2012 Annual Report - The Steppingstone Foundation
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20<br />
2<strong>Annual</strong> <strong>Report</strong>
2<br />
We talk a lot about the things that<br />
count here at <strong>Steppingstone</strong>. Almost<br />
every time they meet, for instance,<br />
<strong>Steppingstone</strong>'s young Scholars recite<br />
a pledge committing themselves to<br />
values such as excellence and respect.<br />
On the desk of every employee sits a<br />
statement of the organization’s core<br />
principles. It reads: “We are results<br />
driven, setting and holding ourselves<br />
to high standards.” It goes on to add:<br />
“We work as a team with a clear and<br />
measurable purpose.”<br />
<strong>The</strong> decision, then, to focus this<br />
year’s annual report on <strong>Steppingstone</strong>’s<br />
impact came quite naturally. Since we<br />
are measuring outcomes and tirelessly<br />
tracking results all the time, why not<br />
share more of them with you? Why not<br />
demonstrate the difference our work<br />
is making in the lives of Scholars and<br />
their families? In school communities<br />
and workplaces across the Boston<br />
area? In the philanthropic aspirations<br />
and satisfactions of donors?<br />
<strong>Steppingstone</strong>'s ambition to send<br />
ever more students to college drives<br />
much of what we do and, therefore,<br />
much of what we measure. Initiatives<br />
such as the National Partnership for<br />
Educational Access and the College<br />
Success Academy continue to grow<br />
out of our stubborn desire to serve<br />
greater numbers of underserved<br />
students. NPEA counts more than 240<br />
organizations as members. Only in<br />
its second year, the College Success<br />
Academy is bringing <strong>Steppingstone</strong>'s<br />
hallmark academic rigor, college<br />
readiness, and support services to<br />
scores of middle-school students<br />
in three Boston public schools in<br />
Allston-Brighton. Our programs and<br />
services have expanded and extended<br />
their reach to prepare and support<br />
Scholars over a 10-year arc, all the<br />
way to their college graduations.<br />
Meanwhile, the very first Scholars to<br />
complete a program at <strong>Steppingstone</strong><br />
are in their mid-30s and beginning to<br />
write the main chapters of their adult<br />
lives. <strong>The</strong>ir stories, their families, and<br />
their remarkable achievements are in<br />
many ways reckoned as our own.<br />
As you’ll see in the following pages,<br />
we count a lot of things each year:<br />
how many schools we partner with;<br />
how many Scholars we admit, prepare,<br />
place, and support; how many pencils,<br />
books, and backpacks we need to<br />
accomplish our work; how many hours<br />
and dollars we spend doing it all.<br />
In addition to all the performance<br />
metrics, the things we count, there<br />
are also all the people we count on–<br />
those whose help truly advances our<br />
transformative work: a dedicated and<br />
experienced staff, as well as hundreds<br />
of parents, donors, school partners,<br />
and volunteers.<br />
Without each of you, we could<br />
never accomplish what we do. We<br />
could never set so many Scholars on<br />
the path to college, year after year.<br />
We could never report the quantifiable<br />
and recurring successes you’ll see<br />
documented and celebrated in the<br />
pages ahead. Our gratitude to you, and<br />
to our many partners and supporters, is<br />
just about the only thing included here<br />
that defies measurement.<br />
So, thank you for helping us to post<br />
the results we have to report for <strong>2012</strong>.<br />
We count ourselves fortunate and we<br />
count ourselves proud.<br />
Brian J. Conway, Board Chairman<br />
Michael P. Danziger, Founder<br />
Kelly D. Glew, President & COO<br />
Board of Directors<br />
Amy Smith Berylson<br />
Todd Bland<br />
Chuck Brizius<br />
Brian J. Conway, Chairman<br />
Michael P. Danziger<br />
Michael Denning<br />
Mary Driscoll<br />
Bart Epker<br />
Lucy Galbraith<br />
Thomas F. Gilbane, III<br />
Andrew Hahn<br />
William Helman<br />
Allison Johnson<br />
Darlene Jordan<br />
Isabelle Loring<br />
Dr. Richard I. Melvoin<br />
A. Peter Monaco, Jr.<br />
Mike Pascucci<br />
Brent Edward Shay<br />
John G. Simon<br />
John S. Weinberg<br />
Christina Wing-O’Donnell<br />
Board of Advisors<br />
Ann Coles, Ed.D.<br />
William Fitzsimmons, Ed.D.<br />
Chris Gabrieli<br />
Paul Grogan<br />
Joanna Jacobson<br />
Thomas Payzant, Ed.D.<br />
Karl Reid, Ed.D.<br />
Board of Ambassadors<br />
Pamela Albright<br />
Julie Barron<br />
Jennifer Berylson Block<br />
Linda Borden<br />
Katie Bramley<br />
Rob Broggi<br />
Tricia Claudy<br />
Erin Condron<br />
James Coughlin<br />
Laura DeBonis<br />
Darren Donovan<br />
Betsy Edie<br />
Rick Edie<br />
Jennifer Mugar Flaherty<br />
Jonathan Goldstein<br />
Blair Hendrix<br />
Scott Jaeckel<br />
Jana Karp, M. Ed.<br />
Gord Kluzak<br />
Joshua Levy<br />
Libby Mallon<br />
Anne Mitchell<br />
Marsha Perreault<br />
Emily Phillips<br />
Drew Pluhar<br />
Christian Porter<br />
Rachel Rock<br />
Pixley Schiciano<br />
Anthony Schweizer<br />
Rob Small<br />
Jennifer Weymouth
IFC Leadership Letter<br />
2 Scholar Profile: Louise Barias,<br />
<strong>The</strong> <strong>Steppingstone</strong> Academy '08,<br />
Boston Latin Academy 2014<br />
4 Placement Schools<br />
4 Program Highlights<br />
6 School Partner Profile: Mary Driscoll,<br />
Principal, Thomas A. Edison K-8 School<br />
College Success Academy<br />
8 Family Profile: the Denaud<br />
Massenat Family<br />
10 Workforce Impact: Amanda Northrop,<br />
Vice President, State Street <strong>Foundation</strong><br />
<strong>The</strong> <strong>Steppingstone</strong> Academy<br />
90<br />
99<br />
%<br />
98<br />
12 College Graduation List<br />
13 Gift <strong>Report</strong><br />
19 Donor Feature: Pixley Schiciano<br />
20 Financial <strong>Report</strong><br />
% of Scholars are admitted<br />
to independent, Catholic or<br />
public exam schools<br />
% of Scholars graduate<br />
from high school<br />
of Scholars who<br />
graduate from<br />
independent schools<br />
go on to attend<br />
four-year colleges<br />
% of Scholars earn<br />
degrees from four-year<br />
colleges within six years<br />
1<br />
<strong>The</strong> <strong>Steppingstone</strong> Academy
2,5<br />
Louise Barias '08 in her chemistry lab<br />
at Boston Latin Academy in Dorchester.<br />
18<br />
73<br />
Scholars receiving<br />
support services<br />
from <strong>Steppingstone</strong><br />
2<br />
46<br />
Extra days of school logged<br />
by each Scholar in <strong>The</strong><br />
<strong>Steppingstone</strong> Academy
4<br />
7New Scholars<br />
enrolled in <strong>2012</strong><br />
8Additional hours<br />
of academic work<br />
completed by<br />
each Scholar<br />
in the College<br />
Success Academy<br />
Petite and soft-spoken, Louise Barias<br />
’08 can charm you with the low-key<br />
manner in which she recounts her<br />
considerable accomplishments. An<br />
honor roll student at Boston Latin<br />
Academy, member of the debate<br />
team, leader in the Muslim Student<br />
Association, and lab assistant at Brigham<br />
and Women’s Hospital, Louise is not<br />
only a Peer Leader with <strong>Steppingstone</strong>,<br />
but also a Crimson Scholar at Harvard<br />
University, where she has attended<br />
summer classes.<br />
“It’s been a lot of hard work,” says<br />
the 17-year-old South End resident,<br />
a steely focus in her eyes. “I wasn’t<br />
always sure I was seeing the fruits<br />
of my labor, but I can say now the<br />
sacrifices have all been worth it.”<br />
She hasn’t even graduated high<br />
school yet, but Louise knows she’s<br />
heading places where too few of<br />
her peers will go. “Most of the kids I<br />
went to middle school with are now<br />
either high school dropouts or have<br />
children already,” she points out. “In<br />
fact, if it weren’t for <strong>Steppingstone</strong>,<br />
I might have gone down the same<br />
path. I doubt, for instance, I would<br />
have known anything beyond my<br />
own neighborhood. And I probably<br />
would have ended up in a high school<br />
without the resources I needed to<br />
succeed.”<br />
Instead, this burgeoning young<br />
scientist will travel to Costa Rica this<br />
summer to volunteer at an orphanage,<br />
before applying to large research<br />
universities this fall to get her degree<br />
in microbiology. She’s already begun<br />
visiting college campuses, thanks to<br />
the tours <strong>Steppingstone</strong> runs. “My<br />
parents never would have been able<br />
to take me to the campuses I’ve<br />
seen,” Louise notes. With help from<br />
<strong>Steppingstone</strong>’s college services,<br />
Louise can confidently expect to<br />
become the first in her immigrant family<br />
to attend college in the fall of 2014.<br />
<strong>The</strong> scholarship she won this spring<br />
helps assure it. <strong>The</strong> Christian A. Herter<br />
Memorial Scholarship, which <strong>Steppingstone</strong><br />
helped Louise earn, guarantees<br />
that up to half the cost of the college<br />
of her choice will be covered.<br />
Despite everything else she juggles,<br />
in what passes for “free time” during<br />
her busy junior year, Louise still<br />
manages to tutor younger Scholars in<br />
<strong>Steppingstone</strong>’s Saturday SMASH<br />
program—“because I came to every<br />
single SMASH session when I was a<br />
young Scholar,” she explains. “And not<br />
just for the homework help, but for<br />
the community.”<br />
Of the many <strong>Steppingstone</strong> services<br />
and experiences that have enriched<br />
Louise’s life—first, as a Scholar, then<br />
as a Peer Leader, tutor, and volunteer—what’s<br />
made the biggest difference?<br />
“<strong>The</strong> study skills and the Latin I<br />
learned at <strong>Steppingstone</strong> really gave<br />
me an advantage going into Boston<br />
Latin Academy,” she says. “But what’s<br />
mattered most is the support I received<br />
afterward. I talk to my <strong>Steppingstone</strong><br />
Advisor all the time, and the relationship<br />
has really grown over the years.<br />
She’s seen me through a lot of things.<br />
So, it’s not just the training I got and<br />
the classes I attended—although they<br />
did make me a more organized and<br />
disciplined student—it’s really the<br />
people who have carried me since.”<br />
3<br />
Changing Lives, One at a Time<br />
42Hours of tutoring and<br />
homework assistance<br />
provided by <strong>Steppingstone</strong><br />
<strong>Steppingstone</strong> reaches all over the city of Boston to recruit, select,<br />
prepare, and support motivated students. We serve 1,400 Scholars<br />
each year. We do it one by one. But the numbers add up.
4<br />
<strong>The</strong> <strong>Steppingstone</strong> Academy Placement Schools<br />
Beaver Country Day School<br />
Belmont Day School | Belmont Hill School<br />
Boston College High School | Boston Latin Academy<br />
Boston Latin School | Boston Trinity Academy<br />
Boston University Academy<br />
Brimmer and May School<br />
Buckingham Browne & Nichols School<br />
Cambridge School of Weston<br />
Commonwealth School | Concord Academy<br />
Dana Hall School | Dedham Country Day School<br />
Deerfield Academy | Derby Academy<br />
Dexter School | Fay School | <strong>The</strong> Fenn School<br />
<strong>The</strong> Fessenden School | <strong>The</strong> Governor’s Academy<br />
Holderness School<br />
<strong>The</strong> Meadowbrook School of Weston<br />
Milton Academy | Newton Country Day School<br />
Noble and Greenough School<br />
John D. O’Bryant School<br />
<strong>The</strong> Park School | Phillips Academy<br />
Phillips Exeter Academy | <strong>The</strong> Rivers School<br />
<strong>The</strong> Roxbury Latin School | St. Mark’s School<br />
St. Paul’s School | St. Sebastian’s School<br />
Shady Hill School | Southfield School<br />
Thayer Academy | <strong>The</strong> Winsor School<br />
Xaverian Brothers High School<br />
College Success Academy Schools<br />
Thomas A. Edison K-8 School<br />
Gardner Pilot Academy<br />
Jackson/Mann K-8 School<br />
<strong>The</strong> <strong>Steppingstone</strong> Academy<br />
It’s hard to overstate the lasting impact<br />
that <strong>The</strong> <strong>Steppingstone</strong> Academy<br />
continues to have on thousands<br />
of young people and hundreds of<br />
institutions, well beyond the city of<br />
Boston. Few organizations committed<br />
to expanding educational access and<br />
improving educational opportunities<br />
can point to the kinds of results we<br />
continue to see.<br />
Scholars who complete <strong>The</strong> <strong>Steppingstone</strong><br />
Academy’s rigorous program of<br />
academic preparation are 800% more<br />
likely than their peers in a public<br />
district high school to complete a<br />
bachelor’s degree. It’s a fairly staggering<br />
contrast, but the odds and the data<br />
show that today only one in 10 ninthgraders<br />
enrolled in a Boston Public<br />
high school (that isn’t an exam school)<br />
will complete a four-year<br />
degree by the time he or she turns<br />
25 or so. For <strong>Steppingstone</strong> Scholars,<br />
eight out of 10 will earn a college<br />
degree before they reach that same<br />
age. Consider that 1,682 Scholars<br />
have completed <strong>The</strong> <strong>Steppingstone</strong><br />
Academy’s 14-month-long academic<br />
program to date, and you’ll get a sense<br />
of what our work has achieved over<br />
the past 23 years.<br />
<strong>Steppingstone</strong> Scholars studied at<br />
more than 40 independent, Catholic,<br />
and public exam schools in the Boston<br />
area last year. Alumni Scholars could<br />
be found on the campuses of more<br />
than 100 different colleges.<br />
In <strong>2012</strong>, more than 200 Scholars<br />
attended <strong>The</strong> <strong>Steppingstone</strong> Academy’s<br />
summer and after-school programs.<br />
<strong>The</strong>y came from every neighborhood<br />
in the city of Boston and from families<br />
with average incomes of less than<br />
$40,000 a year. Many will be the first<br />
in their families to attend college. But<br />
like the hundreds of Scholars who’ve<br />
gone before them, most will be framing<br />
a college diploma by 2025.<br />
College Success Academy<br />
Launched in July 2011 with the aim<br />
of setting more Boston public school<br />
students on the path to college, the<br />
College Success Academy currently<br />
serves middle-grade students from<br />
three partner Boston public K-8<br />
schools: the Edison School, the Jackson/<br />
Mann School, and the Gardner Pilot<br />
Academy. Scholars participate in a<br />
rigorous summer and after-school<br />
program, based on <strong>The</strong> <strong>Steppingstone</strong><br />
Academy model, that begins the<br />
summer before fifth grade and<br />
continues through the summer after<br />
eighth grade. Math, English/language<br />
arts, and science are the foundation<br />
of the curriculum, and advisors track<br />
Scholars’ academic and social-emotional<br />
development throughout the program.<br />
Once in high school, Scholars will<br />
receive support and college-readiness<br />
services to ensure they stay on track<br />
to graduate from high school, and<br />
ultimately a four-year college.<br />
In <strong>2012</strong>, the College Success Academy<br />
continued to post promising early<br />
results. Scholars began to outperform<br />
peers on several key academic measures.<br />
During their fifth-grade year, the pilot<br />
class of College Success Academy<br />
Scholars made greater gains in both<br />
reading and math than peers across<br />
the country, according to the Measures<br />
of Academic Progress (MAP),<br />
a widely used diagnostic assessment<br />
tool aligned to state standards. <strong>The</strong><br />
Scholars’ MAP results also demonstrated<br />
that the College Success Academy’s<br />
summer program is successfully<br />
preventing summer learning loss.<br />
In addition, the number of Scholars<br />
achieving Advanced or Proficient scores<br />
on the Massachusetts Comprehensive<br />
Assessment System (MCAS) exams<br />
increased in the spring of <strong>2012</strong>.
have<br />
completed<br />
<strong>The</strong> <strong>Steppingstone</strong><br />
Academy’s 14-month<br />
academic program<br />
1,682Scholars<br />
to date<br />
96% of College<br />
Success Academy<br />
Scholars qualify<br />
for free or<br />
reduced meals<br />
income of<br />
families participating<br />
in <strong>The</strong> <strong>Steppingstone</strong><br />
Academy<br />
$39,981Average<br />
150,000<br />
Underrepresented students served<br />
by the National Partnership for<br />
Educational Access in <strong>2012</strong><br />
48<br />
% of College Success<br />
Academy Scholars<br />
are English Language<br />
Learners<br />
National Partnership for<br />
Educational Access (NPEA)<br />
<strong>The</strong> National Partnership for Educational<br />
Access marked its fifth year by adding<br />
36 new members in <strong>2012</strong>, bringing<br />
the total number of organizations it<br />
served to 242. Launched in 2007 to<br />
share best practices among nonprofits<br />
dedicated to providing college access<br />
to underrepresented students, NPEA<br />
has steadily expanded its services<br />
and its reach. Last year, member<br />
organizations in 33 states helped more<br />
than 150,000 students. NPEA’s annual<br />
conference, held in Chicago in <strong>2012</strong>,<br />
drew 321 attendees who benefited<br />
from workshops, discussions, and<br />
practical tools for improving college<br />
access and collaboration.<br />
Through NPEA, organizations<br />
like the Massachusetts Educational<br />
Financing Authority and <strong>The</strong> Boston<br />
<strong>Foundation</strong> can engage with and learn<br />
from organizations such as the KIPP<br />
<strong>Foundation</strong>, A Better Chance, and<br />
Johns Hopkins University Center for<br />
Talented Youth. Meaningful programmatic<br />
improvements often result.<br />
“Whether it’s attending one of the<br />
local meet-ups, participating in a<br />
webinar, having students attend a<br />
college tour, or using the website to<br />
connect with colleagues as passionate<br />
about serving students as I am, NPEA<br />
coordinates services for members<br />
that I can’t find in any of my other<br />
professional memberships,” says<br />
Pamela Pleasants, Assistant Dean of<br />
Admission, Milton Academy.<br />
5<br />
States in which NPEA<br />
members serve students
6<br />
Running a school with no extended<br />
learning day, and more than 700<br />
students who ride buses from as far<br />
away as East Boston, principal Mary<br />
Driscoll understands what it means to<br />
have a partner like <strong>Steppingstone</strong>:<br />
It means more students gain access<br />
to extra academic instruction on-site.<br />
It means students who lack resources<br />
and live at a distance can take advantage<br />
of a supportive community. But, most<br />
of all, it means more students can<br />
dream of going to college.<br />
“<strong>Steppingstone</strong>’s College Success<br />
Academy takes students and whole<br />
families by the hand, beginning<br />
in fourth grade, and tells them it’s<br />
possible to think about college,” says<br />
the principal of the Thomas A. Edison<br />
K-8 School in Brighton. “It creates a<br />
core of college-minded middle-school<br />
students, who become a leaven in the<br />
dough of the whole school community.”<br />
Now in the second year of its<br />
three-year pilot, the College Success<br />
Academy currently operates at<br />
Driscoll’s Edison School, as well as<br />
the Jackson/Mann School, where<br />
additional Scholars from the Gardner<br />
Pilot Academy also attend. Modeled<br />
after <strong>Steppingstone</strong>’s first initiative,<br />
<strong>The</strong> <strong>Steppingstone</strong> Academy, the<br />
College Success Academy runs<br />
summer and after-school programs<br />
for middle-school students in Boston<br />
public schools who want to ready<br />
themselves for a college prep<br />
curriculum in high school.<br />
“We have this cohort of students<br />
that spends extra time during the<br />
summer and three afternoons a week<br />
during the school year on academics,”<br />
reports Driscoll. This year, nearly a<br />
third of Edison’s fifth-graders enrolled<br />
in <strong>Steppingstone</strong>’s rigorous program.<br />
“<strong>The</strong>y begin to understand how to<br />
become good students and how to<br />
conduct themselves in the world,”<br />
she observes. “This tends to rub off<br />
on peers and the rest of the school<br />
community. Having even a handful of<br />
Scholars in a classroom helps teachers<br />
get more traction with the entire class.”<br />
But the impact the College<br />
Success Academy has on the school<br />
community doesn’t stop at the classroom<br />
threshold, Driscoll points out.<br />
“Many of our families are immigrant<br />
families. <strong>The</strong>y don’t speak English,<br />
and they don’t necessarily understand<br />
school culture in this country.” In<br />
fact, more than 40 percent of Edison<br />
students are English language learners.<br />
“<strong>The</strong> College Success Academy builds<br />
another bridge for them. It teaches<br />
them that college can be within reach.”<br />
57<br />
44<br />
5<br />
Independent,<br />
Catholic, and public<br />
schools that partner<br />
with <strong>Steppingstone</strong><br />
395<br />
Alumni enrolled in<br />
four-year colleges<br />
Enriching School Communities<br />
Scores of schools, colleges, and universities benefit from the<br />
difference that <strong>Steppingstone</strong> Scholars make in their communities.<br />
Here are a few of the ways in which we count ourselves proud.<br />
Scholars currently enrolled<br />
in independent, Catholic,<br />
and public exam schools<br />
129
+<br />
Awards for academic,<br />
extracurricular, and<br />
personal achievements<br />
received by Scholars<br />
in <strong>2012</strong><br />
Principal Mary Driscoll at the<br />
Thomas A. Edison K-8 School in Brighton.<br />
Scholars elected<br />
as class presidents<br />
7<br />
Colleges currently attended<br />
by <strong>Steppingstone</strong> Alumni
Different countries<br />
where Scholars<br />
were born<br />
16<br />
Financial aid dollars<br />
awarded in <strong>2012</strong><br />
by independent and<br />
Catholic schools to<br />
<strong>Steppingstone</strong> Scholars<br />
and their families<br />
$6,769,723<br />
8<br />
Families received<br />
financial aid<br />
counseling from<br />
<strong>Steppingstone</strong><br />
260<br />
Families attended <strong>Steppingstone</strong>’s fall<br />
conference to learn about college<br />
admissions, readiness, and financial aid
When the envelope from <strong>The</strong> Roxbury<br />
Latin School arrived that cold Saturday<br />
in March, Monique Denaud watched<br />
anxiously as her son, Alvin, opened it,<br />
read it, and then broke into a smile.<br />
He’d done it. He’d gotten into one<br />
of the most selective and storied<br />
independent schools in Boston. And<br />
in that moment, Alvin’s mother, who<br />
came to Boston from Haiti, could see<br />
a future for her son that she’d scarcely<br />
imagined the year before.<br />
“I never would have known this kind<br />
of opportunity might be a possibility,”<br />
she says.<br />
While Alvin Massenat’s acceptance<br />
at Roxbury Latin resulted from his own<br />
hard work as a <strong>Steppingstone</strong> Scholar,<br />
it is also the upshot of his family’s<br />
tireless efforts. In addition to caring<br />
for Alvin and his two sisters, Saika and<br />
Atamawa, Monique works at a nursing<br />
home in Brookline and is studying<br />
part-time to become a registered<br />
nurse. “Although it is sometimes hard,”<br />
she confides, “this is the time for me<br />
to help my kids find schools where<br />
they have the best chance at a future.”<br />
When Alvin began his academic<br />
preparation with <strong>The</strong> <strong>Steppingstone</strong><br />
Academy last July, Monique had<br />
hoped <strong>Steppingstone</strong> would give him<br />
the focus and confidence he needed<br />
to find a school that would both<br />
challenge and nurture him. It did.<br />
“<strong>The</strong> teachers and staff at <strong>Steppingstone</strong><br />
were so helpful in organizing us<br />
and making us feel comfortable looking<br />
at different schools,” she observes.<br />
Currently a sixth-grader at the Rogers<br />
Middle School in Hyde Park, Alvin<br />
will bring his love of math, guitar,<br />
and running to the campus of RL as<br />
a seventh-grader this coming fall.<br />
A generous financial aid package<br />
will help make it possible. “Without<br />
<strong>Steppingstone</strong>, I never would have<br />
thought about trying to afford the<br />
cost,” notes Monique. “I can’t even<br />
really put into words how I feel,”<br />
she adds.<br />
“I’m trying to give my kids the best<br />
life possible. I had heard how great<br />
<strong>Steppingstone</strong> was. Now, I know it’s<br />
true.”<br />
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Alvin Massenat '13 with mother, Monique Denaud, and<br />
sisters, Atamawa and Saika, in their home in Mattapan.<br />
Helping Families<br />
When <strong>Steppingstone</strong> comes into the life of a Scholar, possibilities<br />
are changed. So are families. For generations.
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Philanthropic partners like the State<br />
Street <strong>Foundation</strong> understand the<br />
impact <strong>Steppingstone</strong> has on Boston’s<br />
workforce and economy. Having<br />
supported our work for 20 years, the<br />
foundation, and its parent corporation,<br />
State Street Bank, have both seen the<br />
return on their investment. <strong>The</strong>y’ve<br />
seen it in the hundreds of Scholars our<br />
programs have helped prepare for<br />
employment in the job markets of<br />
today and tomorrow, and among the<br />
ranks of State Street’s own employees,<br />
where some young <strong>Steppingstone</strong><br />
alumni can now be found. Here’s how<br />
Amanda Northrop, Vice President of<br />
State Street <strong>Foundation</strong>, explains the<br />
difference that <strong>Steppingstone</strong> makes:<br />
“We have deep roots in the city of<br />
Boston, and the focus of our work<br />
is improving the employability and<br />
economic self-sufficiency of vulnerable<br />
people. That’s why the State Street<br />
<strong>Foundation</strong> has been supporting the<br />
work of <strong>Steppingstone</strong> since 1992.<br />
<strong>Steppingstone</strong>’s holistic approach<br />
and its long-term work with Scholars<br />
assures that more young people<br />
graduate from high school and are<br />
prepared to apply for and make sound<br />
decisions about college.<br />
“<strong>The</strong> impact of <strong>Steppingstone</strong>’s<br />
work extends well beyond what<br />
happens in the classroom, however.<br />
It really prepares Scholars for life and<br />
careers. Workers today need resilience,<br />
critical thinking, and an ability to both<br />
communicate effectively and relate to<br />
people from a variety of backgrounds.<br />
We need to make sure our local<br />
communities are producing job-ready<br />
young professionals with these<br />
kinds of skills. <strong>Steppingstone</strong> helps<br />
us do that.”<br />
Preparing Tomorrow’s Workforce<br />
<strong>Steppingstone</strong>’s impact doesn’t end with alma maters.<br />
It continues in the careers of alumni and in the workplaces that<br />
hire the qualified young professionals we help prepare.<br />
Three alumni who worked for State Street Bank in <strong>2012</strong>:<br />
Donavan Brown '95<br />
Thayer Academy 2001<br />
Tufts University 2005<br />
<strong>The</strong> Fletcher School of Law & Diplomacy, Tufts University,<br />
Masters degree in International Business, 2011<br />
Analyst, Professional Development Program,<br />
State Street Bank<br />
Currently Assistant Vice President,<br />
Relationship Management Group, Brown Brothers Harriman
Kevin Tran '94<br />
Boston Latin Academy 2000<br />
Boston University 2004<br />
Intermediate Associate,<br />
State Street Global Markets<br />
9Scholar 37<br />
parents hired by<br />
<strong>Steppingstone</strong>'s Admission<br />
Department in <strong>2012</strong><br />
Alumni in the<br />
workforce<br />
Students worked<br />
as peer leaders, teaching<br />
assistants, and interns<br />
in <strong>2012</strong><br />
4% in law<br />
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Krystal Brooks '93<br />
Boston Latin School 1999<br />
University of Massachusetts, Boston 2006<br />
Audit Specialist, State Street Global Advisors<br />
36% of alumni work in<br />
business or finance<br />
21% in science,<br />
technology,<br />
engineering,<br />
and math<br />
(STEM) fields<br />
21% in education<br />
7% in non-profit<br />
organizations<br />
11% in arts and<br />
entertainment<br />
Hours of employment, jobreadiness,<br />
and leadership training<br />
provided to students and families<br />
by <strong>Steppingstone</strong> in <strong>2012</strong>
<strong>Steppingstone</strong> Scholars have graduated from the following colleges and universities:<br />
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Amherst College (2) | Babson College (4) | Barnard College (3) | Bates College | Becker College<br />
Bentley College (2) | Berklee College of Music | Boston College (13) | Boston University (19) | Bowdoin College (4)<br />
Brandeis University | Bridgewater State University | Brown University (7) | Bryant University (2)<br />
Bryn Mawr College (3) | Carnegie Mellon University | Centre College | Cheyney College | <strong>The</strong> Citadel Military College<br />
Clark University (3) | Clarkson University | Colby College | College of the Holy Cross (6) | College of Wooster<br />
Columbia College, Chicago | Columbia College, SC | Columbia University (8) | Connecticut College (2)<br />
Curry College (2) | Dartmouth College (7) | Duke University | Eastern Nazarene College | Eckerd College<br />
Emerson College (2) | Emmanuel College | Endicott College (2) | Fisk University | Fitchburg State College<br />
Florida A&M University | Fordham University (4) | Framingham State University (2) | George Washington University (5)<br />
Georgetown University (2) | Georgia Institute of Technology | Georgia State University | Gordon College<br />
Hamilton College (3) | Hampshire College | Hampton University (3) | Harvard University (14) | Howard University<br />
Johns Hopkins University | Johnson & Wales University (2) | Lasell College (2) | Lesley University<br />
Maine Maritime Academy | Marlboro College | Manhattan College (2) | Massachusetts College of Art & Design (3)<br />
Massachusetts College of Pharmacy and Health Science (5) | Massachusetts Institute of Technology (2)<br />
Middlebury College | Morehouse College | Mount Holyoke College | New York University (2) | Nichols College<br />
Northeastern University (21) | Pace University | Pine Manor College (4) | Providence College | Rollins College<br />
Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute | Rhode Island School of Design | Salem State College (1) | Santa Clara University<br />
Savannah College of Art & Design | Simmons College (7) | Southern Connecticut State University | Spelman College (6)<br />
Springfield College | St. Francis College | St. John’s University (2) | Stanford University | Stonehill College (2)<br />
Suffolk University (4) | Syracuse University (7) | Temple University (5) | <strong>The</strong> New School | Trinity College, CT (2)<br />
Trinity College, D.C. | Tufts University (8) | Tulane University | Tuskegee University | Union College<br />
University of California, Berkeley | University of California, Davis | University of Connecticut<br />
University of Massachusetts, Amherst (19), Boston (15), Dartmouth (2), Lowell (2) | University of Miami<br />
University of New Hampshire (2) | University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill | University of Pennsylvania (4)<br />
University of Pittsburgh | University of Rhode Island (2) | University of Richmond | University of Rochester<br />
University of Southern California (3) | University of Vermont (2) | University of Virginia<br />
University of Wisconsin, Madison | Wellesley College (4) | Wentworth Institute of Technology (2)<br />
Wesleyan University (2) | Williams College (4) | Yale University (6)
<strong>2012</strong> Gift <strong>Report</strong><br />
Founders’ Circle<br />
$50,000+<br />
Anonymous <br />
Anonymous <br />
Anonymous (2 gifts)<br />
L.G. Balfour <strong>Foundation</strong><br />
Mrs. Leonard Block <br />
Brian & Karen Conway <br />
Betsy & Michael Danziger <br />
<strong>The</strong> Ford <strong>Foundation</strong> <br />
Charles Hayden <strong>Foundation</strong> <br />
Joanna & Jon Jacobson <br />
Liberty Mutual <strong>Foundation</strong>, Inc. <br />
Isabelle & Ian Loring <br />
Holly McGrath & David Bruce/<br />
Highland Street <strong>Foundation</strong> <br />
A. Peter Monaco <br />
Medha Sinha & Arthur G. Epker III <br />
Richard and Susan Smith Family<br />
<strong>Foundation</strong> <br />
President’s Circle<br />
$10,000 - $49,999<br />
Anonymous <br />
Anonymous (2 gifts) <br />
Anonymous <br />
Abrams <strong>Foundation</strong> <br />
Bain Capital Children’s Charity LTD <br />
Bank of America <strong>Foundation</strong> <br />
John G. & Amy Smith Berylson <br />
C. Hunter Boll <br />
<strong>The</strong> Boston <strong>Foundation</strong><br />
Linda & Mark Borden<br />
Deb & John Brennan/Hunt Street Fund <br />
Kate & Chuck Brizius <br />
Cabot Family Charitable Trust<br />
Julie & Kevin Callaghan<br />
Mrs. Peter H. O. Claudy <br />
<strong>The</strong> Clipper Ship <strong>Foundation</strong><br />
Devin & Erin Condron<br />
John & Stephanie Connaughton <br />
Kerrie & James Coughlin <br />
David & Victoria Croll <br />
Peggy & Dick Danziger <br />
Dean Welfare Trust <br />
Sandy & Paul Edgerley <br />
<strong>The</strong> Evans Family <strong>Foundation</strong> <br />
Fidelity Investments <br />
Sandy & Dozier Gardner <br />
Debbie & Keith Gelb<br />
Kate & Tom Gilbane <br />
Kaia & Jonathan Goldstein <br />
Barbara & Amos Hostetter <br />
Kimberly Hsu-Barber & Jeffrey Barber <br />
Olga & Scott Jaeckel <br />
Abby Johnson & Chris McKown<br />
Allison & Edward Johnson <br />
Darlene & Gerald Jordan<br />
Karen Kames & Christopher Gaffney <br />
Karp Family <strong>Foundation</strong> <br />
J. C. Kellogg <strong>Foundation</strong> <br />
Mary Beth & Adam Kirsch <br />
<strong>The</strong> Esther A. & Joseph Klingenstein<br />
Fund, Inc. <br />
Linde Family <strong>Foundation</strong> <br />
Anne R. Lovett & Stephen G. Woodsum <br />
<strong>The</strong> Ludcke <strong>Foundation</strong><br />
Carolyn & Peter S. Lynch<br />
Peter Lyon<br />
Paul Maeder & Gwill York<br />
Tristin & Martin Mannion <br />
Andy & Linda McLane <br />
Kristin & Stephen Mugford <br />
Brooke & William Muggia<br />
Marion & David Mussafer <br />
Thomas O’Donnell & Christina<br />
Wing-O’Donnell/<strong>The</strong> Karen Wing<br />
Family Charitable <strong>Foundation</strong> <br />
Amelia Peabody <strong>Foundation</strong><br />
Red Sox <strong>Foundation</strong><br />
Stephanie & Adam Rogers <br />
<strong>The</strong> Richard Eric Rosenberg <strong>Foundation</strong> <br />
Pixley & Kenneth Schiciano <br />
William E. Schrafft and Bertha E. Schrafft<br />
Charitable Trust <br />
John & Susan Simon <br />
Christine & Robert Small <br />
State Street <strong>Foundation</strong> <br />
<strong>The</strong> Tudor <strong>Foundation</strong>, Inc. <br />
Amanda & John Waldron<br />
Amy & John Weinberg <br />
Jenny & Sandy Weymouth/Hess<br />
<strong>Foundation</strong> <br />
Connie & Sankey Williams <br />
Scholars’ Society<br />
$5,000–$9,999<br />
Anonymous (3 gifts)<br />
Melora & Andrew Balson <br />
Mr. & Mrs. James A. Block <br />
Jennifer & Jonathan Block <br />
Marina & Walter Bornhorst <br />
Katie & Don Bramley <br />
Bushrod H. Campbell and Adah F. Hall<br />
Charity Fund <br />
Constance B. Coburn & James DeK.<br />
Houghton <br />
<strong>The</strong> Cosette Charitable Fund <br />
Lisa & Todd Cronan <br />
Laura DeBonis & Scott Nathan <br />
Gretchen Effgen & Anthony Schweizer <br />
Cynthia A. Fisher & C. James Koch<br />
Jennifer Mugar Flaherty & Peter G.<br />
Flaherty II <br />
Nancy & Richard Friedman <br />
Abigail Ross Goodman & Mark Goodman<br />
Blair & Jacqueline Hendrix <br />
Mariem Horchani & Stephen Murphy<br />
Anne & Colin McNay <br />
Barbara & Richard Melvoin <br />
Anne & Jeff Mitchell <br />
Martha Mugar <br />
Northern Trust<br />
Pappendick Family<br />
Marsha & Justin Perreault <br />
Michael & Emily Phillips<br />
Emily & Drew Pluhar <br />
Reebok <strong>Foundation</strong><br />
Lindsey & Matthew Russell<br />
Jeanne & Bob Savitt <br />
Ellen & Steve Segal <br />
Richard, Ann, John & James Solomon<br />
<strong>Foundation</strong><br />
Jennifer & Seth Stier <br />
Suzie Tapson & Gordon Burnes <br />
Resa & John Wing<br />
Denotes donors who have made gifts for at least 20 consecutive years.<br />
Denotes donors who have made gifts for at least 10 consecutive years.<br />
Denotes donors who have made gifts for at least 5 consecutive years.<br />
Denotes donors who have made gifts for at least 3 consecutive years.<br />
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Benefactors<br />
$1,000–$4,999<br />
Anonymous (2 gifts) <br />
<strong>The</strong> Sidney & Beatrice Albert <strong>Foundation</strong> <br />
Pamela & Bear Albright<br />
Nichole & Richard Aldrich/<br />
RA Capital Associates <br />
Kristen & James Atwood <br />
Fiona & James Benenson<br />
Meg & Tomas Bergstrand <br />
Tricia & Tim Blank <br />
Elizabeth & Seth Brennan<br />
Bruce Breimer & Lorna Doran <br />
Jessica & Rob Broggi<br />
Maribeth & Mark Brostowski<br />
Robin & Marcia Brown<br />
Bill & Barbara Burgess <br />
Cindy & Warren Burroughs, Jr. <br />
Susan Okie Bush <br />
Kristin & Joseph Casey<br />
Katherine Chapman<br />
Christensen-Dunn Early <strong>Foundation</strong>s Fund <br />
Dr. John & Bette Cohen <br />
Wendy & Travis Connors <br />
Peter Cornetta<br />
Sheena & David M. Danziger <br />
Margot & Jon Davis <br />
Motoko & Gordon Deane<br />
Coleen & Ted Dinneen <br />
Deanna & Tony DiNovi<br />
Darren J. Donovan<br />
Sadhana & Rick Downs <br />
Michael & Barbara Eisenson <br />
Lee & Jack Englert <br />
Mara & Stuart Feldman<br />
Mark & Janelle Fisher <br />
Joan FitzGerald <br />
Betsey & Charlie Gifford<br />
Lynn & James Gilbert<br />
<strong>The</strong> Goldman Sachs <strong>Foundation</strong><br />
Brad Goldstein/Oxbow<br />
Boston schools from which<br />
<strong>The</strong> <strong>Steppingstone</strong> Academy<br />
drew Scholars<br />
Sharon Grady<br />
Judy Grant & Jon McLaughlin<br />
Liz & Art Greenwood<br />
Jeffrey & Victoria Hadden<br />
Jeanne & Thomas Hagerty<br />
Alex & Abbe Hocherman<br />
Abigail Housen & Harry Lasker<br />
Skip Hughes & Barry Tubman <br />
Virginia Hutcheson <br />
Susan Jefferson & Paisley Boney<br />
Char Joslin & Les Cheek <br />
Charlotte & Charlie Kline <br />
Tania & Gordon Kluzak <br />
Diana & Todd Knightly<br />
Cynthia & Jeffrey Leach<br />
Sondra H. Levenson<br />
Kate Lubin & Glen Sutton <br />
Rania Matar & Jean Abouhamad<br />
Pam & Stuart Mathews <br />
Rebecca Melvoin/Melvoin <strong>Foundation</strong><br />
Jim & Lisa Mooney <br />
Kelley Murphy <br />
Kathleen & Mike Nilles<br />
Pete Oberle<br />
Laura & Steve Peck <br />
Carolyn & Phillip Perelmuter <br />
PNC <strong>Foundation</strong><br />
Amy Feind Reeves & Douglas Reeves<br />
Rachel Rock & Joshua Levy<br />
Jean Weinberg Rose & Jeff Rose <br />
Carol & Bill Sahlman<br />
Holly & Louis Salemy<br />
Sue & Ted Saraceno<br />
Caterina & Dan Schwinn <br />
Robert G. Segel & Janice L. Sherman <br />
Kristine & Ned Shadek<br />
<strong>The</strong> Shane <strong>Foundation</strong> <br />
Barbara & Edward Shapiro<br />
Brent Edward Shay <br />
Lori & Matthew Sidman<br />
Esther Simon Charitable Trust <br />
Peter J. Solomon Family <strong>Foundation</strong><br />
Abby Sosland & Mark Goodman <br />
Sovereign Bank <strong>Foundation</strong><br />
Colleen Spencer<br />
Jill & Michael Stansky<br />
Paige & Rick Sutphin<br />
Polly & Ming Tsai<br />
Linette & Geoff Van Flandern<br />
Diane & Ralph Vogel<br />
Eve Waterfall & Claire Walton<br />
Catherine & Scott Webster<br />
Marilee Wheeler <br />
Linda Wisnewski & William Collatos<br />
Patrons<br />
$250–$999<br />
Anonymous (3 gifts)<br />
Anonymous<br />
Anonymous<br />
Alli & Bill Achtmeyer<br />
Erica Adler<br />
Russell Ain<br />
Martina Albright & Jon Bernstein <br />
Dave Alexander <br />
Mark & Kathy Alperin<br />
Maren Anderson & Duke Collier<br />
Marie & Alex Attia<br />
Sara & Charlie Ayres<br />
Jennifer & Bracknell Baker<br />
Pam & Jesse Baker<br />
Robert P. Ball <br />
James Barry<br />
Susan Barry<br />
Maryann & Paul Bell<br />
Elizabeth & Coleman Benedict <br />
Fred & Tricia Bentley <br />
Sheri E. Berman & Gideon Rose/<br />
<strong>The</strong> Baobab Fund <br />
Elizabeth Berylson<br />
Tyler Blackwell<br />
Amy & Ben Bloomstone <br />
Kristin Blount<br />
Elaine Boltz<br />
Tarah & Allen Breed<br />
Charles & Kathryn Brown<br />
Liese & David Brown<br />
Elizabeth Bryant<br />
Chris Burke<br />
Gail & Matt Burr<br />
Jonathan Busch<br />
Katie & Paul Buttenwieser <br />
Ania & Carlos Camargo <br />
Jane Carr<br />
Nicolette Clifford<br />
Adam Cohen<br />
Claire J. Cohen<br />
Dimitri Cohen <br />
Ashley B. Coleman<br />
Jessica & Brian Collins<br />
Casey & Christina Condron<br />
Sarah & Lance Conrad<br />
Drew & Kim Conway<br />
Molly Conway<br />
Hope & Louis Crosier <br />
David Crowley/Crowley & Cummings, LLC<br />
Lindsay Deane<br />
Kristen Deane<br />
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Scholars taken on <strong>Steppingstone</strong> college tours<br />
Dick & Maryellen Denning<br />
Emily & Michael Denning<br />
Rob & Dubs Dickey <br />
Rose DiSanto & Stephen Starnes <br />
Trevor Doe<br />
MaKenzie & Daniel Domb<br />
David Donahoe<br />
Laurie B. Donahoe <br />
Jeaniene & Mark Donovan<br />
Beth & David Drubner<br />
Beth Duggan <br />
Betsy & Rick Edie <br />
Tim Ehrlich<br />
Jennifer & John Eielson <br />
Epstein/Carver Family <strong>Foundation</strong> <br />
Caroline Erisman <br />
Katherine Fabiani<br />
Katie & Mike Fahey<br />
June Ferestien & Michael Winton<br />
Laurel & Ken Ferretti <br />
Michael Flaherty <br />
Valerie & Doug Fleishman<br />
Leslie & Michael Franchella<br />
Timothy Furcillo<br />
Adele Gagne & Rick Hardy<br />
Beth Gilbert-Bono & Mark Bono<br />
Kelly & Michael Glew <br />
Deborah Glotzer <br />
Allison & Matthew Godoff<br />
Andrew Gorgone <br />
Melissa Gorham<br />
Eric & Katie Green<br />
Jessica Greenberg & Rob Bombardier<br />
Donald & Martha Greenhalgh <br />
Andrew & Liz Hahn <br />
Elizabeth & Edward Halloran<br />
Meredith Hanrahan<br />
Michael & Chinita Hard <br />
Danielle & André Heard <br />
Zachary Heath<br />
Robert & Ross Henderson<br />
Tamara & Peter Hermann<br />
Molly Hogue<br />
Carrin Holborn<br />
<strong>The</strong> Hoppin/Thomas Family<br />
Charles Hovsepian<br />
Joan Howland & William Webber <br />
Charles Humber<br />
Barbara & Thomas Israel<br />
Community <strong>Foundation</strong> of Southeastern<br />
Massachusetts – Hope and David<br />
Jeffrey Fund <br />
Julia & Peter Johannsen <br />
Mr. & Mrs. Edward C. Johnson 3d <br />
Ann & Ed Kania<br />
Thomas Karthaus<br />
Will & Chris Kendall<br />
Nicole & Arvind Khanna <br />
Erin & Hyung-Do Kim<br />
Louise Totten Knabe <br />
Connie & Peter Lacaillade<br />
William Laub<br />
Christina & David Lavalle<br />
Mr. & Mrs. David S. Lee <br />
Mr. & Mrs. Jon R. Lind <br />
William T. Lynch & Ingrid G. Larson <br />
Melissa & William Lyons<br />
Alice & Todd Markson<br />
Liz & Michael McCabe<br />
Lynne Menichetti<br />
Karen Meyers & Jay Zagorsky<br />
Brian Morris<br />
Victoria Moskowitz & Lee Glickenhaus <br />
Nicole & Terry Murray<br />
Elizabeth & Todd Needham<br />
James Nicoletti<br />
Amy & Tom Olivier<br />
Anne O’Neil & James Ricotta<br />
Mr. & Mrs. Stephen J. Pellegrino
Tom & Trish Perlmutter<br />
Christian & Russ Porter <br />
Katie & Brooks Porter<br />
Stephen Richard<br />
Ken & Kathryn Robinson<br />
Brad Roblin<br />
Kristin Roda<br />
Mr. & Mrs. Matthew L. Root <br />
Christina Ros<br />
Jenna Rothbard<br />
Maggie Sahlman<br />
Anni & Charles Santry<br />
Tedd Saunders<br />
Alys & George Scott<br />
Robert F. Shapiro, Jr. <br />
Justin Shaw<br />
Mark R. Simmons, Jr. <br />
Adrienne & Curtis Smith<br />
Mason Smith & Gordon Green<br />
Steven M. Smith<br />
Kendrin Sonneville<br />
Barbara G. Starnes<br />
Thomas Stemberg & Katherine Chapman<br />
Robert A. M. Stern <br />
Rachel & David Stettler<br />
Karen Welt Steeves & Jeff Steeves<br />
Zoe & Brad Stoesser<br />
Carol & Howard Stoner <br />
John & Leslie Stonestreet<br />
Shannon Stowell<br />
David Sullivan<br />
Mark & Katie Sullivan<br />
Victoria Svirskiy<br />
Derek Taff<br />
Amy Tassendorf<br />
Kerry & John Tavernese<br />
Sandra & Bob Taylor <br />
Marah Thornhill<br />
Christina Tiemann<br />
Arzu & Murat Tuncata <br />
Rachelle Waiting<br />
Courtney Jacobs Walsh<br />
Lucas Walsh<br />
Dix & Alexandra Wheelock<br />
Sylvia D. Whitman<br />
Regina Joseph Winslow<br />
Jeremy Wintersteen<br />
Doug & Abby Wolfson<br />
Elizabeth & Robert Wood<br />
Kate & Hamilton Wood <br />
Sara L. Wragge <br />
Daphne & Yishai Zohar<br />
Friends<br />
Up to $250<br />
Anonymous <br />
Anonymous (4 gifts)<br />
Anonymous (2 gifts) <br />
Kristin Achtmeyer<br />
Erica Allen<br />
Nancy Allison<br />
Michael Andreini<br />
Michael Ansman<br />
Alycia Aube<br />
Joanna Aven Howarth<br />
Stuart Badrigian<br />
Maria Baimas-George<br />
Samantha Bain<br />
Jennifer Baker<br />
Nell Beattie<br />
Emily Beck<br />
Audrey Bell<br />
Cheryl & Adam Bendtsen<br />
Adam Benson<br />
Cam Berjoan<br />
Brian Berube & Susan Wolff <br />
Robert Biederman<br />
Helen Black<br />
Nancy & Todd Bland<br />
Kevin Bodkin<br />
Kathryn & John Boger<br />
James Bomberg<br />
Patricia Bowler & David Wendell <br />
Dr. William Boyd & Ms. Deborah Blish <br />
Tara Brady<br />
Meghan Brahm <br />
Hilary Brayton<br />
Matthew Breuer<br />
Teves Brighton<br />
Jamie Brod<br />
Nate Buffum<br />
Alexandra Burns<br />
Iris Butnaru<br />
Shirley & Eugene Buzderewicz <br />
Mr. & Mrs. Lawrence Byrnes<br />
Robert J. Carpenter<br />
David Carson<br />
John Carter<br />
Liza Casella<br />
Young May Cha<br />
Bruce Chafee<br />
Jae Chang<br />
Jane B. Clark<br />
Megan Clark<br />
Sara & Gregory Clark<br />
Franklin Cohen & Frances Ginn<br />
Claire Cohen<br />
Samantha Cohen<br />
Andrew H. Cohn <br />
Casey Coleman<br />
Damon Coleman<br />
Ann S. Coles<br />
Allie Conway<br />
Christina Corda<br />
Alison Corey<br />
Jessica Courtney <br />
Cornelia Cronan<br />
Jessie Cronan<br />
Chris & Meredith Danis<br />
Constantine Davides<br />
Molly Davidson<br />
Michelle & Thomas Davis<br />
Drew Davis<br />
Caitlin Day-Lewis<br />
Juliet DeFrancisco<br />
Brian & Katy Denning<br />
Charles Devens III <br />
Patrick Devlin<br />
Margaret Dinan <br />
Mark Dolan<br />
Jamie Donelan<br />
Courtney Doran<br />
Andrew Dresner<br />
Christine Driscoll <br />
Mary Driscoll & Luke Hill<br />
Mihaela Dumea<br />
Molly & Stephens Dunne<br />
Katie Dunphy<br />
Sarah Dussault<br />
Laura Eliason<br />
Valerie Eliason & Matthew Bennett<br />
Sharon & Stephen Engler <br />
Taylor Evans<br />
John Faubert & Elizabeth Pratt <br />
Julie & Mike Fay<br />
Kathleen Federico<br />
Kate Femino<br />
Marlene Ferrante<br />
Mark & Tobey Fidler <br />
Nancy & Barry Fisch<br />
Edward Fish<br />
Rachel Fish<br />
Andrew Flick<br />
Sarah & Charlie Forbes<br />
Patrick Ford<br />
Marc Fortier<br />
David Foster<br />
Beth Friedman<br />
Elizabeth Friel <br />
Courtney Gardner<br />
Laurence A. Geffin & Yurika Hashizume<br />
Geffin<br />
872<br />
Books purchased for Scholars<br />
Students<br />
applied to <strong>The</strong><br />
<strong>Steppingstone</strong><br />
Academy<br />
522<br />
Elizabeth Geller<br />
Bianca Germain<br />
Raya Gildor <br />
Tom & Jeremy Glenn<br />
Robert Glor<br />
Nicolle Goldfinger<br />
Alex Gonzalez<br />
David Gould<br />
Christine Govern<br />
Angela Grant<br />
Marisa Greenwald<br />
Tyler Griffith<br />
Skylar Griggs<br />
Jackie Grodin<br />
Sean Grover<br />
Michael Hacker<br />
Antony Haivanis<br />
Julia Halleran <br />
Maura Halloran <br />
Rachel Haltom-Irwin<br />
Yasmin Hamed<br />
Rachel Hamilton<br />
Mike & Leslie Hammer <br />
Jenna Hardy<br />
Rebecca Harris<br />
Baron Hartley <br />
Tom & Emily Haslett <br />
Mr. & Mrs. George Hatsopoulos <br />
Emily Hawkridge<br />
Pat & Jeff Hayden<br />
Robert Hayes <br />
Kelly Heard<br />
Kate Heffernan<br />
Katherine Hein<br />
Mary & Winder Heller<br />
Aaron Herr<br />
Ann Hickey<br />
Barbara & William Hickey<br />
Polly & Prentiss Higgins<br />
David Hill<br />
Jonathan Hill<br />
Diana Hoffman<br />
Richmond Holden<br />
Joe Horgan<br />
William Hughto<br />
Ben & Lisa Humphreys <br />
Elizabeth Hutchinson<br />
Emily Ingardia<br />
Raymonde Jacquet<br />
Sufia & Yasin Jamal <br />
Mary Lee Jamieson<br />
15
16<br />
Megan Wells Jamieson<br />
Doris & Robert Janowski<br />
Matt Javitch<br />
David & Mary Johanson <br />
Megan & Ted Johnson<br />
Jack Kane<br />
Lauren Kaplan<br />
Brad Karelitz<br />
Julia Karol<br />
Sarah Kaster<br />
Dana Katz<br />
Margot Kearney <br />
Nell Kelleher<br />
Brian Kelly <br />
Monica Kelly<br />
Keith Kenney <br />
Allison Kent Trumbull & Robert Trumbull<br />
Kimberly Kerivan<br />
Matt Kessler<br />
Lindsay Kneen<br />
Carter Knight<br />
Jeff Krafchick<br />
Erica Krueger<br />
Zachary Kubetz<br />
Colleen & Rob Kurson<br />
Kate Lagana<br />
Dana Lampert<br />
Joshua Langsam<br />
Laura Moberg Lavoie & Brian Lavoie<br />
Elena Lee<br />
Meredith Legg<br />
Liane & Lloyd Levenson<br />
Stephanie Levy<br />
Claire Lewis<br />
Janet Lewis<br />
Jennifer Lewis & Christopher Buell <br />
Tyler Lewis<br />
John Lieb<br />
Beckham & Robert Lindon<br />
Lauren & James Lipscomb<br />
Cara Lodigiani<br />
Heather Long<br />
Evan Lorey<br />
Stephen Losordo Jr.<br />
Kevin Love<br />
Elizabeth Lyle<br />
Hallie Mabrey<br />
Bridget Mackey<br />
Clara Maddox<br />
Mr. & Mrs. Francis Maher <br />
Holly Maloney <br />
Josh Mandel<br />
Alicia Manning<br />
Ivette & Ivan Manrique<br />
on<br />
our summer<br />
faculty<br />
35Teachers<br />
Ashley Marlenga <br />
Michael Marshall <br />
Stefanie Matthews<br />
Peter & Porter May <br />
Abby Mayer<br />
Shontel McAlpine<br />
Joyce & Joseph McCaffrey<br />
Claire McClintock<br />
Katie McEvoy<br />
Tricia & Geoffrey McGean <br />
Erin McGrath<br />
Doreen McGuire <br />
Molly McInerney<br />
Joe McKeever<br />
Colin Mckelligan<br />
Jill Medvedow & Richard Kazis<br />
Molly Melican<br />
Shannon Milillo<br />
Abigail Moffat<br />
Eleanor Molyneux<br />
Laura Montgomery<br />
Sarah Moore<br />
Veronica & Eric Morganti<br />
Peter A. Mullin <br />
Anne M. Murphy<br />
Colleen Murphy<br />
Jessica Murphy<br />
Julia Murphy<br />
Melissa Murray & Kristin Arcangeli<br />
Taraneh Naghieh<br />
Anaide Nahikian<br />
Elizabeth & Marshall Neilson <br />
Marianne & John Nelson <br />
Max Nibert <br />
Alexandra & Jonathan Nichols<br />
Monica Niedermeyer<br />
Emily Nixon<br />
Daniel Noonan<br />
Troy Norris<br />
Jeffrey Nowil<br />
Christopher O’Brien<br />
Michael O’Brien<br />
Ryan O’Connor<br />
Caitlin O’Hara<br />
Matt O’Malley<br />
Thomas L. P. O’Donnell <br />
Robert & Sara Ohlheiser<br />
Jessica Orsina<br />
Elizabeth Owens<br />
Danielle Palihnich<br />
Elizabeth Parfit<br />
Meggie Patterson<br />
Camille Payne<br />
Kay & Rodger Payne<br />
Tom & Ellen Payzant <br />
Richard Peaver<br />
Josh Peck<br />
Hadley Pennington<br />
Heike Pfaeffle<br />
Karen Pick <br />
Laura Pierce<br />
Gina Placanico<br />
Thomas Poaps<br />
Marisa Porter<br />
Julie & Michael Posternack<br />
Amanda Powers<br />
Caitlin Previdi<br />
Arthur Price<br />
Christian Price & John LoBue<br />
Tyler Price<br />
Chris Primiano<br />
Alec Radzikowski<br />
George & Fernande Raine<br />
Elizabeth Rampolla<br />
Elizabeth Ratto & Roy Y. Liu<br />
Kyle Rattray<br />
Sebastian Roervig<br />
Jess Rowlands<br />
Robert Rutkowski<br />
Ellen Ryan<br />
Gail Ryan<br />
Emily Salema<br />
Allison Elizabeth Savage<br />
Patrick Scanlon<br />
Magda & Stephen Schleicher<br />
Anne Schwabenbauer<br />
Suzy Schwartz<br />
Ilana Sclar<br />
Rachel Segall & James Hurley<br />
Hilary Segar<br />
Jesse Shaw & Elizabeth Lyons<br />
Mary Sheehan<br />
Gretchen Sherwood<br />
Nathan Shippee<br />
Amy Shirk<br />
Richard Silverman <br />
Jacqueline Sims<br />
Rahul Singh<br />
Eleanor Smith<br />
Jill Snider<br />
Natalie Sperling<br />
Vivian & Lionel Spiro<br />
Sara Steele-Rogers<br />
Joan & Robert Stein<br />
Margaret Stewart & Ted Merritt<br />
Molly Storer<br />
William Stout<br />
David Stringer<br />
Griffin Sullivan<br />
Joseph Sullivan<br />
Mary Sullivan<br />
John Switchenko<br />
Anne Taylor<br />
Lynne Mooney Teta & Anthony Teta<br />
Rebecca & Kevin Tidmarsh <br />
Warren Tolman<br />
Belinda & Seth Traub<br />
James P. Tremble<br />
Katie Tully<br />
Nancy & Tony Ullman <br />
John Van der Stricht<br />
Jane Viner<br />
Katie Wadsworth<br />
Andrea & Greg Wagoner<br />
David & Gwen Wanger <br />
Elizabeth Ward <br />
Valerie Weed<br />
Michael Weiler<br />
Andrew Weiner<br />
Linda Weinstein<br />
Chris Westlund<br />
Betsy Wheeler<br />
Jackie White<br />
Mike White<br />
Brandon Wilson-Evitt & Steven Evitt<br />
Raymond Wu<br />
Samantha Yanofsky<br />
This report is accurate to the best of<br />
our knowledge. We sincerely apologize<br />
for any errors or omissions.<br />
<strong>Steppingstone</strong> would like to thank<br />
the following corporations for<br />
their generous support:<br />
$5,000+<br />
<strong>The</strong> Charles Hotel<br />
Di Santo Design<br />
Ropes & Gray LLP<br />
Up to $4,999<br />
AAA<br />
Artu Rosticceria & Trattoria<br />
Beacon Hill Hotel and Bistro<br />
Belmont Day School<br />
Blue Ginger<br />
Boston Organics<br />
Boston Public School DELTAS<br />
Bristol Lounge<br />
Cape Cod Country<br />
Captain John’s Charters<br />
<strong>The</strong> Cambridge School of Weston<br />
Castanea Partners<br />
Delicious Desserts<br />
Dexter and Southfield School<br />
East Boston Savings Bank<br />
East Meets West Catering<br />
Exhale<br />
Fay School<br />
Fenn School<br />
Four Preppy Paws<br />
Goodwin Procter, LLP<br />
<strong>The</strong> Governor’s Academy/<br />
Dr. Peter H. Quimby<br />
Gretta Cole<br />
Harvard Business School Student<br />
Association<br />
Hingham Savings Bank<br />
in-jean-ius<br />
Ippolita<br />
JoJo Loves You<br />
L’Espalier<br />
La Campania<br />
Life in Synergy<br />
Local 149<br />
Lucca<br />
Mandarin Oriental Hotel<br />
Matthew Bennet Photography<br />
<strong>The</strong> Meadowbrook School of Weston<br />
Mint Julep<br />
Mistral<br />
Newton Country Day School<br />
North End Yoga<br />
North River Outfitter
<strong>The</strong> Overlook Golf Club<br />
Pam Walker Interior Design<br />
Park School<br />
Recycle Studio<br />
<strong>The</strong> Ritz-Carlton<br />
Roomba<br />
<strong>The</strong> Roxbury Latin School<br />
Sammy Leigh Photos<br />
Samuel Adams<br />
Sara Campbell Ltd.<br />
Savenor’s Market<br />
Shady Hill School<br />
Simple Details Events<br />
Smith & Wollensky<br />
Tennis & Racquet Club<br />
Tickets for Charity<br />
Tie Your Apron<br />
Towne Manicure<br />
Twilight<br />
Urban Decay<br />
Veritas Tutors, LLC<br />
W Hotel<br />
Watermill Management Company<br />
<strong>The</strong> Winsor School<br />
Winston Flowers<br />
Zipcar<br />
Zocalo<br />
<strong>Steppingstone</strong> would like to thank<br />
the following corporations for<br />
their matching gifts:<br />
Anonymous (2 gifts)<br />
Adobe Systems Incorporated <br />
American Tower<br />
Bank of America <strong>Foundation</strong><br />
BNY Mellon<br />
Deutsche Bank Americas <strong>Foundation</strong> <br />
Grantham, Mayo, Van Otterloo & Co. LLC<br />
Insurance Services Office, Inc.<br />
State Street <strong>Foundation</strong><br />
Verisk<br />
Wells Fargo <strong>Foundation</strong> <br />
Gifts were made to <strong>Steppingstone</strong><br />
in honor of the following individuals:<br />
Jennifer & Jonathan Block<br />
Kerry Brennan<br />
Buckingham Browne & Nichols Class of<br />
1997<br />
Brian J. Conway<br />
Zora Davis<br />
Caitlin Day-Lewis<br />
Spencer Gaffney<br />
Kate & Tom Gilbane<br />
Kelly Glew<br />
Alison & Matthew Godoff<br />
Kenneth Goulin<br />
Allison Johnson<br />
Julia Karol<br />
Michael Lefebvre<br />
Alison & Craig Levy<br />
Ian & Isabelle Loring<br />
Camille Payne<br />
Emily & Michael Phillips<br />
We are so grateful for the<br />
generous support of <strong>Steppingstone</strong><br />
Alumni. A special thanks to<br />
Alain Davis ‘91, Eric Andrew ‘94,<br />
and Timothy O’Connell ‘96<br />
for their leadership gifts.<br />
Names in bold denote gifts<br />
of $100 or more.<br />
Leo Boatswain ‘91<br />
Alain Davis ‘91<br />
Katie O’Leary Keegan ‘91<br />
Natasha Velickovic ’91<br />
Ivan DeJesus ‘92<br />
Timothy Healey ‘92<br />
Lois Bonsu ‘93<br />
Colgan Johnson ‘93<br />
Eric Andrew ‘94<br />
Alex Bien-Aime ‘94<br />
Kevin Tran ‘94<br />
Donavan Brown ‘95 & Lauren Brown <br />
Stephond Goler ‘95<br />
Marcus Haymon ‘95<br />
J. P. Jacquet ‘95<br />
Johane Alexis ‘96<br />
Channel Baez ‘96<br />
Joy Kogut ‘96 <br />
Care packages (which included encouraging letters,<br />
ramen noodles, highlighters, and more!) sent<br />
to college freshmen before their first final exams<br />
Timothy O’Connell ‘96<br />
Kaitlin Barry Pellerin ‘96 & David Pellerin<br />
Cynthia Nguy ‘97 <br />
Emely Orellana ‘97<br />
Kousha Bautista-Saeyan ‘98 <br />
A.T. Desta ‘99<br />
Darian Reid-Sturgis ‘99<br />
Lamarr Rollins ‘99<br />
Robyn E. Gibson ‘00 <br />
Craig Groves ‘00<br />
Keanna Hagood ‘00<br />
Roshaun LaForce ‘00<br />
Sophia Tsakmaklis ‘00<br />
Tran Vu ‘00 <br />
Marissa Bias ‘01<br />
Max Clermont ‘01<br />
Donald Medor ‘01<br />
Courtney Monahan ‘01<br />
Samantha Salfity ‘01<br />
Shanelle Walker ‘01<br />
Tinyan Chan ‘02<br />
Anthony Mathieu ‘02<br />
Languages spoken in the<br />
homes of <strong>Steppingstone</strong><br />
families<br />
15<br />
17<br />
234<br />
School visits by <strong>Steppingstone</strong> staff
18<br />
National Partnership for Educational<br />
Access<br />
We are grateful to the following organizations<br />
for their support of NPEA.<br />
Anonymous<br />
A Better Chance<br />
ACT, Inc.<br />
<strong>The</strong> Associated Colleges of Illinois<br />
Boston College Law School<br />
Buffalo Prep<br />
Cate School<br />
Chicago Scholars<br />
<strong>The</strong> College Board<br />
College Possible<br />
<strong>The</strong> Common Application<br />
Daniel Murphy Scholarship Fund<br />
DePaul University Center for Access and<br />
Attainment<br />
DePaul University Center for Intercultural<br />
Programs<br />
ERB<br />
John Fanning, in honor of <strong>The</strong> Partners<br />
Program at <strong>The</strong> College Preparatory<br />
School<br />
High Jump<br />
Meredith Laban, in honor of Horizons at<br />
Dedham Country Day School<br />
Horizons for Youth<br />
Illinois Network of Charter Schools<br />
Indian Springs School<br />
inRESONANCE<br />
Jack Kent Cooke <strong>Foundation</strong><br />
Johns Hopkins University Center for<br />
Talented Youth<br />
Latin School of Chicago<br />
Milton Academy<br />
National Scholarship Providers Association<br />
New Jersey SEEDS<br />
Ninde Scholars Program<br />
Oberlin College<br />
Odyssey<br />
Phillips Exeter Academy<br />
Pine Manor College<br />
Polk Bros. <strong>Foundation</strong><br />
Prep@Pingree at Pingree School<br />
Project Grad Atlanta<br />
Rainier Scholars<br />
Reach for Excellence<br />
Peggy Sarkela, in honor of REACH Prep<br />
School and Student Services by NAIS<br />
Schuler Scholar Program<br />
SSATB<br />
St. George’s Independent School<br />
<strong>Foundation</strong><br />
Berylson Fund for Leadership<br />
Development<br />
Amy Smith Berylson and John Berylson<br />
established <strong>The</strong> Berylson Fund for Leadership<br />
Development to provide <strong>Steppingstone</strong>’s staff<br />
with high-quality professional development<br />
opportunities that would enable them to<br />
better serve the needs of a growing organization.<br />
In <strong>2012</strong>, the Fund generously supported<br />
programs of professional development<br />
for three <strong>Steppingstone</strong> staff members.<br />
President and Chief Operating Officer Kelly<br />
Glew attended a course entitled “Strategic<br />
Perspectives in Nonprofit Management,”<br />
offered by Harvard Business School’s Social<br />
Enterprise Initiative. <strong>The</strong> program cultivates<br />
mastery in nonprofit leadership, with the aim<br />
of improving organizational effectiveness.<br />
Megan Wells, Director of Scholars and Families,<br />
and Audra Peek, Admission Senior Associate,<br />
participated in Boston University School<br />
of Management’s Institute for Nonprofit<br />
Management and Leadership. Over the course<br />
of nine months, these talented members of<br />
the <strong>Steppingstone</strong> staff learned best practices<br />
in team, project, and financial management,<br />
in addition to core leadership skills. We are<br />
grateful for the support of the Berylson Fund,<br />
which continues to foster excellence and high<br />
levels of professional competency among<br />
<strong>Steppingstone</strong>’s hard-working staff.<br />
Dollars raised at<br />
our annual gala<br />
147<br />
$793,77<br />
Donors giving<br />
for five<br />
consecutive<br />
years or more<br />
39<br />
New donors<br />
35<br />
Donors who<br />
gave in <strong>2012</strong>
7<br />
7<br />
Corporations and<br />
foundations supporting<br />
<strong>Steppingstone</strong><br />
Pixley Schiciano, member of <strong>Steppingstone</strong>'s<br />
Board of Ambassadors and a donor since 1999,<br />
in her home in Wellesley, Mass.<br />
Each year, hundreds of individuals<br />
and philanthropic organizations lend<br />
their support to our work. You donate<br />
your time, your expertise, your dollars.<br />
We are humbled by not only what<br />
you give to <strong>Steppingstone</strong>, but also<br />
why you give. <strong>The</strong> reasons for your<br />
generosity continually reward and<br />
inspire us. Consider why Pixley<br />
Schiciano supports <strong>Steppingstone</strong>,<br />
and you’ll see what we mean:<br />
“<strong>Steppingstone</strong> and the Scholars it<br />
serves are just so inspirational. <strong>The</strong>y<br />
remind me all the time of why we care<br />
and why our philanthropic support<br />
matters. My daughter’s best friend is a<br />
<strong>Steppingstone</strong> Scholar. My son’s<br />
Latin teacher is also an alumnus of<br />
<strong>Steppingstone</strong>. So, my family has<br />
benefited directly and personally from<br />
the impact that <strong>Steppingstone</strong> is making<br />
in the world.<br />
“I’m fortunate enough to have had<br />
a lot of wonderful opportunities in my<br />
life. What <strong>Steppingstone</strong> provides is<br />
the chance to spread opportunities<br />
around to others. But aside from<br />
the great work, the people who are<br />
drawn to this mission also inspire and<br />
impress me. I get to share the passions<br />
of an entire community of committed<br />
people. And that’s just thrilling,<br />
rewarding, and easy. It gives me such<br />
a sense of fulfillment that I can honestly<br />
say to myself: ‘This is something I<br />
really want to go out and be a part of<br />
today.’”<br />
19<br />
Gratitude<br />
<strong>Steppingstone</strong>’s donors know their<br />
generosity changes lives. Including<br />
their own.
20<br />
Statements of Financial Position<br />
Assets<br />
Current Assets<br />
Cash and cash equivalents $1,132,233<br />
Current portion of accounts and pledges receivable $1,038,617<br />
Other receivables 7,235<br />
Prepaid expenses 62,003<br />
Total current assets 2,240,088<br />
Pledges Receivable, net of current portion and discount 923,716<br />
Property & Equipment, net 128,251<br />
Deposits 45,428<br />
Total assets $3,337,483<br />
Liabilities & Net Assets<br />
Current Liabilities<br />
Accounts payable, accrued expenses and other 201,790<br />
Deferred revenue 118,205<br />
Total current liabilities 319,995<br />
Deferred Rent 75,287<br />
Net Assets<br />
Total liabilities 395,282<br />
Unrestricted:<br />
Operating 1,057,858<br />
Property & Equipment 128,251<br />
Total unrestricted 1,186,109<br />
Temporarily restricted 1,756,092<br />
Total net assets 2,942,201<br />
Total liabilities and net assets $3,337,483<br />
Statement of Activities and Changes in Net Assets<br />
Operating Revenue and Support:<br />
Fundraising events $909,640<br />
Less - cost of direct benefit to donors (89,576)<br />
Net fundraising events revenue 820,064<br />
Contributions and grants $3,581,783<br />
Conference $136,930<br />
In-kind revenue $107,331<br />
Membership income $69,887<br />
Other income $10,636<br />
Interest income $1,431<br />
Total operating revenue and support 4,728,062<br />
Operating Expenses:<br />
Program Services:<br />
<strong>Steppingstone</strong> Academy 2,315,678<br />
College Success Academy 783,654<br />
National Partnership for Educational Access 410,786<br />
Replication 83,768<br />
Total Program Services 3,593,886<br />
Supporting Services:<br />
General and administrative 582,146<br />
Development 835,156<br />
Total supporting services 1,417,302<br />
Total operating expenses 5,011,188<br />
Changes in net assets from operations (283,126)<br />
Other Revenues:<br />
Unrealized gains (losses) on investments (8,691)<br />
Investments impairment allowance (76,698)<br />
Changes in net assets (368,515)<br />
Net Assets, beginning of year 3,310,716<br />
Net Assets, end of year $ 2,942,201<br />
Financial Statements for December 31, <strong>2012</strong><br />
<strong>The</strong> <strong>Steppingstone</strong> <strong>Foundation</strong>, Inc.
<strong>The</strong> <strong>Steppingstone</strong> <strong>Foundation</strong><br />
Founded in 1990, <strong>The</strong> <strong>Steppingstone</strong><br />
<strong>Foundation</strong> is a not-for-profit<br />
organization that develops and<br />
implements programs that prepare<br />
underserved schoolchildren for<br />
educational opportunities that lead to<br />
college success. Based on the premise<br />
that, regardless of circumstance,<br />
children can achieve at high levels<br />
academically with effective preparation<br />
and support, <strong>Steppingstone</strong> programs<br />
emphasize rigorous standards and<br />
achieve meaningful results.<br />
<strong>The</strong> <strong>Steppingstone</strong> <strong>Foundation</strong> runs<br />
three programs in Boston:<br />
<strong>The</strong> <strong>Steppingstone</strong> Academy prepares<br />
underserved middle-grade students for<br />
admission to competitive independent,<br />
Catholic, and public exam schools<br />
through a rigorous 14-month academic<br />
component, followed by comprehensive<br />
support services to ensure that Scholars<br />
thrive, graduate from high school, and<br />
earn degrees from four-year colleges.<br />
Each year, <strong>The</strong> <strong>Steppingstone</strong> Academy<br />
serves 1,000 Scholars in grades five<br />
through 12, and an additional 400<br />
Alumni Scholars in college.<br />
<strong>The</strong> College Success Academy, which<br />
welcomed its pilot class of 46 Scholars<br />
in July 2011, provides after-school and<br />
summer academic programming to the<br />
students attending three partner<br />
Boston public K-8 schools: the Jackson/<br />
Mann, the Edison, and the Gardner<br />
Pilot Academy. Scholars participate in<br />
a program of academic preparation,<br />
modeled after <strong>The</strong> <strong>Steppingstone</strong><br />
Academy, which spans four academic<br />
years and five summers. Scholars<br />
attend their first six-week summer<br />
session before fifth grade, and attend<br />
after-school classes three times a week<br />
during the school year. In high school,<br />
Scholars will receive comprehensive<br />
support services, including academic<br />
mentoring, social/emotional counseling,<br />
and college guidance.<br />
<strong>The</strong> National Partnership for Educational<br />
Access (NPEA) is a membership<br />
association that supports organizations<br />
providing college access programming<br />
to underserved students across the<br />
country. NPEA has more than 240<br />
members in 33 states, collectively<br />
serving 150,000 students. Through an<br />
annual national conference, regional<br />
meetings, and professional development<br />
offerings, NPEA serves as a convener,<br />
disseminating best practices and key<br />
findings to programs across the<br />
country, in order to strengthen the<br />
field of college access. Visit NPEA at<br />
www.educational-access.org.<br />
<strong>The</strong> <strong>Steppingstone</strong> <strong>Foundation</strong> is grateful<br />
to 23 staff members who contributed to<br />
the research, reporting, and creation of<br />
this report. We also thank the following<br />
firms that donated or discounted their<br />
services to make the design and printing<br />
of this annual report possible:<br />
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BARTON PRODUCTIONS<br />
DI SANTO DESIGN<br />
BILL MILES PRODUCTIONS<br />
PRINTSYNERGY SOLUTIONS<br />
<strong>The</strong> <strong>Steppingstone</strong> <strong>Foundation</strong> is<br />
committed to a policy of equal treatment<br />
for all individuals.<br />
© 2013 <strong>The</strong> <strong>Steppingstone</strong> <strong>Foundation</strong><br />
This brochure has been printed on 10% post consumer<br />
recycled paper.
997Scholars<br />
+1,247Families<br />
+793<br />
+44<br />
Alumni<br />
+242<br />
Schools<br />
22<br />
+129<br />
Colleges and<br />
Universities<br />
NPEA Members<br />
155 Federal Street<br />
Suite 800<br />
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