, Troy also connected with College Track during this renaissance.

“I believe College Track has helped me grow to become the person I am today,” says Troy. “It’s made me more determined, driven, and motivated. I can say that if it wasn’t for College Track, I wouldn’t be where I am right now.

Where is he now? The day he spoke to us for this story, Troy was sitting in College Track’s Oakland headquarters, about to wrap up his summer internship, which bridged both the New Orleans and Oakland sites. Under his arm were the anthologies his writing has appeared in. A few days later, he was flying across the country to start his second year at Bard College in upstate New York. From where he started – displaced by Hurricane Katrina and unable to read at age 12 – the ground he’s made up is a testament to his resilience and will. “The challenges I’ve overcome have made me realize that pain is only for the moment, but quitting is forever. So quitting is not actually an option.”

He credits College Track, with helping him win a full-ride POSSE scholarship to attend Bard. “They really helped me out with that,” he recalls. “I was one of only 20 students, out of 659, to win.” He also feels that College Track steered him toward a college that’s a great fit. “First of all, I love the diversity at Bard,” says Troy. “Also, being a writer, I love the mountainous area. Writers need a space to think and learn, and Bard gives you that.”

When the opportunity to intern at College Track arose this summer, Troy jumped at the chance. “It’s important for me to give back to a program that supported me,” he says.

During his internship, Troy worked with students in College Track’s new African American Male initiative. “I got the chance to work with a group of African American students with diverse perspectives,” says Troy. “I was able to teach them African American history, discuss poverty and racial issues, share important articles by black writers, and give them information about people like Jean-Michel Basquiat.

The whole internship experience has made me realize it’s much better to give than to receive. It makes you feel successful, doing something you really love, and it’s shown me there are other kids out there, like me, who are willing to learn and work hard to get to college.” Ultimately, he says, the internship has helped bring his future goals into clearer view. “It’s really jump-started my enthusiasm to become a 5th-grade teacher,” says Troy.

As Troy sets his sights on that vision, it seems fitting to close with words from yet another published piece of writing (his credits are growing): “I hope to inspire children and adults and to let them know that if they believe in themselves, they can create a life of unrestricted possibilities.

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[ AB O U T CO L L EG E TR ACK]

OUR VISION All students in our nation will have the opportunity to earn a college degree.

ABOUT COLLEGE TRACK College Track is a national college completion program that empowers students from underserved communities to graduate from college. From the summer before 9th grade through college graduation, our 10-year program removes the barriers that prevent students from earning their college degree by providing them with comprehensive academic support, leadership training, financial and college advising, and scholarships. We teach them the skills necessary to succeed in college and beyond.

College Track started in 1997 and currently serves over 1,600 high school and college students in East Palo Alto, Oakland, San Francisco, New Orleans, Colorado, and Los Angeles. Over our 16-year history, 92% of our high school seniors have been accepted to four-year colleges and our college graduation rate is 2.5 times the national average for low-income students*.

OUR VISION FOR GROWTH We aim to increase our impact by changing the lives of individual students. In doing so, we create a ripple effect that leads to generational impact and transforms low-income communities. By demonstrating dramatic results for students in regions across the country, our goal is to become the standard-bearer of college completion.

By 2016, College Track will double the number of students served to over 3,000 and increase the number of college graduates to over 300. Within 10 years, we will serve 10,000 students and increase our number of college graduates tenfold.

By focusing on strengthening quality, broadening scale and deepening sustainability, we will serve more students at our existing sites and replicate our model in communities across the country. *As defined by Pell Grant eligibility requirements. Pell Grant is a federal need-based grant for low-income undergraduates, which wasreceived by eighty-one percent of College Track students in 2012-2013.

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[ W H Y COLLE GE TRACK?]

[ W H O W E S ERVE] 2011-2012

HOW DO YOU CREATE CHANGE?

2012-2013

If there’s one thing we’ve learned in 16 years of supporting students’ efforts to graduate from college, it’s that real transformation requires real commitment.

36%

What kind of commitment? The entire high school and college experience. It’s a lot to ask. It’s a big investment of time, effort and hope.

64%

4% 4%

4% 6%

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The students we empower are two and a half times more likely to graduate from a four-year university than their peers. Our program is a third the cost of any other alternative out there. And we have literally closed the opportunity gap for the young people we serve.

9% 44%

By providing the tools, the guidance, and the kind of support you’d expect from a second family, we’ve become far more than just a college prep program.

43%

African American

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And by approaching each student’s experience individually and holistically, we’ve seen the impact even just one college degree can have as it ripples out to affect the lives of others.

75%

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PELL

That’s why we’re on a mission to work with schools to foster a college-going mentality and dramatically increase the number of college graduates from underserved communities across the country.

IN MAKING COLLEGE GRADUATION

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GENERATION

GENERATION

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TO COLLEGE

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ELIGIBLE

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A REALITY FOR ONE, WE MAKE IT

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PELL

ELIGIBLE

Because we know that as individual College Track alumni leave their campuses, they do so not just as graduates, but as the new standard for their friends, families, and communities.

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36%

But numbers alone don’t begin to portray the kind of transformation we’re talking about.

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63%

RACE

But there’s something inside each of these young people—a fire in the belly—that drives them to do truly amazing things, and this makes the return on investment more than worth it.

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37%

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[QUALITY: O UR RESULT S] ACA D EM IC R EAD IN ESS [EL A ] 2011-2012

ACA D EM IC READINESS [% OF SEN IORS 3.0+]

52%

2012-2013

61% 75%

2013-2014 Goal

66% 60%

2016 Goal

75% 51% 47%

ACAD EM IC R EA D INESS [M ATH] 2011-2012

23%

2012-2013

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2013-2014 Goal

% OF SENIORS COLLEGE ELIGIBLE

85%

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% OF SENIORS MATRICULATING TO A 4-YEAR COLLEGE

95% 83%

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2016 Goal

90%

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54%

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2013-2014 Goal

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2016 Goal

2013-2014 Goal

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2011-2012

2016 Goal

2013-2014 Goal

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2011-2012

2016 Goal

57%

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66%

2013-2014 Goal

62%

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59%

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6+YEAR COLLEGE GRADUATION RATE

60%

2016 Goal

HIGH SCHOOL PROGRAM

4-YEAR RETENTION RATE

2013-2014 Goal

50%

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2016 Goal

2011-2012

43%

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[SCALE: WHERE W E AR E AN D W H ER E W E’RE G O I N G ]

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2013-2014 Goal

2016-2017 Goal

Total Enrollment

1109

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3000+

High School Enrollment

791

950

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2200+

College Enrollment

318

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490

950+

College Graduates

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Number of Sites

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[SU STAI NABI LI TY: HO W W E S U PPO RT O U R QUA L I TY AN D S CAL E]

2012-2013 Booked Revenue

$11,034,416

Less: Revenue for Use in Future Years

(588,902)

Revenue for Use in Current Year

$192,767 $78,787

$884,867

$312,837 $4,922,410

$236,998

10,445,514

Booked Expenses

9,194,066

Less: Adjustments for Non-Cash Expenses

(233,153)

Cash Expenses

8,960,913

Cash Provided by Operations

1,484,601

$4,405,750

Individuals

Cash Used for Investing/Financing

(1,403,190)

Foundations/Grants Government Grants

Change in Cash

81,411

Beginning Cash

1,137,767

Ending Cash

1,219,178

Partnerships Scholarships Interest Fees and Other In Kind Support

(Source: Fiscal Year 2013 Financial Audit)

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“College Track is a place

I call home. It’s where my second family is.”

- Julio G., East Palo Alto Class of 2016

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[DONOR ROLL] JULY 1, 2012-JUNE 30,2013

$250,000+

Anonymous The California Endowment Emerson Collective Arjun Gupta i.am.angel Foundation J.P. Morgan Chase Foundation Marissa Mayer and Zachary Bogue Sean Parker Foundation Summit 54 Urban League of Greater New Orleans Wasserman Foundation

Hurlbut-Johnson Charitable Trust Las Vegas Sands Corp.

Maverick Capital Charities Pacific Education Foundation Paula and Michael Rantz The Riordan Foundation RosaMary Foundation The Sage Foundation Salesforce.com Foundation SanDisk Corporation Fund Selley Foundation Silicon Valley Social Venture Fund

$100,000-$249,999

$10,000- $24,999

Anonymous Marc and Lynne Benioff Kara Berg Anthony Bernhardt and Lynn Feintech Brin Wojcicki Foundation The Ron Conway Family John and Ann Doerr Bing and Debra Gordon The Heising-Simons Foundation Koret Foundation Jillian Manus Oakland Fund for Children & Youth Quest Foundation David Singer and Diana Kapp May and Stanley Smith Charitable Trust Tin Man Fund Tipping Point University of Phoenix Foundation

$50,000 - $99,999

Ayrshire Foundation Eddy and Paula Cue Doris Fisher Hearst Foundation Institute of Mental Hygiene Jony and Heather Ive The Kimball Foundation John and Nancy Lasseter Pinnacle Financial Group San Francisco Department of Children,

Youth and Their Families Phillip Schiller and Kim Gasset-Schiller John and Sandra Thompson

$25,000 - $49,999

49ers Foundation Almar Foundation Anonymous Benjamin and Dana Bisconti Evelyn and Norman Feintech

Family Foundation Genentech Foundation Marcia and John Goldman

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Rogers Family Foundation Irene S. Scully Family Foundation Peter Seligmann and Lee B. Rhodes Laura and Greg Spivy William and Jennifer Stasior Streisand Foundation Wells Fargo Foundation Mrs. Diane Wilsey Yellow Chair Foundation Zimmer Family Foundation Zynga.org

$5,000 - $9,999

Anonymous (2) Bank of America Roger and Sloan Barnett BelleJAR Foundation Michael and Chris Boskin Dr. Larry and Girija Brilliant Tench Coxe and Simone Otus Coxe Deutsche Bank Americas Foundation East Bay Community Foundation Edwards Foundation Pam and Brad Ehikian Emery Unified School District Freedom of Mobility, Inc. Mary Freeman Wisdom Foundation Neal George and Brandee Barker William Gilmore Foundation Goldman Sachs Gives Paul Graham and Jessica Livingston Mimi and Peter Haas Stephanie and Fred Harman George Frederick Jewett Foundation Franklin and Catherine Johnson Foundation Puja and Samir Kaul Keller Family Foundation Bruce and Irene Klores Laura and Gary Lauder Thomas J. Long Foundation Carole and Michael Marks Marc and Nora Mazur McAfee Foundation Meyer Family Fund Dave and Brit Morin Kenneth Olivier and Angela Nomellini O’Melveny and Myers, LLP Leonard Perillo Harry Plant and Amy Rao Catherine and Michael Podell Lisa and John Pritzker Pro Bono Publico Foundation Tony Prophet and Anke Hebig Prophet Reily Foundation Jeff and Laura Robbin Roger Rosner and Rowena Dodson

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Adams and Associates Katherine Alden Lauren and Flavio Bonomi April and Paul Buchheit Mark Buell and Susie Tompkins Buell Ana and Abdur Chowdhury The Clorox Company Carla and David Crane Greg Dalton and Lucia Choi-Dalton Eight, Inc. Sako and Bill Fisher Laura and John Fisher Nanci and Gary Fredkin Friedman Family Foundation Robert J. and Helen H. Glaser

Family Foundation The HAND Foundation William and Flora Hewlett Foundation Eugenie and Joseph Jones

Family Foundation Wayne Jordan and Quinn Delaney Suzanne and Jim Kohlberg Andrew McCollum and Gretchen Sisson Motwani-Jadeja Foundation Burke Norton Osman and Renee Rashid Jeff and Laura Robbin The San Francisco Foundation Ruchi Sanghvi John and Regina Scully The Honorable George Shultz and

Mrs. Charlotte Shultz Silver Giving Kevin Thau Carlos Watson Jane Woodward Ellen Wright and Howard Montgomery Timothy Wu and Eric Murphy

$1,000 - $4,999

Sam Altman Amy and Mark Atkinson Rosemary Baker Ethan and Wayee Chu Beard

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Michael and Kristen Beckwith Michael Beesley and Katrina Montinola Karen Bergman Jennifer Blakely Gail Bloom Jonathan Bruck and Cristel de Rouvray Giovanni Colella Katie Cotton David and Helen Dichek Andy Dreyfus and Diane Harwood Martha Ehrenfeld and Carla McKay Enterprise Rent-A-Car Foundation Adrian Fenty Matt Fischer Scott and Molly Forstall Tod Francis and Bonnie Matlock Gelfand, Rennert, and Feldman, LLP Gideon Hausner Jewish Day School Walter and Cathy Isaacson Harvey Jones and Ann Dawson JUMA Ventures Cynthia and Bert Keely Michael Hall Kieschnick Eric Kim and Suyun Hong Kim Josh Korman Tom Lee Sam Lessin and Jessica Vascellaro Donald and Debbra Lindo Dianne and Francesco Longoni Mitch Mandich and Rebecca Vitale-Mandich David Marcantonio Irene Mecchi Rob Mee and Dana Le Carole and Fred Middleton Robert and Catherine Miller Charitable Foundation Mr. and Mrs. R. King Milling Eileen and Gary Morgenthaler Dr. Dean and Dr. Anne Ornish Bruce Ramer Genevieve Richardson Peter and Pamela Rosekrans Jill Rubin Jake Schatz and Katherine M. Albright Steve and Jennifer Schimmel Mike Schroepfer Don and Roy Splawn Charitable Foundation West Swig Foundation Sina and Connie Tamaddon Jeffrey and Barbara Taylor Jeff Tseng Charlotte and Harry Turner Family Fund Sarajane Winkelman Elaine and Don Wood

[ B OA R D O F DI R ECTO R S ] Chris Boskin Andy Dreyfus Lynn Feintech Adrian Fenty Henry Louis Gates, Jr. Caroline Hoxby Cynthia Keely Debbra Lindo Jillian Manus Leo Martinez Marc Mazur Laurene Powell Jobs, Co-Founder Jill Rubin David Singer Carlos Watson, Co-Founder Ellen Wright Timothy Wu

[ CO L L EG E TR ACK L EA DER S H I P T E A M ] David Silver, Chief Executive Officer James Cleveland, Chief Operating Officer Mike Barr, Chief Financial Officer Lara Sellers, Vice President of Development Elissa Salas, Vice President of Strategic Growth Jeannie Johnson, Vice President of Programs Cristel de Rouvray, Vice President of College Completion Linh Huynh, Chief of Staff Camille Merritt, Director of Marketing & Evaluation Marshall Lott, Chief Advocate for College Completion Maria Cristina Rangel, Senior Manager of Development Geraldine Sonobe, Director of New Initiatives Stephanie Lin, Director of Program Development Sharifa Wilson, East Palo Alto Site Director Shria Tomlinson, Oakland Site Director Omar Butler, San Francisco Site Director Sherdren Burnside, Urban League College Track Site Director Adam Silver, College Track Summit 54 Site Director Tina Kim, i.am College Track Site Director

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Kai’Ree H., College Track San Francisco Class of 2014

College Track East Palo Alto 1877 Bay Road East Palo Alto, CA 94303 t. 650.614.4875 f. 650.614.4879 College Track Oakland 117 Broadway Oakland, CA 94607 t. 510.835.1775 f. 510.835.1775 College Track San Francisco 4301 3rd Street San Francisco, CA 94124 t. 415.206.9995 f. 415.206.9998 Urban League College Track 1030 Lesseps Street, 2nd Floor New Orleans, LA 70117 t. 504.620.2332 f. 504.620.9654 College Track Summit 54 16950 Iliff Avenue, Unit F4 Aurora, CO 80013 t. 720.748.7736 i.am College Track 2130 E. First St. Los Angeles, CA 90033 t. 323.360.0730 College Track National 111 Broadway, Suite 101 Oakland, CA 94607 t. 510.834.3295 f. 510.834.3312

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