2025 Excellence Benefit

Changemaker

Hobson/Lucas Family Foundation

Innovator

RSM

SoMa Equity Partners

Maverick

Artemis

BlackFullness

Carmel Partners

Trailblazer

John and Chi Rogers

Judith Duval and Hari Srinivasan

Individual Sponsors

Susan and Randall Chan

Craig and Charlotte Huie

Amir Malayery

Jenna Stauffer

SEO Scholars is a free, eight-year, academic program that transforms public high school students into college graduates. 100% of Scholars are accepted into four-year colleges, 85% of Scholars graduate with a Bachelor’s degree, and 80% are first-generation college graduates. When SEO Scholars first began serving students in San Francisco in 2011, we were accepting just 20 students a year. We now support over 350 high school students from 66 schools throughout the Bay Area. More than 50% of Scholars are now coming from the East Bay, across 14 cities.  The First Annual Excellence Benefit will be held at Bloc15 in Oakland, California on May 15, 2025 to highlight the stories and successes of our East Bay Scholars in their communities. The event is modeled after our flagship Achievement Benefit. Come together with business and community leaders from San Francisco and the East Bay to celebrate the Bay Area’s premier college access and success program. Mingle over elevated cocktails and food with those who are invested in closing the achievement gap for motivated Bay Area students.