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MORE THAN 132,000
BAY AREA KIDS

REACHED SO FAR!

Our mission is to disrupt the cycle of poverty and encourage innovation by seed funding start-up nonprofits in the Bay Area. We believe the convergence of our three tenets are essential to the development of a whole child from early childhood to college: Access to Education, Career Readiness, and Health & Wellness.

OUR SOLUTION:
WHAT WE FUND

We invest in emerging Bay Area nonprofits with innovative solutions that move youth from poverty to prosperity.

ACCESS TO EDUCATION
Stay in school

Improve Academic Performance

Reduce Absentee / Truancy

Build Critical Thinking &Social Skills

Increase College Readiness

CAREER READINESS
Get a job

Strengthen Career & Life Skills

Develop Entrepreneurs & Youth-led Social Enterprises

Provide Access to Workforce Development

Trade School/ Apprenticeship

HEALTH & WELLNESS
Stay healthy in mind & body

Address Physical & Mental Health

Treat the Whole Child

Build Skills, Confidence & Support through Sports

Improve Emotional Well Being

HOW WE DO IT

Our vision is to increase the effectiveness of nonprofits in the Bay Area so that all youth are able to thrive regardless of where they live.
Vet

We find and evaluate nonprofit groups based on their people, programs and processes.

Pool

We pool capital and then diversify our investments through a number of startups. This amplifies your support and mitigates risk.

Monitor

We evaluate our grantees based on agreed-upon milestones.

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Cash

Give your capital to us. We'll invest it wisely and leverage your contribution as we support these organizations.

Connect

Connect your network to our grantees and help them improve.

Coach

You have the skills and expertise our grantees need. Help them solve problems, build capacity and change lives.

Making a difference in your community?

We invest $25,000 of unrestricted funds and renew grants for up to three years.  Our program links your nonprofit with appropriate resources to help you grow.  Learn best practices to ensure your work is sustainable and impactful.

Our next grant application cycle will open in September 2020.

CHECKOUT WHAT OUR ALL STAR GRANTEES ARE UP TO

Changing lives of our low income youth in the Bay Area
IN San Jose, CA

Alpha Cornerstone Gets Recognized As A California Distinguished School

Donation Raise:
Here at All Stars Helping Kids, one of the primary elements of childhood development that we focus on is rigorous academics. One of our grantees, Alpha: Cornerstone, is a K-8 school in the Bay Area that opened in 2010 and provides high-quality education for students in low income communities..
  • By Nicole Ruccolo
  • 30 May 2018
IN San Francisco, CA

One Degree’s NEW Common App

Donation Raise:
One Degree is a technology driven nonprofit organization that helps low-income families access the resources they need to achieve social and economic mobility and, ultimately, improve their lives. The organization currently operate two major products: One Degree and One Home. Thousands of people in the Bay Area rely on.
  • By Nicole Ruccolo
  • 18 May 2018
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OUR FOUNDERS

All Stars Helping Kids was created in 1989, when NFL Hall of Famer Ronnie Lott gathered his friends for a dinner to benefit the local community. Astounded that he had raised $100,000 in one night, Ronnie and his wife, Karen, invested the money in several nonprofits fighting poverty in the South Bay.

Since then, ASHK has used this simple formula of raising money and redistributing it to create opportunities in education, health and life skills for disadvantaged youth.

  • Founder, All Stars Helping Kids

    Ronnie Lott

    “Life is about the calling to serve, to help another human being. When you help them, that makes you a better teammate. An All Star can be anyone!”

  • UCSF Benioff Executive Director

    Kim Scurr

    “For more than 15 years, All Stars Helping Kids has supported patients and their families at UCSF Benioff Children’s Hospital San Francisco.  We are deeply grateful for their longtime friendship and are honored to see their name on the entrance to the Music Therapy Recording Studio in our new children’s hospital in Mission Bay.”

  • Founder and Principal, Eastside Preparatory School

    Chris Bischof

    “We would not be where we are today without Ronnie and Karen and All Stars. They were one of the few people who really took a leap of faith with us in the early years.”