In addition to working for the ALC, I also have loyalties with another nonprofit called SEE College Prep. It was actually founded by a Stanford student who is my year and started the whole thing during a social entrepreneurship class. SEE used to stand for Stanford Educational Enterprises, but since they're not operating under Stanford anymore, now it just stands for nothing. Anyways, SEE College Prep is a non-profit that has helped nearly 500 low-income students at seven program sites across California improve their SAT scores an average of 210 points. Many of the students are now attending UC’s and private colleges, including UCLA, UC Berkeley, Stanford, and Yale. SEE partners with schools and college access organizations and integrate directly into their existing programs, offering a 42-hour SAT preparation program for their students during the summer. Currently, we work with three Upward Bound programs (UCSD, UCI, and Santa Ana College), two high schools, and two non-profits.
While technically a nonprofit, SEE also has a "revenue generating" side. They offer SAT prep to students who can pay and use their tuition to sustain the free services. It's the same SAT prep program for all students, which makes SEE competitive with other services like Kaplan or Princeton Review. If people are willing to pay for SEE College Prep, then it's reassurance that it is a quality program.
www.seecollegeprep.com