of our scholars are admitted into at least one college or university
100%
500+
high school and college students are assisted every year
100%
of our Sponsor-A-Scholar students graduated high school
The path to success starts here.
Sponsor-A-Scholar »
Grades 9 – 12
This program provides students with financial assistance and one-to-one mentorship, starting in high school and continuing through college.
College Connection »
Grades 11-12
This program guides students during the college admissions process to help them find the perfect fit.
Resources & Tools »
All grades
Our ‘Step Up to College’ publication, scholarship listings and additional tools are available to all students.
Get to know our students.
Melvin: Class of 1996
“College and where I would end up in life was something I seldom considered until I became part of Philadelphia Futures.”
John: Class of 2005
“My mentor taught me a lot about humility and focusing on others. Now that I am a mentor, I hope that I am able to provide the same support and prospective to my mentee.”
Jodi: Class of 2007
“I am proud of my decision to go to Rosemont College and where it has taken me.”
See what we're up to:
This week, #PhillyFutures was selected as a 2022 @ALDIANews Leader in STEM honoree.
As a new merged organization with #SteppingstoneScholars, we look forward to continuing to focus on our shared mission in creating opportunities in #STEM programming.
#PFSSMerger
We were honored to be one of the organizations being recognized by @ALDIANews last night. Looking forward to expanding our focus in #STEM as we merge with #SteppingstoneScholars this fall. Stay tuned!
These eight organizations will be honored for their contributions in helping add more diversity to the #STEM fields: @PECOconnect @comcast @girls_inc @codedbykids @SHPE @GSK @PhillyFutures @MathCorps1
These eight organizations will be honored for their contributions in helping add more diversity to the #STEM fields: @PECOconnect @comcast @girls_inc @codedbykids @SHPE @GSK @PhillyFutures @MathCorps1
In honor of John Thompson, @Georgetown's Basketball Coach, #PhillyFutures was recently honored as 1 of 4 nonprofits to receive a $50K Community Outreach Grant from @Nike.
We are so grateful to Nike for supporting our scholars' success.
#GratiTuesday #PFProud
Last week, #SteppingstoneScholars and #PhillyFutures hosted a celebration of a $1 million gift from Lenfest Foundation at the Summer Program’s Capstone Day at Girard College. Learn more at https://t.co/qPuZCzsvnT
#PFSSMerger #PFSSCapstoneDay
