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Rainier Scholars Annual Report | 2017–2018

TOGETHER WE RISE

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Together We Rise | Rainier Scholars Annual Report | 2017–2018 HOLDING THE VISION | PARTNERS & SUPPORTERS | ALUMNI ENGAGMENT | FINANCIALS | CONTRIBUTORS

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.

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 do 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

HOLDING THE VISION PARTNERS ALUMNI ENGAGEMENT FINANCIALS CONTRIBUTORS

‘‘I work in a place where dreams have

the opportunity to be realized.’’

HOLDING THE VISION

Photos: jerrydavisphoto.com

Together We Rise Rainier Scholars Annual Report | 2017–2018



‘‘Getting a child to college is a community

effort.’’


14-MONTH ACADEMIC

ENRICHMENT

6TH GRADE

14-MONTH ACADEMIC

ENRICHMENT

5TH GRADE

ACADEMIC COUNSELING &

SUPPORT SERVICES

7TH–9TH GRADE

ACADEMIC COUNSELING

& SUPPORT

6TH–8TH GRADE

LEADERSHIP DEVELOPMENT

10TH–12TH GRADE

LEADERSHIP DEVELOPMENT

9TH–12TH GRADE

COLLEGE SUPPORT SERVICES

FRESHMAN–SENIOR

COLLEGE SUPPORT

FRESHMAN–SENIOR

COLLEGE SUPPORT

FRESHMAN–SENIOR

PROGRAM PHASES

The 12-year journey to college graduation and community leadership

HOLDING THE VISION

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




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

CAREER PATHWAYS• Successfully piloted Computer Science

class for all 5th graders, now included as a permanent part of the earlier start curriculum

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

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.

VISION 2020 UPDATE


75% independent school

placement rate in 6th grade, our highest mark

to date

91% retention rate for African American

scholars in the program

81% internship acceptance

rate for applying college scholars




SCHOOL PARTNERSAnnie 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

PARTNERS

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


Seattle University

South Shore PreK-8 School

University of Washington

University Prep

Whitman College

“I had teachers who never allowed me

to be anything less than I was truly capable

of being.”

HOLDING THE VISION PARTNERS ALUMNI ENGAGEMENT FINANCIALS CONTRIBUTORSTogether We Rise Rainier Scholars Annual Report | 2017–2018



COLLEGES AND UNIVERSITIESAgnes Scott College

Allegheny College

American University

ArtCenter College of Design

Bard College

Bates College

Bellevue College

Boston College

Boston University

California Polytechnic State

University

Carleton College

Carnegie Mellon University

Central Washington University

Chapman University

Claremont McKenna College

Colgate University

College of Wooster

Columbia University

Connecticut College

Dartmouth College

Davidson College

Denison University

Eastern Washington University

Emory University

PARTNERS

Eugene Lang College

Evergreen State College

Franklin & Marshall College

George Washington University

Georgetown University

Gonzaga University

Goucher College

Harvard College

Harvey Mudd College

Highline College

Howard University

Ithaca College

Johns Hopkins University

Kalamazoo College

Knox College

Lafayette College

Loyola Marymount University

Macalester College

Marist College

Middlebury College

Mills College

Morehouse College

Mt. Holyoke College

New York University

North Seattle College

Northeastern University

Northwestern University

Oberlin College

Occidental College

Pacific Lutheran University

Pitzer College

Pomona College

Pratt Institute

Princeton University

River Bible Institute

Santa Clara University

Scripps College

Seattle Central College

Seattle Pacific University

Seattle University

Seton Hall University

Shoreline Community College

Skidmore College

Smith College

South Seattle College

Southern Methodist University

Spelman College

St. John’s University (NY)

St. Olaf College

Stanford University

Suffolk University

Swarthmore College

Syracuse University

Tufts University

Union College

University of Alaska – Fairbanks

University of Chicago

University of Michigan

University of Notre Dame

University of Oregon

University of Pennsylvania

University of Rochester

University of Southern California

University of Washington

University of Washington – Bothell

University of Washington – Tacoma

Washington State University

Wellesley College

Wesleyan University

Western Governors University

Western Washington University

Whatcom Community College

Whitman College

Williams College

Yale University




PARTNERS


KEYSTONE PARTNERSThank 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.

Amazon

BMGI

The Boeing Company

Fred Hutchinson Cancer Research Center

Google

Honeywell

Liberty Mutual/Safeco Insurance

Logic20/20

MCM

Nordstrom

Skanska

‘‘You have to make the most of your opportunities.’’

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.



https://youtu.be/akinzq0DcOY


INTERNSHIP PARTNERS

PARTNERS

21 ProgressAegis LivingAmazonAppleArt & Global Health Center AfricaArtemis ConnectionsBaird Private Wealth InvestmentsBMGI, IncThe Boeing CompanyCascadia Consulting GroupCenter for Victims of TortureCharlie’s ProduceCity of LynnwoodCity of SeattleCoffee Town PressCraig Cundiff (artist)EnviroIssuesEpiphany SchoolevoEworks ArchitectureForterraFrazier Healthcare InvestmentsFred Hutchinson Cancer Research CenterFriedman & Bruya, IncGiddens SchoolGlobal Transportation Services, IncGoldman SachsHarborview INSIGHTHarley Marine ServicesHarper EngineeringHarvey Mudd Computer Science

Department

Helsell Fetterman LLPHuman Rights Watch (NYC)Institute for Systems BiologyJuma Ventures K & L Gates LLPLebawi Academy – Addis AbabaLiberty MutualMCM Metizza MagazineMicrosoftMiller Nash Graham & DunnMoPOPMOHAINavos Mental Health SolutionsNokiaNordstromNovo NordiskPemco InsurancePerkins Coie LLPRavenna SolutionsRios & Cruz, P.S.

Seattle AcademySeattle Art MuseumSeattle Central CollegeSeattle Children’sSeattle City Light Seattle Municipal CourtsService NowSkanska, USA BuildingSlalom ConsultingUSC Research Experience for

UndergraduatesUW Center for Communication,

Difference & EquityUW Early Social Cognition LabUW Ginger LabVerus InvestmentVulcan Inc. WA-BLOC Freedom SchoolWashington State UniversityWhitepages, Inc.

‘‘There are over 500 scholars following in my footsteps, driven to lead

in the workforce and our community.’’

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.




ALUMNI EMPLOYMENT INDUSTRIES 21% Business and Finance

17% Medicine and Science

16% Computer Science and Engineering

16% Education

13% Law and Public Policy

11% Journalism

6% Other:

Architecture Manufacturing Hospitality Social Service

ALUMNI DONORS Parirash Abdolhosseini University of Washington, Class of 2015

Hamzah Aly University of Washington, Class of 2017

Alex Anderson Swarthmore College, Class of 2013

Nico Andrade Union College, Class of 2014

Jasmine Beverly Goucher College, Class of 2016

Abe Bui University of Pennsylvania, Class of 2014

Crystal Cheung University of Washington, Class of 2015

Ange Clayton Harvard College, Class of 2017

Raphael Diallo Wesleyan University, Class of 2014

Jimena Diaz Leiva Dartmouth College, Class of 2014

Tan-Brian Dinh Seattle University, Class of 2017

Marisa Fang University of Washington, Class of 2013

Bisrat Gebre Washington State University, Class of 2015

Peter He University of Washington, Class of 2016

Myles Jones Seton Hall University, Class of 2015

Maggie Khuu Middlebury College, Class of 2013

Brian Lam University of Washington, Class of 2017

Sallie Lau Williams College, Class of 2015

Winson Law Middlebury College, Class of 2016

Alan Lin University of Washington, Class of 2016

Calvin Lin University of Washington, Class of 2017

Karen Lobos Scripps College, Class of 2014

May-Lannie Lozano Whitman College, Class of 2016

Nam Thanh Ngo Williams College, Class of 2014

The Nguyen Family Davidson College, Class of 2017

Dominique Porcincula California Polytechnic State University, Class of 2016

Eric Serrano University of Oregon, Class of 2015

J’Kela Smith Union College, Class of 2017

Duyen Tat Johns Hopkins University, Class of 2016

Lina Thach University of Washington, Class of 2015

Gabriel Tran University of Washington, Class of 2017

Nancy Tran Bates College, Class of 2016

Miles Welsh Marist College, Class of 2016

“I had no idea the impact this program would have on my life...

and I look forward to giving these gifts back.”


ALUMNI ENGAGEMENT




ALUMNI ENGAGEMENT


200 Rainier Scholars

college graduates to date

91% of recent college graduates

secured fulltime jobs or graduate school admission within one year of earning their four-year degree

87% of alumni are satisfied with their

current jobs

79%

of alumni give back to their communities

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 1 alum beginning his medical residency.

21% Business and Finance

17% Medicine and Science

16% Computer Science and Engineering

16% Education

13% Law and Public Policy

11% Journalism

6% Other:

Architecture Manufacturing Hospitality Social Service

ALUMNI EMPLOYMENT BY INDUSTRY



https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=i5rfzLCj60g&t=5s


81.1% Programs

5.1% Administration

13.8% Fundraising

EXPENSES

Programs

Academic Enrichment $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%

Administration $228,344 5.1%

Fundraising $615,298 13.8%

Total Expenses $4,457,696 100.0%

Net $355,178

57.0% Individuals

17.2% Corporations

20.3% Foundations

5.5% Other

REVENUE

Individuals $2,745,549 57.0%

Corporations $826,265 17.2%

Foundations $978,347 20.3%

Other $262,713 5.5%

Total Revenue $4,812,874 100.0%

Audited financial results for the fiscal year July 1, 2017 – June 30, 2018

“You have made an invaluable investment in

my future and changed the course of my life.”


FINANCIAL STATEMENT



https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=i5rfzLCj60g&t=5s

Together We Rise | Rainier Scholars Annual Report | 2017–2018

CONTRIBUTORS

“Each dollar we contribute creates a significant benefit to the

families and the community.”


FOUNDATIONS Anonymous

Baird Foundation

Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation

BlackRock Foundation

Brandon Roy Foundation

The Chisholm Foundation

CHOICE Charitable Trust

The Dean Witter Foundation

East Bay Community Foundation

Fordham Street Foundation

The Foster Foundation

George & Patricia Ann Fisher Family Foundation

Harnish Foundation

J.E. Fehsenfeld Family Foundation

Johnson & Haefling Family Foundation

Kinder Morgan Foundation

The Lissy Moore Foundation

Loeb Family Charitable Foundation

Medina Foundation

The Paul G. Allen Philanthropies

The Peach Foundation

RealNetworks Foundation

Rubens Family Foundation

Safeco Insurance/Liberty Mutual Foundation

Satterberg Foundation

Schreiber Foundation

The Seattle Foundation

Seattle Seahawks Charitable Foundation

Sheng-Yen Lu Foundation

Silver Family Foundation

Tableau Software Foundation

Titcomb Foundation

U.S. Bank Foundation

United Way of King County

Washington Women’s Foundation

Wells Fargo Foundation

Why Not You Foundation

Wilson Sonsini Goodrich & Rosati Foundation



BUSINESS PARTNERSThank 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

A&R Solar

ACG Seattle

Adobe

Afiniti.com

AI Industries

Alaska Air

Aldridge

All New Glass

Alliance Partition Systems

Amazon

Anytime Fitness West Seattle

Apex Steel

AT&T

Avenue Properties

Baird Private Wealth Management

Bar Harbor

The Benaroya Company

Berntson Porter & Company PLLC

Betschart Mechanical, Inc

Bickford Ford

Blackrock

Blue Fern Development

BMWC Constructors, Inc.

The Boeing Company

Bora Architects

Brighton Jones LLC

Brooks

Brundage-Bone Concrete Pumping

Butter London

Cadman

Caffe Ladro

Cascade Investments LLC

CBRE

CenturyLink

Charlie’s Produce

Clarius Group, LLC In Honor of Hilary & Daniel Kaltenbach

Cochran, Inc

Columbia Pacific Advisors

Comstock Jewelers, Inc.

Construction Equipment Exporters, LLC

Copacino+Fujikado

Cornerstone Advisors, Inc

Coughlin Porter Lundeen

Creoworks

Darigold

Davis Wright Tremaine LLP

DCI Engineers

DeLille Cellars

Dell

DocuSign

DRG

Dunlap Industrial Hardware

Endeavour Capital

EnviroIssues

Fire & Vine Hospitality

Firstline Systems, Inc

Focal PLLC

Forrest Sound Products

Foy Group Corporation

Georgetown Brewery

Getty Images

Goldman, Sachs & Co

Google

Grainger

Gramercy Cellars

Guardian Cellars

Hainline

Hallack Law

Harley Marine Services, Inc

Hermanson Company

Indeed, Inc.

Inspirus Credit Union

Interior Technology Inc

ISEC Inc

Join Shop

Juicy Cafe

Kinder Morgan

Lakeside Industries, Inc

Latent Image, Inc

Leewens Corporation

Little Uncle Seattle

Live Nation

Loulay Kitchen & Bar

MacDonald-Miller Facility Solutions

Madrona Venture Group

Malcolm Drilling Co, Inc

Mallory Safety and Supply

Matthews International Capital Management LLC

McKinstry

Microsoft Corporation

MJR Development

Monsanto

Nelson Legacy Group

New Seasons Market

Nintendo of America Inc.

Nordstrom

North Coast Electric Company


Novelty Hill Winery

OAC Services, Inc

OEG Seattle

Pacific Portfolio Consulting LLC

Parker, Smith & Feek

Patriot Fire Protection

Perch Partners

Perkins Coie

Plum Consulting

Polygon WLH, LLC

Precision Electric Group, Inc

Premera Blue Cross

Premier Power Electric

Prime Electric

PSF Mechanical, Inc

Pugh Capital Management

Quadrant Homes

Quorum Review

Red Bison Advisory Group

Red Door

Redwing Cafe

Retail Lockbox

Roscoe’s Ranch

Safeco Insurance/Liberty Mutual

Saltchuk

Seabrook Cottage Rentals

Seattle Academy

Seattle Seahawks

Seattle SHRM

Seattle Sounders FC

Seattle University

Sequoyah Electric

Shelter Holdings, LLC

Sheraton Seattle Hotel

Skanska

Smead Capital Management

Snyder Roofing of Washington, LLC

Starbucks

Stoneway Concrete

Study in the USA

System1

Tableau Software

TD Restaurants

Thermo Fisher

Thrivent Financial

TITAN Earthwork LLC

T-Mobile

TOTE Maritime Alaska

Trophy Cupcakes

U.S. Bank

United Rentals

University Prep

Urban Optix

Uwajimaya

Valley Electric Co

Vangard, Inc.

Verde & Co.

Vulcan Inc

W.W. Wells Millwork, LLC

Wells Fargo

Whitepages, Inc.

Wilson Sonsini Goodrich & Rosati

The Woodhouse Wine Estates

ZGF Architects

CONTRIBUTORS


Together We Rise | Rainier Scholars Annual Report | 2017–2018 HOLDING THE VISION PARTNERS ALUMNI ENGAGEMENT FINANCIALS CONTRIBUTORSTogether We Rise Rainier Scholars Annual Report | 2017–2018

538 volunteers invested their time and talent

3,264 hours of volunteer service contributed

to the success of Rainier Scholars

CONTRIBUTORS

INDIVIDUAL DONORS

8 donors | $50,000 and above







237 donors | $500 and above

241 donors | $250 and above

470 donors | Up to $250

1452 individual donors

$2,745,549 contributed in support of Rainier Scholars programs

INDIVIDUAL DONORSThank you to those individuals who have volunteered their time or have made direct and in-kind donations in 2017–2018.

BOARD OF TRUSTEES Zander Doroski | Chair

Reggie Brown | Vice Chair

Chris Toher | Treasurer

Diankha Linear | Secretary

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

*New Trustees in 2018-19 **Completed Board Service in 2017-18

RESOURCE COUNCIL 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


RAINIER SCHOLARS

2100 24th Avenue South, Suite 360 | Seattle, Washington 98144 | 206.407.2111

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ALUMNI COUNCIL Nico Andrade Union College, Class of 2014

Jasmine Beverly Goucher College, Class of 2016

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


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