Open DoorYouth Alliance

Fall Mentor Match · 19 days left

Every young person deserves one adult who shows up.

This fall we want to match 400 teens with a trained mentor. A $30 monthly gift keeps one match going for a full school year.

1,240teens mentored since 2014

94%of seniors graduated on time

31partner schools in three counties

$184,620raised of $250,000

1,318 donors286 monthly19 days left

Gifts are matched 1:1 by the Riverside Family Fund, up to $75,000.

One timeMonthly

$15Books and bus fare for a month

$30Keeps one mentor match going

$60Trains a new mentor

$100A college visit for five teens

$250Summer internship stipend

OtherAny amount

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Welcome back, Angela

Monthly donor since March 2025 · thank you for 31 gifts

2027 tax summaryGive again

Your giving, all time

$1,080

$420 this year6 mentor matches kept going

$30 every monthNext gift October 5 · Visa ending 4412

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Gift history

Receipts ready for your taxes

Sep 5, 2027Monthly gift$30.00Receipt

Aug 17, 2027Back to school drive$150.00Receipt

Aug 5, 2027Monthly gift$30.00Receipt

Jul 5, 2027Monthly gift$30.00Receipt

What your gifts did

Updates from the program team

September · Mentor matchJaylen and Mr. Carter start their second year

Jaylen's math grade went from a D to a B last spring. This year they are working on his college essay.

August · ScholarshipsTwelve seniors received first year scholarships

Your back to school gift helped fund books and laptops for all twelve.

July · College tours48 teens toured four campuses in two days

For 31 of them, it was their first visit to a college.

Development overview

Fiscal year to date · July 1 to September 28

Board reportThank you emails (14)

Raised this year

$642,300

▲ 22% on last year

Monthly donors

286

$9,840 a month · ▲ 41

Donor retention

68%

▲ 9 points · sector average 43%

Grants pending

$410,000

6 applications out

Donors to call this week

Ranked by likelihood to give again

Donor	Why now	Last gift	Lifetime
Harold and June Price	Lapsed 11 months	$2,500	$18,400
Monique Dawson	Opened 3 updates	$500	$3,250
Bridgeview Credit Union	Sponsor renewal	$10,000	$40,000
Dr. Samuel Okoye	Gave at gala, no follow up	$1,000	$1,000
Teresa Villanueva	Monthly, 3 years	$50	$1,850

Grant pipeline

Deadlines and decisions

Community Futures FoundationMentoring expansion · decision Oct 30

$150,000
Submitted

State workforce youth fundSummer internships · due Oct 14

$120,000
Drafting

Regional bank foundationCollege access · report due Nov 1

$40,000
Awarded

United neighbors fundGeneral operating · LOI invited

$100,000
Letter of inquiry

Second gift

Most first time donors never give again. Every one of these gets thanked, shown what the gift did, and asked again at the right time.

Record thank yous

First gifts, last 90 days

184

from the fall campaign and the gala

Came back for a second gift

41%

sector average: about 19%

Thanked within 48 hours

100%

by the executive director, on video

Shown what the gift did

92%

an impact receipt within 30 days

First time donors, by next step

Each path runs on its own

Donor	First gift	Where they are	Next
Keisha Morrow	$50 · Sep 3	Impact receipt opened twice	Invite to monthly
Paul Lindqvist	$250 · Sep 11	Watched the thank you	Program visit
Grace Adeyemi	$100 · Sep 14	Thank you not opened	A handwritten card
Marcus and Leigh Tran	$1,000 · Aug 22	Asked about volunteering	Call from the director
Anita Shah	$25 · Sep 19	Welcome series, day 6	Impact receipt Oct 3

An impact receipt

What Keisha received

Your $50 at work

Keisha, your gift on September 3 paid for two SAT prep sessions for Jaylen, a junior in our college access program. He took the practice test on Saturday and moved up 90 points. Thank you for being part of that.

From Renee Carter, Executive Director · a 30 second video is attached

Program updates are matched to gifts by fund and date, and a person approves every receipt before it goes out.

Impact report · 2026 to 2027 school year

One adult who shows up changes everything.

What 1,318 donors, 402 mentors and 31 partner schools did together this year.

Open Door Youth Alliance

402teens matched with a mentor

94%of seniors graduated on time

12first year scholarships awarded

$0.86of every dollar spent on programs

The year in one story

When Jaylen joined in ninth grade he was failing math and skipping first period. His mentor, a retired engineer, met him every Tuesday at the library. Two years later Jaylen is on the honor roll, and this fall he started drafting his first college application.

"I didn't need somebody to fix me. I needed somebody to keep coming back."Jaylen, 11th grade (name changed)

Where the money went

Mentoring programs 62%Scholarships and college access 24%Operations and fundraising 14%

Graduation rate: program seniors in the class of 2027, confirmed with partner school records. Spending: audited financial statements for the year ending June 30, 2027. Matches and scholarships: program records.