ACAP is a nonprofit organization. Development of the ACAP idea began
in 1980, when Mel Minnis and Ron Leveret became concerned about the small proportion of minorities from under-represented
minority groups entering the accounting field. After recognizing that preparation for a business career should begin
in the early years of junior and senior high school, they decided to design a pilot program that would encourage minority-group
students to take the college preparatory courses they would need to major in accounting and other fields of business.
With the assistance of several Seattle area businesses and public accounting firms, the pilot program was established.
To ensure that the program's goals were achieved, ACAP formed a Board of Directors comprised of business executives from the
public and private sector, university professors, and others.
