CANCER FOR COLLEGE
Destined to Make a Difference
Mission
Cancer for College provides need-based college scholarships and educational experiences to cancer survivors.
Ruling year
1994
President
Mr. Owen Craig Pollard
Executive Director
Mr. Greg Flores
Main address
1050 University Ave Suite E107 #705
San Diego, CA 92103 USA
EIN
93-1144756
NTEE code
Fund Raising and/or Fund Distribution (T12)
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?
Scholarships for Cancer Survivors
Cancer for College stages multiple fundraising events in order to provide financial aid to cancer survivors in the form of college scholarships.
Inspire Project
Educational Opportunities and experiences for cancer survivors.
Where we work
Awards
Charity of the Year 2010
San Diego North Chamber of Commerce
Videos
Our results
How does this organization measure their results? It's a hard question but an important one.
Evaluation documents
Download evaluation reportsAverage grant amount
This metric is no longer tracked.Totals By Year
Population(s) Served
Students, People with diseases and illnesses
Related Program
Scholarships for Cancer Survivors
Type of Metric
Output - describing our activities and reach
Direction of Success
Increasing
Context Notes
In 2021, Cancer for College awarded over 120 scholarships to cancer survivors totaling nearly $800K. In 2022, as part of our 30th anniversary celebration, we will award $1M in support.
Total dollar amount of scholarship awarded
This metric is no longer tracked.Totals By Year
Population(s) Served
Students, People with diseases and illnesses
Related Program
Scholarships for Cancer Survivors
Type of Metric
Output - describing our activities and reach
Direction of Success
Increasing
Context Notes
Total dollar amount of scholarships awarded per year is set by performance of the organization's endowment fund. Major fluctuations up/down will be reviewed by the board to determine giving levels
Number of students who receive scholarship funds and/or tuition assistance
This metric is no longer tracked.Totals By Year
Population(s) Served
Students, People with diseases and illnesses
Related Program
Scholarships for Cancer Survivors
Type of Metric
Output - describing our activities and reach
Direction of Success
Increasing
Number of scholars who graduate from four year colleges and university within six years
This metric is no longer tracked.Totals By Year
Population(s) Served
Students, Extremely poor people, Working poor, Low-income people
Related Program
Scholarships for Cancer Survivors
Type of Metric
Context - describing the issue we work on
Direction of Success
Increasing
Context Notes
The percentage of Cancer for College graduates.
Our Sustainable Development Goals
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Goals & Strategy
Learn about the organization's key goals, strategies, capabilities, and progress.
Charting impact
Four powerful questions that require reflection about what really matters - results.
What is the organization aiming to accomplish?
Cancer for College is a small charity that provides need-based college scholarships and educational experiences to cancer survivors. Since inception in 1993, the charity has awarded over 1600 scholarships totaling more than $6M. This year, we will celebrate our 30th anniversary by awarding $1M in scholarships and educational experiences to cancer survivors. In addition, we will continue to foster relations in the cancer community by continuing to grow our scholar mentor groups that are designed to provide our scholars a place where they feel safe to ask questions about school, their professional aspirations and important life decisions.
It is the goal and mission of Cancer for College to help ease the costs associated with college education and cancer related medical debt by offering educational scholarships. In addition, providing valuable resources and networks will allow these survivors thrive through college and beyond.
What are the organization's key strategies for making this happen?
Cancer for College is an organization that is very event driven when it comes to fundraising. We are fortunate to have a celebrity advocate in Will Ferrell that allows us to use his talent and image to help us work toward our financial goals. In addition, we have been developing educational programming in support of our scholarship fund making our organization more attractive to donors and grant organizations as well.
What are the organization's capabilities for doing this?
We are a very small organization. We work collaboratively with our active board and volunteer committees to help meet the needs of the scholars. We are working toward adding more support to scholars while also listening to their desires for the types of content and support they need to live their best life.
What have they accomplished so far and what's next?
Cancer for College met it's endowment goal of $10M in 2021. This will allow the charity to award a minimum of $500K in scholarships each year. The board has also chosen to pursue a new goal of $25M so that we can research the best and most efficient use of scholarship funds while also providing valuable educational opportunities to scholars. At the request of our scholars, we are exploring other means of support to the cancer community including providing medical debt relief.
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 identify and remedy poor client service experiences, To identify bright spots and enhance positive service experiences, To make fundamental changes to our programs and/or operations, To inform the development of new programs/projects, To identify where we are less inclusive or equitable across demographic groups, To strengthen relationships with the people we serve, To understand people's needs and how we can help them achieve their goals
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Which of the following feedback practices does your organization routinely carry out?
We collect feedback from the people we serve at least annually, We aim to collect feedback from as many people we serve as possible, We take steps to ensure people feel comfortable being honest with us, We engage the people who provide feedback in looking for ways we can improve in response, We act on the feedback we receive, We tell the people who gave us feedback how we acted on their feedback
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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
Financials
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Operations
The people, governance practices, and partners that make the organization tick.
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CANCER FOR COLLEGE
Board of directorsas of 12/05/2023
Craig Pollard
Cancer for College
Craig Pollard
Cancer for College
Dan Hughes
Dr. Stephen Forman
City of Hope
Ashley Kline
Andrew McMahon
Larry Simon
Johnese Spisso
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Rob O'Carroll
Kevin Dee
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Matt Kline
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Steve Leonard
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Jolene Leonard
Jersey Mike's
Dr. Robert Lisac
Emory Children's Hospital - Atlanta
Tim Old
Old Family Scholarship
Amelia Old
Old Family Scholarship
Steve Short
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Ken Simpson
retired
Scott Sproule
SPX - retired
Mark Wernig
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Michael Waterbury
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Jennifer Zeis
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Stacy Pollard
co-founder
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
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