MISSION
Oliver Scholars prepares high-achieving Black and Latinx students from historically under-represented New York City communities for success at top independent schools and prestigious colleges. We provide crucial support for our Scholars so they can realize their full potential and ultimately give back to the city, the nation, and the world.
40TH ANNIVERSARY GALA
The Gala is our signature fundraising event, bringing together influential leaders in the Oliver community.
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Virtual Pledge Drive
College Readiness Programming
$50,000.00$50,000 will deepen Oliver Scholars’ college readiness programming for more than 100 scholars.
Summer Enrichment & Service Learning
$25,000.00$25,000 helps Oliver provide summer enrichment and service learning opportunities for 60 high school students
College Tour
$15,000.00$15,000 will underwrite a Oliver Scholars’ signature 11th grade college tour for 30 scholars
Oliver Homecoming
$10,000.00$10,000 will help underwrite Oliver Homecoming, a signature Oliver event designed to unite and elevate Oliver Scholar alumni
Outreach & Recruitment
$5,000.00$5,000 will support our outreach and recruitment efforts to identify more academically talented Black and Latinx students
Partner School Visits
$2,500.00$2,500 will help our Scholar Counselors make at least two annual visits to partner schools
Berkshire Week
$1,600.00$1,600 will support 4 scholars’ participation in our 1-week Summer SIP Program at the Berkshire School
Care Packages
$750.00$750 will will help us send care packages to 5 Oliver Scholars
Scholar Support
$500.00$500 will help an Oliver Scholar soar as they visit colleges where they’ve been admitted
ACT & SAT Fees
$250.00$250 will cover the ACT and SAT fees for 2 scholars
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ABOUT THE PROGRAM
Founded in 1984, Oliver Scholars fosters the development of the next generation of thought leaders, changemakers, and trail-blazers. The Oliver experience includes up to 10 years of one-on-one support, after school and summer coursework, and pre-career training.
MEET OUR HONOREES
Kwanza Jones and José E. Feliciano are life and business partners. In 2014, they, founded the Kwanza Jones & José E. Feliciano Initiative (Jones•Feliciano), a philanthropic grant-making and investment organization that strategically partners with non-profits and for-profits to ensure maximum impact. Jones•Feliciano focuses on four pillars - education, entrepreneurship, equity, and empowerment - as providing access to capital in these areas leads to greater and more equitable advances and societal progress. Jones•Feliciano has committed more than $200 million to these efforts.
In addition to being Co-Founder and CEO of Jones•Feliciano, Kwanza Jones is an artist, catalyst, speaker, and philanthropic leader. She has held leadership roles as a board member and advisor to numerous companies and nonprofits, including the Apollo Theater, Susan G. Komen Breast Cancer Foundation, UCLA Ronald Reagan Medical Center, and Bennett College.
José E. Feliciano is Co-Founder and Managing Partner of Clearlake Capital Group, a global investment firm with over $80 billion of assets under management. In addition, José has served as a board member of various corporations and other organizations, including the Cedars-Sinai Hospital System, the Robert F. Toigo Foundation, and the Smithsonian National Museum of the American Latino, as well as a Trustee of Stanford University.
40TH ANNIVERSARY GALA
BENEFIT COMMITTEE
Alex Doñé, 2024 Benefit Committee Chair, Platinum Equity
Adrian Millan '94, 40th Anniversary Steering Committee Chair, PJT Partners
Alexa Mendel, Mendel Communications
Antione Gray ’13, Source First Homes
Dr. Basil Smikle Jr., Roosevelt House Public Policy Institute at Hunter College
Celi Lynch ’09, VC/PE, ESG & Entrepreneur
Claudine Waite, RJ Communications
Divakar Gupta, Cooley
Dorothea Schlosser
Edward Olanow, Weiss Multi-Strategy Advisers LLC
Eric Epstein, DavidsonKempner Capital Management LP
Erica Lovett, Cartier
Gustavo Schwed, NYU-Stern School of Business
Hayden Millington, MBA Candidate, Columbia Business School
Ibrahim Shah ’09, Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center
Jaky Joseph, Goldman Sachs
Dr. Jasmine Mitchell ’99, Brooklyn College
Jason Crosly, Citi
Jeffrey Garcia ’09, Documented
Jerrilyn Lind, Paramount
John Torabi, Sidley Austin, LLP
Jon Fox, Värde
Keith Canton '93, JPMorgan Chase
Lindsay Herron, Spotify
Dr. Lisa L. Long, New York State Education Department
Louisa S. Troubh
Marc Mendel, Mendel Communications
Michael Kessler, Alston & Bird LLC
Michael Warner, MSCI Inc.
Najah Rahmaan-O'neale, Dedica Group
Nick Doering-Dorival '98, Apollo Global Management
Owen Uscher, Empire Valuation Consultants
Paul Gottlieb, Esq., Life Trustee
Raina Oberoi, MSCI Inc.
Reilly Walsh, JPMorgan Chase
Shirley Rumierk '95, Actor
Sophie MacFarlane, General Atlantic
Stephen Campbell, Ustreat Comedy
Tawanda Scott, NBC News
Terry-Ann Burrell '95, Beam Therapeutics
Victor Nuñez ’93, Cooley LLP
Yvonne S. Quinn, Esq. Retired, Sullivan & Cromwell LLP
