Mission
To assist low-income, underserved and often overlooked first-generation \r\ncollege students from the Mid-Peninsula in their quest to graduate, and \r\nto help them achieve their education and career goals.
Ruling year
2009
Executive Director
Christina Mireles
Main address
Sobrato Center for Nonprofits - Milpitas 526 Valley Way
Milpitas, CA 95035 USA
EIN
26-4293269
NTEE code
Scholarships, Student Financial Aid, Awards (B82)
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Communication
Programs and results
What we aim to solve
Our programs
What are the organization's current programs, how do they measure success, and who do the programs serve?
College Scholarships
We provide scholars with a scholarship of $3,000 for all four years of college
Mentoring
We provide each student with a one-to-one adult mentor throughout their college career.
Internship Support
We offer each scholar access to summer internships to broaden their perspective and provide valuable employment experience. We also offer a limited number of stipends to allow them to pursue meaningful unpaid internship opportunities.
College and Career Success Training
We provide on-going and in-depth workshops and other resources to give our scholars the tools to succeed in college and beyond.
Where we work
Affiliations & memberships
Non-Profit of the Year 2022
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How we listen
Seeking feedback from people served makes programs more responsive and effective. Here’s how this organization is listening.
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How is your organization using feedback from the people you serve?
To make fundamental changes to our programs and/or operations
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Which of the following feedback practices does your organization routinely carry out?
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What challenges does the organization face when collecting feedback?
It is difficult to get the people we serve to respond to requests for feedback, The people we serve tell us they find data collection burdensome
Financials
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Operations
The people, governance practices, and partners that make the organization tick.
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PENINSULA COLLEGE FUND
Board of directorsas of 01/27/2023
Charles Schmuck
Presentation High School
Eric Hartwig
Charles Schmuck
Asha Guha
Eric Hartwig
Dani Gaspirini
Karen Canty
Bob Couch
Lydia Kearney
Michael Pope
Charles Schaff
Erica M. Torres
Jo Volkert
Pat Clements
Jackee Bruno
Elisabeth Magaña
Scott Rash
Michelle Soto
Danny Winschuh
Anne Wong
Board leadership practices
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Board orientation and education
Does the board conduct a formal orientation for new board members and require all board members to sign a written agreement regarding their roles, responsibilities, and expectations? Yes -
CEO oversight
Has the board conducted a formal, written assessment of the chief executive within the past year ? Yes -
Ethics and transparency
Have the board and senior staff reviewed the conflict-of-interest policy and completed and signed disclosure statements in the past year? Yes -
Board composition
Does the board ensure an inclusive board member recruitment process that results in diversity of thought and leadership? Yes -
Board performance
Has the board conducted a formal, written self-assessment of its performance within the past three years? Yes
Organizational demographics
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Leadership
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