2024-10-29T10:21:31-05:00 2023-12-31 161092347 MENGEL METZGER BARR & CO LLP 11 BRITISH AMERICAN BLVD LATHAM NY 12110 990 2023-01-01 753038965 SARATOGA SPONSOR-A-SCHOLAR SARA 5182077682 PO BOX 107 SARATOGA SPRINGS NY 12866 CYNTHIA D HOLLOWOOD EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR 5182077682 2024-10-16 1 1 CHRISTOPHER L CIMIJOTTI CPA P00323521 5187850134 2023 2024-10-15 13:58:12Z CYNTHIA D HOLLOWOOD PO BOX 107 SARATOGA SPRINGS NY 12866 446055 0 X WWW.SARATOGASPONSORASCHOLAR.ORG X 2002 NY OUR MISSION IS "...TO ASSIST ECONOMICALLY DISADVANTAGED YOUNG MEN AND WOMEN TO COMPLETE HIGH SCHOOL AND GRADUATE FROM COLLEGE." 17 17 0 60 0 0 307514 312452 0 0 12223 79388 0 0 319737 391840 97514 99226 0 0 30000 35000 0 0 1750 72338 82334 199852 216560 119885 175280 1892222 2067502 0 0 1892222 2067502 X OUR MISSION IS "...TO ASSIST ECONOMICALLY DISADVANTAGED YOUNG MEN AND WOMEN TO COMPLETE HIGH SCHOOL AND GRADUATE FROM COLLEGE." 0 0 199709 99226 SCHOLARSSARATOGA SPONSOR-A-SCHOLAR SELECTS STUDENTS MOTIVATED TO ACHIEVE ACADEMICALLY WHO COULD USE ADDITIONAL SUPPORT AND DIRECTION TO MEET THEIR GOALS. ELIGIBLE STUDENTS MUST HAVE A B/C AVERAGE, DEMONSTRATE A COMMITMENT TO THEIR EDUCATION AND BE ECONOMICALLY DISADVANTAGED. STUDENTS ARE NOMINATED BY GUIDANCE COUNSELORS AND TEACHERS IN THE NINTH GRADE AND SELECTED BY A RIGOROUS PROCESS THAT INCLUDES AN APPLICATION, RECOMMENDATIONS AND AN INTERVIEW WITH STUDENTS AND FAMILIES. MANY STUDENTS ARE THE FIRST IN THEIR FAMILY TO ATTEND COLLEGE. STUDENTS PARTICIPATE IN THE PROGRAM FROM SOPHOMORE YEAR THROUGH COLLEGE GRADUATION.ACADEMIC SUPPORTSTUDENTS ENROLLED IN SARATOGA SPONSOR-A-SCHOLAR ATTEND SARATOGA SPRINGS HIGH SCHOOL. TWO ACADEMIC COORDINATORS FROM THE HIGH SCHOOL GUIDANCE DEPARTMENT OVERSEE THE ENROLLMENT AND APPLICATION PROCESS. TUTORS AT HOMEWORK SESSIONS ARE CLASSROOM TEACHERS FROM EACH MAJOR SUBJECT AREA OR MEMBERS OF THE COMMUNITY WHO ARE EXPERTS IN THEIR FIELD. SPONSOR-A-SCHOLAR ALSO ENCOURAGES AND PROVIDES FUNDING FOR ADVANCED PLACEMENT (AP) COURSES AND PSAT/SAT TRAINING. SPONSORS AND DONORSTO PAY FOR THE PARTICIPATION OF THE STUDENTS IN OUR PROGRAM, SSAS ENLISTS A COMBINATION OF INDIVIDUAL, FOUNDATION OR CORPORATE SPONSORS EACH YEAR. SPONSORSHIP OF A SINGLE STUDENT IN THE PROGRAM IS $10,000, $4,000 OF WHICH PROVIDES ACADEMIC TUTORING AND COLLEGE PREPARATORY WORK DURING HIGH SCHOOL. SSAS PROVIDES STUDENTS WITH ANNUAL CASH STIPENDS OF $2,500 FOR EVERY SUCCESSFUL YEAR OF COLLEGE THEY COMPLETE. SOME INDIVIDUALS SPONSOR MULTIPLE STUDENTS WHILE OTHERS TEAM UP TO CO-SPONSOR A SINGLE STUDENT. DONORS MAY MAKE A FINANCIAL CONTRIBUTION IN ANY AMOUNT. MENTORSEACH SCHOLAR IS MATCHED WITH AN ADULT MENTOR WHEN THEY BEGIN THE PROGRAM. PREREQUISITES FOR BECOMING A MENTOR INCLUDE A COLLEGE DEGREE, MAKING A COMMITMENT TO MEET AT LEAST ONCE A MONTH FOR THREE YEARS OF HIGH SCHOOL AND THE FIRST YEAR OF COLLEGE. MENTORS SERVE AS AN ADULT ROLE MODEL AND ALSO HELP STUDENTS IDENTIFY COLLEGE RESOURCES. THE MENTOR/STUDENT RELATIONSHIP SERVES AS A VALUABLE SOURCE OF SUPPORT TO SCHOLARS SEEKING A SEASONED PERSPECTIVE AND AN ACTIVE LISTENER.COMMUNITYTHE MISSION OF THE SARATOGA SPONSOR-A-SCHOLAR PROGRAM IS TO INCREASE ACCESS TO HIGHER EDUCATIONAL PROGRAMS BY OFFERING SUPPORT IN THE FORM OF TIME, MENTORS AND MONEY. THE DIRECT BENEFICIARIES OF THE PROGRAM INCLUDE STUDENTS AND THEIR FAMILIES. HOWEVER, OUR HOPE IS ALSO THAT THE COMMUNITY AT LARGE WILL ALSO BENEFIT FROM SPONSOR-A-SCHOLAR STUDENTS RETURNING WITH COLLEGE DEGREES TO WORK AND IMPROVE THE OVERALL CULTURE OF OUR COMMUNITY.UP TO APPROXIMATELY 70 STUDENTS PARTICIPATE IN SSAS PROGRAMS EACH YEAR. 199709 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 4 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 X 17 17 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 NY X CYNTHIA D HOLLOWOOD EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR 5182077682 PO BOX 107 SARATOGA SPRINGS NY 12866 BONACIO JULIE BOARD MEMBER 1.00 X 0 0 0 CARMINUCCI JAMES PRESIDENT 1.00 X X 0 0 0 DALTON ROBIN BOARD MEMBER 1.00 X 0 0 0 DICRESCE GARY BOARD MEMBER 1.00 X 0 0 0 FUNICIELLO MICHELE BOARD MEMBER 1.00 X 0 0 0 HOLLOWOOD CINDY EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR 3.00 X 35000 0 0 HOVER CATHERINE BOARD MEMBER 1.00 X 0 0 0 HUBBS MICHELLE BOARD MEMBER 1.00 X 0 0 0 THE HONORABLE SCOTT JOHNSON BOARD MEMBER 1.00 X 0 0 0 LAVIGNE JIM OFFICER AT LARGE 3.00 X X 0 0 0 MASTRIANI JEROME BOARD MEMBER 1.00 X 0 0 0 PATTON MICHAEL BOARD MEMBER 1.00 X 0 0 0 PREECE CONNOR BOARD MEMBER 1.00 X 0 0 0 REIDY WALTER TREASURER 1.00 X X 0 0 0 SNOW JOHN BOARD MEMBER 1.00 X 0 0 0 TITTERTON LEW BOARD MEMBER (EMERITUS) 1.00 X 0 0 0 VALENTINE TOM BOARD MEMBER 1.00 X 0 0 0 WHITE JANICE BOARD MEMBER 1.00 X 0 0 0 35000 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 167338 145114 312452 79388 79388 54215 167338 54215 0 391840 0 0 79388 X 99226 99226 35000 29750 3500 1750 1725 1725 26000 26000 3641 3641 3709 3709 1014 1014 1039 1039 STUDENT EXPENSES 41092 41092 DUES & SUBSCRIPTIONS 1534 1534 BACKGROUND CHECKS 1222 1222 BANK CHARGES & FEES 554 554 804 804 216560 199709 15101 1750 389947 0 286703 1502275 1780799 1892222 2067502 0 0 X 1892222 2067502 1892222 2067502 1892222 2067502 175280 0 X 0 0 0 X 329545 214604 293748 307514 312452 1457863 329545 214604 293748 307514 312452 1457863 524942 932921 79388 79388 1537251 0.60690 0.66270 X RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED DERBY DAY 221553 167338 54215 47063 7152 221553 167338 54215 47063 7152 54215 0 1 COLLEGE STIPENDS 26 60750 COLLEGE SCHOLARSHIPS 5 5500 DIRECT STUDENT SUPPORT 46 11600 21376 COST LAPTOP COMPUTERS PART I, LINE 2: SSAS PROVIDES STUDENTS WITH ANNUAL CASH STIPENDS OF $2,500 FOR EVERY SUCCESSFUL YEAR OF COLLEGE THEY COMPLETE. FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION A, LINE 8B COMMITTEES MEET AS NEEDED; NO FORMAL MINUTES KEPT. FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION B, LINE 11B A COPY OF FORM 990 IS PROVIDED TO THE EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR FOR FURTHER DISTRIBUTION TO BOARD MEMBERS FOR THEIR REVIEW. FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION C, LINE 19 UPON REQUEST. FORM 990, PART IX, LINE 11G ACADEMIC COORDINATORS: PROGRAM SERVICE EXPENSES 26,000. MANAGEMENT AND GENERAL EXPENSES 0. FUNDRAISING EXPENSES 0. TOTAL EXPENSES 26,000.