Organizations Filed Purposes:
THE MISSION OF TOGETHER WE ARE GREATER THAN IS TO SUPPORT AND EMPOWER STUDENTS FROM POVERTY-IMPACTED COMMUNITIES TO THRIVE IN SCHOOL, COLLEGE AND CAREER.
THE ORGANIZATION'S MISSION IS TO SUPPORT AND EMPOWER STUDENTS FROM POVERTY-IMPACTED COMMUNITIES TO THRIVE IN SCHOOL, COLLEGE, AND CAREER. WORKING ALONGSIDE PARENTS, COMMUNITY PARTNERS AND LOCAL SCHOOL DISTRICTS, GREATER THAN SEEKS TO TRANSFORM PUBLIC EDUCATION OUTCOMES IN OREGON FOR HISTORICALLY UNDERSERVED STUDENTS. WE VIEW EVERY ASPECT OF OUR WORK THROUGH THE LENS OF RACIAL EQUITY, WHICH GUIDES OUR DECISION-MAKING, RELATIONSHIPS, POLICIES, AND PRACTICES. OUR WORK IS BUILT ON THREE PILLARS: OUR PROGRAMS AIM TO ADVANCE A RACIALLY JUST FUTURE FOR LEARNING BECAUSE EQUITABLE EDUCATION IS A RIGHT, WE ARE INTENT ON MOVING FROM A SYSTEM OF HOLDING POWER OVER COMMUNITY TO HOLDING POWER WITH COMMUNITY, AND WE ARE COMMITTED TO RACIAL EQUITY AND THE RESTRUCTURING OF SYSTEMS THAT CREATE INEQUITIES FOR MARGINALIZED STUDENTS.
RESULTS HAVE BEEN POWERFUL: OUR COVID PANDEMIC RESPONSE INCLUDED ACCESS TO HEALTHY FOODS, RENTAL AND UTILITY BILL ASSISTANCE, ALONG WITH ACADEMIC AND SOCIAL EMOTIONAL SUPPORT. 45-250 FAMILIES RECEIVED WEEKLY FOOD AID FROM APRIL TO SEPTEMBER 2020. WHEN SCHOOL CLOSED IN THE SPRING OUR STAFF ADAPTED, CONNECTING WITH STUDENTS REMOTELY. PRIOR TO THE PANDEMIC, 36% OF PARTICIPANTS IN OUR MATH STARS PROGRAM REACHED GRADE LEVEL IN MATH DESPITE STARTING 1-4 GRADE LEVELS BEHIND. ADDITIONALLY, THE CLASS OF 2019 HAD AN 81.2% COLLEGE ACCEPTANCE RATE WHILE 100% OF COLLEGE FRESHMAN PERSISTED TO THEIR SOPHOMORE YEAR IN COLLEGE WHICH IS 26% ABOVE THE NATIONAL AVERAGE.
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 |
|---|
| Mark Langseth | PRESIDENT & CEO | 40 | $158,688 |
| Melissa Buxton | CHIEF OPERATING OFFICER | 40 | $112,180 |
| Polly Reid | SECRETARY | 2 | $0 |
| Greg Friedman | TREASURER | 2 | $0 |
| Mark Stevenson | CHAIR | 2 | $0 |
| Calvin Richardson | DIRECTOR | 1 | $0 |
| Jeremy Pelley | DIRECTOR | 1 | $0 |
| Kush Pathak | DIRECTOR | 1 | $0 |
| Heather Mcclellan | DIRECTOR | 1 | $0 |
| Shay James | DIRECTOR | 1 | $0 |
| Scott Howard | DIRECTOR | 1 | $0 |
| Bukhosi B Dube Md | DIRECTOR | 1 | $0 |
| Maryam Bolouri Phd | DIRECTOR | 1 | $0 |
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