BreakthroughSF | Impact Report | 2021

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BREAKTHROUGH SAN FRANCISCO | IMPACT REPORT | 2021



Our Mission

Breakthrough San Francisco supports young people on the path to
college and trains outstanding college students for education careers.
Founded in 1993, we’re a community involvement initiative of San
Francisco Day School, and one of two dozen national affiliates of
Breakthrough Collaborative.

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Our Students

254 STUDENTS IN GRADES 5 - 12
ADMITTED AS 4TH GRADERS FROM UNDER-
RESOURCED ELEMENTARY SCHOOLS IN
SAN FRANCISCO

92%

FIRST GENERATION COLLEGE STUDENTS

COVID Middle School Programming (5-8th Grade)
Emergency Support
• 4.5 week hybrid program in summer 2021 included virtual classes
Since May 2020, Breakthrough in math, science, and English Language Arts and college and career
issued: exploration, as well as in-person elective classes and community building

• 88 Chromebooks • 91% daily attendance rate
• 78 hotspots • 89% of students felt better prepared for the upcoming school year
• $12,567 in other learning • 2 afternoons of in-person tutoring and enrichment weekly during the

supplies 2021-22 school year
• $153,574 in cash support • comprehensive support with the middle and high school application

to help our students and families processes: 81% of current 6-8th graders, and 98% of current 9-12th graders,
navigate the pandemic are attending college-preparatory schools

High School Programming (9-12th Grade)

• monthly in-person workshops during the 2021-22 school year
supporting students’ success in high school and college and career readiness

• comprehensive college admissions support including personal
statement support, presentations from admissions officers, financial aid
counseling, and test prep

• 88% retention rate over the course of our eight year program

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Student Profile: Montserrat “

Dominican University Class of ‘22 Coming to Breakthrough, I learned so
much about college and how to get there,
Breakthrough student, 2010 - 2018 and I realized that it was something I
wanted to do in the future. I feel like
Breakthrough was really the
starting point for where I’m at
now.

College Matriculation

100% of students in our first four graduating classes are currently
enrolled in college, including 88% in four-year schools.
They receive ongoing guidance from our College Persistence Coach.

12% University of California
29% California State University
Other Public Institutions
42% 14% Other Private College and Universities
3% Two-Year Schools

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Teaching Fellow Profile: Avery “

English Department Head, Abraham Lincoln The whole six weeks affirmed that this was
High School, San Francisco what I wanted to do. It was very much
Breakthrough Teaching Fellow, Summer 2015
‘theory meets practice,’ a real
six-week teaching experience -
going to department meetings, meeting
with mentors, collaborating with other
teachers, it was everything that I needed
to know. I just fell in love with it.

Training College Students for Education Careers

Our Teaching Fellows Teaching Fellow Career Trajectories For more outcome data, please visit www.breakthroughsf.org/impact

18 47% of Teaching Fellows

college students who graduated from college
participated in our virtual teacher residency in summer 2021. in the past decade are
now working in the
83% + 100% education sector, most
as classroom teachers
people of color high achievers in urban public schools.

representing critical areas of need for the teaching profession.

Program Model and Impact 88% 100%

75 hours of our Teaching Fellows felt prepared to
reported increased interest pursue a teaching
of high-quality training and instructional in an education career at career, if they so
support in summer 2021, including a ten- the end of summer 2021. choose.
day initial training and ongoing observations and
feedback by successful professional educators.

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Finance

Breakthrough enjoys diversified revenue streams and sound fiscal management.
Our reserve balance at FY2021 year-end was $519,885; our endowment balance was $2,914,084.
Significant in-kind support from SF Day School enables us to focus resources where it matters most.

FY2021 Financial Highlights $

Total Revenues $1,618,442 Total Expenses $861,226
Individuals $638,061 Personnel $715,015
Corporate $90,402 Program
Foundation $419,000 $128,577
$338,371 Administrative $17,634
Government $110,608
Endowment Draw $22,000

*SF Day School

*Represents cash support; the School’s total contribution, including in-kind support, exceeds $100,000.
For more information, please visit www.breakthroughsf.org.

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Breakthrough San Francisco at SF Day School
350 Masonic Avenue, San Francisco, CA 94118
www.breakthroughsf.org