About Making Waves

5th-12th grade education
Scholarships and coaching for college and career 
Education and employment guidance 

About Making Waves Education Foundation

At Making Waves, we are committed to educational equity. Making Waves Education Foundation is a Bay Area nonprofit that supports Making Waves Academy – a public charter school with more than 1,000 5th through 12th grade students – and leads college and career programming with more than 430 college students.

Knowing the opportunities that come with a college degree, we partner with historically underrepresented and underserved students to help make college affordable and graduation attainable. Centering the journeys of our students, our personalized approach includes college and career coaching, scholarships, and financial planning.

Our alumni network includes more than 750 college graduates, who earn their degrees and land jobs at more than twice the rate of their first-generation, low-income peers, with 86% graduating debt-free.

Model and Impact 
Mission, Vision, Core Values 
Financials 

We look forward to hearing from you! 

*Making Waves Education Foundation (Making Waves Foundation, Inc.) is 501(c)3 nonprofit with a Tax ID of 68-0204312

For donations
Visit our donate webpage or reach out to Chief External Affairs Officer Allison Holton at aholton@making-waves.org 
For partnerships 

Visit our partnerships webpage or contact Director of Corporate and Foundation Partnerships Justin Douglas at jdouglas@making-waves.org 

For news and media 

Connect with VP of Marketing and Storytelling Bonnie Shea at bshea@making-waves.org 

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