Support Our Mission
Support Latino Student Success in Higher Education
Latino student success in higher education is vital to ensuring America’s bright future. For 20 years Excelencia in Education has been a steadfast champion for results driven strategies for college completion. Our work translates analysis into action, research into policy and intentionality into impact.
Now, we invite you to join us through the Excelencia Futuro Fund, a direct-impact fund launched to meet this pivotal moment. Your investment, no matter the size, will support our work and collaboration among donors committed to advancing Latino college enrollment, success and graduation across the country.
Our new community platform provides those who invest in Excelencia’s work many benefits, including the ability to split donations across multiple payments, set up a recurring donation, and have better insight into your giving history. Sign up now in MemberSuite to support Excelencia. You must sign up to donate if you don’t already have an account.
Why Your Support Matters Now
Excelencia’s partnerships with over 200 presidents and chancellors in our Excelencia in Action network supporting over 930,000 Latino students needs to stay strong. These institutions strive to ensure a quality, affordable education so their students can succeed in high-demand, good-paying jobs.
Your investment in the Excelencia Futuro Fund will:
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Empower our leadership network to achieve the ambitious 2030 goal of enrolling and graduating 40% of all Latino undergraduates nationwide.
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Provide critical support for 40 more institutions to earn the prestigious Seal of Excelencia—proof of their effectiveness in serving Latino students.
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Expand proven practices to improve Latino student success nationwide.
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Amplify the stories of graduates whose achievements drive social and economic mobility in their communities.
The challenges facing higher education, Latino students and their families are formidable, and so is our resolve.
We can’t stop and we won’t stop.
Join us.
Donate Now and shape America’s future by uplifting the talents of striving Latino students. Make a tax-deductible contribution and join our movement. Your support—whether $500, $250, $100, $50, or any amount—will make a lasting impact.
Our Funding Partners
The following leaders make common cause with Excelencia by investing in our work to advance excellence and student success in higher education:
Ascendium Education Group
The Gilbert & Jacki Cisneros Foundation
ECMC Foundation
The Kresge Foundation
Trellis Foundation
HSF
California State University, Northridge
Bank of America
Diverse: Issues in Higher Education
Gates Foundation
Lumina Foundation
Strada Education Foundation
Wells Fargo
JPMorgan Chase
Hector and Gloria López Foundation
Donate With Confidence
Excelencia is committed to transparency and demonstrating quality in our efforts, as evidenced by our Four-Star rating from independent evaluator Charity Navigator and our Seal of Transparency from Candid. Be confident that your donation will be used to its fullest potential.