Annual Report 2015 - breakthroughmiami.org

2015 ANNUAL REPORT
THE FACES OF
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WHO GETS TO GRADUATE COLLEGE?
Anyssa Chebbi
Princeton University,
Class of 2018
Breakthrough Miami Alum,
2015 Teaching Fellow
SHANAVA
SAINTOLIEN
• GATES MILLENNIUM SCHOLAR
• FLORIDA STATE
UNIVERSITY, CLASS OF 2019
• MAJOR: BIOLOGY /
FSU TEACH
• BREAKTHROUGH ALUM
• 2015 TEACHING
FELLOW “My mentor was
always there if I needed
help with college apps,
essays or just to talk
about stress at school.
Breakthrough Miami is
honestly why I am who
I am and I do what I do.
If not for Breakthrough, I
do not think that I would
have had the courage
to …ignore the constant
negatives thrown at
me by other people…
the fact that my parents
came from Haiti, I’m
African-American and
female.”
CONVENTIONAL WISDOM SAYS: ANY STUDENT WILLING TO WORK HARD.
THE TRUTH: Students from low-income backgrounds face a daunting challenge. Nationally, just 22% enroll in 4-year colleges and universities and just 14% graduate with
degrees. Even high-achievers graduate at half the rate of more affluent peers.
At Breakthrough Miami, we say “no way.” Here, motivated students learn how to break
through the racial, cultural and economic barriers to a college education…so they can
realize their most ambitious goals in life.
At Breakthrough Miami, 92% of the Class of 2015 enrolled in 4-year college and universities.
WHAT IS BREAKTHROUGH MIAMI?
An 8-year, tuition-free enrichment program that features a 6-week Summer Institute and
school-year Saturdays of rigorous academics, stimulating electives, athletics, mentoring and
fun, led by outstanding high-school seniors and college students who serve as teachers,
mentors and role models.
WHO IS BREAKTHROUGH MIAMI? • Nearly 1,200 Scholars from under-resourced communities across Miami-Dade
• 96 outstanding high-school and college Teaching Fellows
• And hundreds of visionaries — donors, volunteers, educational leaders and families ­— who
want to close the gap in educational opportunity for the next generation.
Together, we have been changing the story in Miami-Dade County for 25 years. . . Because any student willing to work hard really DOES deserve a college degree.
Here is our 2015 Annual Report and a look at The Faces of Breakthrough Miami @25.
BREAKTHROUGH MIAMI’S MISSION...
To provide an academic enrichment program that uses a
students-teaching-students model to ensure that motivated,
under-resourced middle-school students have access to excellent
high-school opportunities, graduate on time and attend college. 2
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WHO IS A SCHOLAR?
Breakthrough Miami brings together motivated middle- and high-school students to
provide access to opportunities they’d otherwise miss.
MEASURING
BREAKTHROUGHS
OUR
SUCCESS
IN 2015
100%
of Breakthrough Miami
seniors graduated
on-time
from high school
95
total number of 2015
Summer Institute
Teaching Fellows
CAREER DAY: Breakthrough Scholars in safety goggles watch a demonstration in fabrication technique
by Charles Munroe, Chief Operating Officer at TUUCI Inc.
83%
44%
34%
47%
97%
live in families whose income qualifies for the National School Lunch Program
speak a primary language other than English
will be the first generation in their families to attend college
live in single-parent households
are ethnic/racial minorities
ETHNICITY
More than two-thirds of Breakthrough
Scholars have three or more risk
factors for not completing high school
or attending college. Our 8-year
program is offered to all Scholars tuition-free, thanks to the contributions of
generous donors. 95% of Breakthrough
Scholars attend public schools.
3% Caucasian
37% Hispanic
2% Asian
O
42%
African American
4% Multi-racial
12%
HaitianAmerican
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MIAMI
COUNTRY
DAY SCHOOL
PALMER
TRINITY
SCHOOL
RANSOM
EVERGLADES
SCHOOL
UNIVERSITY
OF MIAMI
of 9th-grade
students took Geometry or
higher math
selected 4-year colleges and
universities …including Georgia Tech,
Cal-Berkeley, UM, FIU,
Spelman, Morehouse , Howard,
Hamilton, NYU, Miami Dade
Honors College
96%
of juniors took two or
more advanced
classes
PROGRAMS ARE GENEROUSLY HOSTED AT:
CARROLLTON
SCHOOL
OF THE
SACRED HEART
78%
92%
66%
of sophomores
had GPAs of
3.0 or higher
96%
of seniors
enrolled in
college
86%
of seniors
graduated with
at least four years of
college-prep math
100%
of seniors took the SAT/
ACT and completed the
Free Application for Federal
Student Aid (FAFSA)
GULLIVER
SCHOOLS
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“Through Breakthrough Miami Teaching Fellows,
I’ve learned what success looks like.”
SOPHONIE DAGRIN
• BARRY UNIVERSITY, CLASS OF 2018 • MAJOR: EXERCISE PHYSIOLOGY, PREMED
• BREAKTHROUGH ALUM AND 2015 TEACHING FELLOW
“People see the glory but don’t know the story… a single-parent household, school was
never my number one priority. Breakthrough changed all of that. Without Breakthrough,
I would never have found out what I have to offer in this world. It challenged me to go
beyond measure, to reach out, to not be afraid to ask for help. When I could not get it in
school, I expected to learn it in Breakthrough.”
PRIYA MAHABIR • 7TH GRADE • HAMMOCKS MIDDLE SCHOOL
AKEEM ANGLIN
• MIAMI DADE HONORS COLLEGE • MAJOR: FINANCE
AND COMPUTER
SCIENCE
• BREAKTHROUGH MIAMI ALUM AND
VOLUNTEER
“Breakthrough puts college
in your mind as a middle
school student. To say it was
a life-changing experience
is an understatement.”
Since he graduated Miami
Edison High, he returns to
teach web development to
current Breakthrough
students. “I enjoy it so
much that I spend six or
seven hours and I don’t
realize the time has
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“You have to sacrifice for what you want to be,” says Priya,
whose family is from Trinidad and India. She’s aiming for
a career in law, as a prosecutor and a judge. “I don’t think
I would be where I am right now,” without
Breakthrough’s AmeriCorps mentors, in
particular. “They are helping us so much, giving us
inspiration to dream and achieve… It’s the best
thing to have.”
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KATERINA
SANCHEZ
• CORAL REEF
SENIOR HIGH
• CLASS OF 2016
•PROUDEST
ACCOMPLISHMENT:
CREATED A NON - PROFIT CALLED WORDS OF WISDOM
“Thanks to Breakthrough’s
partnership with Ashoka
Youth Ventures, I was fortunate enough to begin my
non-profit, which helps
underprivileged children
who might not get the
right education and help
at school or at home” to
get homework help from
volunteers at community
centers. “It’s wonderful
to say you have possibly
helped someone’s life for
the better.”
CACHAY BYRD
11TH GRADE • CARROLLTON SCHOOL OF
THE SACRED HEART • WANTS TO
STUDY CHINESE AND PRE-MED
Cachay joined the program as a 6th grader, and, with the help of Breakthrough,
entered Carrollton a year later. She enjoys reading and writing and studies
Chinese. She also loves singing in her church choir. Through dedication of her
mother, the whole family has been set on an upward trajectory. Breakthrough
helped Cachay get an internship at Mercy Hospital’s maternity ward, fueling her
ambition to become a neonatal surgeon. “At Breakthrough, you’re not another
number, you are YOU! Breakthrough has a careful and precise way of singling out
every child’s weakness, strengthening it by tailoring their summer and nurturing
their success, placing them in environments that suit their needs and dreams.”
ADRIAN ALMANZA
• 8TH GRADE • SOUTH DADE MIDDLE SCHOOL
• WANTS TO BE A MUSIC PRODUCER, WRITER AND ARTIST
Adrian lives in Florida City and
learned about Breakthrough from
the migrant program he’s involved
in. “People who come here who are
underprivileged can advance in
school, get ideas for scholarships… . . .There’s something about me. I
like being the leader and making my
own choices. I want to make a better
future and be one of the people
who can help my family.”
MHARLOVE ANDRE
•WASHINGTON UNIVERSITY AT ST. LOUIS, CLASS OF 2018
•MAJOR: CHEMISTRY, PRE-MED
•MIAMI COUNTRY DAY SCHOOL
•BREAKTHROUGH ALUM,
2015 TEACHING FELLOW
“One of the Breakthrough teachers in my
second summer attended Washington U,
and it became my dream school. My
biggest obstacle was overcoming
feelings of mediocrity. Over time, my
classmates saw me more as “the smart
girl” rather than “the black poor girl.”
Because of that, I have the confidence to
overcome any obstacles that come my
way. At some point, I would like to open
a school for students like Breakthrough
Scholars, who have a passion for learning but just have difficult circumstances.”
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A COMMUNITY WITH VISION
BOARD OF
DIRECTORS
Breakthrough Miami Donors | Fiscal Year 2015 (10/1/2014 to 9/30/2015)
PLATINUM $100,000+
ANSIN FAMILY FOUNDATION | BATCHELOR FOUNDATION | HECKSCHER FOUNDATION FOR CHILDREN | MICHELE & DON
SOFFER | JEFF MILLER/MILLER FAMILY FOUNDATION | STUART MILLER | THE CHILDREN’S TRUST | THE CONSEQUENCES
CHARITY | VOLUNTEER FLORIDA
FOUNDER $50,000+
BRAMAN FAMILY FOUNDATION | CARNIVAL CORPORATION | FINE & GREENWALD FOUNDATION | GIVE MIAMI DAY/MIAMI
FOUNDATION | MIAMI BAYSIDE FOUNDATION | PEACOCK FOUNDATION | THE LAMPERT FOUNDATION
DREAMBUILDER $20,000+
DADE PAPER COMPANY | JPMORGAN CHASE & CO | LENNAR | MARIVI & DARIUS NEVIN | MIAMI FOUNDATION | TRIMIX
FOUNDATION/GAIL MIXER | TUUCI/MARTHA & DOUGAN CLARKE
MENTOR $10,000+
BANK OF AMERICA FOUNDATION | JULIANNE & DEREK MCDOWELL | KERIN & ANDREW FREDMAN | KIM & KEVIN SMITH
LENNAR FOUNDATION | MIGUEL CABRERA FOUNDATION | MONICA & JAMES GOLDSMITH | PUBLIX SUPERMARKET
CHARITIES | ROSE ELLEN GREENE | ST. THOMAS EPISCOPAL PARISH SCHOOL ALUMNI ASSOCIATION | STEARNS WEAVER
| SUN CAPITAL PARTNERS FOUNDATION, INC. | WELLS FARGO
JEFFREY S. MILLER (CHAIR)
K. TAYLOR WHITE
(VICE CHAIR)
BARRY S. GOULD, C.P.A.
(TREASURER)
REGINA JOLLIVETTE FRAZIER
(SECRETARY)
MICHAEL P. ELKIN
KAREN FRYD
LEADER $2,500+
AVIA SUPPORT INTL/ALVARO GONZALEZ | ALISON & HOWARD COHEN/ATLANTIC PACIFIC COMMUNITIES | BAC BANK OF
FLORIDA | BAL HARBOUR SHOPS | CENTRAL FLORIDA EQUIPMENT/BOB BAER | COBB FAMILY FOUNDATION | CONNY
& MATTHIAS NIXDORF | DASBURG FOUNDATION | EDNA WARDLAW CHARITABLE FOUNDATION | FAIRHOLME FOUNDATION | GULLIVER SCHOOLS | JAMES DEERING DANIELSON FOUNDATION | JANICE SHERMAN & BOB SEGEL | JENNIFER
& MATT BUTTRICK | JESSICA & RON RODRIGUEZ IV | JOCELYN WATKINS | KATE MEYERS & JONATHAN ETRA | KAUFMAN
ROSSIN | LADENBURG THALMANN | LAURA & DAN KOFFSKY | LAUREN & SCOTT GILBERT | LEIGHT FOUNDATION | LISI
& JASON PORT | LYDIA & RUDY TOUZET | MALLAH FURMAN AND COMPANY | MELISSA & TAYLOR WHITE | MEREDYTH
ANNE DASBURG FOUNDATION | PERRI & JAY POLLAK | RANSOM EVERGLADES ALUMNI ASSOCIATION | REBECCA &
JIMMY WHITED /WINDHAVEN INSURANCE | RIVERO MESTRE/ ANDRES RIVERO | RYDER CORP | SHUBIN BASS | STACY &
JOHN BOLDUC | WENDY & MICHAEL ELKIN
SARA B. HERALD
FUND-A-SCHOLAR $1,600+
ABBY & JEFF ZANARINI | ADRIANA & FEDERICO SANCHEZ | ALAN BERNSTEIN | ALLISON & JORGE FREELAND | ALVARO
TAFUR | AMY & HARRY HOLLUB | AMY & JEFFREY STEINHOUR | ANNETTE & ALEX TELLEZ | ASHLEY & JIMMY CUSACK
| AUBRINA MUMFORD & TOM CERRA | BARBA SKIN CLINIC | BILL BEARDSLEE | BROOKE & CHAD PERLYN | CANDACE
& GRAHAM WALSH | CECE & MATT SANFORD | CHERIE & CHIP COLE | CONSTANCE & MIKE FERNANDEZ | DADE PAPER
| DEBORAH & RICHARD WHIPPLE | DORIS & STUART KALB | EILAH & BEN BEAVERS | ELANA OBERSTEIN | ELISSA
VANAVER & ROMAN LYSKOWSKI | ELLEN & ROLAND SAMIMY | FACUNDO & AMALIA BACARDI FOUNDATION | GEORGIA
& CARLOS NOBLE | GROSSMAN ROTH | INGRID & SCOTT PONCE | JACKIE & RICHARD SIEGEL | JACQUELINE GREEN &
JONATHAN GROSSMAN | JACQUELINE KALWILL | JESSICA & ROBERT WHITE | JESSICA GOLDMAN SREBNICK & SCOTT
SREBNICK | JENNY & JUSTIN KENNEDY | JOANNE & ALAN KANE | JOCELYN WATKINS | KAREN & JONATHAN FRYD |
KATHRYN & DAVID VILLANO | KATIE & EDDIE ARRIOLA/APOLLO BANK | KIM & ERIC MENDELSON | KOLLEEN & CHRIS
COBB | LANI KAHN DRODY/LOWELL REALTY | LAURA & DIEGO LIRMAN | LAURA & JEFF ROBERTS | LESLIE SAIONTZ |
MARILYN MILIAN & JOHN SCHLESINGER | MARISA & CARLOS HERNANDEZ | MEG & NICK VALLS | MIAMI COUNTRY DAY
SCHOOL | MONICA & RICK SCHATZ | NORTH BAY VILLAGE OPTIMIST CLUB | OFE & LOUIS CHIAVACCI | PAELLA PARTY |
PEARL BAKER-KATZ | PEGGY & GARY BUTTS | PENNY TOWNSEND | SHELLY & MARKO DIMITRIJEVIC | TERUCA & STEVEN
KALANDIAK | TONI & CARL RANDOLPH | WHOLE FOODS | WINI & SAM KINNEY | YAEL & EDUARDO MULLER
INGRID PONCE
PARTNER $1,000+
ARBONNE FOUNDATION | EDWARD CASAL | NANCY HECTOR | NATALIE BAIAMONTE | SERGIO GONZALEZ | SOLOMON
FAMILY FOUNDATION | STEPHANIE ANSIN | MICHAEL & JULIE WEISER
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LAURA P. KOFFSKY
ELIZABETH BARKIN LEIGHT,
PSY. D.
KATHRYN MEYERS
JULIANNE MCDOWELL
STEPHANIE “PENNY”
TOWNSEND
ELISSA VANAVER
(EX-OFFICIO)
STAFF @BREAKTHROUGH MIAMI
OUR FINANCES
Fiscal year 2015 (October 1, 2014 to September 30, 2015)
SUPPORT & REVENUE
$3,868,872
$31,050
Special Events
$30,844
Interest &
Other Income
$657,009
Grants & Contracts
$1,664,469
Donations (Including
future pledges) $1,485,500
In-kind Contributions
EXPENSES*
$3,499,088
$98,692 Fundraising
$74,258
General &
Administrative
$3,326,138
Program Services
(includes $1,484,500 In-Kind )
* A portion of 2015 expenses
were funded by pledges
from previous years.
TYWAN HARRIS
• NORTH MIAMI BEACH SENIOR HIGH, CLASS OF 2016
• DREAM SCHOOL:
UNIVERSITY OF FLORIDA
• DREAM CAREER: LAW
•BREAKTHROUGH
SCHOLAR
• 2015 TEACHING FELLOW
“Breakthrough Miami has
helped me take me take
my education seriously. Growing up in my neighborhood, there weren’t
a lot of positive things
to look at. Breakthrough
was that positive light
for me. I was a pretty shy
kid and presenting was a
struggle for me. Breakthrough has helped me
break out of my shell.”
Elissa Vanaver
CEO
Galia Pennekamp
Associate Director of
Development
Nicole Gray
Office Manager
Laurel Kellner Rudolph
Managing Program
Director
Helbert Asprilla
AmeriCorps Program
Director
Jamael Stewart
Ariel Edwards
Yamile Rodgriguez
Director of Program Opera- Director of College Access Marketing & Development
tions, Senior Site Director
Coordinator
Ebony Rhodes
Senior Site Director
Dwanita Fields
Senior Site Director
Johanna Lopez
Associate Site Director
Webber Charles
Associate Site Director
Carrie Bell
Associate Site Director
Rosy Corralles
Associate Site Director
Jonah Stevens
Associate Site Director
Kierra Smith
Associate Site Director
Breakthrough Miami’s 2014-15
AmeriCorps Team
From left to right; Michelle Altemus,
Carla Santamaria, Kenneth Garrett,
Katrina Naar, Grecia Marchena, Nayib
Perez, Helbert Asprilla, Dominque Clarke
BREAKTHROUGH MIAMI @25
Breakthrough Miami is the largest of 25 affiliates that are associated with the San
Francisco-based Breakthrough Collaborative, founded as Summerbridge in 1978. The
original program model provided summer enrichment for middle-school students from
low-performing schools in disadvantaged neighborhoods, with the goal of preparing them
to enter college-prep high schools and enroll in college. Summerbridge Miami was launched
at Ransom Everglades School in 1991 with 40 students. Over the years, school-year Saturdays
programs and college-access readiness services for high school students were added. In 2007,
the program, rebranded as Breakthrough Miami, received nearly $5 million in funding from
the John S. and James L. Knight Foundation and The Children’s Trust, to expand to new sites. Breakthrough Miami’s five sites currently serve nearly 1,200 students attending more than
100 schools across Miami-Dade County, from Miami Gardens to Homestead, from Liberty City
to Hialeah.
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BREAKTHROUGH MIAMI SCHOLAR
AFFIRMATION STATEMENT
I am a Breakthrough Miami Scholar. I have committed myself to this program, which I know
will not be easy all the time. I will not give up because failure is not an option, for I am the
future and the bright hope for my family, friends and community. I strive to be consistently
excellent, responsible and to act with integrity as a student and a leader. …I am brilliant. …I am confident.
…I will graduate from college.
…I will achieve my dreams.
3250 SW 3rd Avenue | Sixth Floor | Miami, FL 33129 | 305.646.7210
Elissa Vanaver
elissa@breakthroughmiami.org
Galia Pennekamp
galia@breakthroughmiami.org
www.breakthroughmiami.org
@breakthroughmia