Helping LGBTQ students achieve their dreams for 20 years
Point Foundation empowers promising lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender, and queer students to achieve their full academic and leadership potential – despite the obstacles often put before them – to make a significant impact on society.
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Our Impact
Meet All Our Scholars
Point not only creates a large and loving community, but they fortify it by believing in our most vulnerable members and helping to lift them up so they can lead the way for a better tomorrow.
Sammie Zenoz
Community College Student
Because of Point’s help I have been able to construct and achieve more goals in my life, both personally and professionally.
Felipe Gomez
Wells Fargo Point Scholar
In the 2020/2021 school year,
158
students are receiving financial support, mentorship, and leadership training
54
undergraduate and graduate school Point Scholars
36
community college scholarship recipients
44
students receiving $1,000 grants
24
BIPOC Scholarship Recipients
468
Point Alumni as of June 2021
49%
of all students are first-generation students
75%
of all students are people of color
80%
of community college students successfully transferred to four-year colleges in 2020
Areas of Study
- 11% Arts
- 7% Business and Communications
- 3% Education
- 34% Humanities
- 7% Law
- 12% Medicine
- 24% Science, Technology, Engineering and Mathematics (STEM)
- 1% Undecided
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