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Bessie Bauman is driven to create economic stability and prosperity for all. This past summer, Bessie received the prestigious Yale Institute of Social and Policy Studies Director's Fellowship which supports Yale undergraduates conducting research on U.S. domestic policy. As a 2020 Director's Fellow, Bessie served as a Policy Intern for Prosperity Now!, a Washington, D.C. based non-profit whose mission is to ensure everyone has a clear path to financial stability, wealth and prosperity. This month, her research was published in a Prosperity Now! report she co-authored in collaboration with …

Bessie Bauman Offers Pathways to a More Accessible and Inclusive Financial SystemRead More

Annexstad scholar alumnus, Kayvon Asemani, is continuing to empower others through his drive and determination to innovate. Kayvon's inspiring story was recently featured in The Philadelphia Inquirer. Kayvon was named as a Leaders for Tomorrow scholar in 2014 and graduated from the University of Pennsylvania's Wharton School of Business in 2018. Following graduation, Kayvon moved to San Francisco and is currently employed as a Product Manager at Facebook. Learn more about Kayvon's story, read the full article here. …

UPenn and LFT Alumnus Kayvon Asemani Continues to Lead and InspireRead More

The Annexstad Family Foundation is very pleased to announce that Allison Cook has joined us as Program Administrator based in Atlanta, GA. In her role, Allison will share the Foundation’s mission and manage scholarship programs and strategic partnerships in the Southeast and in California. Allison comes to us with more than 7 years of non-profit and partnership management experience, having served most recently as a Philanthropy Officer for The Community Foundation of Northern Virginia. Allison has expertise in connecting others with greater opportunity. Her most recent accomplishments …

Allison Cook joins AFF as Program Administrator in Atlanta, GARead More

2020, what a year. This year the Annexstad Family Foundation navigated challenging transitions to establish the new creative ways to connect with and support our scholarship recipients and college partners. This fall, the Annexstad Family Foundation celebrated 20 years of supporting deserving and determined undergraduates while simultaneously awarding our 1,000th scholarship to an incoming first year recipient. We look ahead to the potential 2021 offers; to continue to develop our inclusive scholar community, strengthen our institutional partnerships, and create pathways for student success. …

Happy Holidays from the Annexstad Family Foundation!Read More

In partnership with the Annexstad Family Foundation, one CSUSB Palm Desert Campus University Legacy Scholar is selected annually to receive the Leaders for Tomorrow scholarship. This partnership allows the student to graduate from CSUSB Palm Desert debt-free. Annexstad scholar Jennifer Hanson and her brother Scott of Palm Desert are students at Cal State San Bernardino’s Palm Desert Campus studying to become nurses, and both are receiving a full-ride scholarship through the campus’s University Legacy Scholarship program. The University Legacy Scholarship provides an opportunity for …

Annexstad Scholar Jennifer Hanson Shares Dream to Serve as Nurse With Younger BrotherRead More