Organizations Filed Purposes:
TO INCREASE THE NUMBER OF WELL-EDUCATED YOUNG PEOPLE OF COLOR CAPABLE OF ASSUMING RESPONSIBLE AND LEADERSHIP ROLES IN AMERICAN SOCIETY.
A NATIONAL, EDUCATIONAL EQUITY ORG THAT HELPS YOUNG PEOPLE OF COLOR PREPARE TO BE LEADERS.
A BETTER CHANCE (ABC) WAS FOUNDED IN 1963 DURING THE HEIGHT OF THE CIVIL RIGHTS MOVEMENT. EACH YEAR, ABC NATIONALLY RECRUITS, PLACES, & PROVIDES SUPPORT SERVICES TO STUDENTS ENROLLED IN GRADES 4-9 (FOR PLACEMENT IN GRADES 6-11) AT 200+ INDEPENDENT DAY, BOARDING, & SELECT PUBLIC SCHOOLS. SERVING OVER 2,000 ACADEMICALLY TALENTED YOUTH OF COLOR THROUGH OUR SIGNATURE COLLEGE PREPARATORY SCHOOLS PROGRAM (CPSP), SUPPORT SERVICES INCLUDE: INTERVIEW DAYS, MEMBER SCHOOL FAIRS & SUMMER SKILLS AND NEW SCHOLAR ORIENTATION WORKSHOPS. IN 2019 ALONE, ABC LEVERAGED $17M+ IN SCHOLARSHIP SUPPORT WITH NEARLY 100% OF OUR SCHOLARS ENROLLING IN COLLEGE & OVER 85% OF ALUMNI GOING ON TO EARN DEGREES. OUR RECORD OF SUCCESS IS EVIDENT IN 16K+ ALUMNI WHO HAVE BECOME GREAT INNOVATORS, THINKERS AND LEADERS IN THEIR RESPECTIVE FIELDS.
Executives Listed on Filing
Total Salary includes financial earnings, benefits, and all related organization earnings listed on tax filing
| Name | Title | Hours Per Week | Total Salary |
|---|
| Sandra E Timmons | PRESIDENT | 37.5 | $370,315 |
| Nicole Johnson | DIR. OF DEVELOPMENT | 37.5 | $169,902 |
| Damaris Heron-Watkins | FIN. & ADMIN MANAGER | 37.5 | $29,799 |
| Suzan Morno-Wade | DIRECTOR | 2 | $0 |
| Theo Killion | DIRECTOR | 2 | $0 |
| Susan Chapman-Hughes | DIRECTOR (OUTGOING) | 2 | $0 |
| Simone Yatrakis | DIRECTOR (OUTGOING) | 2 | $0 |
| Sheila Marmon | DIRECTOR | 2 | $0 |
| Roxane Gay | DIRECTOR | 2 | $0 |
| Richard Dantas | DIRECTOR (OUTGOING) | 2 | $0 |
| Rhonda Trotter | DIRECTOR | 2 | $0 |
| Peter Allan Atkins | DIRECTOR (OUTGOING) | 2 | $0 |
| Michelle M Gittens | DIRECTOR | 2 | $0 |
| Kurt Van Wagenen | CHAIR | 2 | $0 |
| Keith Evans | DIRECTOR | 2 | $0 |
| Gregory T Durant | VICE-CHAIR | 2 | $0 |
| Gennell Jefferson | DIRECTOR | 2 | $0 |
| Frank Clyburn | DIRECTOR (OUTGOING) | 2 | $0 |
| Donald W Torey | DIRECTOR | 2 | $0 |
| Darrell Ford | DIRECTOR | 2 | $0 |
| Carla A Harris | VICE-CHAIR | 2 | $0 |
| A Louis Parker | VICE-CHAIR | 2 | $0 |
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