Aspire Public Schools
Bay Area Middle-Secondary Education
#1 Top Nonprofit
Aspire Public Schools' mission is to enrich students' lives and reshape local public school systems by increasing the academic performance of California's diverse students, developing effective educators, and sharing successful practices with other forward-thinking educators.

KIPP Bay Area
Bay Area Middle-Secondary Education
#2 Top Nonprofit
KIPP Bay Area Schools helps students develop the knowledge, skills, and character needed to succeed in college and the competitive world beyond by operating tuition-free, college-preparatory public charter schools in under-served neighborhoods.

New Leaders
Bay Area Middle-Secondary Education
#3 Top Nonprofit
Our mission is to ensure high academic achievement for all children, especially students in poverty and students of color, by developing transformational school leaders and advancing the policies and practices that allow great leaders to succeed.

College Track
Bay Area Middle-Secondary Education
#4 Top Nonprofit
At College Track, our ultimate goal is to transform low-income communities into places where college readiness and college graduation are the norms.

Eastside College Preparatory School
Bay Area Middle-Secondary Education
#5 Top Nonprofit
At Eastside College Preparatory School we are committed to opening new doors for students historically underrepresented in higher education. Our challenging and engaging curriculum enables students to discover their intellectual strengths, sharpen their academic skills, and embrace new opportunities in…

Summer Search
Bay Area Middle-Secondary Education
#6 Top Nonprofit
Summer Search is a high-impact program that gives low-income students the opportunities and support they need to transform their lives, achieve their own potential, and create change as role models and everyday leaders.

Aim High
Bay Area Middle-Secondary Education
#7 Top Nonprofit
The mission of Aim High is to inspire a life-long love of learning and instill a sense of community, opportunity, and respect so that students are prepared for success in school and life.

The Education Trust (West)
Bay Area Middle-Secondary Education
#8 Top Nonprofit
The Education Trust—West works for the high academic achievement of all students at all levels, kindergarten through college, and to forever close the achievement gaps separating low-income students and students of color from other youth. Our basic tenet is this…

Envision Schools
Bay Area Middle-Secondary Education
#9 Top Nonprofit
Envision Schools was founded in June 2002 as a 501(c)(3) charter school management organization to bring high quality college preparatory education to communities with the greatest need, with the goal of sending all the organization's students to college. Envision Schools…

Downtown College Prep
Bay Area Middle-Secondary Education
#10 Top Nonprofit
DCP prepares underachieving students—who will be the first in their families to go to college—to thrive at four-year universities. DCP has a singular goal for every student: DCP graduates will enroll in and graduate from a four-year college. DCP recognizes…

National Equity Project
Bay Area Middle-Secondary Education
#11 Top Nonprofit
At the National Equity Project, we believe every child has a right to a quality education. We coach people to become the powerful leaders who make good on that promise. We provide comprehensive services to build culture, conditions, and competencies…

First Graduate
Bay Area Middle-Secondary Education
#12 Top Nonprofit
First Graduate's mission is the help students finish high school and become the first in their families to graduate from college.

BUILD
Bay Area Middle-Secondary Education
#13 Top Nonprofit
Founded in 1999, BUILD’s mission is to use entrepreneurship to excite and propel disengaged, low-income students through high school to college success. We believe that the power of student ideas in action drives youth to reach their fullest potential in…

River Charter School
Bay Area Middle-Secondary Education
#14 Top Nonprofit
Our purpose is to educate sixth, seventh, and eighth grade students to be responsible, respectful self-motivated learners who make positive contributions to their communities. We will accomplish this with the collaboration of teachers, parents and students who provide a nurturing…

Silicon Valley Education Foundation
Bay Area Middle-Secondary Education
#15 Top Nonprofit
Silicon Valley Education Foundation (SVEF) focuses on raising student performance in the critical areas of math and science across all 33 Santa Clara County school districts. Our goal is to be the leading advocate for public education in our region.…