Boston Thriving

We’re making a difference in Greater Boston

In 2019, the Boston Globe reported on valedictorians from Boston public high schools who graduated from 2005-2007. Their research showed that high-achieving, low-income students of color did not receive the same support, attention, and preparation for career success as their higher-income peers.

With our support, over 98% of Boston Scholars in our program graduate, and more importantly thrive, in college. Over 90% go to Top 100 colleges. While there, they earn better grades and persist more in difficult STEM majors than all other student profiles. And they graduate with the skills and experience needed to be the professional, business, and civic leaders our region needs.

Top 7 Colleges of Boston Scholars and Boston Alums

Boston Sponsors

Our Boston program is made possible with the generous support from key corporations and foundations invested in making a difference in Greater Boston.

*These companies also participate in our Corporate Sponsorship Program.

Chicago Thrives

Launching extraordinary futures in the Windy City

Our program prepares and supports high-achieving underrepresented students across Chicago to get into the nation’s Top 100 colleges – and graduate with the career skills and experience they need to thrive at the most innovative companies.

What’s at stake in Chicago?

Today there are 2,500 low-income students of color in Chicago with the academic qualifications to get into top colleges. To succeed at top colleges, these talented students deserve our full support — but there simply aren’t enough city-wide programs to support them all.

That’s why, as part of our strategic national expansion to serve as many students of color as possible, Thrive Scholars is proud to now call Chicago home.

Thanks to our Supporters in Chicago

Our expansion to Chicago would not be possible without the generous seed funding from key corporations and foundations. By supporting Chicago’s most talented and ambitious students of color today, they’re helping them to become the professional, business, and civic leaders of tomorrow.

*These companies also participate in our Corporate Sponsorship Program.

Some of the colleges Thrive Scholars attend

Thriving in Cleveland

Opportunity Rises on the Shores of Lake Erie

As part of our strategic national expansion to serve as many students of color as possible, Thrive Scholars is thrilled to count Cleveland among the cities where we work.

Our program prepares and supports high-achieving underrepresented students in Cleveland to get into the nation’s Top 100 colleges – and graduate with the career skills and experience they need to thrive at the most innovative companies.

Meeting the need in Cleveland

There are 50,000 low-income students of color in America with the academic qualifications to get into top colleges – many from Cleveland. To succeed at top colleges, these talented students need our full support, just like that of their more privileged peers. Current programs aren’t enough, but Thrive Scholars has a solution. Refined over 20 years, our program works. And now, it’s working for Cleveland.

Thanks to our Supporters in Cleveland

Our expansion to Cleveland would not be possible without the generous seed funding from key corporations and foundations. By supporting Cleveland’s most talented and ambitious students of color today, they’re helping them to become the professional, business, and civic leaders of tomorrow.

*These companies also participate in our Corporate Sponsorship Program.

Some of the colleges Thrive Scholars attend

Thriving in the Five Boroughs and Beyond

Tackling a glaring opportunity gap in one of the world’s richest cities and metro areas

The New York Metro area, New Jersey, and Long Island make up some of the most populous and most diverse areas in the United States. New York City, home to Wall Street, is also one of the wealthiest cities in the world, yet a majority of students come from underserved, low-income communities.

What’s At Stake In New York? 

Today, there are more than 1,055,000 students in the NYC school system, the largest school district in the United States. Of those students:

With only one guidance counselor for every 300 students in NYC schools, talented students need full support to succeed at top colleges, and Thrive Scholars has a solution.

Starting with a high school student’s junior year, our program prepares and supports high-achieving underrepresented students in the New York metro area to get into the nation’s Top 100 colleges and graduate with the career skills, experience, and social networks they need to thrive at the most innovative companies.

That’s why, as part of our strategic national expansion to serve as many students of color as possible, Thrive Scholars opens its doors in New York City to reach tomorrow’s leaders.

Thanks To Our Supporters In New York

Our expansion into New York would not be possible without the generous seed funding from leading corporations and foundations. By supporting the area’s most talented and ambitious students of color today, our partners are helping these Scholars to become the professional, business, and civic leaders of tomorrow.

*These companies also participate in our Corporate Sponsorship Program.

Some of the colleges Thrive Scholars attend