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SEEDS facts:

Since 1992, 1,630 students have graduated from SEEDS' three programs.
SEEDS graduates can expect to receive between 80 and 100 percent financial aid from their independent schools or colleges and universities. In fact, since 2006, SEEDS has leveraged more than $90 million in financial aid from the independent school community on behalf of our students.
99 percent of SEEDS Scholars attend college. Two-thirds of Scholars attend "most" or "highly" competitive colleges.
A $15,000 contribution to fund one NJ SEEDS student leverages more than $350,000 in financial aid for a student’s education at independent secondary school and college.
New Jersey SEEDS has been recognized locally and nationally. Our work in changing lives and building communities has been recognized by the Althea Gibson Foundation, Bank of America, Jersey Cares, Mutual of America, Oprah’s Angel Network, the Partnership in Philanthropy and Rutgers University. In addition, Charity Navigator, an independent evaluator of the financial health and efficiency of nonprofit organizations, awarded New Jersey SEEDS four stars, its top rating, for four consecutive years. Only 9 percent of organizations rated by Charity Navigator receive at least 4 consecutive 4-star ratings; proof that SEEDS “consistently executes its mission in a fiscally responsible way and outperforms most other charities in America.”

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"New Jersey SEEDS has had a tremendous impact on many aspects of my life. SEEDS not only helped open up opportunities for my education and career, but most importantly, helped shape my way of thinking and set a foundation for my desire to learn and to achieve. By attending the program with other young, diverse students, I learned to be open to others' perspectives, which has helped build my intellectual curiosity. When I think about all the achievements in my life, the opportunities that I have taken advantage of, and the interests and curiosities that I’ve developed, I always think about how this all stems from the learning and growth experience that I had with the SEEDS program at a very young age. New Jersey SEEDS set the foundation for me to explore my intellectual curiosities and to achieve my goals, and I am very thankful for that opportunity."

~Arkadiusz Adamczyk , SEEDS Scholar , Class of 2002 , St. Andrew’s School , Class of 2006 , Boston College Carroll School of Management , Class of 2010

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