Basic Organization Information
THE POINT FOUNDATION
- Also Known As:
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Point
- Physical Address:
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Los Angeles, CA
90036
- EIN:
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84-1582086
- Web URL:
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www.pointfoundation.org
- Blog URL:
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www.pointfoundation....
- NTEE Category:
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B Educational Institutions
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B40 Higher Education Institutions
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B Educational Institutions
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B50 Graduate, Professional(Separate Entities)
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B Educational Institutions
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B82 Scholarships, Student Financial Aid, Awards
- Year Founded:
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2001
- Ruling Year:
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2001
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Mission Statement
Point Foundation empowers promising LGBTQ students to achieve their full academic and leadership potential – despite the obstacles often put before them – to make a significant impact on society.<p> </p><p> </p><br /><br />
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Impact Summary from the Nonprofit
<div>Since its inception in 2001, Point Foundation has invested more than $15 million in the education and support of over 220 outstanding Point Scholars. For the 2012/2013 academic year Point funded 76 Point Scholars across the country. By helping these individuals obtain a solid educational foundation, Point is building a generation of leaders, committed both to personal achievement and to increasing acceptance and understanding within society as a whole. Point achieves its mission through scholarship grants, leadership training and individual mentoring programs. Point’s work is vital because nearly one-third of LGBTQ students drop out of high school to escape the violence, harassment, and isolation they face there - a dropout rate nearly three times the national average - and, as a result, are twice as likely to report they are not planning to pursue a higher education. <br /><br /><br /><br /><strong></strong></div><strong><p> </p><p> </p></strong><p> </p><p> </p><p><br /><br /> </p>
Leadership
Mr. Jorge Valencia
Term:
Since
Jan
2007
Profile:
Mr. Valencia has extensive operational, administrative and management experience in the non-profit, private and governmental sectors. Prior to joining The Point Foundation Jorge served as Executive Director of The Trevor Project, led the corporate communications division at Pueblo Corporation (Pueblo), a marketing firm located in Los Angeles. Some of his clients included Ford Motor Company, DirecTV, Food 4 Less and Sprint PCS. Prior to Pueblo, Mr. Valencia was director of communications at Hugh O?Brian Youth Leadership, which conducts leadership seminars for promising youth. During the Clinton Administration, Mr. Valencia served as the Director of External Affairs for the U.S. Small Business Administration (SBA). Prior to his political management endeavors, Mr. Valencia served as head of public relations and marketing at Power Productions International, Inc. where he was responsible for creating and negotiating sponsorship contracts with LA Gear Inc., Reebok International and City of Hope. ?The Point Foundation occupies an important and unique place in the non-profit world, and I'm excited to join such a strong and dynamic group,? said Mr. Valencia. ?I look forward to working with the board, staff and volunteers to pursue the organization?s critical mission to identify, encourage and support exceptional LGBT students so that they can have the opportunity to achieve their full potential and become meaningful members of society.? On a personal level, Mr. Valencia brings to his work a keen personal understanding of the issues many Point Scholars face, having grown up in Texas as part of a Mormon Latino family and graduated from Brigham Young University.
Leadership Statement:
<p>Our work is so much more than just providing higher education scholarships to LGBTQ students across the country. It’s about instilling self-worth in our youth and letting them know how much we value who<br />they are and that we believe in them. In turn, being selected as a Point<br />Scholar comes with the responsibility of using this opportunity to help<br />strengthen the LGBTQ community, which is why we stress leadership as a quality applicants must exhibit and want to further develop. For so many LGBTQ young people who are struggling to create a better future for themselves - despite discrimination and financial obstacles - Point Scholars often serve as their role models.</p>- Jorge Valencia, Executive Director & CEO<br /><br />
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