ABOUT US

Mission Statement

The Mission of All Stars Helping Kids  is to disrupt the cycle of poverty and encourage innovation by investing in emerging nonprofits in the Bay Area.

History

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. After raising more than $100,000 in one night, Ronnie and his wife, Karen, invested the money in several nonprofits fighting poverty in the Bay Area.  Since then, All Stars has invested more than $30 million in grants and resources to over 600 organizations, impacting the lives of thousands of youth by providing access to education, career readiness, and health & wellness programs.

Much like how venture capitalists invest in startups, All Stars invests in emerging nonprofits with innovative solutions to disrupt the cycle of poverty for Bay Area California youth, and increase the effectiveness of those organizations so that youth thrive, regardless of where they live.

The philanthropic approach that undergirds All Stars was borrowed from Ronnie’s experience playing football, where a coach, a scout, or team would recognize a rookie, a player with potential, and provide them with supports — coaching, mentorship with a veteran player, and training — to transform that rookie to an All-Star.

The Team

Julie Brown Executive Director

Julie Brown
Executive Director

Julie Brown leverages her experience in both the technology and nonprofit sectors to lead the capacity-building initiatives...

Korynn Pope
Accelerator Program Manager

Athena Anderson

Athena Anderson
Director of Finance & Operations

As Director of Finance & Operations, Athena leads our business and financial operations, ensuring efficiency and smooth workflow...

All Stars Helping Kids is an equal opportunity employer and considers applicants for employment without regard to race, color, creed, religion, national origin, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity and expression, age, disability, or any other protected factor.

Ronnie Lott

FOUNDER & PRESIDENT

Karen Lott

CO-FOUNDER & VICE PRESIDENT

Issac Vaughn

BOARD CHAIR

Jack Russi

TREASURER CHAIR, FINANCE COMMITTEE

Steve Guttman

CHAIR, ACCELERATOR COMMITTEE

Megan Holston-Alexander

Andreessen Horowitz

Bill Slavin

St. Mary’s College

Paul Stich

Countable

Mark Woodward

Annex Cloud

Bobby Zur

Travel Artistry

Explore Our Programs

Invest in emerging nonprofits looking to scale innovative approaches to disrupting the cycle of poverty for youth in the Bay Area!

Diversity, Equity & Inclusion

We are committed to maintaining a professional working environment that recognizes, understands, respects, and encourages the unique contributions of each intern, employee, donor, grantee and partner. We cannot grow effective leaders if we do not include the voices of everyone in inclusive and equitable ways.