2012 - More Services Coming Soon: 

- Announcements (Mentors and Scholarship Types)

- College Rentention

- Risk Matrix

- Upper Class Mentorships (Paid)

- Essay Contests Throughout The Year

- 9th Graders (9 Year Relationship)

- Unmet Need Concentration

The RPCard Foundation Partners, Inc is 501(c)-3 Not-For-Profit Tax Exempt charitable organization steeped in the belief that education is ongoing. Born out of the desire to encourage high school students to pursue educational success, the RPCard Foundation Partners was founded in 2009 as a lynchpin to garner community support and encourage minority high school students to not only stay in school, but to aim high and achieve educational excellence.

The RPCard Foundation consists of highly experienced professionals dedicated to helping high school seniors strengthen, improve, and achieve educational prowess. It is our objective to make the attainment of a higher education a reality for minority students though charitable giving in the form of educational scholarships. Scholastic scholarships will be awarded to graduating high school seniors who meet or exceed the RPCard Foundations scholastic qualification requirements.

Our Mission
The mission of the RPCard Foundation Partners, Inc. is to support the educational pursuits of minority high school students who desire to pursue higher education challenges, and to meet those challenges head-on through the receipt of scholastic scholarships to the colleges or universities of their choosing.

Vision
Our vision is to be a medium through which minority high school students can pursue and obtain a quality education that will prepare them to meet life challenges, and afford them opportunities to give back to their respective communities as they mature to adulthood and beyond.

Our Goal
The goal of the RPCard Foundation is to help minority high school seniors make the transition from high school to college. All too often high school students who want to pursue higher education are discouraged because they lack the finances needed to attend a college or university of their choice. Other obstacles stand in their way such as poor family support or insufficient income to pay for a college education. Moreover, many young people give up on their ambitions because the world around them seems so complicated.

Recognizing that there are many grants and financial aid options for students to consider, the reality that often scares young people and their parents is how to pay back their loans after graduation from college. Considering the rising cost of education and the prospects for obtaining gainful employment after graduating college, small wonder some high school seniors, who possess the grades and academic capacity to attend and graduate college, elect not to further their educational ambitions beyond obtaining a high school diploma.

At the RPCard Foundation, we strive to help students who have the determination to help themselves.

Our efforts are channeled through high school administrators and guidance counselors who are committed to inspiring their students, and to minority students themselves who have higher education aspirations. With that goal in mind, the RPCard Foundation will award qualified minority high school seniors full scholarships to institutions of higher learning. In so doing, the students will be afforded the opportunity to attend the college or university of their choice unencumbered with worry of paying for their education or repaying a student loan upon graduation.

Scholarship Awards
Since the RPCard Foundation is headquartered in Commonwealth of Virginia, our first round of scholarships will be offered to minority high school seniors in the Washington, D.C. metropolitan area. More specifically, three students, one each from Washington, D.C., northern Virginia, and eastern Maryland will be the first recipients of a full scholarship award from the RPCard Foundation. The RPCard Foundation projects its first round of scholarship awards will be given to selected high school seniors in May 2012 for the semester starting September 2012.

The RPCard Foundation projects that the awarding of scholarships to qualified students will expand to include more students over time. The scholarship award to each qualified student will permit the student recipient to attend a college or university of their choosing as a freshman through to the senior year and attainment of a bachelors degree.

Fundraising
The RPCard Foundation will engage in three fundraising events per year in order to raise awareness of the educational needs of minority students, support our scholarship award fund, and contribute to our student higher education goal initiative ensuring that qualified students have the opportunity to attend a college or university of their choice by way of a RPCard Foundation full scholarship award.
Fundraising Goal

The RPCard Foundation anticipates raising $500,000.00 by the end of 2011 through individual and corporate donations, fundraising events, and partnering with other not-for-profit organizations nationwide. Our 2012 fundraising efforts are projected to reach one million dollars.
Corporation Disclaimer

The RPCard Foundation Partners, Inc. is a 501 (c)(3) not-for-profit organization with exempt status pursuant to IRS standards. The RPCard Foundation is headquartered in the Commonwealth of Virginia. The corporation was founded on the principles of encouraging and helping minority high school seniors pursue educational excellence by attending a college or university of their choice and graduating with a bachelors degree (or equivalent degree in a pre-specified and approved discipline). Corporate governance is maintained by a Board of Directors that will oversee the activities of the organization and offer guidance to the Foundations President/CEO in all matters pertaining to operational activities and organizational best practices.

The RPCard Foundation Partners, Inc.s website address is: www.therpcard.com. Additional information about the organization, including, but not limited to, fundraising activities, student activities and blogs can be found at this location.

For more information email info@therpcard.com