Extraordinary Talent Across the Five Boroughs and Beyond.
Thrive Scholars helps high-achieving students from low income communities across New York City, New Jersey, and Long Island succeed at top colleges and build meaningful careers.
Through our comprehensive six-year program, Scholars receive academic preparation, personalized college guidance, ongoing college support, career development, mentorship, and access to a powerful professional network.
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Contact our New York Executive Director
Closing the opportunity gap in New York.
New York is home to exceptional students and world-leading colleges and employers, yet many students lack access to personalized college guidance and professional networks. Thrive Scholars provides long-term academic, college, and career support beginning in high school and continuing through the start of a Scholar’s career.
- Average family income
- $ 0
- Average High School GPA
- 0.0
- First generation in their families to attend college
- 0 %
Where Scholars from New York go.
Columbia, Cornell, NYU, Princeton — and campuses across the country. Scholars don’t just get in. They graduate with the record, the internships, and the relationships that turn a degree into a career.
How Thrive Scholars invests in students.
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College preparation
Personalized advising and rigorous academic preparation help Scholars gain admission to colleges where they can thrive.
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College success
A dedicated advisor stays with each Scholar through all four years — coursework, money decisions, and the parts of college nobody explains.
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Career readiness
Career coaching, mock interviews, internships, and mentors who make introductions. The access that other students get through family.
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Lifelong community
A national community of Scholars, alumni, employers, and supporters.
What Scholars and partners say.
Partner with Thrive Scholars New York.
New York companies, foundations, and community leaders can help expand economic mobility while connecting with a talented pipeline of future professionals and leaders.
Ways to partner:
- Make a financial investment through multi-year grants, cohort sponsorships, or unrestricted gifts
- Engage employees as mentors, speakers, and volunteers
- Offer internships and early-career opportunities for Scholars
- Host or sponsor regional programming
Fund a named group of New York Scholars and follow them from high school to first job. Your company's name travels with them.
Invest in New York Scholars today
Regional Leadership
Meet the local leaders helping expand Thrive Scholars’ impact throughout New York.
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Carlton Burrell
Private Equity Investor · Thrive Scholar Alum
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Connor Duffy
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Edward Flanders
Managing Partner, New York Office, Pillsbury Winthrop Shaw Pittman LLP
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Cesar Ruiz
General Manager and Regional Vice President, US SLED & Academic Medical Centers, Microsoft
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Andrea Sabet
Head of Solutions Architecture, Financial Services, Amazon Web Services
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Tieisha Smith
Managing Director, Head of Tech Partnerships, Acceleration & Culture Transformation, TIAA
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Sandy Thoyer
Chief Operating Officer, Infraclear
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Jack Woodruff
Founder & Former Chief Investment Officer, CCM
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The Junior Advisory Board.
Emerging professionals who build awareness, strengthen engagement, and open the connections that benefit New York Scholars and alumni.
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Jazmine Almanza
Co-chair
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Satyam Patel
Co-chair
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Diana Diaz
Member
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Robert Hallock
Member
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marcus d. harvey
Member
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Mahamadou Jagana
Member
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Russell Paredes
Member
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Justis Peppers
Member
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Alfredo Vargas
Member
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New York Sponsors
Our New York program is made possible by corporations and foundations invested in making a difference across the New York area.
