Luis Mena,
Chief Financial Officer
On Thursday, March 2, 2023, YES Prep Public Schools welcomed Houston leaders across the business and philanthropic communities for the 18th Annual Oil & Gas Texas Hold ‘Em Tournament at Corinthian Houston. More than 550 guests attended the record-breaking event that raised $2.1 million to support YES Prep’s 24 campuses across Houston, which serve over 17,800 students in grades pre-K-4 and 6-12.
Nearly 80 corporate, foundation and individual sponsors and their guests attended the event that raised over $1 million through sponsorships and an additional $1.1 million through night-of giving at the tournament.
The Oil & Gas Texas Hold 'Em Tournament is an annual event, made popular by Houston’s oil and gas industry. Since the first tournament in 2006, the event has raised over $20 million towards providing YES Prep students with the high-quality education they need and deserve.
All funds raised at this year's event supported YES Prep's Leading Houston Forward Campaign. This is a five-year plan to build YES Prep elementary schools, add 10,000 high quality seats and strengthen its results with capacity to serve 22,000 students by 2025. Thanks to generous sponsors and attendees at this event, the $80 million fundraising campaign finishing line was reached!
