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Non-profit OrganizationsPennsylvania, United States11-50 Employees
Philadelphia Futures is a Philadelphia-based nonprofit organization that supports low-income, first-generation-to-college students in accessing and succeeding in higher education. The organization runs two direct service programs, Sponsor-A-Scholar (SAS) and College Connection, along with the Outreach Futures initiative, providing academic enrichment, personalized college guidance, placement and retention services, and financial resources. Annually, it serves approximately 600 high school and college students; the Sponsor-A-Scholar program has operated for more than 25 years and has achieved 98% matriculation to college, with a projected 71% college graduation rate for recent cohorts. The organization is headquartered at 230 South Broad Street, 7th Floor, Philadelphia, PA 19102, and employs 11 to 50 staff. Its history includes mergers with White-Williams Scholars in 2011 and WW Scholars in 2022, and collaborations with Saint Joseph's University (announced 2021) and Project Onramp Philadelphia (launched 2021).