Dear Friends,

2014 was a year of monumental growth for Schol-arMatch. Our full-time staff grew from 3 to 5, our volunteers increased to 73, number of students served rose to 365, and scholarships awarded reached over $250,000.

Our most impactful development, however, was the addition of our third program component: College to Career. Our students overcome many barriers to get to college, but the obstacles do not end there. Even small, predictable bumps in the road, like a tough test, a difficult roommate, or a brush with homesickness, can derail the college ambitions of low-income students completely. They need a solid support system throughout college. Similarly, access to a career network and coaching are equally essential for guiding students into the professional world.

Our College to Career program, based on emerging research from Stanford University and University of Texas, provides this critical support system to college students. It emphasizes two key transition points: adjusting to freshmen year and starting a career. Because of tremendous community support, we were able to expand our program to include these vital services and meet our students needs as they complete the journey to college graduation and into the working world. Thank you.

Sincerely,

Diana Adamson Executive Director

2014 IMPACT REPORTTHIS YEAR’S HIGHLIGHTS

STUDENT OUTCOMES

Andy heard about ScholarMatch at his high school and began attending weekly workshops at our drop-in center. As a first generation college student, he found the college admission process daunting, and our staff and volunteers helped him every step of the way. The result was a generous offer from a school he had previously never encoun-tered: Ohio Wesleyan University.

But when a summer orientation visit

to the school went awry and a missed connecting flight left Andy stranded alone overnight in the O’Hare airport, his confidence was shaken and he returned home questioning his deci-sion to go to college at all, believing his travel disaster to be a sign that college was not for him.

ScholarMatch was the support system Andy needed at this critical time. Many hours of discussion brought perspec-

tive to the experience and, in the end, we helped Andy take the college leap: our Program Director coordinated a Midwest business trip with Andy’s flight to Ohio so he had a companion on the plane and friendly face dropping him off at his dorm room. Today, Andy is thriving in school, studying biology, participating in school social activities, and even looking forward to his next air travel adventure.

STUDENT SPOTLIGHTMeet Andy Xie – College Freshman, Ohio Wesleyan University

“ScholarMatch is not only a college prep organization but they’re also your best friend: guiding, leading, and influencing your decisions in life.”

Pathways to College Workshop Rising college freshmen met with older ScholarMatch students, heard from college professors, and discussed Sonya Sotomayor’s memoir (our summer read) over ice cream as they prepared for the college transition.

Program Expansion Our college workshops at Mission High School expanded. We are now serving the entire sophomore and junior classes.

More Scholarships We awarded 87 scholarships totaling $254,345, a 63% increase from last year.

Career Connections Our Career Connections pilot launched, matching students with career mentors. Thanks to eBay for their support building our training and tracking platform!

Growing Team We welcomed Diana Kapp & Dante Noto to our Board of Directors. Program Associate Monica Mendez and New Sector Program Fellow Hannah Bardo joined our staff.

1 ScholarMatch averages derived

from students who regularly participate

in our programs2 National averages

derived from data on low-income students

nationwide3 White House Report:

“Increasing College Opportunity for

Low-Income Students,” Jan 2014

4 Pell Institute, Fact Sheet

5 National Center for Education Statistics,

Table 140404

ScholarMatchaverage 1

Nationalaverage 2

4 Year college enrollment rate

Annual student out-of-pocket cost

Retention rate

ScholarMatch students with Stanford professor Kelly McGonigal at our first

annual Pathways to College workshop.

Founded in 2010 by award-winning author Dave Eggers, ScholarMatch has grown into the only major nonprofit that combines an innovative crowdfunded scholarship platform with game-changing college access and career mentoring support. A virtual and physical hub for community support, we work both online and in-person to make college possible for underserved youth by matching students with donors, resources, colleges, and professional networks.

Our typical student comes from a family earning less than $25,000 per year and attends a high school with just one coun-selor per 500-800 students. ScholarMatch’s three-pronged program provides the targeted support these students need most: hands-on help applying to college, financial assistance with tuition, and a support system throughout college. We have provided counseling services to more than 500 students, awarded nearly $700,000 in scholarships, and engaged hun-dreds of community supporters.

HISTORY & OVERVIEW OF PROGRAMS

$5,000+826 VALENCIAGARY & LEIGH ADAMSONNANCY BURNETT FAMILY FUNDCHEGG INC.HEATHER HAGGARTYBONNIE HORNERHULSTON FAMILY FOUNDATIONOLEG KRADINNATASHA & NICK LAWLERDAVID & LUCILE PACKARD FOUNDATIONJOSEPH PEDOTT PERPETUAL ENDOWMENT TRUST

PERLMAN FAMILY FOUNDATIONCARLA QUINTLISA SCHIEVELBEINJOHN SHANTZ & JO SIMONDON AND ROY SPLAWN CHARITABLE FOUNDATIONSUSAN STERNRICHARD TEDLOWSUSANNE TROWBRIDGERONALD TURIELLO & MARGRET CARUSOWEINSTEIN FAMILY FOUNDATION

$1,000+ANONYMOUSKATHRYN BARONMICHAEL & KIRSTEN BECKWITHMIKE BRADLEYANDY BROWNDANIEL CAULMF CAVANAUGHJAY DAVIDSONEBAY FOUNDATIONKERI & IAN FERRYCAROL FRANCISFRIENDS OF THE OAKLAND LIBRARYELIZABETH HARTCHRISTINE & ROB HIGGINSALLISON & GRIFFIN HOWARDJAIME HULING DELAYELEIF ISAKSENPENELOPE JONESADAM KEEFERJONATHAN KEEHNHEATHER KIRKPATRICKJORDAN KURLAND

STEPHEN LABOVSKYLAST MAN STANDING CLUBREBECCA LEEHOWIE LIULONE PINE FOUNDATIONMEDIUMCYNTHIA MILLERMISTY NEWLANDNATHAN NGAIDANTE NOTOOREGON COMMUNITY FOUNDATIONJILL LOUISE RATNERMARY RICHERSONMICHAEL RILEY & JUDY WILSONNATHAN & SHELLY SARKISIANBETH SCHWARZMANDEBORAH & MICHAEL SEXTONJANET SKADDENGEOFF & KATE VITTAYELET WALDMANWRITER’S GROTTOPETER YEDIDIA & CONSTANCE RUBIANO

$500+JULIA ANABLEBOOKS INC.LAUREN BRENERCOULTER TRUSTAPURVA DAVESUSANNA DAVILAJASON DENIZACBETH ELIASONLESLIE FINEKAREN FRANKELMATT GINZTONKIMBERLY GREENDANIEL HANDLER

CONSTANCE HIATTMICHAEL HOWSELORI HUHNCARELLE KARIMIMANESHVIJAY KARUNAMURTHYRACHEL KASSABIANMATTHEW KINSELLACATHY KORNBLITHCARRIE LEEJIM PATRICKMATTHEW PURDONCHRIS RAWLINSTHOMAS REDDY

DAN-MIHAI REUTERCARLA & DAVID RIEMERPAUL SANCHIRICODAVID SCHWANTESSIPPEL-FARB FAMILY FUNDSTACI SLAUGHTERALANNA TAMETAJOHN TIRAHEATHER TRAHERVERIZON FOUNDATIONWACACCLAREG WILLISRICHARD WOLFGRAM

$100+ALAN ACOSTAKELLY & MICHAEL ADAMSASHLEY ADAMSONADOBEDARREN ANGELESEVELYN APTECECELIA BACHTLEBENEVITY COMMUNITY IMPACT FUNDYAEL BLOOMSTEPHEN BRAMFITTJACQUELYN BROWNCARLA BUCHANANTIANXUAN CHENPETER & PAM COAKLEYJONATHAN COHENDIANA COHNMICHAEL & DONNA CONRADLAWRENCE CORIOJEAN D’ELISOKATHERINE DZIDAANGELA EATONJILL ELLIOTTANN ERHARDTAARON ESKECHRISTOPHER FALLONEELIZABETH FERGUSONBRAM FLOWERSGREGORY FREEMANBONNIE & FRANK GALLANT

VICTORIA GRAYGREEN APPLE BOOKSMARCIA HAHNLYNNE HALEJILANNE HOFFMANNLISA HSIAVANESSA HUMESRICHARD INGALLSDENNIS JARAMILLOBETH JAYBARRY JOLETTELORETTA JONESJULIETTE KELLEYEVE KUSHNERLILA LAHOODSTEPHEN LAPORTEDAVIA LEE NELSONELLEN LEVINRACHEL LEVINKAREN LINDFORSCHRISTINA MACKJUSTIN MALETSKYMARK THOMAS MCCAUSTLANDZACH MERRILLPATRICIA MONAHANPATRICK MORETONMARK MOVICTHOMAS NELSONJAMES O’DONNELLBARBARA PETERSPATTI PRUNHUBER

THERESA RALSTONSUNG RHEEROLAND RILEYLOUIS ROITBLATSALESFORCE FOUNDATIONJOAN SAUTTERMELVIN SCHEINMANDUSTIN SENOSSHOHAN BENEDIKT FAMILYMARIA SOLITJENNIFER SOLOWJULIA STIGLITZJAMES STILLWAGONDEANNE STONEKRISTA STONE-MANISTAANDREW SZEGEDY-MASZAKCAROLE TAUNTONCATHERINE TEAREJENNIFER TRAHANKRISTINE TWININGMEDHA VASHIANDREW VERHALENDAVID WARNERADAM WEISSWILLIAM PENN FOUNDATIONDONNA WILLIAMSONWIZEOMICHAEL YANGDAVID & MARGARET YEAGERYOUTH SPEAKS

$50,000+BOULDER COMMUNITY FOUNDATION

CAERUS FOUNDATIONWALNUT FUND

$20,000+ANONYMOUSANONYMOUSELIZABETH GILBERT

INNOVATE FOUNDATIONDIANA KAPP & DAVID SINGERKIMBALL FOUNDATIONMAVERICK CAPITAL FOUNDATION

$10,000+ANONYMOUSARTHUR BERLINER & MARIAN LEVERTOM CONRAD & KATE IMBACHEISNER FOUNDATION

ELECTRIC WORKSFONDA FAMILY FOUNDATIONISABEL ALLENDE FOUNDATIONBRUCE MARTIN & HEATHER ROSESCOTT RUDIN

AGNES SCOTT COLLEGE (3)BERKELEY CITY COLLEGEBOSTON COLLEGECAL LUTHERAN UNIVERSITYCAL POLY - POMONACAL POLY - SAN LUIS OBISPOCITY COLLEGE OF NEW YORKCITY COLLEGE OF SAN FRANCISCOCLARK ATLANTA UNIVERSITYCOLLEGE OF ALAMEDADOMINICAN UNIV OF CAGRAND CANYON UNIVERSITY

GUILFORD COLLEGEHOLY NAMES UNIVERSITYKALAMAZOO COLLEGELANEY COMMUNITY COLLEGELEWIS AND CLARK COLLEGEMAHARISHI UNIV OF MGMTMIDDLEBURY COLLEGE (3)MILLS COLLEGE (2)OCCIDENTAL COLLEGE

OHIO WESLEYAN UNIVERSITY (2)SAN FRANCISCO STATE UNIV (7)SAN JOSE STATE UNIVERSITY (3)SANTA CLARA UNIVERSITY

SEATTLE PACIFIC UNIVERSITYSKYLINE COLLEGE (2)SONOMA STATE UNIVERSITY (4)ST. MARY’S COLLEGE OF CALIFORNIASTANFORD UNIVERSITY (2)

TULANE UNIVERSITYUC BERKELEY (12) UC DAVIS (7)UC IRVINEUC LOS ANGELES (5)UC MERCED (3)UC RIVERSIDEUC SAN DIEGOUC SANTA BARBARA (4)UC SANTA CRUZ (7)UNIVERSITY OF THE PACIFICWESLEYAN UNIVERSITYYALE UNIVERSITY

THANK YOU TO OUR DONORS

SCHOLARS ACROSS THE U.S.

Name of School (# students if greater than 1)

FY Oct 1 – Sep 30

VOLUNTEER SPOTLIGHTMeet Mel McCrea –Volunteer For two years, Mel has been instru-mental not only as a college coach instilling hope and conviction in ScholarMatch students’ lives, but also in rallying her network to support our programs in other ways. Most recently she helped match a student with a career mentor at her company and it resulted in the ScholarMatch graduate finding full-time employment in the profession of his dreams!

FINANCIALS2013 -2014 Expenses

Program Description

Annual Income

Scholarships

ProgramExpenses

Fundraising

General Operating

2010$0

$100,000

$200,000

$300,000

$400,000

$500,000

$600,000

$700,000

$800,000

2011 2012 2013 2014

“My favorite part is working with young scholars on personal essays. Every time, I learn more about human resiliency. I get to see a young person’s brave and beautiful vision for their life, and support them in step-ping toward it. What’s better than that?”

$123k$187k

$380k

$514k

$724k

Creating the PathFree workshops and 1-on-1 college coaching for high school students navigating the college admission and financial aid processes

Closing the GapNeed-based, renewable scholarships backed by donors from the community

Completing the JourneyA support system for college students transitioning to college and career coaching guiding the leap into the professional world

DESTINATION COLLEGE

CROWDFUNDEDSCHOLARSHIPS

COLLEGE TO CAREER

43%

14% 36%

7%