Ways of Giving
The SEO community is full of passionate individuals and dedicated institutions that recognize and invest in the potential of thousands of young people served by SEO programs every year. Our supporters directly help us close opportunity gaps and propel participants to educational and career success, which positively shapes the trajectory of their lives and the well-being of their families. We invite you to be part of the impact!
There are many ways to support our work:
SEO Annual Fund
Individual annual donors are simply essential, particularly to ensure the resources needed to support SEO Scholars, who commit themselves to an 8-year journey with SEO.
Monthly & Quarterly Donors
Make it easy on yourself! Automatic, recurring donations allow you to contribute regularly at a manageable level. We count on this steady financial support throughout the year.
Foundation & Corporate Grants
Our family of foundations and corporations who make annual or multi-year grants to SEO are invested in opportunity and move the needle in tremendous ways for our young people.
Matching Gifts
Don’t forget to take advantage of your employer’s matching gifts program – and multiply the impact you have on SEO students!
Peer-to-Peer Fundraising
Are your friends and colleagues looking for something meaningful to support? Share with them your passion for SEO and the opportunity to make a difference via your personal campaign.
College Gap/Loan Sponsorships
Individual donors are invited to make a major multi-year commitment to close the tuition gap that enables our Scholars to attend top-tier/first-choice colleges.
Andrew Golkin Memorial Scholarship Fund
This fund, which provides scholarships and emergency funds to ensure that SEO Scholars persist through college, was established in memory of Andrew Golkin by his friends and family who lost him on September 11, 2001.
SEO Annual Awards Dinner
Exceptional leaders in business, philanthropy, and public service are honored in New York before an audience of more than 1,000 attendees, including SEO board members, alumni, donors, corporate sponsors, and community stakeholders.
SEO Scholars San Francisco Achievement Benefit
This event brings together business leaders, philanthropists, and influential community members to celebrate honorees whose work is transforming educational opportunity.
SEO Alternative Investments Conference
Sponsors of this premier industry event help catalyze access, opportunity, and career growth across the entire alternative investments ecosystem.
SEO Scholars Mentoring
Our amazing volunteer mentors help support the ambitious and hardworking students making their way through the high school portion of the SEO Scholars program.
SEO Legacy Society
We invite you to become a founding member of the SEO Legacy Society, a special group of visionary donors who are making a lasting investment in closing the educational and career opportunity gaps for future generations of ambitious young people. Your planned gift—whether through a bequest, retirement assets, life insurance, or other estate planning tools—ensures your enduring commitment to advancing long-term impact.
Of course, companies and organizations that partner with our professional internship, fellowship, and other programs are deeply central to SEO’s work. Please click on a program to explore partnering with:
Give with confidence.
SEO has proudly earned 14 consecutive four-star ratings from Charity Navigator -- the highest rating possible. These comprehensive ratings shine a light on the cost-effectiveness and overall health of a charity’s programs, including measures of stability, efficiency, and sustainability.
