"Because of The BASIC Fund, my children are able to attend a wonderful school in a safe environment full of different nationalities, and like-minded individuals."
-Smith Family
Who We Are and What We Do
The BASIC Fund is an early learning scholarship-granting organization (SGO). Currently, only 11% of lowest income quartile students manage to attain a college degree within a six-year timeframe, whereas 58% of all income level students achieve the same feat.
Notably, BASIC Fund alumni who represent the lower income quartile, defy this disparity by achieving a college graduation rate of 54%, effectively eliminating the income gap.
The BASIC Fund is the largest non-denominational early learning scholarship granting organization in California.
Changing Student Lives
Julio in 1998
Julio in 2023
The BASIC Fund Alumni High Schools
Archbishop Riordan, Arroyo HS, The Bay School, Bellarmine College Preparatory, Bishop O’Dowd, Carondelet, Eastside Preparatory, Galileo HS, Gateway High School, Immaculate Conception Academy (ICA), KIPP King Collegiate, KIPP San Jose Collegiate, Lick-Wilmerding, Lincoln HS, Lowell HS, Mercy HS, Marin Academy, Moreau Catholic HS, Notre Dame, Oakland School of the Arts, Sacred Heart Cathedral Prep, St. Elizabeth HS, St. Francis, St. Ignatius, Stuart Hall, and many more!
Ana Sanchez, BASIC Fund alumna, on her experience at St. James Elementary School
The BASIC Fund Alumni Colleges and Universities
Amherst College, Bennington College, Brown University, Columbia University, Duke University, Emory University, Howard University, Hunter College, Ithaca College, Lewis & Clark College, Loyola University New Orleans, Mills College, New York University, Oregon State University, San Francisco State University, Spelman College, Stanford University, UC Berkeley, UC Davis, UCLA, UC Santa Barbara, University of San Francisco, University of Southern California, Wesleyan University, Yale University, and many more!
"It makes your eyes tear up to know that your child loves his school and has grown up considerably with maturity, professionalism, and character."
-Pabayo Family
