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TOGETHER WE RISE Rainier Scholars Annual Report | 2017–2018 Photo: Seattle Academy HOLDING THE VISION L ast month, I had one of those powerful moments which drives home the essence of what Rainier Scholars is all about I met a Rainier Scholars alumna for breakfast during her visit home, in which she was bringing her husband and infant son to meet family and friends in the Seattle area This young woman stated her goal over 15 years ago when she started Rainier Scholars: to become a doctor and practice medicine back in her home community, serving those with limited access to high-quality health care She knew that journey well from her own life story, and was determined to use her own educational opportunity to make an impact ‘‘I work in a place where dreams have the opportunity to be realized.’’ Fast forward to 2018 and this scholar, now in her mid-20’s, is on the precipice of realizing that dream With her own hard work matched by access and opportunity provided by Rainier Scholars, South Seattle will soon be able to welcome this doctor back to town, and patients throughout the neighborhood will benefit from her expertise, compassion and care A full circle moment for both herself and the community When people ask what I for a living, I want to say quite simply, “I work in a place where dreams have the opportunity to be realized.” I thank each and every one of you who help make these dreams of so many hundreds of young people a reality On behalf of those here at home and afar who benefit from the presence of our scholars – thank you Sarah Smith | Executive Director Photos: jerrydavisphoto.com Together We Together We Rise Rise | Rainier Rainier Scholars Scholars Annual Annual Report Report| |2017–2018 2017–2018 HOLDING THE VISION HOLDING THE VISION | PARTNERS | ALUMNI ENGAGMENT PARTNERS& SUPPORTERS ALUMNI ENGAGEMENT | FINANCIALS FINANCIALS | CONTRIBUTORS CONTRIBUTORS HOLDING THE VISION ‘‘Getting a child to college is a community effort.’’ OUR MISSION Rainier Scholars cultivates the academic potential and leadership skills of hard-working, low-income students of color By creating access to transformative educational opportunities and providing comprehensive support to scholars and families, we increase college graduation rates and empower new generations of leaders OUR CHALLENGE Never before has it been so difficult for a young person to rise above the economic class and life circumstances into which he or she was born It is sobering to realize that only 8-16% of lower-income students will earn a college degree by age 25 and that within that group, Black and Latino students are 2-3 times less likely to become college graduates For those who are the first in their family to earn a college degree, the odds are even greater Rainier Scholars is committed to addressing this critical issue OUR MEASURES OF SUCCESS IN 2017–2018: 98% of scholars achieved placement on college prep pathways 97% of scholars matriculated to 4-year colleges or universities 93% of scholars who matriculated have graduated or are on track to graduate with a 4-year degree 14-MONTH ACADEMIC ENRICHMENT ENRICHMENT 5TH 6TH GRADE GRADE LEADERSHIP LEADERSHIP ACADEMIC DEVELOPMENT ACADEMIC DEVELOPMENT COUNSELING& COUNSELING 9TH–12TH 10TH–12THGRADE GRADE & SUPPORT SUPPORT SERVICES COLLEGE COLLEGE SUPPORT SUPPORT SERVICES FRESHMAN–SENIOR FRESHMAN–SENIOR 6TH–8TH GRADE 7TH–9TH GRADE PROGRAM PHASES The 12-year journey to college graduation and community leadership Together We Together We Rise Rise | Rainier Rainier Scholars Scholars Annual Annual Report Report| |2017–2018 2017–2018 HOLDING THE VISION HOLDING THE VISION | PARTNERS | ALUMNI ENGAGMENT PARTNERS& SUPPORTERS ALUMNI ENGAGEMENT | FINANCIALS FINANCIALS | CONTRIBUTORS CONTRIBUTORS VISION 2020 UPDATE Our most recent strategic plan, adopted in 2015, reaffirmed our mission, vision and program and resulted in several new initiatives focused on program development and organizational capacity-building At right is a summary of progress in the 2017–18 timeframe EARLIER START • Extended program services to begin one year earlier – in the summer following 4th grade MULTI-GENERATIONAL AFRICAN AMERICAN (MGAA) INITIATIVE • Built partnerships with other community based-organizations to increase enrollment of African American scholars in the program as we aim towards 40% goal by 2020 75% independent school placement rate in 6th grade, our highest mark to date 91% retention rate for African American scholars in the program 81% CAREER PATHWAYS • Successfully piloted Computer Science class for all 5th graders, now included as a permanent part of the earlier start curriculum internship acceptance rate for applying college scholars ORGANIZATIONAL CAPACITY BUILDING • As part of Bridgespan’s Leading for Impact program, designed “building future leaders” framework to guide our succession planning and professional development efforts • Hired new Database and Systems Administrator to manage all aspects of our data and IT systems Together We Together We Rise Rise | Rainier Rainier Scholars Scholars Annual Annual Report Report| |2017–2018 2017–2018 HOLDING THE VISION HOLDING THE VISION | PARTNERS | ALUMNI ENGAGMENT PARTNERS& SUPPORTERS ALUMNI ENGAGEMENT | FINANCIALS FINANCIALS | CONTRIBUTORS CONTRIBUTORS PARTNERS SCHOOL PARTNERS Annie Wright School Billings Middle School Bishop Blanchet High School The Bush School The Cate School The Downtown School Eastside Preparatory School The Evergreen School Explorer West Middle School Forest Ridge School of the Sacred Heart Highline Public Schools Holy Names Academy Kennedy High School Lake Washington Girls Middle School Lakeside School The Northwest School Oregon Episcopal School The Overlake School Phillips Exeter Academy Rainier Prep Raisbeck Aviation High School Renton Public Schools Seattle Academy Seattle Country Day School Seattle Girls’ School Seattle Lutheran High School Seattle Preparatory School Seattle Public Schools Shawnigan Lake School St Bernadette Parish School St Joseph School The Thacher School University Prep Villa Academy Westside School Special thanks to our school and community partners who provide in-kind contributions through facilities and program support: Aki Kurose Middle School The Bush School The Northwest School Seattle University South Shore PreK-8 School University of Washington University Prep Whitman College Together We Together We Rise Rise | Rainier Rainier Scholars Scholars Annual Annual Report Report| |2017–2018 2017–2018 “I had teachers who never allowed me to be anything less than I was truly capable of being.” HOLDING VISION HOLDING THE THE VISION | PARTNERS & SUPPORTERS ALUMNI | ALUMNI ENGAGMENT ENGAGEMENT PARTNERS | FINANCIALS | CONTRIBUTORS CONTRIBUTORS PARTNERS COLLEGES AND UNIVERSITIES Agnes Scott College Eugene Lang College Northeastern University Suffolk University Allegheny College Evergreen State College Northwestern University Swarthmore College American University Franklin & Marshall College Oberlin College Syracuse University ArtCenter College of Design George Washington University Occidental College Tufts University Bard College Georgetown University Pacific Lutheran University Union College Bates College Gonzaga University Pitzer College University of Alaska – Fairbanks Bellevue College Goucher College Pomona College University of Chicago Boston College Harvard College Pratt Institute University of Michigan Boston University Harvey Mudd College Princeton University University of Notre Dame California Polytechnic State Highline College River Bible Institute University of Oregon Howard University Santa Clara University University of Pennsylvania Carleton College Ithaca College Scripps College University of Rochester Carnegie Mellon University Johns Hopkins University Seattle Central College University of Southern California Central Washington University Kalamazoo College Seattle Pacific University University of Washington Chapman University Knox College Seattle University University of Washington – Bothell Claremont McKenna College Lafayette College Seton Hall University University of Washington – Tacoma Colgate University Loyola Marymount University Shoreline Community College Washington State University College of Wooster Macalester College Skidmore College Wellesley College Columbia University Marist College Smith College Wesleyan University Connecticut College Middlebury College South Seattle College Western Governors University Dartmouth College Mills College Southern Methodist University Western Washington University Davidson College Morehouse College Spelman College Whatcom Community College Denison University Mt Holyoke College St John’s University (NY) Whitman College Eastern Washington University New York University St Olaf College Williams College Emory University North Seattle College Stanford University Yale University University Together We Together We Rise Rise | Rainier Rainier Scholars Scholars Annual Annual Report Report| |2017–2018 2017–2018 HOLDING VISION HOLDING THE THE VISION | PARTNERS & SUPPORTERS ALUMNI | ALUMNI ENGAGMENT ENGAGEMENT PARTNERS | FINANCIALS | CONTRIBUTORS CONTRIBUTORS PARTNERS KEYSTONE PARTNERS Thank you to the following companies for their depth and breadth of involvement, offering financial support, employee engagement, internship opportunities and full-time employment for scholars ‘‘You have to make the most of your opportunities.’’ Amazon BMGI The Boeing Company Fred Hutchinson Cancer Research Center Google Honeywell Liberty Mutual/Safeco Insurance Logic20/20 MCM Nordstrom Skanska Why Rainier Scholars? In this video, a sponsor and students speak to the important role Rainier Scholars plays in the lives of students, their families and society as a whole Together We Together We Rise Rise | Rainier Rainier Scholars Scholars Annual Annual Report Report| |2017–2018 2017–2018 HOLDING VISION HOLDING THE THE VISION | PARTNERS & SUPPORTERS ALUMNI | ALUMNI ENGAGMENT ENGAGEMENT PARTNERS | FINANCIALS | CONTRIBUTORS CONTRIBUTORS PARTNERS In the summer of 2017 and 2018, Rainier Scholars students landed over 200 internships with 70 different employers in the Pacific Northwest and beyond Thank you to ALL of our internship partners and workplace mentors who provide scholars with real world work experience and opportunities to develop professional skills and competencies Together We Together We Rise Rise | Rainier Rainier Scholars Scholars Annual Annual Report Report| |2017–2018 2017–2018 INTERNSHIP PARTNERS 21 Progress Aegis Living Amazon Apple Art & Global Health Center Africa Artemis Connections Baird Private Wealth Investments BMGI, Inc The Boeing Company Cascadia Consulting Group Center for Victims of Torture Charlie’s Produce City of Lynnwood City of Seattle Coffee Town Press Craig Cundiff (artist) EnviroIssues Epiphany School evo Eworks Architecture Forterra Frazier Healthcare Investments Fred Hutchinson Cancer Research Center Friedman & Bruya, Inc Giddens School Global Transportation Services, Inc Goldman Sachs Harborview INSIGHT Harley Marine Services Harper Engineering Harvey Mudd Computer Science Department HOLDING VISION HOLDING THE THE VISION | ‘‘There are over 500 scholars following in my footsteps, driven to lead in the workforce and our community.’’ Helsell Fetterman LLP Human Rights Watch (NYC) Institute for Systems Biology Juma Ventures K & L Gates LLP Lebawi Academy – Addis Ababa Liberty Mutual MCM Metizza Magazine Microsoft Miller Nash Graham & Dunn MoPOP MOHAI Navos Mental Health Solutions Nokia Nordstrom Novo Nordisk Pemco Insurance Perkins Coie LLP Ravenna Solutions Rios & Cruz, P.S PARTNERS & SUPPORTERS ALUMNI | ALUMNI ENGAGMENT ENGAGEMENT PARTNERS | Seattle Academy Seattle Art Museum Seattle Central College Seattle Children’s Seattle City Light Seattle Municipal Courts Service Now Skanska, USA Building Slalom Consulting USC Research Experience for Undergraduates UW Center for Communication, Difference & Equity UW Early Social Cognition Lab UW Ginger Lab Verus Investment Vulcan Inc WA-BLOC Freedom School Washington State University Whitepages, Inc FINANCIALS | CONTRIBUTORS CONTRIBUTORS ALUMNI ENGAGEMENT “I had no idea the impact this program would have on my life and I look forward to giving these gifts back.” ALUMNI DONORS Parirash Abdolhosseini Sallie Lau University of Washington, Class of 2015 Williams College, Class of 2015 Hamzah Aly Winson Law University of Washington, Class of 2017 Middlebury College, Class of 2016 Alex Anderson Alan Lin Swarthmore College, Class of 2013 University of Washington, Class of 2016 Nico Andrade Calvin Lin Union College, Class of 2014 University of Washington, Class of 2017 Jasmine Beverly Karen Lobos Goucher College, Class of 2016 Scripps College, Class of 2014 Abe Bui May-Lannie Lozano University of Pennsylvania, Class of 2014 Whitman College, Class of 2016 Crystal Cheung Nam Thanh Ngo University of Washington, Class of 2015 Williams College, Class of 2014 Ange Clayton The Nguyen Family Harvard College, Class of 2017 Davidson College, Class of 2017 Raphael Diallo Dominique Porcincula Wesleyan University, Class of 2014 California Polytechnic State University, Class of 2016 Jimena Diaz Leiva Eric Serrano Dartmouth College, Class of 2014 University of Oregon, Class of 2015 Tan-Brian Dinh J’Kela Smith Seattle University, Class of 2017 Union College, Class of 2017 Marisa Fang Duyen Tat University of Washington, Class of 2013 Johns Hopkins University, Class of 2016 Bisrat Gebre Lina Thach Washington State University, Class of 2015 University of Washington, Class of 2015 Peter He Gabriel Tran University of Washington, Class of 2016 University of Washington, Class of 2017 Myles Jones Nancy Tran Seton Hall University, Class of 2015 Bates College, Class of 2016 Maggie Khuu Miles Welsh Middlebury College, Class of 2013 Marist College, Class of 2016 Brian Lam University of Washington, Class of 2017 Together We Together We Rise Rise | Rainier Rainier Scholars Scholars Annual Annual Report Report| |2017–2018 2017–2018 HOLDING VISION HOLDING THE THE VISION | PARTNERS & SUPPORTERS PARTNERS | ALUMNI ENGAGMENT ALUMNI ENGAGEMENT | FINANCIALS FINANCIALS | CONTRIBUTORS CONTRIBUTORS ALUMNI ENGAGEMENT ALUMNI EMPLOYMENT BY INDUSTRY 200 21% Business and Finance Rainier Scholars college graduates to date 17% Medicine and Science 91% 16% Computer Science and Engineering 16% Education of recent college graduates secured fulltime jobs or graduate school admission within one year of earning their four-year degree 13% Law and Public Policy 11% Journalism 6% Other: 87% Architecture Manufacturing Hospitality Social Service of alumni are satisfied with their current jobs Charting a Course to College and Beyond A video featuring two students at different points on their Rainier Scholars journey – Ossie, a 5th grader in Cohort 17, and Leo, a Cohort alum beginning his medical residency Together We Together We Rise Rise | Rainier Rainier Scholars Scholars Annual Annual Report Report| |2017–2018 2017–2018 HOLDING VISION HOLDING THE THE VISION 79% of alumni give back to their communities | PARTNERS & SUPPORTERS PARTNERS | ALUMNI ENGAGMENT ALUMNI ENGAGEMENT | FINANCIALS FINANCIALS | CONTRIBUTORS CONTRIBUTORS FINANCIAL STATEMENT Audited financial results for the fiscal year July 1, 2017 – June 30, 2018 REVENUE Individuals EXPENSES $2,745,549 57.0% Programs Corporations $826,265 17.2% Academic Enrichment Foundations $978,347 20.3% Other $262,713 Total Revenue 5.5% $4,812,874 100.0% $1,360,621 30.5% Middle School Support $632,320 14.2% High School Support $621,881 14.0% College Support $999,232 22.4% Total Program $3,614,054 81.1% 57.0% Individuals Administration $228,344 5.1% 17.2% Corporations Fundraising $615,298 13.8% $4,457,696 100.0% 20.3% Foundations 5.5% Other Total Expenses Net $355,178 “You have made an invaluable investment in my future and changed the course of my life.” Together We Together We Rise Rise | Rainier Rainier Scholars Scholars Annual Annual Report Report| |2017–2018 2017–2018 HOLDING VISION HOLDING THE THE VISION | PARTNERS & SUPPORTERS PARTNERS | ALUMNI ENGAGMENT ALUMNI ENGAGEMENT 81.1% Programs 5.1% Administration 13.8% Fundraising | FINANCIALS FINANCIALS | CONTRIBUTORS CONTRIBUTORS CONTRIBUTORS FOUNDATIONS Anonymous The Peach Foundation Baird Foundation RealNetworks Foundation Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation Rubens Family Foundation BlackRock Foundation Safeco Insurance/Liberty Mutual Foundation Brandon Roy Foundation Satterberg Foundation The Chisholm Foundation Schreiber Foundation CHOICE Charitable Trust The Seattle Foundation The Dean Witter Foundation Seattle Seahawks Charitable Foundation East Bay Community Foundation Sheng-Yen Lu Foundation Fordham Street Foundation Silver Family Foundation The Foster Foundation Tableau Software Foundation George & Patricia Ann Fisher Family Foundation Titcomb Foundation Harnish Foundation U.S Bank Foundation J.E Fehsenfeld Family Foundation United Way of King County Johnson & Haefling Family Foundation Washington Women’s Foundation Kinder Morgan Foundation Wells Fargo Foundation The Lissy Moore Foundation Why Not You Foundation Loeb Family Charitable Foundation Wilson Sonsini Goodrich & Rosati Foundation “Each dollar we contribute creates a significant benefit to the families and the community.” Medina Foundation The Paul G Allen Philanthropies Together We Scholars Annual Report Together We Rise Rise | Rainier Rainier Scholars Annual Report| |2017–2018 2017–2018 HOLDING THE VISION PARTNERS ALUMNI ENGAGEMENT FINANCIALS CONTRIBUTORS CONTRIBUTORS BUSINESS PARTNERS Thank you to the following business partners that offer support through grant funding, matching gifts, event sponsorship, pro bono services and direct or in-kind donations Anonymous Brooks Endeavour Capital Little Uncle Seattle Polygon WLH, LLC Starbucks A&R Solar Brundage-Bone Concrete Pumping EnviroIssues Live Nation Precision Electric Group, Inc Stoneway Concrete ACG Seattle Butter London Fire & Vine Hospitality Loulay Kitchen & Bar Premera Blue Cross Study in the USA Adobe Cadman Firstline Systems, Inc MacDonald-Miller Facility Solutions Premier Power Electric System1 Afiniti.com Caffe Ladro Focal PLLC Madrona Venture Group Prime Electric Tableau Software AI Industries Cascade Investments LLC Forrest Sound Products Malcolm Drilling Co, Inc PSF Mechanical, Inc TD Restaurants Alaska Air CBRE Foy Group Corporation Mallory Safety and Supply Pugh Capital Management Thermo Fisher Aldridge CenturyLink Georgetown Brewery Quadrant Homes Thrivent Financial All New Glass Charlie’s Produce Getty Images Matthews International Capital Management LLC Quorum Review TITAN Earthwork LLC Alliance Partition Systems Goldman, Sachs & Co McKinstry Red Bison Advisory Group T-Mobile Amazon Clarius Group, LLC In Honor of Hilary & Daniel Kaltenbach Google Microsoft Corporation Red Door TOTE Maritime Alaska Anytime Fitness West Seattle Cochran, Inc Grainger MJR Development Redwing Cafe Trophy Cupcakes Apex Steel Columbia Pacific Advisors Gramercy Cellars Monsanto Retail Lockbox U.S Bank AT&T Comstock Jewelers, Inc Guardian Cellars Nelson Legacy Group Roscoe’s Ranch United Rentals Avenue Properties Construction Equipment Exporters, LLC Hainline New Seasons Market Safeco Insurance/Liberty Mutual University Prep Hallack Law Nintendo of America Inc Saltchuk Copacino+Fujikado Urban Optix Harley Marine Services, Inc Nordstrom Seabrook Cottage Rentals Cornerstone Advisors, Inc Uwajimaya Hermanson Company North Coast Electric Company Seattle Academy Coughlin Porter Lundeen Valley Electric Co Indeed, Inc The Northwest School Seattle Seahawks Creoworks Vangard, Inc Inspirus Credit Union Novelty Hill Winery Seattle SHRM Darigold Verde & Co Interior Technology Inc OAC Services, Inc Seattle Sounders FC Davis Wright Tremaine LLP Vulcan Inc ISEC Inc OEG Seattle Seattle University DCI Engineers W.W Wells Millwork, LLC Blue Fern Development Join Shop Pacific Portfolio Consulting LLC Sequoyah Electric Wells Fargo BMWC Constructors, Inc DeLille Cellars Juicy Cafe Parker, Smith & Feek Shelter Holdings, LLC Whitepages, Inc The Boeing Company Dell Kinder Morgan Patriot Fire Protection Sheraton Seattle Hotel Wilson Sonsini Goodrich & Rosati Bora Architects DocuSign Lakeside Industries, Inc Perch Partners Skanska The Woodhouse Wine Estates Brighton Jones LLC DRG Latent Image, Inc Perkins Coie Smead Capital Management ZGF Architects Dunlap Industrial Hardware Leewens Corporation Plum Consulting Snyder Roofing of Washington, LLC Baird Private Wealth Management Bar Harbor The Benaroya Company Berntson Porter & Company PLLC Betschart Mechanical, Inc Bickford Ford Blackrock Together We Together We Rise Rise | Rainier Rainier Scholars Scholars Annual Annual Report Report| |2017–2018 2017–2018 HOLDING VISION HOLDING THE THE VISION | PARTNERS & SUPPORTERS ALUMNI | ALUMNI ENGAGMENT PARTNERS ENGAGEMENT | FINANCIALS | CONTRIBUTORS CONTRIBUTORS CONTRIBUTORS INDIVIDUAL DONORS Thank you to those individuals who have volunteered their time or have made direct and in-kind donations in 2017–2018 538 1452 volunteers invested their time and talent individual donors 3,264 $2,745,549 hours of volunteer service contributed to the success of Rainier Scholars contributed in support of Rainier Scholars programs INDIVIDUAL DONORS donors | $50,000 and above 15 donors | $25,000 and above 21 donors | $15,000 and above 39 donors | $10,000 and above 69 donors | $5,000 and above 104 d onors | $2,500 and above 248 donors | $1,000 and above 237 donors | $500 and above 241 donors | $250 and above 470 donors | Up to $250 Together We Scholars Annual Report Together We Rise Rise | Rainier Rainier Scholars Annual Report| |2017–2018 2017–2018 HOLDING THE VISION PARTNERS ALUMNI ENGAGEMENT FINANCIALS CONTRIBUTORS BOARD OF TRUSTEES RESOURCE COUNCIL ALUMNI COUNCIL Zander Doroski | Chair Reggie Brown | Vice Chair Chris Toher | Treasurer Diankha Linear | Secretary Susie Kang Algard Emily Anthony Patti Brooke Julia Calhoun Gregory Davis Craig Dawson Joan Dawson Tom Ellison Matt Griffin Daniel Heu-Weller Leslie Magid Higgins Lance Neely Judge Sean O’Donnell Craig Stewart Joyce Taylor Jeff Wright Gary Young Nico Andrade Union College, Class of 2014 Martha Bejar Kristina Ota Belfiore David Clarke David Cotter** Adam Diamond Kristen Roby Dimlow Lela Franco Bisrat Gebre Patricia Handjaja* Andy Jassy Rod Jones Lance Neely* Laura Orser Rich Padden Sujal Patel Gail Ransom Aaron Richmond** John Snyder Robert Strong Dr Ed Taylor Bradaigh Wagner Tan-Brian Dinh Seattle University, Class of 2017 Bisrat Gebre Washington State University, Class of 2015 Peter He University of Washington, Class of 2016 Menbere Kebede Tufts University, Class of 2017 Alan Lin University of Washington, Class of 2016 Calvin Lin University of Washington, Class of 2017 May-Lannie Lozano Whitman College, Class of 2016 Nam Thanh Ngo Williams College, Class of 2014 Duyen Tat Johns Hopkins University, Class of 2016 Nancy Tran Bates College, Class of 2016 RAINIER SCHOLARS *New Trustees in 2018-19 **Completed Board Service in 2017-18 Together We Rise Jasmine Beverly Goucher College, Class of 2016 2100 24th Avenue South, Suite 360 | Seattle, Washington 98144 | 206.407.2111 www.rainierscholars.org Rainier Scholars Annual Report | 2017–2018 | Follow us on social media: HOLDING THE VISION PARTNERS ALUMNI ENGAGEMENT FINANCIALS CONTRIBUTORS