Supporters

Spark is possible because of the generous support of the following foundations and corporations. We invite you to join this group of supporters!

Angels Baseball Foundation
Ashoka
Atkinson Foundation
Audrey & Sydney Irmas Charitable Foundation
Autodesk
Balsam Hill
Barbara & Donald Jonas Family Fund
Barulich Family Foundation
Brin Wojcicki Foundation
Callison Foundation
CareerBuilder.com
Carl E. Wynn Foundation
Charis Fund
Charter Oak Foundation
Cisco Systems
Cleo Foundation
Corporate Executive Board
Criterion Capital Management
David & Lucile Packard Foundation
Disney Parks & Resorts
Draper Richards Kaplan Foundation
Dream Fund
Dreiseszun Family Foundation
Durfee Foundation
Dwight Stuart Youth Fund
eBay Foundation, an advised fund of Silicon Valley Community Foundation
Farese Family Foundation
Field Foundation of Illinois, Inc.
Finnegan Foundation
Foley & Lardner, LLP
Franklin & Catherine Johnson Foundation
Frieda C. Fox Foundation
Gene & Ruth Posner Foundation, Inc.
Genentech

George H. Sandy Foundation
Goldman Sachs Gives Fund
Google Matching Program
Intero Foundation
Irene S. Scully Foundation
Jack and Goldie Wolfe Miller Fund
Kimball Foundation
Kimpton Hotels
Lin Fund
Lisa & Douglas Goldman Fund
Metta Fund
Microsoft Unlimited Potential
Miranda Lux Foundation
Morrison & Foerster Foundation
One Percent Foundation
The Osa Foundation
Peery Foundation
PIMCO Foundation
Polk Brothers Foundation
Pritzker Pucker Family Foundation
Provident Credit Union
Quest Foundation
Ramsay Family Foundation
Raymond & Joanne Lin Foundation
Roth Family Foundation
SafeCo Insurance Agent Giving Program
Salesforce.com
SAP Americas
Scandling Family Foundation
Schwab Charitable Fund
S.D. Bechtel, Jr. Foundation
S.H. Cowell Foundation
Shamrock Captial Advisors
Sidney Stern Memorial Trust
Stanley S. Langendorf Foundation
Suzie S. Thorn Family Foundation
Temple Emanu-El
TJX Foundation
TowerBrook Foundation
Webb Family Foundation
Westly Foundation
William C. Bannerman Foundation
Women's Club of Palo Alto

Spark’s mission is to provide life-changing apprenticeships to youth in underserved communities across the United States. 30% of students in the United States drop out of high school, with the dropout rate exceeding 50% in the highest-need neighborhoods. Spark addresses the dropout crisis by connecting volunteer professionals with underserved youth in workplace apprenticeships to “spark” their potential. Students identify a “dream job,” and Spark matches that student with a mentor doing that job. As students explore the school-to-career connection, they build skills critical for academic success, gain a strong appreciation for the relevance of their education, and become motivated to work hard to achieve their dreams. Spark is a national nonprofit that provides life-changing apprenticeships to middle school students from disadvantaged communities in the San Francisco Bay Area, Los Angeles, Chicago, and soon on the east coast.

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