SUMMER TRANSFORMS - Aim High · A LIFE! With your help, our kids, educators and families thrive. We lean on our community to help create meaningful experience for students and teachers

SUMMER TRANSFORMS2015 Annual Report

2015 Annual Report 1

WELCOME ABOUT US

Nurtures the promise and potential of middle school students from low-income neighborhoods.

Prepares students for high school, setting them on the path to college and future success.

Inspires the next generation of teachers and educational leaders.

How We Do It:Summer and middle school matter. When students are engaged and supported during these transitions, they have the confidence and resilience to succeed. Aim High guides students through these pivotal periods with a summer program that blends academics and enrichment over multiple summers during middle school.

Pillars of our Award-Winning Program:

Dear Friends,

In 2015 we celebrated our 30th summer—a huge milestone for us, and a tremendous success!

Aim High believes that summer can transform lives. As we reflect on the impact of meaningful summer experiences, we would like to share a few of our accomplishments from 2015. Because of your generosity:

We served a record number of kids! More than 1,900 middle schoolers walked through the doors of our 15 campuses. They learned about about the path to high school and college, explored new interests, made academic gains, and started the school year ready to succeed.

We launched our third campus on the Peninsula. With the help of our committed South Bay partners, supporters, and educators, we opened a new site in Redwood City, welcoming 85 new students into our program. We hired a dedicated team of talented educators. Over 450 teachers led our summer program. Doing more than just teach, they inspired our students to dream big, ask questions, and realize their full potential. From recent Aim High graduates in high school and college, to teachers-in-training and professional educators, our diverse community of teachers cultivated a safe space where students were eager to learn.

We deepened partnerships with like-minded organizations. Because our priorities will always be middle school and summer, we collaborated with excellent youth-serving programs to maximize our impact. Students in the South Bay will have year-round support with the help of the Boys and Girls Club, while our graduates will maximize their potential in high school and stay on the path to college under the guidance of SEO Scholars.

2015 was an exciting year of growth for Aim High. We are grateful for our community of supporters, partners, educators, and families who made it possible!

Looking ahead, we will celebrate 30 years in 2016. We invite you to join us as we commemorate three full decades of Aim High magic. Thank you for your generosity and support. It is changing lives.

With gratitude,

BRUCE WHEELER ALEC LEE Board President Co-Founder & Executive Director

Aim High creates life-changing opportunities during the summer and beyond.

Our Community:

Small Class Sizes

Challenging and Engaging Curriculum

Project-Based Learning

Social and Emotional Skill Building

Parent Engagement

Professional Development for Teachers

TeamTeaching

College and Career Awareness

EnrichmentOpportunities

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OUR FOOTPRINT

15 campuses in San Francisco, Oakland, Redwood City, San Rafael, East Palo Alto, and Tahoe/Truckee

98%students of color

78%speak a language other than English at home

79%poised to be the first generation in their family to graduate from college

70%student retention

890students

in San Francisco

400students in

Oakland

390students in

Redwood City/East Palo Alto

100students in San Rafael

140students in

Tahoe/Truckee

210teachers

240teaching assistants

25%are Aim High graduates

57%are multilingual

70%are teachers of color

STUDENT STATS TEACHER STATS

Student Spotlight

YULIANA MENDOZA2014 Aim High Graduate

1,920students

Before coming to Aim High, Yuliana struggled in school. She describes herself during this time as a challenging student. “I was a trouble maker. I acted out in class and didn’t do my schoolwork,” she says. Things started to change once she joined Aim High. Under the care, guidance and support of Aim High educators, Yuliana began to thrive. “Classes are different at Aim High,” says Yuliana. “Teachers make you feel comfortable and they make you feel like there isn’t a wrong question. I felt like someone was actually making an effort to help me.”

After her first summer at Aim High, Yuliana’s grades went from Ds to Bs, and her behavior improved dramatically. “I feel a lot more confident and a lot more social. I feel more comfortable being myself around people.” Yuliana graduated Aim High in 2014 and is now a volunteer in our program. She hopes to help other students like herself build the confidence and skills they need to excel in school and life. See Yuliana’s story at http://bit.ly/yulianasstory

Summers with Aim High: 4During the school year: Sophomore at Truckee High School



LAST SUMMER, GET INVOLVED AND TRANSFORM

A LIFE!

With your help, our kids, educators and families thrive.

We lean on our community to help create meaningful experience for students and teachers. From the books read, to the

lessons taught, and the dreams to which our students and teachers aspire, it can’t

happen without you. Please join us in creating life-changing opportunities for

those who deserve it most.

DONATE.

VISIT.

VOLUNTEER.

For more opportunities to support Aim High, visit us online at

aimhigh.org or call (415) 551-2333.

1,920 students

visited 35 exciting

corporations and

companies, engaged

in 300,000 hours

of academic and

enrichment activities,

ate 45,600 healthy

meals, experienced

10,000 hours of

outdoor education,

and participated

in 150 different

afternoon activities.

OUR IMPACT ON STUDENTS

90%of students said they have a more positive attitude about learning because of Aim High

87%of students showed improvement in their reading, writing, and science skills

86%of students said they feel respected by their peers at Aim High

95%of parents feel their child is better prepared for school in the fall

75%of professional educators believe they will be a better teacher during the academic year

85%of teachers without a credential are considering a career in education after working at Aim High

73%of teachers felt their site directors prepared them to teach collaboratively, effectively, and creatively

OUR IMPACT ON TEACHERS

95%* of students who completed Aim High in 2009 enrolled in college, compared to the national average of 49% among low-income students (*based on an 80% response rate)

OUR IMPACT ON GRADUATES


FINANCE RESULTS - FISCAL YEAR 2015

September 1, 2014 - August 31, 2015

REVENUE FY14 FY15

Contributions and gifts $2,889,996 $4,208,917

Grants 458,850 623,990

In-kind contributions 112,000 108,850

Other income 25,179 38,896

Interest income 3,089 3,716

TOTAL REVENUE $3,489,114 $4,984,369

EXPENDITURES*

Program $2,805,919 $3,308,017

Development 601,211 746,679

General Administration 385,974 336,579

Other 1,914 10,627

TOTAL EXPENDITURES $3,795,018 $4,401,902

NET OPERATING INCOME $(305,904) $582,467

CHANGE IN NET ASSETS $(305,904) $582,467

Net Assets at Beginning of Year 3,163,156 2,857,252

NET ASSETS AT END OF YEAR $2,857,252 $3,439,719

*Expenses from unaudited financial statements.

FY15 FUNDRAISING REVENUE BY SOURCE

Foundation51%

Individual25%

Government13%

Corporate8%

Other Income 4%

FY15 TOTAL EXPENSES

Program75%

Development17%

General Administration 8%

Program Expenses Detail

Staff63%

Facilities & Transportation13%

Professional Development 8%

Program Materials 6%

Outdoor Education 5%

Evaluation 5%



OUR DONORS

Fiscal Year 2015September 1, 2014 - August 31, 2015

INDIVIDUALS, FOUNDATIONS, AND PARTNERS$100,000+S.H. Cowell Foundation Eustace-Kwan Family FoundationDavid B. Gold FoundationJohn & Marcia Goldman FoundationLouis R. Lurie FoundationGail and Charles McCabeOakland Fund for Children and YouthSF Dept. of Children, Youth, and Their Families (DCYF)

$50,000-$99,999 AnonymousLampert/Byrd Family FundSusan and Mitchell CohenThomas J. Long FoundationRMLow FoundationConnie and Bob LurieStephanie and Bill MellinPhilanthropic Ventures FoundationQuest FoundationSilver Giving Foundation

$25,000-$49,999 Louis L. Borick FoundationBothin FoundationFullerton Family FoundationGGS FoundationLisa & Douglas Goldman FundNoble & Lorraine Hancock Family FundClarence E. Heller Charitable FoundationHellman FoundationDavid L. Klein Jr. FoundationAnne and Colin LindThe Virginia Lopez FoundationHenry Mayo Newhall FoundationIrene S. Scully Family FoundationSilicon Valley Community FoundationMarney and Patrick TenneyDean Witter Foundation

$10,000-$24,999 Anonymous (2)Linda Assante and Marc Carrasco

Frederick E. & Anne R. Barstow FundSusan BreyerCallison FoundationTony CalabreseDraper FoundationDana and Robert EmeryMartha and Bob FalkenbergDoris and Donald Fisher FundFrank FoundationGamble FoundationWilliam G. Gilmore FoundationGruber Family FoundationRobert HerrSylvain and Marjorie Heumann Family FoundationHouse Family FoundationHeather Hughes and John BottiMelanie Jackson and Neil WangsgardFranklin & Catherine Johnson FoundationBarbara & Donald Jonas Family FundE. Richard Jones Family FoundationAlicia and James KalamasMary Lemmon FundLick-Wilmerding High SchoolMargaret Mak and David LichtmanThe Joseph & Mercedes McMicking FoundationBetsy and William MillerStacy and Matthew PerryHope and Stephen PilchThe Norman Raab FoundationLori and Glenn ShannonKathy and Michael SpectorLisa and Ron SturzeneggerThe Swig FoundationTahoe-Truckee Excellence in Education FundTwanda FoundationThe Urban School of San FranciscoDeborah and Jeff Weber

$5,000-$9,999Susan and Al AdamsAtkinson FoundationBarry Bonds Family FoundationJerilyn and Cregg BaumbaughAna and Abdur ChowdhuryAnn and Kirk ChurukianLaura Cox and Jay CohenCathy and Sandy Dean

Kristine and Joseph DemkoStephanie DiMarco and Jim HarleenFarese Family FoundationLaura and John FisherFletcher Bay FoundationFred Gellert Family FoundationKate and Stephen GaitleyNancy GiskoDavid Greenbaum Miranda Heller and Mark SalkindRachel and John HorschJeff HoustonRobert HuiMegan and David IngrahamMeridee Moore and Kevin KingLahontan Community FoundationJennifer and Mark LandesmannLaura and Scott LandressStanley S. Langendorf FoundationAndy, Ann, and Tori MathiesonJulie and Will ParishPayne FundRuth and David PlantLynn and Edward PooleRobina and John RiccitielloLemont RichardsonLeesa Miao and Martin RomoCatherine Scott and Michael Breen Hildy ShandellErin and Mike ShippeyDaria and Scott SmithersJane and Larry SolomonEdward Conlon and Elisa StephensSusan Rugtiv and Tim StewartW. Clement and Jessie V. Stone FoundationTahoe Truckee Community FoundationThe Barrios TrustLeslie and Frank van VeenendaalDale and Bruce WheelerTony and Vivian ZaloomMichael Zeff

$1,000-$4,999Jane E. AaronKellie and Steve AbreuDaphne and Chris AldenSusan Andrus and Joseph KeeneAnonymous (x2)John Atwater and Diana Nelson

30TH ANNIVERSARY CIRCLECelebrating donors who have contributed more than $500,000 since our founding.

Bank of America Eustace-Kwan Family FoundationDavid B. Gold FoundationGail and Charles McCabeKoret FoundationLouis R. Lurie FoundationOakland Fund for Children and Youth

S.H. Cowell FoundationSan Francisco Unified School DistrictSF Dept. of Children, Youth, and Their Families (DCYF)Shorenstein Company Silver Giving FoundationThe Virginia Lopez Foundation


OUR DONORS (CONT'D FROM PAGE 6)

Helina and Yat-Pang AuKristina Baker and George Conner Matthew and Janice BargerTeri Behm and John ClawsonMark BerresBigglesworth Family FoundationBlack Dog Private FoundationKerry Blacker and John Murnane Kathy and John BlumChris BonomoTina and Bill BordenGray Boyce and Thomas BliskaKaren and Robert BoydTerry Gamble Boyer and Peter BoyerJoan Boyle and Larry Weiss Kelly and Michael BrowneCharles CaldwellHeidi CasteleinRaphaela and Terence ChuNancy and Josiah ClarkCatherine and Chris CliffordTom and Steve CohenJill and Robert CorkernCow Hollow FundCarol DanielsDeborah Dasovich and Michael BentivoglioJoanna and Steve DavenportErin Bailey Dev and Rajiv DevSteve DostartLiz and Chris DresselMichael DuarteChristina and John DunningHonore and John D’AngeloChristina and Curtis FeenyAlison and Seth FergusonRandi and Robert FisherSally Ann FloodJulie and Greg FlynnWynne and John FordDiana and Bob FriedmanKristin and Dave GannonJavier GarciaAlison GeballeDianne and Charlie GiancarloDolores and Dave GlendonCarol GoldenBonnie GoldsmithJetaine Hart and Mark BagnallCherlyn and Tom HartPeggy and Marc HaymanBarbara and Bill HazenJefrey HendersonDeirdre and Christopher HockettShelby and Tomás JacquezMelinda and Kevin JohnsonKathleen and Joseph JolsonChristina and Larry KaneTracy and Daniel KellerKatherine and Duncan Kennedy

Charlene and Chris KileySarah and Gary KirkhamKris Klein and William DonahoeRobert KnoxMartha KropfLisa and John PritzkerKaren Harnish-Ladd and John Ladd Lisa and Mike LaHorgueLinda LancioneTheresa and Justus LeachmanSusan Lee and Alec Lee, Jr.Cathy LegoSusie LeupoldP.K. and Gordon LinkeKat and Joseph MalkinMartis Camp Community FoundationDaniel McLaughlinMeredith and Dan MeadeSusan and John MeaneyShelly and Arch MeredithPeter MerloneMary Mewha and Henry PilgerConnie Moore and Roger GreerCristina and Robert MorrisJanet and David MourningKaren and Joe NiehausOakland Athletics Community FundMaia PiccagliEmily PillarsJohn PodolskyRoger PowerHarriet Prensky and William PomeranzRathmann Family FoundationJoel RedmonSuzanne and Matt RenoRachel and Howard RoDavid RosemanDouglas RothAnnette and Tim RyanSalesforce FoundationMichael SchallVincent ScottNicole and Andrew SheehanMargaret Simpson and Douglas BoothDavid SimpsonStephen SmithMary and Louis StervinouDorine Holsey Streeter and John Streeter Brendan SugrueRoselyne SwigTahoe Mountain Resorts FoundationDana and Jim TananbaumSandra and John ThompsonSusan and Dave TunnellKimberly Twombly and Scott Wu Stephen and Katherine Van DusenRobyn and Larry VarellasPascale VermontAdriana Lopez Vermut and Aaron Vermut

Frank WallaceBeth WardLynn and Peter WendellAshley and Minott WessingerWestly FoundationSusan and John WhitakerLaurie Williams and Richard LautzeTerry and Ken YaguraKelly YeendSandy Yuen, PhD and Lawrence Shore, MD Shafia Zaloom and Brian Neece

$500-$999Joe BailitzKaren and David BennettKerry Bitner and James TaschettaTimothy BuckleyTessa Callejo and William BlackChristian and Amy CebrianPui King Chau Dong ChinChristopher ColemanMichael CompassoDara and Brian DavidMarilyn and Steve DisbrowJulie and Scott DrummondJessica and Michael EislerPaula and Ed ElliottS. Osborn EricksonFrances and Chad ErtolaElizabeth Fishel and Robert HoughtelingLaura FoulkeCynthia and Andrew FriedmanGeorgia FunstenSarah and Quentin GallivanCigdem GencerNikki and Dan GeorgeMichelle and Aaron GordonEdward HarrisonFelicia and Benjamin HorowitzNick and Sandy JavarasAndrew JolivetteEllen LevyStacey and Benjamin LewisLisa LindDonna Liu and David SchwartzEllen and Wally MacDermidAlexander MacKieJulie MagowanMaking Waves FoundationMarin AcademyDennis MarkusCarolyn and Rick McFarlandLynn and Neil McKinnonMaureen McLellanGuy MetcalfeMiriam and Robert MillsBrandi and David MorandiMary MorganCurt Parker



Sheree and Mark PirieCarrie and Gary PomerantzMaggie and Paul SalopGarry Schermann and Eric TempleMyron Scholes and Jan Blaustein ScholesMatthew ShannonVladimir ShlafmanStacey and Spencer SiasCraig SirnioJessica SlackAmanda and Bruce SpiveyCatherine Stam and Bryn JedlicCeleen and Jon StenzlerKaryn and Gary TeagueRosina Tong and Victor Tam Denise Wang-Kline and Robert KlineLeigh WassonKate Webster KocksPeter WeltchekJudie and Howard Wexler

$1-$499 Nancy Aaron and Ray Chipault Geetika AgrawalMari AllenAnn Alpers and Shawn HansonSuzanne and Gary AlpertJennie and David AndersonAnonymous (2)Josephine ArandaEvelyn Armstrong and Will Marks Michael AtkinsonElizabeth BainbridgeRoslyn Banish and Paul EpsteinHeather Barber and Justin Sweder Randy BarnettAlexis and Ed BayleySheila BeckLily and Preston BeckerMaria and Patrick BennettDavid BernsteinJacob BerryDavid BestKris BilleterSteve BissetLynn Bjork MannixHoward BlockStudy BlueMarites Bobila and Domingo Bobila, Jr. Herbert and Ann Battelle BoolMarjorie and Bob BourkeSandy BoyleJ. Patrick BradleySean BricmontDestiny BrownLaura BrownJulie and DJ BurdickLisa Burke Whitescarver and Allan Warren Lynne and Bernard Butcher

Nancy and John CabotMichele CabotWilliam CaldwellCarreen and Richard CallahanMichelle CapobresJill CarlsonCarolyn and Duane CarlsonOrisme CarminatiNury and Tony CarranzaGeny Cavich and Luis SanchezNancy Chan and Charles HoChristopher ChangMichael ChasnowKristin Chauvin BakerMaria and Richard ChavezMarisol ChavezChanny Chea and Jeffrey TangXiao Mei ChenCurtis CheungChristine and Simon ChiuMaura Quinilla Chivalan and Luis SaratStella ChuMerilou and Jack ClapperLinda and John clarkChonita and Michael ClearyDebra and James CoeEleanor CoffmanCiara Coleman and James HarrisMichon ColemanVicente CortezDana CorvinJesse and Palkiner CottonhamJoan CressTom CrottyTeresa DavisCristina Mejia de TrinidadAshia DerksenSue Diamond and Martin SchenkerAlison Dorsey and Andrew MolinaSandra and Richard DrewLara Druyan and Tom StuartEmily Dryden and Peter McNamaraGloria DuenasKathleen Dunbar and Edward AndersonSara and Alvin DuskinChris EldemirAnne Elias and David SinaikoJennifer EskildsenThomas EwingLinda EylesAn FaFrancine FederBev FergusonGeorganne Ferrier and Steven WeinbergSandra Lee Fewer and John FewerJeremy and Lorraine M Fisher-SmithJuliet and Samuel FleischmannMaica Folch and Daniel BartonLap Wing Fong and Jie Hong Lin

Paula and Gareth FracchiaNina FrankLindsay FrankfurtAbby and Jeff FrenchClaudia and Joaquin GaleasRamsay GambleAdam GasnerPatrick GeeGregory GibsonChristine Glastonbury and H. Michael FeldmanBrent GloverTeresa GomezElaine GonzalezCaroline GoodwillKristina and Julian GrantzTodd GreenMelodie GriffantiCynthia GrubbColleen and David HaigLindsay Hampson and Will Martin-GillMolly HankwitzGale and David HardingLaura and Scott HarrisonErica HernandezRobert HernandezDana Hernandez and Marco Jordan Randy HillAmie and Steven HindsMargot HirschKim HoeksemaAnne HohenbergerAndrea HollandLinda and Bob HoltzappleKathryn HopkinsKathy and Jimmy HormelEllen and Michael HornsteinPeter HorschBrooks HowardChadwick HuangKen HuangLyn HunterDiana Hwang-LeeMaria IsidroMaxcine and Nate JacksonMarina JavorLinda and Darrell JeungElias Johansson-MillerTrina de Joya and Russell Gong Susan Kay and Kevin Fox Bora KemCandis and Bruce KernsLiz and Gabe KindKim Walcott KingVeronica and Lee T. KirkpatrickCathy KornblithKathryn Krusen and Randall Kostick Lonnie Rae KurlanderTraci LanierMelissa Lao and Nai On Yu



B.H. LarsonKilisitna LatuAlice Lau Mak and Ringo Hung Wai Annie LazarusPauline LeeCindy and Kevin LeeJason LeeMegan LehmerSandy and Geoff LeonardElaine Leung and Tsun H. NgVivian and Richard LevittMatthew LevyZi Xian LiangElizabeth LinzerChristoph LohmannTina Low-Lee and Mason Ping Lee Susan LucasPeter and Amy LuiTammy and Nathan LundySteve LurieKathleen Lynaugh and George HamiltonSam MacomberPauline MadriagaRyan MagieraCarolyn MaslineShelly MasurPamela May and Robert NapolesJanet Maughan and Steven Klimczak Eleanor McBride and Timothy Lee Laura McDonnell and James Margolis Bonnie McKellar and Jack CitrinEvernease McKnightBarbara Meislin and Stuart Kaplan Todd MelowitzDiana MendezWilliam MentzerRachael MerolaDevra MillerJill MinkusSusan MohunGale Mondry and Bruce CohenMeade MorrisonJudith MossSusan Mulvey and Mark Temple Marcia NakamuraRaquael Navarro and Mike Pelletier Angelica NolazcoEleanor O’DonnellKaren OlsonFrancisca Oropeza and Timothy Carter Chris OsbornSu-Moon Paik and Robert Brown Esther PalevskyAnne and Robert PedreroKarl and Shauna PeetMary and Walter PeetMarleny and Oliverio PerezMichelle and Paolo PignataroBetsy and Bob Plasche

Matt PlutWilliam PolsonMarianne and Jim PorterRosalinda and Dan PrivenJustin PumprLorena QuezadaMaria and Jay QuinbyFrancine Radford and Thomas LoranAlicia Randolph-BryanKaren RathbunDavid L RidleyBrandi and Terrence RileyVirginia RiveraJustine RobertsKaren and Steve RossSebastian RuizMelissa RyanSusan Sakmar and Phillip Kirk HobbsIdo SalamaJacob SanchesSusan and Greg SchaferLawrence SchlosserJill SchottEileen and Lawrence ShaineSamantha ShechtmanCorbin ShieldsBeth and Russ SilvestriWendy and Bob SingleySarah and Ben SnyderMargot and Ben SnyderDawn and Bwana SparksLisa SpiveyBryan SpringmeyerGail and Randy SteelePaula SteinwayTammy StevensLiz and Jim SteyerPatricia StoneKristen StottsSally and Edward SuppleeNahal and Farhad TaleghaniRonn TanelDiane and Toby TaylorMichael and Barbara TenneyGiovani ThaiLillian Tham and Harold BermanRichard ThesingMichelle Tollison Rutledge and John RutledgeEllen TombaughRowena Tong-Gee and Patrick GeeSteven TonkovichViviana Montoya-Hernandez Torres and Agustin Torres Laura TorresPaloma Isabel TorresRachel TroutmanKaren TruongTomas TuckerJacqueline and Steven Tulsky

Adriane TuttleLeslie Tyler and Larry Less Lyly UngLang VanCaroline VeysDiane Weaver and Sebastiano ScarampiCourtenay WhalenBonnie WilldorfAllison and Alex WongMinnie WongDavid WoulfinKaren WylieJacqueline YenPatrick YoonBen ZelaznyKathleen and Francisco ZepedaDevi Zinzuvadia

CORPORATIONS$100,000+Shorenstein Company

$50,000-$99,999 Bank of America The Northern Trust

$25,000-$49,999Able ServicesSports BasementUS Bank Warriors Community Foundation

$10,000-$24,999Aaron Gordon ConstructionCarmel PartnersClimb Real EstateDeloitteDignity HealthDivcoWestGapHathaway DinwiddieKatten Muchin Rosenman LLPMorgan StanleyOraclePG&EPillsbury Winthrop Shaw Pittman SanDiskShearman & SterlingWareham Development Wells Fargo Foundation

$5,000-$9,999601 WestBristol Group, Inc.California Technical Contracting, Inc. Clorox Company FoundationCredit SuisseDean Bradley OsborneEastdil SecuredErnst & Young



Goldman SachsKPMGLa BoulangeMetLife InvestmentsOverlook International FoundationRealFoundationsRichlen ConstructionTishman SpeyerUmpqua Bank Union Bank FoundationVeritas Investments Inc.

$1,000-$4,999 Allbay Landscaping, Inc.Bay Meadows Land CompanyBuilding Industry Conference Board

CBRECozen O’ConnorFPL PartnersIA Interior ArchitectsLautze & LautzeMerlone GeierPlant Construction CompanyPrologisPwCRoss FinancialSimplicit, Inc.Stockbridge Capital PartnersThe Safeway FoundationVista Wealth ManagementWells Fargo Community Support/ United Way Campaign

$500-$999 Brandywine GlobalMakena Capital ManagementSkadden, Arps, Slate, Meagher & FlomUBS

$1-$499 AT&TFenwick & West LLPGoogle Inc.Kreuzberger AssociatesL.S. Dillard CompanyLinkedinThe Village Doctor

THE AIM HIGH FAMILY FUNDBecause Aim High is free, parents frequently ask us how they can help support the program their children love. In 2014, we launched the Family Fund to honor their request. Each dollar raised goes straight back to the program, ensuring that the transformative magic of summer continues for years to come.

Thank you to the 194 families who collectively raised $9,415 in 2015. You are an integral part of the Aim High community.

Senaah AdamsVictoria AlasCeslio AldanaHannah Alem and Tesfaye ZewdeAntonia AlmazanAnn Alpers and Shawn Hanson Shirley AndayaAnonymous (x13)Kharisma Tiara B. TinazaMaria and Cristobal BanuelosNayely Bautista and Juan CauichLillian and Jesiros BautistaFalilah BilalMarites Bobila and Domingo Bobila, Jr. Mark BreaultDestiny BrownXiu Qiong CaiLeticia Calderon and Alejandro PalaciosArgelia Carmona

Nury and Tony CarranzaGeny Cavich and Luis SanchezGeorgina CentenoNancy Chan and Charles HoMarisol ChavezChanny Chea and Jeffrey TangHelen Chen and Kevin MasudaWenhui ChenXiao Mei ChenCurtis CheungEric ChinChung Shing ChiuMaura Quinilla Chivalan and Luis SaratKim ChuAnn and Sai-Wing ChuiErica CisnerosRobert ContrerasMaria Del Socorro CorralVicente CortezYanira CortezMary Lou and Susan CossGloria DuenasMaria Teresa DueñasThanh DuongRochelle EdwardsAna EspinoRaymond EsquivelFloricela FernandezRosemarie FernandezChristian FiscalAlan FlemingMaica Folch and Daniel BartonKelly and Conor FordeHelica FuentesVicente GaleanaClaudia and Joaquin GaleasAurora GallardoAnna GanioEstela Garcia

Maria GarciaTeresa GomezDonaldo GomezJose GongoraElaine GonzalezMaria Guadalupe GómezJulie GuanZu Yang GuanAngelica GurrolaMila Tan-Gutierrez and Esteban Elias Gutierrez Juanita HenningtonBernando Hernandez-PerezLeticia HerreraBlanca HerreraPat HongKen HuangMay HuangMaria IsidroVonzetta JacksonMaxcine and Nate JacksonVictor Jaramilloand Linda and Darrell Keith KellyCathy KornblithReymunda LanderosMelissa Lao and Nai On Yu David LaraWallace LeePauline LeeElaine Leung and Tsun H. Ng


Since 1986, Aim High has been a leading force in narrowing the opportunity and achievement gaps prevalent among low-income middle school students. In the past 30 summers, Aim High has served 9,000 students and trained 2,000 teachers across Northern California.

We have more work to do. In 2015, Aim High launched Vision 2020, an ambitious new phase of growth and innovation. During this five-year plan, Aim High will broaden and deepen its impact to ensure that even more students and teachers have access to transformative experiences in the summer and beyond.

LOOKING AHEAD: VISION 2020

GROW AND STRENGTHEN OUR SUMMER PROGRAM

INVEST IN TEACHERS AND EDUCATIONAL LEADERS

LAUNCH STRATEGIC PARTNERSHIPS

We will open five new campuses and serve 6,000 more low-income middle school students to meet the community demand. While expanding our reach, our commitment to delivering high-quality programming will remain strong.

We will hire and train 1,000 educators and provide them with resources they need to feel supported and inspired. We will launch a new teacher fellowship for aspiring teachers and a leadership track for experienced educators, creating a community—and pipeline—that extends beyond the Aim High classroom.

We will strategically partner with organizations that complement our mission and model. By leveraging these partnerships, we will place 2,500 Aim High middle school students and graduates in programs that propel them through high school to college.

In the next five years, we must raise

Teacher Spotlight

RENÉ LY

René didn’t love school growing up. “It was about how well you did on a test, or what kinds of grades you got,” she says. “It made me feel disempowered.”

Inspired by her own experience, René decided to pursue a career in education. “I want to challenge the norm of how traditional classrooms are run throughout this country,” she says. René is now a dedicated Issues + Choices teacher at Aim High. Every summer with her students, they discuss issues like identity, self-advocacy, and stereotypes. “It’s one of the few classes where their lives are the subject of the class.”

Aside from teaching, René also leads a hip-hop dance club during Aim High’s afternoon activities. She encourages her students to express themselves and come together as a community.

“Students blossom when they know they are supported and cared for,” René says. See René’s full story at: http://bit.ly/AHteachers

Summers with Aim High: 4

First Role at Aim High: Humanities Teaching Intern

Current role at Aim High: Lead Issues + Choices Teacher

During the school year: San Francisco USD Substitute Teacher

College: CCSF and SFSU, B.A. Liberal Studies, minor in Special Education

Graduate School: USF School of Education, Masters in Urban Education and Social Justice, Multiple Subject Credential, and Reading Certification

$10 millionto support our growth and innovation.

BOARD OF TRUSTEES

Bruce Wheeler, PresidentGlenn Shannon, Vice President Kristin Gannon, Vice President Jim Kalamas, TreasurerShafia Zaloom, Secretary + President-electBob Falkenberg, Past President

Al AdamsStephen DavenportRajiv DevLara DruyanJohn HorschDavid IngrahamTomás JacquezLarry KaneCourtney KlingeBill MellinKaya MurrayBrandon NicholsonHildy ShandellMichael ShippeyPatrick TenneyRosina TongSean WashingtonLawrence WeissScott WuSharon Zezima

Street Address:2030 Harrison Street, 3rd FloorSan Francisco, CA 94110

Mailing Address:PO Box 410715San Francisco, CA 94141

Phone: (415) 551.2301Fax: (415) 551.2626

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SUMMER TRANSFORMS - Aim High · A LIFE! With your help, our kids, educators and families thrive. We lean on our community to help create meaningful experience for students and teachers