Our Crowdfunding Groups
In 1987, the Riordan Programs was founded by Richard Riordan, former mayor of Los Angeles, and William Ouchi, UCLA Distinguished Professor and New York Times best-selling author, as a career-based outreach program for high school students in the greater Los Angeles area.
Through our pipeline programs, Riordan Scholars, and now College to Career and Riordan MBA Fellows we educate and expose high school, college and recent graduates from underserved communities to business and leadership experiences that have propelled them to achieve higher education.
With the help of our partnerships and sponsorships, more than 3,500 Riordan Scholars have graduated from the program, many moving on to study at the nation’s top colleges and universities. Alumni have secured positions across a diverse pool of industries and remain leaders in their community and around the world.
As a Riordan Programs' supporter, you will be making an important contribution to some of the following initiatives:
Two out of the three Riordan core programs are offered tuition-free. Our students come from historically low-income communities and are often the first in their families to graduate from high school and go to college. By offering tuition-free college preparatory programs based at UCLA Anderson, the Riordan Programs are leveling the playing field for deserving, high achieving youth, who would not have access to this type of prestigious opportunity otherwise. Through this crowdfunding campaign, we aim to make the Riordan Scholars Program tuition-free for every student. Each year the Riordan Programs depend on donations to make our Scholars sessions possible. With your generous donation, you will be helping the Riordan Programs cover expenses for print materials, food, student transportation and other program-related needs. Your donation also will support our annual Northern California College trip, where participating high school seniors visit campuses like UC Berkeley and Stanford and meet with Riordan Program alumni at their corporate worksites, including companies like Google and Pandora.
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We are so grateful for your commitment to the Riordan Scholars Program!
Your donation of $100.00 allows for us to provide free SAT prep to 4 scholars.
Your donation of $250.00 provides breakfast for an entire scholar’s class during one Saturday session.
Your gift of $500.00 will pay for a one-way chartered bus transportation for Riordan Scholars to or from UCLA campus.
Your $1,000 gift will support SAT Prep courses for one year. Riordan Scholars receive FREE SAT books and workbooks to help them study for their SAT exams.
Your gift of $2,500 will support chartered bus transportation for Riordan Scholars participating in our Northern California College tour and corporate site visits.
Your $5,000 gift will help provide college scholarships for our top Riordan Scholars Program graduates.