MINDS MATTER NYC

🚀 THE MISSION

Minds Matter empowers low-income, high-achieving high-school students in NYC to gain admission to college and succeed in building a career. 

Who are these students?

• $35K average family income  

• 95% identify as a racial or ethnic minority

• 99% are the first in their family to go to college

Beyond the numbers, each student goes through an intensive interview process to earn their seat in the program, and they are collectively some of the most talented and hardworking young people we’ve ever met.

✅ THE RESULTS

The organization consistently delivers outstanding results for our students during the college application process and is continuing to expand programming to help them land their first job.

• 100% of Minds Matter students are accepted to a 4-year college or university

• 45% attend highly competitive colleges (like Brown, Georgetown, Cornell, and MIT)

• 90% graduate from college within 4 years

💪🏽 OUR INVOLVEMENT

Dedicating our time to Minds Matter has been one of the most rewarding things that we have done together, and we deeply believe in the outcomes that it produces.

• Years 2015-2017: We mentored twins every Saturday who’ve since graduated from Cornell University and Barnard College and remain our close friends (see a picture of us below!)

• Years 2018-2020: We ran on-site programming at a school in Harlem supporting 100+ students and 200+ volunteers participating in the program

• Years 2020-2022: We helped expand the program to support students beyond their high school graduation through the early challenges of going to college

• Years 2023+: Mansi recently joined the Minds Matter Board with a focus on strategic direction and securing resources to ensure the continued growth of the organization

💗 YOUR DONATION

Your donation goes directly towards funding the programming and staff that make Minds Matter a success, including:

• Weekly high school program that includes SAT, writing, and college advising support from a volunteer base of 500+ volunteers

• Stipends for students to attend high school summer programs on college campuses and support basic expenses in college 

• Ongoing coaching and career support through the college experience

• Exclusive internship and job opportunities for Minds Matter students

You should donate because…

• You’ve personally benefited from a support system that helped you get into college, find a job, and build a career, and you know how difficult it would have been without that support system

• You care about contributing to impactful organizations where you have a direct connection to the organization 

• You have the resources to make a meaningful difference on educational and career outcomes for students who deserve to have the opportunity