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# Children's Scholarship Fund

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- [CSF Welcomes New Guidance on the Federal Scholarship Tax Credit](https://scholarshipfund.org/csf-welcomes-new-guidance-on-the-federal-scholarship-tax-credit/): Statement from CSF President and CEO Darla Romfo on the release of proposed FSTC regulations from U.S. Treasury and the Internal Revenue Service:
- [Panelists discuss FSTC at CSF’s Go Teach Screening](https://scholarshipfund.org/panelists-discuss-fstc-at-csfs-go-teach-screening/): Last Thursday evening, CSF hosted a screening of Go Teach, an independent short documentary that tells the story of Catholic education in America, followed by a panel discussion on the Federal Scholarship Tax Credit (FSTC).
- [CSF President Darla Romfo discusses CSF’s history and the future of the Federal Scholarship Tax Credit on Freedom to Learn podcast](https://scholarshipfund.org/csf-president-darla-romfo-discusses-csfs-history-and-the-future-of-the-federal-scholarship-tax-credit-on-freedom-to-learn-podcast/): In the latest episode of the Defense of Freedom Institute's Freedom to Learn podcast, CSF President and CEO Darla Romfo speaks with host Virginia Gentles, covering everything from how Ted Forstmann and John Walton founded Children's Scholarship Fund (CSF) in 1998 to how CSF is preparing for the recently passed Federal Scholarship Tax Credit (FSTC). Under the FSTC, starting on January 1, 2027, eligible individual taxpayers can claim a dollar-for-dollar federal tax credit of up to $1,700 for donations to approved K-12 scholarship granting organizations (SGOs) like CSF and its partner programs nationwide.  
- [CSF President and CEO Darla Romfo discusses the Federal Scholarship Tax Credit on Kevin Gentry’s Going Big! podcast](https://scholarshipfund.org/csf-president-and-ceo-darla-romfo-discusses-the-federal-scholarship-tax-credit-on-kevin-gentrys-going-big-podcast/): In the latest episode of Kevin Gentry's Going Big! podcast, CSF's President and CEO Darla Romfo discusses the Federal Scholarship Tax Credit (FSTC) and its potential to expand educational opportunity, create new philanthropists, and scale scholarship programs.
- [CSF Alumna Isabella: Building on a Strong Academic Foundation](https://scholarshipfund.org/csf-alumna-isabella-building-on-a-strong-academic-foundation/): CSF Alumna Isabella Marte recently graduated from George Washington University with a degree in political communications. Isabella benefitted from a CSF scholarship during her elementary school years at Good Shepherd School in Upper Manhattan, and went on to graduate from St. Catharine Academy in the Bronx. Below are Isabella’s remarks as the featured alumni speaker at a CSF networking event during her sophomore year at GW.
- [Gov. Hochul voices support for Education Freedom Tax Credit in New York State](https://scholarshipfund.org/gov-hochul-voices-support-for-education-freedom-tax-credit-in-new-york-state/): Last night at a private event, Governor Kathy Hochul voiced support for opting New York into the federal Education Freedom Tax Credit (EFTC). Under the EFTC, starting on January 1, 2027, eligible individual taxpayers can claim a dollar-for-dollar federal tax credit of up to $1,700 for donations to approved K-12 scholarship-granting organizations (SGOs) like CSF and its partner programs nationwide. While individuals in any state will be able to donate and get the credit, SGOs will only be able to use the contribution for scholarships in a state that has opted in.
- [Former NH Commissioner of Education Frank Edelblut Joins CSF’s Board of Directors](https://scholarshipfund.org/former-nh-commissioner-of-education-frank-edelblut-joins-csfs-board-of-directors/): (Monday, March 30, 2026, New York, NY) — Children’s Scholarship Fund (CSF) is pleased to announce Frank Edelblut has joined its Board of Directors. Mr. Edelblut served as New Hampshire’s Commissioner of Education from 2017 to 2025. As commissioner, Frank did many things to broaden pathways for Granite State students, including helping to move the New Hampshire Education Freedom Account (EFA) program from a legislative concept to a working program.
- [CSF’s Palm Beach Reception Raises Awareness](https://scholarshipfund.org/csfs-palm-beach-reception-raises-awareness/): Last week, Children’s Scholarship Fund (CSF) hosted an event in Palm Beach, Florida at the home of CSF Board Member Remy Trafelet and his wife, Missy.
- [Meet CSF Scholar Logan: Building Character and Community in the Bronx and the Berkshires](https://scholarshipfund.org/meet-csf-scholar-logan-building-character-and-community-in-the-bronx-and-the-berkshires/): Recently, eleven-year-old Logan went camping for the first time with his classmates from The Learning Tree Cultural Preparatory School. 
- [CSF Celebrates National School Choice Week 2026](https://scholarshipfund.org/csf-celebrates-national-school-choice-week-2026/): This year's National School Choice Week was action-packed, with CSF and CSF partners celebrating educational freedom nationwide.
- [Lesley Searcy Joins CSF as Vice President: Head of Federal Scholarship Tax Credit](https://scholarshipfund.org/lesley-searcy-joins-csf-as-vice-president-head-of-federal-scholarship-tax-credit/): (Friday, December 12, New York, NY) — Children’s Scholarship Fund (CSF) is pleased to announce that Lesley Searcy has been hired as Vice President: Head of Federal Scholarship Tax Credit, effective January 5, 2026.
- [Young CSF Philanthropists Learn About Smart Giving Strategies](https://scholarshipfund.org/young-csf-philanthropists-learn-about-smart-giving-strategies/): This November, the Children’s Scholarship Fund gathered our President's Council and Young Leaders Board for an evening of "Cocktails and Conversation" with Peter Lipsett, Vice President of DonorsTrust. 
- [From Fight Mode to Flourishing: How One Family Found Peace and Progress with Educational Freedom](https://scholarshipfund.org/from-fight-mode-to-flourishing-how-one-family-found-peace-and-progress-with-educational-freedom/): Abbey Clegg is a mom to three children: Emilia Jo, Tey, and Corabelle. Like many parents, she hoped her local school would provide the support her youngest daughter needed. But the reality was far more difficult.
- [“I Love My School”: One Mom’s Story of Joy, Growth, and the Power of Educational Freedom](https://scholarshipfund.org/i-love-my-school-one-moms-story-of-joy-growth-and-the-power-of-educational-freedom/): CSF New Hampshire Mom Natalie is raising three children, including an adult son with autism. Looking back, she remembers the frustration of watching him navigate a public school system that didn’t meet his needs.
- [Why We Give: Kevin Heller and Samantha Zeiss Heller](https://scholarshipfund.org/why-we-give-kevin-heller-and-samantha-zeiss-heller/): Kevin and Samantha Heller have been members of CSF’s Young Leaders Board for ten years, each serving in leadership roles, including as Chairman of the Young Leaders Board, a role Kevin currently holds. This year, they joined CSF’s President’s Council, committing to fund one or more CSF New York scholarships each year. This April, Kevin spoke about the couple’s loyal commitment to CSF and why they give at the Young Leaders Board’s annual Party for a Purpose fundraiser. Here are Kevin’s remarks:
- [CSF Creates Guide to Starting a Scholarship Granting Organization](https://scholarshipfund.org/csf-creates-guide-to-starting-a-scholarship-granting-organization/): CSF’s new Guide to Starting a Scholarship Granting Organization provides a practical roadmap for establishing and operating a privately funded scholarship granting organization, drawing from 25 years of Children’s Scholarship Fund experience. It covers essential elements from mission development and legal establishment to program design and donor relationships. With templates and practical implementation advice, this resource helps newcomers create sustainable scholarship programs that effectively connect students with educational opportunities while maintaining program integrity and donor trust.
- [CSF Scholarship Served as a Nexus Point for Alumnus Hansel Lopez](https://scholarshipfund.org/csf-scholarship-served-as-a-nexus-point-for-alumnus-hansel-lopez/): CSF Alumnus Hansel Lopez was one of the first CSF Scholars in New York City, using his scholarship to attend Mount Carmel-Holy Rosary School in East Harlem beginning in seventh grade. He went on to graduate from Rice High School, Cornell University, and Florida International University, launching a career in marketing and advertising. He now runs his own marketing firm in Miami, and recently he spoke at a CSF event in Palm Beach, Florida. These are his remarks:
- [CSF Hosts Palm Beach Event](https://scholarshipfund.org/csf-hosts-palm-beach-event/): Last week, Children’s Scholarship Fund (CSF) hosted an event in Palm Beach, Florida at the home of CSF Board Member Remy Trafelet and his wife, Missy.
- [School Choice Week 2025: What a Week for Education Freedom!](https://scholarshipfund.org/school-choice-week-2025-what-a-week-for-education-freedom/): CSF families had the pleasure of meeting New Hampshire Governor Kelly Ayotte while touring the New Hampshire State House during a very busy School Choice Week. 
- [The Palma Sisters: Going the Extra Mile for Children’s Education](https://scholarshipfund.org/the-palma-sisters-going-the-extra-mile-for-childrens-education/): Sisters Jackie and Stephanie Palma grew up on Long Island with parents who instilled in them the importance of education and giving back. After attending Catholic and public schools, both sisters graduated from Vassar College. Jackie moved to New York after college and joined CSF’s Young Leaders Board, serving as its co-chair for many years. Now, she and her fiancé, Elliot Tisdale, are part of CSF’s President’s Council. Following in Jackie’s footsteps, Stephanie is now a Young Leaders Board member. Together, the sisters have run eight half-marathons for CSF, giving and raising an impressive $20,000. Recently, they sat down with us to discuss why CSF’s mission inspires them.
- [CSF Alumni Travel to Norway for Oslo Freedom Forum](https://scholarshipfund.org/csf-alumni-travel-to-norway-for-oslo-freedom-forum/): Two CSF alumni, Isabella Marte and Aziz Oguntade, recently traveled to Oslo, Norway to attend the Oslo Freedom Forum (OFF) as the winners of a CSF alumni essay contest generously sponsored by the Human Rights Foundation (HRF), which hosts the OFF.
- [CSF Alumnus Antoine is selected as an AFC Future Leaders Fellow](https://scholarshipfund.org/csf-alumnus-antoine-is-selected-as-an-afc-future-leaders-fellow/): We’re incredibly proud to announce that CSF Alumnus Antoine Peralta Castro has been selected to join the latest cohort of the American Federation for Children’s (AFC) Future Leaders Fellows program. According to AFC, the fellowship is designed “to identify and develop tomorrow’s leaders in the educational choice movement, those who can speak best to its urgent need and potential: the men and women who credit school choice for changing their lives.”
- [DonorsTrust podcast features interview with CSF President Darla Romfo](https://scholarshipfund.org/donorstrust-podcast-features-interview-with-csf-president-darla-romfo/): This week, CSF President and CEO Darla Romfo was interviewed by Peter Lipsett on DonorsTrust's Giving Ventures podcast, discussing how CSF has evolved from offering privately-funded scholarships to running New Hampshire's Education Freedom Account program and serving as a connector and catalyst for other scholarship-granting organizations and educational choice allies.
- [Columnist Cal Thomas calls CSF scholarships “a gift that will keep on giving”](https://scholarshipfund.org/columnist-cal-thomas-calls-csf-scholarships-a-gift-that-will-keep-on-giving/): In a new syndicated column appearing today in many media outlets including the Washington Times and New York Post, Cal Thomas calls Children's Scholarship Fund scholarships "a gift that will keep on giving." Here's an excerpt:
- [AEI podcast features interview with CSF’s President on empowering parents with education freedom](https://scholarshipfund.org/aei-podcast-features-interview-with-csfs-president-on-empowering-parents-with-education-freedom/): This week, CSF President and CEO Darla Romfo was interviewed by Naomi Schaefer Riley and Ian Rowe of AEI on their Are You Kidding Me? podcast, discussing how education savings accounts (ESAs) are changing the face of school choice. Darla also noted how the pandemic has mobilized parents, leading to significant increases in homeschooling and the growth of new microschools and learning pods as more families seek alternatives to traditional neighborhood schools.
- [School choice is “one of the most hopeful things happening in our country”](https://scholarshipfund.org/school-choice-is-one-of-the-most-hopeful-things-happening-in-our-country/): On The Evening Edit  this week, host David Asman and CSF President Darla Romfo discussed a recent New York Times editorial about the “startling” evidence of learning loss during the Covid pandemic. Darla addressed how school closures have resulted in a groundswell of support and parental demand for school choice, offering hope to children and families:
- [CSF Scholars Go Back to School!](https://scholarshipfund.org/csf-scholars-go-back-to-school-3/): CSF Scholars are back in school! Click the video below to see some of the photos their families have been sending in. It is heartening to see such happy faces full of hope and enthusiasm for the year of learning ahead.  
- [MacroMinds Investment Symposium Highlights CSF](https://scholarshipfund.org/macrominds-investment-symposium-highlights-csf/): Children's Scholarship Fund was honored to be one of three education charities selected as beneficiaries of the Third Annual MacroMinds Symposium at the Times Center in New York City in June.
- [Highlights from CSF’s Palm Beach event](https://scholarshipfund.org/highlights-from-csfs-palm-beach-event/): Last week, Children’s Scholarship Fund (CSF) hosted an event in Palm Beach, Florida at the home of CSF Board Member Remy Trafelet and his wife, Missy. It was a lovely opportunity to introduce CSF’s work to a wider audience.
- [Forbes piece by Kerry McDonald highlights CSF participating schools](https://scholarshipfund.org/forbes-piece-by-kerry-mcdonald-highlights-csf-participating-schools/): Author Kerry McDonald highlights Children's Scholarship Fund (CSF) and several CSF participating schools in a new Forbes piece, "The Not-So-Secret World Of Low-Cost New York City Private Schools," out today. McDonald, a Senior Fellow at the Foundation for Economic Education and host of the LiberatED Podcast, regularly covers innovative schools all over the country, and we are thrilled she is bringing attention to schools attended by CSF Scholars in New York City. The school leaders she features are true unsung heroes who deserve a lot more credit than they usually receive. For example: 
- [CSF Parents Travel to State Capitol for School Choice Week Celebration](https://scholarshipfund.org/csf-parents-travel-to-state-capitol-for-school-choice-week-celebration/): This Tuesday, a group of CSF parents travelled from New York City to Albany to celebrate School Choice Week, joining forces with parents from across the state to share their stories with elected officials and raise awareness of the need for greater educational freedom for all New York children. 
- [CSF President Darla Romfo calls for greater educational freedom in Daily News op-ed](https://scholarshipfund.org/csf-president-darla-romfo-calls-for-greater-educational-freedom-in-daily-news-op-ed/): In today's New York Daily News, an op-ed by CSF President and CEO Darla Romfo, "Let parents choose their kids’ schools," spotlights the often-overlooked diversity of the private schools CSF Scholars attend and calls on our leaders to make schools like these accessible to more families through school choice.
- [CSF Alumni Network with Supporters at Penn Club Event](https://scholarshipfund.org/csf-alumni-network-with-supporters-at-penn-club-event/): At a networking event at the Penn Club this winter, three alumni shared how their scholarships helped shape their future paths.
- [CSF President Darla Romfo: We need education freedom to combat learning loss and achievement gaps](https://scholarshipfund.org/csf-president-darla-romfo-we-need-education-freedom-to-combat-learning-loss-and-achievement-gaps/): Speaking with Edward Lawrence on Cavuto Coast to Coast last week, CSF President Darla Romfo discussed how Covid school closures continue to have negative effects on children's learning, following a recent report that finds pandemic learning loss will lead to reduced lifetime earnings. She called for more school choice as a way to narrow achievement gaps and empower parents to take charge of their children's education:"Covid pulled back the curtain and showed everyone how bad it is. And it’s not a problem of money. It’s a problem of a flawed system. We fund a system; we don’t fund the children."Darla also appeared on Fox Business Tonight on Friday. Speaking with David Asman about the growing support for educational freedom, Darla said, "2023 could definitely be a year of a lot of good news in school choice, education freedom, and parent empowerment."Watch the Fox Business Tonight interview here and the Cavuto Coast to Coast interview here.
- [Declining NAEP results underscore need for education freedom](https://scholarshipfund.org/declining-naep-results-underscore-need-for-education-freedom/): Yesterday, 2022 National Assessment of Educational Progress (NAEP) results were released, confirming that learning loss for American children during the pandemic has been significant and widespread.
- [CSF President tells Fox & Friends that parents are the first educators of their children](https://scholarshipfund.org/csf-president-tells-fox-friends-that-parents-are-the-first-educators-of-their-children/): Speaking with co-host Ainsley Earhardt, Darla emphasized the role of parents as the first educators of their children and called for rethinking the status quo: 
- [CSF applauds the Supreme Court’s ruling in favor of educational freedom](https://scholarshipfund.org/csf-applauds-the-supreme-courts-ruling-in-favor-of-educational-freedom/): We at Children’s Scholarship Fund want to join the chorus of excited voices supporting yesterday’s Carson v. Makin decision, in which the Supreme Court ruled that Maine families participating in the state’s Town Tuitioning Program should be allowed to choose religious schools as well as other types of non-government schools. Ted Forstmann and John Walton founded Children’s Scholarship Fund with the goal of empowering families to choose the educational path that best meets their children’s needs, and yesterday’s ruling is one more step in the direction of making their vision of educational freedom for all children a reality.
- [CSF President: The majority of Americans agree on parental choice in education](https://scholarshipfund.org/csf-president-the-majority-of-americans-agree-on-parental-choice-in-education/): "We need to fight for parents’ rights. The idea that parents don’t have a right to say something about their children’s education? That’s just un-American. They’re the first educators of their children. The family is the basic unit of society. And by the way this is something a vast majority of Americans agree with."
- [CSF is now accepting cryptocurrency donations](https://scholarshipfund.org/csf-is-now-accepting-cryptocurrency-donations/): Exciting news! It is now possible to make a gift to Children’s Scholarship Fund (CSF) in Bitcoin and other cryptocurrencies!  Simply visit the donate page on our website, and click on the blue box similar to the one above, or go directly to Crypto for Charity.
- [In Her Own Words: CSF Alumna Nicole Goes to the Oscars](https://scholarshipfund.org/in-her-own-words-csf-alumna-nicole-goes-to-the-oscars/): By CSF Alumna Nicole Serrato
- [Running to Pave the Way for the Next Generation](https://scholarshipfund.org/running-to-pave-the-way-for-the-next-generation/): By CSF Alumna Nicole Serrato
- [CSF Celebrates School Choice Week with Parent Power Event](https://scholarshipfund.org/csf-celebrates-school-choice-week-with-parent-power-event/): Last week, CSF celebrated National School Choice Week 2022 with a Parent Power webinar featuring an interview with parent advocate Virginia Walden Ford, conversations with CSF parents and principals from New York CIty and New Hampshire, video testimonials, and a raffle drawing.
- [Join CSF for a virtual School Choice Week 2022 celebration with NY and NH families!](https://scholarshipfund.org/join-csf-for-a-virtual-school-choice-week-2022-celebration-with-ny-and-nh-families/): To celebrate National School Choice Week (January 23-29, 2022) in a safe and socially-distanced way, Children's Scholarship Fund is hosting a Parent Power Zoom webinar on Tuesday, January 25th!
- [Holiday Gift Idea: Shop Kendra Scott, support CSF scholarships!](https://scholarshipfund.org/holiday-gift-idea-shop-kendra-scott-support-csf-scholarships/): The CSF Young Leaders Board has partnered with Kendra Scott. From Wednesday, December 8th, through Friday, December 10th, you can shop Kendra Scott for your holiday jewelry gifts and 20% of the sales will be donated to CSF! If you are in the NYC area, visit the Kendra Scott store at 126 Spring Street on Friday, 12/10, from 11am-7pm and mention Children's Scholarship Fund. Don't wait until the last minute to shop and give back while you do it! Visit: www.kendrascott.com and use the Promo Code: GIVEBACK-BCVHJ
- [CSF Alumna Lizbeth Rocha Blazes NASCAR Trails](https://scholarshipfund.org/csf-alumna-lizbeth-rocha-blazes-nascar-trails/): When Lizbeth Rocha began first grade in 2007 as a CSF Scholar at a Staten Island Catholic school, it might have been hard to predict that fourteen years later she would be working as a mechanic for a top NASCAR racing team in North Carolina. Yet that’s exactly what happened.
- [Bonanno and McGinness Elected Co-Chairs of Children’s Scholarship Fund](https://scholarshipfund.org/bonanno-and-mcginness-elected-co-chairs-of-childrens-scholarship-fund/): (Friday, November 5, New York) — Children’s Scholarship Fund (CSF) announced today that Matthew Bonanno and Margot McGinness have been elected co-chairs of the Board of Directors, succeeding Mike McCurry, who served as Chairman of the board since 2012 and will continue on as a board member.
- [In His Own Words: CSF Alumnus Francis on Becoming a School Choice Advocate](https://scholarshipfund.org/in-his-own-words-csf-alumnus-francis-on-becoming-a-school-choice-advocate/): By Francis J. Connolly
- [CSF Scholars Go Back to School!](https://scholarshipfund.org/csf-scholars-go-back-to-school-2/): This week marked the first day of school for thousands of CSF Scholars. Happy photos celebrating the event have been pouring into the office and we want to share them with you. Click the video above and be prepared to smile.
- [CSF Scholars Abigail and Angelie Are Ready for the New School Year](https://scholarshipfund.org/csf-scholars-abigail-and-angelie-are-ready-to-go-back-to-school/): When the Covid-19 pandemic struck, it brought new challenges for Kathia Urbina and her family. Both Kathia and her husband lost their jobs during the initial lockdown. Their older daughter Abigail, who has been a CSF Scholar at St. Athanasius School in the Bronx since Kindergarten, was forced to switch to remote learning.
- [Fox Business News’ David Asman interviews Darla Romfo about pandemic-inspired school choice momentum](https://scholarshipfund.org/fox-business-news-david-asman-interviews-darla-romfo-about-pandemic-inspired-school-choice-momentum/): "Education might be the one area where we have more freedom after this rather than less, because parents are tuned into what’s happening and a lot of parents are saying, ‘We need to have school choice. We need to have the option of sending our kids to private schools or homeschooling or doing whatever we need to do to get our children educated.' …And who better than parents to decide what their child needs?"
- [CSF President Darla Romfo discusses the need for school reopenings on Cavuto Live with David Asman and KDKA Radio](https://scholarshipfund.org/csf-president-darla-romfo-discusses-the-need-for-school-reopenings-on-cavuto-live-with-david-asman-and-kdka-radio/): This past week, CSF President Darla Romfo had two opportunities to talk about school reopenings – over the weekend on Cavuto Live with David Asman and earlier in the week on Pittsburgh's KDKA Radio Morning Show with Larry Richert and Kevin Battle.
- [Watch Fox Business News anchor David Asman interview CSF President Darla Romfo](https://scholarshipfund.org/watch-fox-business-news-anchor-david-asman-interview-csf-president-darla-romfo/): Last night on Fox Business Tonight, CSF President Darla M. Romfo discussed the issue of school closures and how private schools are proving schools can reopen safely with David Asman.
- [CSF Celebrates School Choice Week 2021 with Parent Power webinar](https://scholarshipfund.org/csf-celebrates-school-choice-week-2021-with-parent-power-webinar/): In years past, CSF has hosted very boisterous live events celebrating National School Choice Week. Like so many things, this year our celebration was virtual. But based on attendance and feedback, we had a very successful event featuring student testimonials, conversations with CSF parents and principals from participating schools, updates from CSF's program team, and a raffle drawing. The event aimed to educate families about school choice and reinforce the idea that parents are the first educators of their children.
- [In New York, Parents Want and Need School Choices for their Kids. So Why Are the City and State Putting Up Roadblocks?](https://scholarshipfund.org/in-new-york-parents-want-and-need-school-choices-for-their-kids-so-why-are-the-city-and-state-putting-up-roadblocks/): Note: This opinion piece appeared in The 74 on January 25, 2021.
- [CSF will celebrate School Choice Week with a Parent Power webinar](https://scholarshipfund.org/csf-will-celebrate-school-choice-week-with-a-parent-power-webinar/): To celebrate National School Choice Week (January 24-30, 2021) in a safe and socially-distanced way, Children's Scholarship Fund is hosting a Parent Power Zoom webinar on Thursday, January 28th!
- [Behind the Mask, Holiday Episode](https://scholarshipfund.org/behind-the-mask-holiday-episode/): Missed today's episode of Behind the Mask? Click above to visit Times Square with CSF Scholars Andrew and Eric of Guardian Angel School, see student artwork from Our Lady of Lourdes School, and hear music from The Nutcracker performed by the Sacred Heart School Quintet. Thank you to CSF Alumna Nicole Serrato for hosting and to everyone who made this episode possible! A happy holiday season to all!
- [Donor Spotlight: Teen Tutors of Goshen](https://scholarshipfund.org/donor-spotlight-teen-tutors-of-goshen/): High school students Jolina Dong and Kiara Paulino recently formed a tutoring business, Teen Tutors of Goshen, to help K-8 students in need of extra academic support amid the pandemic – and they are donating 20 percent of what they make to Children's Scholarship Fund.
- [CSF Launches the Founders’ Legacy Society](https://scholarshipfund.org/csf-launches-the-founders-legacy-society/): The founders of Children’s Scholarship Fund, Ted Forstmann and John Walton (pictured above), left a profound legacy when they established a program in 1998 that enabled low-income parents to choose a better academic path for their children.
- [Behind the Mask, CSF’s new webinar series](https://scholarshipfund.org/behind-the-mask-csfs-new-webinar-series/): This fall, even though we are grateful to note the majority of CSF participating schools are offering in-person instruction five days a week, safety dictates that we cannot visit schools or host in-person events to connect you with students and their families. That’s why we decided to launch a new webinar series called Behind the Mask so we can do just that: go behind the mask and see what’s really happening in the lives of CSF families and their schools. We hope to regularly bring you an inside look at how CSF Scholars, families, and schools are doing as the pandemic continues.  
- [Private schools prove reopening learning institutions safely can be done](https://scholarshipfund.org/when-private-schools-lose-funding-low-income-kids-lose-too-2/): Note: This opinion piece appeared in The Hill on October 9, 2020.
- [CSF Alumnus Francis Connolly on the need for educational choice](https://scholarshipfund.org/csf-alumnus-francis-connolly-on-the-need-for-educational-choice/): Note: This piece by CSF Alumnus Francis Connolly was originally published in Education Post under the headline, "As Usual, Education Is Not a Priority for Our Presidential Candidates." Francis, a recent graduate of SUNY Old Westbury, is a Future Leaders Fellow at the American Federation for Children and also serves as Vice Chairman of the CSF Alumni Board. You can read more about him on p. 18 of our most recent annual report.
- [This October, CSF Scholars are lighting up Times Square](https://scholarshipfund.org/this-october-csf-is-lighting-up-times-square/): Thanks to Morgan Stanley, CSF Scholars and alumni are lighting up Times Square!  All through October, a message featuring CSF will play several times each hour on the signage at Morgan Stanley’s global headquarters as part of the financial firm’s Lights on Broadway program, which helps build awareness for the non-profits the company supports. 
- [CSF Scholars go back to school!](https://scholarshipfund.org/csf-scholars-go-back-to-school/): Thousands of CSF Scholars went back to school this week. Even more exciting, a majority of them are back in the classroom in person, with many improvements in the virtual experience for those who chose to remain learning remotely for the time being. During these challenging times, the back to school photos they're sharing are even more inspiring than ever. Watch the video above to see them!
- [CSF participating schools prepare to welcome students back safely](https://scholarshipfund.org/csf-participating-schools-prepare-to-welcome-students-back-safely/): When the 2020-21 school year begins, most CSF Scholars will have the option of returning to their schools in-person, five days a week, although in the case of schools that don't have enough space to accommodate all students at the same time, a hybrid model will be employed, with children rotating between in-person and remote learning. Some families will still opt for full-time remote learning from home. CSF Scholars attend schools of all types, but many common themes emerge in the schools’ plans for this fall. For example, in New York City, one of the areas hardest hit by the pandemic:
- [Young Leaders Board Members Advise CSF Alumni Virtually](https://scholarshipfund.org/young-leaders-board-members-advise-csf-alumni-virtually/): Over the summer, members of CSF's Young Leaders Board offered guidance to CSF alumni through a series of Zoom webinars focused on preparing for college and careers, sharing their own experiences and answering questions from alumni now in high school and college.
- [Calling for educational reform, Steve Forbes highlights CSF](https://scholarshipfund.org/calling-for-educational-reform-steve-forbes-highlights-csf/): As we enter a back to school season like no other, Steve Forbes has joined the growing number of voices calling for better educational options for families. In his What's Ahead podcast, he notes that charters and organizations like CSF have offered many parents the chance to provide their children with a solid education, but more help is needed, especially now as families and schools face extra challenges due to the pandemic:
- [CSF Parent Survey: Families share their hopes and concerns](https://scholarshipfund.org/csf-parent-survey-families-share-their-hopes-and-concerns/): When CSF surveyed its NYC families from May to July this year, we found the vast majority of parents desperately want their children to return to their schools in a few weeks so they can learn in the nurturing environments that have become like second homes to them.
- [CSF President interviewed on AEI podcast and Chicago radio](https://scholarshipfund.org/csf-president-interviewed-on-aei-podcast-and-chicago-radio/): This week, CSF President Darla Romfo appeared with Naomi Schaefer Riley and Ian Howe of AEI on their Are You Kidding Me? podcast, discussing how CSF families have fared during the pandemic, and the challenges their schools face as the new school year approaches. She called for more equitable relief funding for tuition-based schools and the families they serve, saying, “I hope this is an opportunity to rethink these old ways of thinking about school choice. These are all our kids, they were all affected by this shutdown!”
- [Scholarship alumna comes full circle](https://scholarshipfund.org/scholarship-alumna-comes-full-circle/): By Nicole Serrato
- [When private schools lose funding, low-income kids lose too](https://scholarshipfund.org/when-private-schools-lose-funding-low-income-kids-lose-too/): Note: This opinion piece appeared in The Hill on July 9, 2020.
- [Season forged of sorrow and faith: A school’s experience navigating Covid-19](https://scholarshipfund.org/season-forged-of-sorrow-and-faith-a-schools-experience-navigating-covid-19/): Note: This article about CSF participating school Our Lady of Lourdes in Harlem was written by CSF Alumna Nicole Serrato and published in the Manhattan Times on July 9, 2020.
- [CSF President joins Manhattan Institute discussion on private schools post-Covid](https://scholarshipfund.org/csf-president-joins-manhattan-institute-discussion-on-private-schools-post-covid/): Along with Alex Benjamin, Principal of Immaculate Conception School in the South Bronx; Rabbi Motti Seligson, director of media relations for Chabad Lubavitch; and Jill Kafka, Executive Director of Partnership Schools, CSF President Darla Romfo discussed the fiscal crisis facing private schools post-pandemic yesterday at a Manhattan Institute virtual event hosted by Andy Smarick. Click the photo above to watch the event and visit the Manhattan Institute website to read a transcript.
- [CSF Featured in National Review](https://scholarshipfund.org/csf-featured-in-national-review/): James Piereson and Naomi Schaefer Riley have a new article,  "A Private Solution Helps Kids Succeed," in the National Review about how CSF families have been affected by the Covid-19 pandemic and why it's so important to help CSF Scholars stay in the schools that serve them so well.
- [Chealsy, Gisselle, and Vianca: CSF Alumni (and Best Friends) are College Bound](https://scholarshipfund.org/chealsy-gisselle-and-vianca-csf-alumni-and-best-friends-are-college-bound/): Chealsy, Gisselle, and Vianca grew up within blocks of one another in Washington Heights. While attending Incarnation School, they realized they were all CSF Scholars and have been best friends ever since.
- [Kindergarten Graduate Elaine: Doing the Essential Work of Learning](https://scholarshipfund.org/kindergarten-graduate-elaine-doing-the-essential-work-of-learning/): Last September when Elaine started Kindergarten, her mom, also called Elaine, sent us photos of her daughter beaming on the first day of school, writing, “Elaine is new to the CSF family. Her scholarship allowed our homeless situation to not impede her getting a quality education. She is excited to ride the school bus, make new friends, and learn new things so she can be a brilliant comedian and rock star!”
- [CSF Scholar Brandon: Looking Forward to High School and Hoops](https://scholarshipfund.org/csf-scholar-brandon-looking-forward-to-high-school-and-hoops/): Brandon Yrrizarry is a popular eighth-grader at Manhattan Christian Academy (MCA). He’s regularly on the honor roll, has sold his paintings at MCA’s annual art sale, and serves as captain of the basketball team. He even coaches younger children at his church.
- [Offering hope to families hurt by the pandemic](https://scholarshipfund.org/offering-hope-to-families-hurt-by-the-pandemic/): By CSF President Darla M. Romfo
- [In Their Own Words: Teaching Triplets at Home](https://scholarshipfund.org/in-their-own-words-teaching-triplets-at-home/): By CSF Dad Sunny Kam
- [CSF Alumna profiled on Walton Family Foundation’s blog](https://scholarshipfund.org/csf-alumna-profiled-on-walton-family-foundations-blog/): We are proud to share that CSF Alumna Nicole Serrato is the subject of a profile on the Walton Family Foundation's blog. Nicole remembers moving to a private school starting in seventh grade and being stunned to learn about her scholarship. 
- [CSF’s Covid-19 Stay in School Fund](https://scholarshipfund.org/csf-activates-stay-in-school-fund/): We hope everyone reading this is staying safe and healthy during these challenging times.
- [Resources for CSF families during Covid-19 pandemic](https://scholarshipfund.org/resources-for-csf-families-during-covid-19-pandemic/): The Covid-19 pandemic is creating extra challenges and hardships for many families. CSF has been offering our scholarship families information through email about resources that may be helpful - including where to pick up free meals for students, guidance on unemployment benefits and paid leave, and educational and enrichment resources to supplement their child's school's offerings.
- [Steve Forbes interviews CSF President on his podcast](https://scholarshipfund.org/steve-forbes-interviews-csf-president-on-his-podcast/): In an episode of his What's Ahead podcast (taped back in February before the pandemic hit our shores), Steve Forbes sat down with CSF President Darla Romfo to discuss the state of American education and how Children's Scholarship Fund helps families exercise choice in their children's education. In a tweet about the interview, Mr. Forbes said, “CSF dramatically, convincingly, and inspiringly demonstrates that the best way to give a great education to kids from low-income families is to give parents the freedom to choose the schools their children attend.” 
- [Meet CSF’s NYC Half Marathon Team!](https://scholarshipfund.org/meet-csfs-nyc-half-marathon-team/): UPDATE: Due to the rapidly developing coronavirus (COVID-19) situation, the NYC Half, scheduled for Sunday, March 15, was cancelled on March 10. We look forward to Team CSF's participation in next year's race and are grateful to our dedicated runners and all who have supported them in this endeavor.  
- [Young Leaders Board and President’s Council Host Alumni Career Night](https://scholarshipfund.org/young-leaders-board-and-presidents-council-host-alumni-career-night/): CSF alumni gathered recently with Young Leaders Board and President’s Council members for advice on making the most of college and navigating career options. Panelists included two of our President’s Council members, Reco Charity, a lawyer at Paul, Weiss, and Jason Tejada, a VP at Morgan Stanley and a CSF alum, and two Young Leaders Board members, Nicole Serrato, a filmmaker and CSF alum who also works at CSF, and Josué De Paz, who recently launched First Tech Fund, a nonprofit committed to closing the digital divide by providing technology and training to high school students.
- [CSF Statement on President Trump’s Call for  Parental Choice in Education in State of the Union Address](https://scholarshipfund.org/csf-statement-on-president-trumps-call-for-parental-choice-in-education-in-state-of-the-union-address/): (Tuesday, February 4, 2020, New York) — In his State of the Union Address tonight, the president called for a federal tax credit to increase educational opportunities for families. The Children’s Scholarship Fund (CSF), the only national K-8 privately funded scholarship organization, released the following statement:
- [CSF Celebrates School Choice Week with Miss Virginia Screening](https://scholarshipfund.org/csf-celebrates-school-choice-week-with-miss-virginia-screening/): To celebrate National School Choice Week this year, CSF hosted more than 120 people – scholarship families, school leaders, supporters, and friends – for a movie screening of Miss Virginia. The feature film tells the story of Virginia Walden Ford's tireless effort to lead a parent movement that convinced Congress and President George W. Bush to enact the DC Opportunity Scholarship Program, which has provided scholarships for low-income DC children to attend private schools since 2003. Ms. Walden Ford was our guest of honor and did a Q&A before the movie with Andrew Campanella, School Choice Week’s president.
- [CSF Donor Spotlight with Reco Charity](https://scholarshipfund.org/csf-donor-spotlight-with-reco-charity/): Q: How did you find out about CSF and how does CSF fit into your overall giving plans?
- [CSF Alumna Goes Hollywood](https://scholarshipfund.org/csf-alumna-goes-hollywood/): By CSF Alumna Nicole Serrato
- [Miss Virginia movie opens today in theaters and online!](https://scholarshipfund.org/miss-virginia-movie-opens-today-in-theaters-and-online/): By CSF President Darla M. Romfo
- [Points for Parents](https://scholarshipfund.org/points-for-parents/): By CSF President Darla M. Romfo
- [In His Own Words: CSF Alum Antoine Peralta Castro](https://scholarshipfund.org/in-his-own-words-csf-alum-antoine-peralta-castro/): by CSF Alumnus Antoine Peralta Castro
- [Truly Free](https://scholarshipfund.org/truly-free/): By CSF President Darla M. Romfo
- [CSF’s 2019 Champions for Children Celebration Marks 21 Years](https://scholarshipfund.org/csfs-2019-champions-for-children-celebration-marks-21-years/): Last week, CSF was honored to recognize CSF Alumnus Jason Tejada, education reform advocate Derrell Bradford, and investor and philanthropist Arthur Rock as this year’s Champions for Children. The event marked 21 years since CSF’s founding, during which time 174,000 students have benefitted from scholarships funded by CSF and its partners.
- [In His Own Words: CSF Scholar Adrian](https://scholarshipfund.org/in-his-own-words-csf-scholar-adrian/): My name is Adrian and I am a sixth-grade student at Manhattan Christian Academy (MCA). I came to MCA two years ago.
- [CSF Will Celebrate Turning 21 with Champions for Children Event](https://scholarshipfund.org/csf-will-celebrate-turning-21-with-champions-for-children-event/): The Children’s Scholarship Fund’s (CSF) 2019 Champions for Children Awards celebration will be held on Wednesday, May 8th, from 6:30-9 PM at The Roosevelt Hotel (45 E. 45th Street near Madison Ave.) in New York City.
- [Education Freedom Scholarships: A New Federal Tax Credit Plan](https://scholarshipfund.org/education-freedom-scholarships-a-new-federal-tax-credit-plan/): By CSF President Darla M. Romfo
- [CSF Featured in NY Daily News Op-Ed by Ray Domanico](https://scholarshipfund.org/csf-featured-in-ny-daily-news-op-ed-by-ray-domanico/): "Want to help N.Y.'s poor families? Approve tax credits for high-quality private and parochial schooling," a recent NY Daily News op-ed by Ray Domanico of the Manhattan Institute, featured CSF and included a quote from CSF President Darla M. Romfo. Here's an excerpt:
- [Giving the Gift of Opportunity to New York Children](https://scholarshipfund.org/giving-the-gift-of-opportunity-to-new-york-children/): By CSF President Darla M. Romfo
- [CSF Celebrates Diversity of Educational Choices with 500 Students!](https://scholarshipfund.org/csf-celebrates-diversity-of-educational-choices-with-500-students/): https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nkOE2Szk9is
- [How ‘Oprah’ Reruns Helped My Dad Find the Right School for Me](https://scholarshipfund.org/how-oprah-reruns-helped-my-dad-find-the-right-school-for-me/): by CSF Alumna Nicole Serrato

## Pages
- [](https://scholarshipfund.org/15397-2/): A turnkey scholarship solution for schools and organizations preparing for the Federal Scholarship Tax Credit.
- [FSTC Resources](https://scholarshipfund.org/fstc-resources/): Sign up here to receive our newsletter to stay up to date
- [School Partner Intake Form Confirmation](https://scholarshipfund.org/school-intake-form-confirmation/): Thank you for your interest in partnering with the Children's Scholarship Fund!
- [School Partner Intake Form](https://scholarshipfund.org/school-partner-commitment-form/): Thank you for interest in partnering with the Children's Scholarship Fund on this exciting new opportunity to raise funds for scholarships for your students! CSF will provide our partner schools with Federal Scholarship Tax Credit information and co-branded resources to share with your families and community. Upon submission of this form, you will receive additional information from CSF regarding next steps, including:
- [Support CSF’s FSTC Efforts](https://scholarshipfund.org/support-fstc/): The Children’s Scholarship Fund (CSF) is a non-profit, 501(c)(3) scholarship-granting organization (SGO), and contributions are tax deductible to the extent allowed by law. Our federal tax identification number is 13-4002189, and state registration disclosures are available here. Donors will receive a written acknowledgement and tax receipt from CSF.
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- [Federal Tax Credit Scholarships](https://scholarshipfund.org/federal-tax-credit-scholarships/): The Federal Scholarship Tax Credit (FSTC) is a new federal program that can help more families pay for their children's education. It is the first nationwide school choice law ever passed by Congress.
- [Other Sources of Tuition Assistance](https://scholarshipfund.org/other-sources-of-tuition-assistance/): Other Tuition Assistance
- [Federal Scholarship Tax Credit](https://scholarshipfund.org/federal-scholarship-tax-credit/): The Federal Scholarship Tax Credit is a remarkable new opportunity for you to help to expand educational freedom for children across America.
- [SGO Resources](https://scholarshipfund.org/sgo-resources/): CSF’s Guide to Starting a Scholarship Granting Organization provides a practical roadmap for establishing and operating a privately funded scholarship granting organization, drawing from almost 30 years of Children’s Scholarship Fund experience. It covers essential elements from mission development and legal establishment to program design and donor relationships.
- [SGO Services](https://scholarshipfund.org/sgoservices/): A turnkey scholarship solution for schools and organizations preparing for the Federal Scholarship Tax Credit.
- [Federal Education Freedom Tax Credit – SGO Services](https://scholarshipfund.org/federal-education-freedom-tax-credit-sgo-services/): There is cause for celebration! The Federal Scholarship Tax Credit (FSTC) for donations to scholarship granting organizations (SGOs) was included in the budget bill that was signed into law on July 4th, 2025. This is the first school choice legislation that has passed at the national level, making it a true milestone for education freedom.
- [Federal Scholarship Tax Credit](https://scholarshipfund.org/federal-education-freedom-tax-credit/): Thirty years ago, Ted Forstmann and John Walton - the founders of Children’s Scholarship Fund - made a commitment to America's parents: that their children would no longer be held back by their zip code but helped forward by opportunity. Over the three decades that have followed, CSF, together with its nationwide network of partner programs, funded more than $1.23 billion in scholarships for students in all 50 states and Washington, DC.   Together we have changed the lives of more than 225,000 students and their families, and counting. With the new Federal Scholarship Tax Credit (FSTC) launching January 1st, our organization stands ready to empower even more families all across America with the education freedom a scholarship provides. Join us in helping launch futures!
- [Ways to Give](https://scholarshipfund.org/ways-to-give/): There are many ways to give to Children’s Scholarship Fund that can maximize your tax savings and further your impact. No matter how you choose to give, your gift will ensure the expansion of educational opportunities for all children in the year ahead and for years to come!
- [Federal Tax Credit for Scholarship Contributions](https://scholarshipfund.org/federal-tax-credit-sgos/): The Federal Scholarship Tax Credit (FSTC) is the first school choice initiative that has passed at the national level, making it a true milestone for education freedom. The FSTC creates a dollar-for-dollar federal tax credit for donations to groups like Children's Scholarship Fund (CSF) and CSF's partner programs across the country, some of which already run state tax credit programs, including CSF New Hampshire, CSF Philadelphia, the Today and Tomorrow Educational Foundation in St. Louis, and ACE Scholarships, which administers tax credit programs in Arkansas, Kansas, Louisiana, and Montana.
- [Federal Tax Credit Frequently Asked Questions](https://scholarshipfund.org/federal-tax-credit-faq/): Q: What would a federal tax credit for gifts to scholarship-granting organizations mean?
- [Starting an SGO](https://scholarshipfund.org/sgo-resources/start-an-sgo/): CSF’s new Guide to Starting a Scholarship Granting Organization provides a practical roadmap for establishing and operating a privately funded scholarship granting organization, drawing from 25 years of Children’s Scholarship Fund experience. It covers essential elements from mission development and legal establishment to program design and donor relationships. With templates and practical implementation advice, this resource helps newcomers create sustainable scholarship programs that effectively connect students with educational opportunities while maintaining program integrity and donor trust.
- [Careers](https://scholarshipfund.org/careers/): The Children’s Scholarship Fund (CSF) is a national non-profit organization based in New York City that empowers families by providing children in need with scholarships, and by supporting expanded educational opportunities for all children. CSF has a network of 20 partner programs in 24 cities and regions nationwide, including New Hampshire, where we serve children in grades K-12 through Education Freedom Accounts and Education Tax Credit scholarships. Our scholarships and operations are funded by financial support from generous individuals, corporations, and foundations nationwide. We are a small, passionate, creative, and talented team operating in an office culture characterized by high standards and cross-functional collaboration. 
- [Overcoming Blue State Barriers](https://scholarshipfund.org/overcoming-blue-state-barriers/): Thank you for joining us to discuss “Overcoming Blue State Barriers to Education Freedom” at the State Policy Network’s 2023 Annual Meeting.  Below is helpful information recommended by the speakers and sponsors.
- [CSF Alumni 2021-22 Zoom Webinars](https://scholarshipfund.org/csf-alumni-2021-22-zoom-webinars/): Throughout the 21-22 school year, tune in to hear CSF Young Leaders Board and President's Council members give advice on and share their experiences with important challenges and questions you may encounter during your preparation for college, the college experience itself, and careers! Each webinar will include a Q&A session so you can ask your specific questions.
- [Meet CSF Young Leaders Board Member Francis J. Connolly](https://scholarshipfund.org/meet-csf-young-leaders-board-member-francis-j-connolly/): Fun Fact: I was a singer for various world recording artists and celebrities as a child.
- [Meet CSF Young Leaders Board Member Antoine Crepin-Heroux](https://scholarshipfund.org/meet-csf-young-leaders-board-member-antoine-crepin-heroux/): Fun Fact: I had a childhood fascination with platypuses.
- [Meet CSF Young Leaders Board Member Stephan Thevalingam](https://scholarshipfund.org/meet-csf-young-leaders-board-member-stephan-thevalingam/): Hometown: Westchester, Los Angeles, CAAlma Mater: The University of Texas at AustinIndustry: ConsultingHobbies: Reading, Cooking, Traveling, Video Editing, Basketball
- [Meet CSF Young Leaders Board Member Abigail Fossaceca](https://scholarshipfund.org/meet-csf-young-leaders-board-member-abigail-fossaceca/): Fun Fact: I have traveled to 10 countries in 10 weeks!
- [CSF Alumni Zoom  Webinars – Spring/Summer Series 2021](https://scholarshipfund.org/csf-alumni-zoom-webinars-spring-summer-series-2021/): Throughout Spring and Summer 2021, tune in to hear CSF Young Leaders Board and President's Council members give advice on and share their experiences with important challenges and questions you may encounter during your preparation for college, the college experience itself, and careers! Each webinar will include a Q&A session so you can ask your specific questions.
- [Estate Giving](https://scholarshipfund.org/donate/estate-giving/): “Education is my top priority because I know it will give my children better lives, so I am very thankful to CSF supporters. Without your help, my children and the children of my friends and neighbors would not have the future that they now have." - CSF Mom Esperanza
- [CSF Events](https://scholarshipfund.org/news/events/): On Tuesday, July 12th, 2022, CSF had the privilege of hosting school leaders Christie Acosta-Perez, principal of Guardian Angel School in Manhattan, and A.B. Whitfield, co-founder of Brooklyn's Trey Whitfield School. Christie and A.B. spoke with CSF President Darla Romfo about how their schools have responded to the challenges of the pandemic and the shifting educational landscape of New York City.
- [MEET CSF YOUNG LEADERS BOARD MEMBER Conor Cunnane](https://scholarshipfund.org/meet-csf-young-leaders-board-member-conor-cunnane/): Hometown: Floral Park, NY
- [Annual Reports](https://scholarshipfund.org/annual-reports/)
- [Newsletters](https://scholarshipfund.org/newsletters/)
- [Covid-19 Updates](https://scholarshipfund.org/covid-19-updates/): These are trying times for us all. We want to make the situation a little easier, so we have gathered a few resources that may be useful to you and your families. Click here to view helpful links for parents and students. And please stay safe!
- [Covid-19 RESOURCES FOR FAMILIES](https://scholarshipfund.org/covid-19-resources-for-families/): This is a very challenging time for all of us. We hope this list of resources will be helpful to you and your family. Please feel free to email us at info@scholarshipfund.org with resources that we missed and have worked for you! CSF will continue to share and update the list over the next few weeks and months.
- [Stay in School Fund](https://scholarshipfund.org/stay-in-school-fund/): CSF has activated a Stay in School Fund to help CSF families financially hurt by the Covid-19 outbreak. We know there are many pressing needs at this time but we hope you will consider helping our neediest families by making a contribution. You can learn more here.
- [Give a Child the Tools They Need to Succeed!](https://scholarshipfund.org/give-a-child-the-tools-they-need-to-succeed/): Thank you for helping the Children’s Scholarship Fund send children in need back to school with new school supplies! Your donation will go directly toward purchasing school supplies for low-income students in grades K-8 at Al-Ihsan Academy in South Ozone Park, NY.
- [Meet CSF Young Leaders Board Member Maxwell Masur](https://scholarshipfund.org/meet-csf-young-leaders-board-member-maxwell-masur/): How did you get involved with Children’s Scholarship Fund and the Young Leaders Board?
- [Meet CSF Young Leaders Board Member Michael Berezny](https://scholarshipfund.org/meet-csf-young-leaders-board-member-michael-berezny/): Hometown: Peapack, NJ
- [Meet CSF Young Leaders Board Member Terry Xu](https://scholarshipfund.org/meet-csf-young-leaders-board-member-terry-xu/): Hometown: 39.9042° N, 116.4074° E
- [Thanks](https://scholarshipfund.org/contact/thanks/): Thank you for contacting Children's Scholarship Fund. A representative will be in touch shortly.
- [Meet Young Leaders Board Member Reco Charity](https://scholarshipfund.org/meet-young-leaders-board-member-reco-charity/): Hometown: Richmond, VA Alma Mater: Georgetown University Law Center, J.D.; Virginia Tech, B.S. in finance. Industry: Transactional/Corporate Law Hobbies: Reading non-fiction, running, writing, speaking. Fun Fact: I was named Reco because my older cousin took the name my mom originally planned for me. I'm really happy about that because I love my name as is.   Why is education important to you: Education is one of life’s fundamentals, more so than the cities we live in, the careers we aspire to, and the laws we’re governed by—none of which would be possible without education. Education is not limited to the young, the old, or anyone along the spectrum, but instead, it is a life long process where we each have a turn to be the student, the teacher, or both simultaneously. With education being so crucial to a functioning society, innovation, and human preservation, access to the very best forms of education should be readily available to all that seek it. The opportunity to educate oneself, and to provide access to education for those that come after us, is one of the greatest investments one can make on behalf of the generations to come.
- [Meet Young Leaders Board Member Lindsay Slaven](https://scholarshipfund.org/meet-young-leaders-board-member-lindsay-slaven/): Hometown:  New York, NY Alma Mater: Cornell University Industry: Capital Markets Hobbies: Running, Travel, Cooking, Reading Fun Fact: Before starting college I had moved 11 times – across 4 continents and 6 countries.   How did you get involved with Children’s Scholarship Fund and the Young Leaders Board? I was introduced to the Children’s Scholarship Fund through friends of mine from New York. They had invited me to attend one of the Young Leaders’ sponsored events where I learned more about the charity and the amazing work that the members were doing to help students from low income families gain access to better education. After attending the event, I contacted the board and asked how I could get involved.   What do you hope to learn or gain from being a YL Member? I hope to become a more active member in my community through my involvement on the board. I wholeheartedly believe that education is at the core of building a strong, healthy community and shaping the success and happiness of adolescents. When prioritized, education opens doors to opportunities that allow students to reach their maximum potential; I want to do my part in making that achievement possible.   Why is education important to you? I attribute everything that I have been able to accomplish to my family’s emphasis on education. My education gave me the confidence and awareness to make informed, good decisions; it introduced me to a community of driven and open minded people that have inspired and challenged me; and has ultimately put me in a place where I feel like I am contributing positively to my community. Education has the ability to affect positive change and I want to foster that.
- [CSF Alumni Board](https://scholarshipfund.org/new-york/csf-alumni-board/): CSF Alumni Board members act as ambassadors for CSF, spreading awareness about CSF’s mission, and sharing their stories of challenges, achievements, and success with the CSF Alumni Network, CSF supporters, and the general public. The CSF Alumni Board not only connects fellow alumni to each other and to CSF, they also give back by participating in volunteer projects with current CSF Scholars. The Board will also create opportunities for alumni to connect with CSF supporters for networking purposes and career development.
- [Sign-Up for Updates](https://scholarshipfund.org/sign-up-for-updates/): Stay Up to Date with CSF! Name* First Last Email* I am*a parent interested in applying for a scholarshipinterested in supporting CSFinterested in learning more about CSF Submit
- [Join CSF](https://scholarshipfund.org/joincsf/)
- [Overview](https://scholarshipfund.org/donate/): The Children’s Scholarship Fund (CSF) is a non-profit, 501(c)(3) scholarship-granting organization (SGO), and contributions are tax deductible to the extent allowed by law. Our federal tax identification number is 13-4002189, and state registration disclosures are available here. Donors will receive a written acknowledgement and tax receipt from CSF.To make a wire transfer or stock donation, or if you have any questions, please contact Michele Mitola at 212-515-7108 or development@scholarshipfund.org. To minimize processing fees for gifts of $5,000 or more, please consider using the direct debit option.
- [Meet Young Leaders Board Member Sam Zeiss](https://scholarshipfund.org/meet-young-leaders-board-member-sam-zeiss/): Throughout college, my idea of “running” was the mad-dash to make it to Late Night for 4-and-4 (4 chicken tenders and 4 mozzarella sticks, and maybe some bonus mac-and-cheese bites if you were lucky) before it closed. Long distance running seriously never crossed my mind. I played on the women’s ice hockey team at Dartmouth, so our cardio consisted of on-ice sprints (“Herbies”), skating drills, and our dreaded fall run test of fifteen 150-yard shuttles in 50-yard increments, each under 30 seconds (read: not fun). While my lifetime of hockey honed my fast-twitch muscle fibers, my slow-twitch muscles that would enable long-endurance feats received absolutely no love. When I graduated from college and effectively became a non-athlete, I realized that in order to counterbalance my insatiable love of Oreos and Ben & Jerry’s, I needed to not hate running. As soon as I signed up for the NYC Half with CSF, I was finally able to find the motivation to push myself and train for longer distances. And at some point during the race, the ex-athlete adrenaline kicked in, and I was able to beat my goal time of 1:40:00 and average 7:33 for the 13.1!
- [Meet Young Leaders Board Member Jackie Palma](https://scholarshipfund.org/meet-young-leaders-board-member-jackie-palma/): How did you get involved with Children’s Scholarship Fund and the Young Leaders Board? 
- [MEET CSF YOUNG LEADERS BOARD MEMBER JASON WEBER](https://scholarshipfund.org/meet-csf-young-leaders-board-member-jason-weber/): Hometown: Oak Park, California Alma Mater: BS, Pepperdine University  Industry: Advertising  Hobbies: Cars, traveling, skiing, food, dogs, and working out
- [MEET CSF YOUNG LEADERS BOARD MEMBER Don Castle](https://scholarshipfund.org/meet-csf-young-leaders-board-member-don-castle/): Don Castle joined the Young Leaders Board five years ago and is a former co-chair and has supported the Young Leaders Board since the beginning! He grew up in New Jersey, studied math at Colgate University in upstate New York, and has been living in Manhattan for more than seven years. Don works for an advertising technology company in strategy and analytics. In his free time, he enjoys traveling, skiing, trying new food and beer, and listening to deep house!
- [Meet CSF Young Leaders Board Member Hugo Buist Rodrigues](https://scholarshipfund.org/meet-csf-young-leaders-board-member-hugo-buist-rodrigues/): Q&A with CSF Young Leader Hugo Buist Rodrigues
- [Share Your Story With Us](https://scholarshipfund.org/share-your-story-with-us/): Thank you for sharing your story with us.  We are always looking to hear from our CSF Scholars and parents and learn about our CSF families!
- [See the Impact](https://scholarshipfund.org/team-csf/impact/): All donations generated by a Team CSF fundraiser go directly to scholarships for low-income children. No portion will be used for fundraising or administrative costs so every dollar you donate or raise will go to those who need it most, the children and families CSF serves! Please meet some members of "the team," including CSF Scholars and their families:
- [Marie Bathelmy’s Speech](https://scholarshipfund.org/marie-bathelmys-speech/): On March 13th, 2015, Marie Bathelmy spoke on behalf of parents advocating for the Education Investment Tax Credit bill at a rally in Brooklyn.
- [Get Involved](https://scholarshipfund.org/team-csf/ideas/): Submit your fundraising campaign idea below. Please contact Michele Mitola at mmitola@scholarshipfund.org with any questions or concerns. 
- [Team CSF Events](https://scholarshipfund.org/team-csf/team-csf-events/): The 2025 TCS NYC Marathon took place on Sunday, November 2nd, 2025 and five Team CSF members raised funds for CSF scholarships in New York City. You can still make a donation towards the team's fundraising goal here.
- [Team CSF](https://scholarshipfund.org/team-csf/): Team CSF is a community of individuals actively fundraising in support of the Children's Scholarship Fund (CSF). Whether developing an independent campaign or joining an event organized by CSF, team members are united in the shared goal of building awareness about CSF while raising funds so that more low-income children can benefit from a CSF scholarship.
- [Policy Efforts](https://scholarshipfund.org/about/policy-efforts/): CSF is committed to strengthening American K-8 education by educating parents and the public about state and local policies that give all children access to a good education, regardless of their family’s income level or where they live.
- [Corporate and Matching Donors](https://scholarshipfund.org/corporate-matching-donors/): Please also check if your employer has a matching gifts program as a match can significantly increase your contribution. Companies supporting CSF through donations, in-kind gifts, and matching gift programs include:
- [President’s Council](https://scholarshipfund.org/new-york/presidents-council/): The President’s Council is a group of CSF donors who are committed to increasing awareness of CSF and helping us chart a path to growth in the Big Apple and beyond.
- [Young Leaders Board](https://scholarshipfund.org/new-york/young-leaders/): Founded in 2012, the CSF Young Leaders Board is a network of young professionals that supports CSF’s mission and seeks to maximize educational opportunities for New York City children through fundraising, volunteering, and raising awareness about CSF among their friends, families, and colleagues. To learn more about joining the Young Leaders Board, contact Kurt Faulhammer by email or by phone at (212) 515-7106 or click here.
- [Videos](https://scholarshipfund.org/news/videos/): Videos https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=X7t4kDTjwR8
- [CSF New York](https://scholarshipfund.org/new-york/): There is tremendous demand for CSF scholarships from low-income families in New York City. To date, CSF has invested more than $376.5 million in the education of more than 43,000 children throughout the five boroughs. A recent survey showed that 97 percent of CSF Scholars in New York City graduated from high school on time, and 80.1 percent indicated they planned to enroll in college.
- [Home](https://scholarshipfund.org/): Children's Scholarship Fund is America's trusted partner for educational opportunity. We bring together families, donors, schools, and organizations to expand access to life-changing educational opportunities through scholarships, scholarship programs, and innovative solutions that help more children thrive.
- [Code of Ethics](https://scholarshipfund.org/code-of-ethics/): As a matter of fundamental principle, the nonprofit and philanthropic community should adhere to the highest ethical standards because it is the right thing to do. As a matter of pragmatic self-interest, the community should do so because public trust in our performance is the bedrock of our legitimacy. Donors and volunteers support charitable organizations because they trust them to carry out their missions, to be good stewards of their resources, and to uphold rigorous standards of conduct.
- [Privacy Policy](https://scholarshipfund.org/privacy-policy/): The Children's Scholarship Fund (CSF) provides partial tuition assistance to economically disadvantaged families who want to send their children to private schools. CSF is a 501(c)(3) non-profit, publicly supported organization. Contributions are tax deductible to the extent allowed by law.
- [Our Approach](https://scholarshipfund.org/our-approach/)
- [Contact](https://scholarshipfund.org/contact/): Children’s Scholarship Fund8 W. 38th Street, Suite 804New York, NY 10018
- [Other Sources of Tuition Assistance](https://scholarshipfund.org/apply/other-sources-of-tuition-assistance/): A Better ChanceRefers academically talented students entering grades 6 through 11 to some of the nation's finest independent and public schools to be considered for placement and financial aid.
- [Research](https://scholarshipfund.org/research/): Throughout the years, the impact of our work has been studied by numerous independent researchers. Visit the study links below to learn more.To read more about the positive effects CSF is having on the lives of CSF Scholars and their families, you can view our newsletters and annual reports.
- [CSF National Partners](https://scholarshipfund.org/partner-programs/): In addition to directly providing privately-funded scholarships in New York and several other states and managing statewide school choice programs in New Hampshire, CSF provides matching grants for scholarships and program support to its growing network of partner programs across the country, which offer scholarships and, in some cases, run education tax credit and education savings account programs.
- [News & Events](https://scholarshipfund.org/news/): No Post.... !!!!
- [FAQ](https://scholarshipfund.org/apply/faq/): One key component of educational success is parental involvement. We consider this an effective mechanism to ensure buy-in and commitment from participating families.
- [En Español](https://scholarshipfund.org/apply/en-espanol/): 1. Encuentre el programa socio de CSF más cercano a su domicilio en la lista de programas. Si su área no está en la lista, sigua aquí para encontrar otros programas de ayuda de matricula en su estado o nacional. 2. Averigüe si el programa de socios de CSF está ofreciendo nuevas becas y si usted cumple con los requisitos básicos. Esto se puede hacer visitando el sitio de la red de su programa o mandando un correo electrónico o llamando a la oficina. 3. Siga las instrucciones del programa socio sobre cómo solicitar o recoger una solicitud. Presione aquí para obtener detalles acerca de la solicitud del programa de la ciudad de Nueva York. 4. Complete y entregue su aplicación, siguiendo las instrucciones del programa. En general, se le requiere que entregue sus formularios de impuestos federales y/o alguna otra información financiera con su aplicación, así como el más reciente reportaje de notas de la escuela pública (a menos que su niño/a valla para el jardín infantil por primera vez). Recuerde de mantenerse con copias de la aplicación para sus archivos.
- [Apply](https://scholarshipfund.org/apply/): Find the CSF partner program nearest you on the map below.
- [Financials](https://scholarshipfund.org/about/financials/): Children’s Scholarship Fund is committed to transparency and accountability and supports full disclosure of our financial reports. Click below our most recent IRS Form 990s and audited financial statements:
- [Staff](https://scholarshipfund.org/about/staff/): Darla RomfoPresident & Chief Executive Officer
- [Board](https://scholarshipfund.org/about/board/): Matthew W. BonannoCo-Chair, Children’s Scholarship FundManaging Director, General Atlantic
- [History](https://scholarshipfund.org/about/history/): Ted Forstmann and John Walton met through their shared passion for helping low-income children escape poverty through educational opportunity. They were early donors and supporters of the Washington Scholarship Fund (WSF), which was founded to provide scholarships for families in Washington, DC. When WSF received more than 8,000 applications for 1,000 scholarships, Ted and John realized there was real demand for alternatives to the public school system – and that the demand existed not only in Washington, DC but in cities across the country.
- [About](https://scholarshipfund.org/about/): The Children’s Scholarship Fund (CSF) empowers families by providing children in need with scholarships and by supporting expanded educational opportunities for all children.

## Annual Reports
- [2024-25 Academic Year](https://scholarshipfund.org/wp-content/uploads/2025/09/Annual-Report-2024-25-s.pdf)
- [2023-24 Academic Year](https://scholarshipfund.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/09/Annual-Report-2023-24-FINAL-S.pdf)
- [2022-23 Academic Year](https://scholarshipfund.org/wp-content/uploads/2023/12/Annual-Report-2022-23-UpdatedS.pdf)
- [2021-22 Academic Year](https://scholarshipfund.org/wp-content/uploads/2022/09/Annual-Report-2021-22-FINAL.pdf)
- [2020-21 Academic Year](https://scholarshipfund.org/wp-content/uploads/2021/08/Annual-Report-2020-21-website.pdf)
- [2019-20 Academic Year](https://scholarshipfund.org/wp-content/uploads/2020/09/Annual-Report-2019-20-w-credit.pdf)
- [2018-19 Academic Year](https://scholarshipfund.org/wp-content/uploads/2019/09/UPDATED-Annual-Report-2018-19-FINAL.pdf)
- [2017-18 Academic Year](https://scholarshipfund.org/wp-content/uploads/2018/08/CSFImpactReport1718.pdf)
- [2016-17 Academic Year](https://scholarshipfund.org/wp-content/uploads/2017/06/ImpactReport1617-FINAL.pdf)
- [2015-16 Academic Year](https://scholarshipfund.org/wp-content/uploads/2016/07/2015-16-Impact-Report.pdf)
- [2014-15 Academic Year](https://scholarshipfund.org/wp-content/uploads/2015/08/Changing-the-Story.pdf)
- [2013-14 Academic Year](https://scholarshipfund.org/wp-content/uploads/2014/10/AR1314_SpreadOct27.pdf)
- [2012-13 Academic Year](https://scholarshipfund.org/wp-content/uploads/2013/08/ARFY1213.pdf)
- [2011-12 Academic Year](https://scholarshipfund.org/wp-content/uploads/2012/08/CSFAnnualReportFY11.pdf)
- [2010-11 Academic Year](https://scholarshipfund.org/wp-content/uploads/2011/08/ChildrensScholarshipFundARFY10-11.pdf)
- [2009-10 Academic Year](https://scholarshipfund.org/wp-content/uploads/2010/09/ARFY09_Web.pdf)
- [2008-09 Academic Year](https://scholarshipfund.org/wp-content/uploads/2009/07/ARFY08.pdf)
- [2007-08 Academic Year](https://scholarshipfund.org/wp-content/uploads/2008/07/AnnualReportFY07.pdf)

## Newsletters
- [Fall 2025](https://scholarshipfund.org/wp-content/uploads/2025/12/Fall-Newsletter-2025.pdf)
- [Spring 2025](https://scholarshipfund.org/wp-content/uploads/2025/06/Spring-Newsletter-2025.27-S.pdf)
- [Fall 2024](https://scholarshipfund.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/12/Fall-Newsletter-2024-Final-Small.pdf)
- [Spring 2024](https://scholarshipfund.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/06/Spring-2024-Newsletter-S.pdf)
- [Fall 2023](https://scholarshipfund.org/wp-content/uploads/2023/12/Fall-Newsletter-2023.pdf)
- [Spring 2023](https://scholarshipfund.org/wp-content/uploads/2023/07/Spring-2023-Newsletter-FINAL.pdf)
- [Fall 2021](https://scholarshipfund.org/wp-content/uploads/2021/12/Fall-2021-Newsletter.pdf)
- [Fall 2020](https://scholarshipfund.org/wp-content/uploads/2020/12/Fall-2020-Newsletter.pdf)
- [Spring 2020](https://scholarshipfund.org/wp-content/uploads/2020/08/CSF-Newsletter072020.pdf)
- [Fall 2019](https://scholarshipfund.org/wp-content/uploads/2019/12/Fall-Newsletter-2019-FINAL.pdf)
- [Spring 2019](https://scholarshipfund.org/wp-content/uploads/2019/07/Spring-2019-Newsletter.pdf)
- [Fall 2018](https://scholarshipfund.org/wp-content/uploads/2018/12/Fall-2018-Newsletter.pdf)
- [Summer 2018](https://scholarshipfund.org/wp-content/uploads/2018/06/SummerNewsletter.pdf)
- [Fall 2017](https://scholarshipfund.org/wp-content/uploads/2017/12/Fall2017Newsletter.pdf)
- [Summer 2017](https://scholarshipfund.org/wp-content/uploads/2017/08/Summer2017.pdf)
- [Fall 2016](https://scholarshipfund.org/wp-content/uploads/2016/12/2016-CSF-Fall-Newsletter.pdf)
- [Summer 2016](https://scholarshipfund.org/wp-content/uploads/2016/08/summer2016newsletter_view.pdf)
- [Fall 2015](https://scholarshipfund.org/wp-content/uploads/2015/12/Fall-2015-Newsletter.pdf)
- [Spring 2015](https://scholarshipfund.org/wp-content/uploads/2015/06/CSF-Spring-2015-Newsletter1.pdf)
- [Fall 2014](https://scholarshipfund.org/wp-content/uploads/2014/12/CSF-Fall-2014-Newsletter.pdf)
- [Spring 2014](https://scholarshipfund.org/wp-content/uploads/2014/07/CSF-Newsletter-7-14-v2FINAL.pdf)
- [Fall 2013](https://scholarshipfund.org/wp-content/uploads/2013/12/CSF_Fall13Newsletter.pdf)
- [Spring 2013](https://scholarshipfund.org/wp-content/uploads/2013/06/Spring13Newsletter.pdf)
- [Fall 2012](https://scholarshipfund.org/wp-content/uploads/2012/11/Fall12NewsletterFINAL.pdf)
- [Spring 2012](https://scholarshipfund.org/wp-content/uploads/2012/05/Spring12NewsletterWEB.pdf)
- [Fall 2011](https://scholarshipfund.org/wp-content/uploads/2011/12/CSF_Fall11NewsletterWEB.pdf)
- [Spring 2011](https://scholarshipfund.org/wp-content/uploads/2014/06/Spring11Newsletter.pdf)
- [Fall 2010](https://scholarshipfund.org/wp-content/uploads/2014/06/Fall10Newsletter.pdf)
- [Spring 2010](https://scholarshipfund.org/wp-content/uploads/2014/06/Spring10Newsletter.pdf)
- [Winter 2010](https://scholarshipfund.org/wp-content/uploads/2014/06/Winter10Newsletter.pdf)
- [Fall 2009](https://scholarshipfund.org/wp-content/uploads/2014/06/Fall09Newsletter.pdf)
- [Late Summer 2009](https://scholarshipfund.org/wp-content/uploads/2014/06/LateSummer09Newsletter.pdf)
- [Summer 2009](https://scholarshipfund.org/wp-content/uploads/2014/06/Summer09Newsletter.pdf)
- [Spring 2009](https://scholarshipfund.org/wp-content/uploads/2014/06/Spring09Newsletter.pdf)
- [Fall 2008](https://scholarshipfund.org/wp-content/uploads/2014/06/Fall08Newsletter.pdf)
- [Summer 2008](https://scholarshipfund.org/wp-content/uploads/2014/06/Summer08Newsletter.pdf)
- [Spring 2008](https://scholarshipfund.org/wp-content/uploads/2014/06/Spring08Newsletter.pdf)
- [Fall 2007](https://scholarshipfund.org/wp-content/uploads/2014/06/Fall07Newsletter.pdf)
- [Spring 2007](https://scholarshipfund.org/wp-content/uploads/2014/06/Spring07Newsletter.pdf)
- [Winter 2007](https://scholarshipfund.org/wp-content/uploads/2014/06/Winter07Newsletter.pdf)
- [Fall 2006](https://scholarshipfund.org/wp-content/uploads/2014/06/Fall06Newsletter.pdf)
- [Spring 2006](https://scholarshipfund.org/wp-content/uploads/2014/06/Spring06Newsletter.pdf)
- [Winter 2006](https://scholarshipfund.org/wp-content/uploads/2014/06/Winter06Newsletter.pdf)
- [Fall 2005](https://scholarshipfund.org/wp-content/uploads/2014/06/Fall05Newsletter.pdf)
- [Summer 2005](https://scholarshipfund.org/wp-content/uploads/2014/06/Summer05Newsletter.pdf)
- [Spring 2005](https://scholarshipfund.org/wp-content/uploads/2014/06/Spring05Newsletter.pdf)
- [Winter 2005](https://scholarshipfund.org/wp-content/uploads/2014/06/Winter05Newsletter.pdf)
- [Fall 2004](https://scholarshipfund.org/wp-content/uploads/2014/06/Fall04Newsletter.pdf)
- [Summer 2004](https://scholarshipfund.org/wp-content/uploads/2014/06/Summerl04Newsletter.pdf)
- [Spring 2004](https://scholarshipfund.org/wp-content/uploads/2014/06/Spring04Newsletter.pdf)
- [Spring 2004 (Stories on New York City Families)](https://scholarshipfund.org/wp-content/uploads/2014/06/Spring04NewsletterNYCFamilies.pdf)
- [Spring 2004 (Stories on Families Nationwide)](https://scholarshipfund.org/wp-content/uploads/2014/06/Spring04NewsletterNationalFamilies.pdf)

## Partner Programs
- [CSF South Carolina](https://scholarshipfund.org/annual-reports/csf-south-carolina/): 8 West 38th Street, Suite 804New York, NY 10018Phone: (212) 515-7137Fax: (212) 515-7122csf@scholarshipfund.org
- [Jack Kent Cooke Foundation](https://scholarshipfund.org/annual-reports/jack-kent-cooke-foundation/): Identifies and supports young people of exceptional promise, application, deportment, and character who have financial need and demonstrated excellence in academic endeavors and extracurricular activities.https://www.jkcf.org/
- [A Better Chance](https://scholarshipfund.org/annual-reports/a-better-chance/): Refers academically talented students entering grades 6 through 11 to some of the nation’s finest independent and public schools to be considered for placement and financial aid.https://www.abetterchance.org/
- [Georgia GOAL Scholarship Program, Inc.](https://scholarshipfund.org/annual-reports/georgia-goal-scholarship-program-inc/): Provides scholarships to students in Georgia through approved Student Scholarship Organizations to attend private school.
- [Georgia Special Needs Scholarship](https://scholarshipfund.org/annual-reports/georgia-special-needs-scholarship/): Provides scholarships for children with disabilities who previously attended Georgia public schools.
- [LINK Unlimited](https://scholarshipfund.org/annual-reports/link-unlimited/): Provides educational services (opportunities to receive quality private school education) and mentoring to economically disadvantaged African American youth from the Chicago area.
- [HFS Chicago Scholars](https://scholarshipfund.org/annual-reports/hfs-chicago-scholars/): Provides high school scholarships, mentoring, college readiness, and academic excellence programs to high-achieving, economically disadvantaged students in the Chicago area.
- [Daniel Murphy Scholarship Fund](https://scholarshipfund.org/annual-reports/daniel-murphy-scholarship-fund/): Provides scholarships to high school students from economically disadvantaged backgrounds in Chicago.
- [Big Shoulders Fund](https://scholarshipfund.org/annual-reports/big-shoulders-fund/): Provides scholarships for children attending Chicago Catholic schools.
- [Institute for Quality Education](https://scholarshipfund.org/annual-reports/institute-for-quality-education/): Provides Indiana parents with information on how to choose the education that best fits their child’s needs, including guidance on how to apply for Indiana’s voucher and tax credit scholarship programs.
- [Indiana Choice Scholarship Program](https://scholarshipfund.org/annual-reports/indiana-choice-scholarship-program/): Provides information on Indiana’s Choice Scholarship Program, commonly referred to as the voucher program.
- [Iowa School Tuition Organization Tax Credit](https://scholarshipfund.org/annual-reports/iowa-school-tuition-organization-tax-credit/): Provides scholarships through scholarship tuition organizations for low-income students to attend private schools.
- [School Choice Program for Certain Students with Exceptionalities](https://scholarshipfund.org/annual-reports/school-choice-program-for-certain-students-with-exceptionalities/): Provides scholarships to students who have an Individualized Education Program and are in need of special needs services. Students must reside in Caddo, East Baton Rouge, Jefferson, Lafayette, Orleans, or St. Tammany Parishes.
- [Louisiana Tuition Donation Rebate Program](https://scholarshipfund.org/annual-reports/louisiana-tuition-donation-rebate-program/): Provides scholarships to students with a family income that does not exceed 250% of the federal poverty line. To be eligible, children must be entering Kindergarten or must already be enrolled in a Louisiana public school.
- [Louisiana Scholarship Program](https://scholarshipfund.org/annual-reports/louisiana-scholarship-program/): Provides scholarships to low-income students who are entering Kindergarten or attend a public school with a C, D, or F grade.
- [Maine Community Foundation](https://scholarshipfund.org/annual-reports/maine-community-foundation/): Provides information on three scholarship opportunities to attend private high schools for Maine residents.
- [Maine Children’s Scholarship Fund](https://scholarshipfund.org/annual-reports/maine-childrens-scholarship-fund/): Provides scholarships to Maine children in K-12 to help pay for part of public, private, or home school.
- [Partners in Excellence (Archdiocese of Baltimore)](https://scholarshipfund.org/annual-reports/partners-in-excellence-archdiocese-of-baltimore/): Provides scholarships to low-income children to attend Baltimore Catholic schools.
- [Knott Scholarship Funds](https://scholarshipfund.org/annual-reports/knott-scholarship-funds/): Awards scholarships to academically talented Catholic students who wish to continue their education in a Catholic school within certain areas of the Archdiocese of Baltimore. On the elementary level, these scholarships are awarded for full tuition in grades five through eight at a Catholic elementary school. Secondary scholarships pay full tuition at a Catholic high school, and college scholarships are available to the three Catholic colleges in Maryland.
- [Baltimore Educational Scholarship Trust](https://scholarshipfund.org/annual-reports/baltimore-educational-scholarship-trust/): Provides scholarships to low-income African American students in grades Pre-K-12 in the Baltimore metropolitan area to attend a participating school.
- [Abell Foundation](https://scholarshipfund.org/annual-reports/abell-foundation/): Provides full scholarships to male students in Baltimore City to attend the Piney Woods School, a historically black college preparatory boarding school outside of Jackson, Mississippi.
- [The Catholic Schools Foundation](https://scholarshipfund.org/annual-reports/the-catholic-schools-foundation/): Provides scholarships to low-income children to attend Boston Catholic schools.
- [Minnesota Revenue](https://scholarshipfund.org/annual-reports/minnesota-revenue/): A tax credit may be available to Minnesota residents who pay for private school or homeschool their children.
- [Minnesota Independent School Forum](https://scholarshipfund.org/annual-reports/minnesota-independent-school-forum/): The Minnesota Independent School Forum (MISF) connects and strengthens Minnesota’s independent schools through exceptional training, resources, and advocacy so they can be student-centered and mission-driven.
- [Mississippi Dyslexia Therapy Scholarship for Students with Dyslexia Program](https://scholarshipfund.org/annual-reports/mississippi-dyslexia-therapy-scholarship-for-students-with-dyslexia-program/): Provides private school scholarships for Mississippi children with dyslexia.
- [Bright Futures Fund](https://scholarshipfund.org/annual-reports/bright-futures-fund/): The Bright Futures Fund works to build new foundations of education and faith by helping students in need receive a Catholic education.
- [The Wight Foundation](https://scholarshipfund.org/annual-reports/the-wight-foundation/): Provides scholarship grants, based on family income, to attend boarding schools in New England and the Mid-Atlantic. Applicants must be in 7th grade and attend school in Essex, Union, Hudson, Passaic, or Middlesex Counties.
- [Student Partner Alliance](https://scholarshipfund.org/annual-reports/student-partner-alliance/): Provides tuition assistance and mentoring to high school students in Newark, Jersey City, Bayonne, South Orange, Montclair, and Elizabeth.
- [ACE Scholarships](https://scholarshipfund.org/annual-reports/ace-scholarships-6/): Provides scholarships for students in scholarships to K-12 students in New Mexico.
- [Teak Fellowship](https://scholarshipfund.org/annual-reports/teak-fellowship/): Helps talented New York City students from low-income families gain admission to and succeed at top high schools and colleges. Along with academic support, TEAK provides leadership training, exposure to the arts and outdoors, mentoring, career experience, and assistance with the high school and college application processes.
- [Student Sponsor Partners](https://scholarshipfund.org/annual-reports/student-sponsor-partners/): Provides as many of New York City’s at-risk high school youth as possible with an opportunity to receive a quality non-public high school education, through the financial support and one-to-one guidance of a four-year Sponsor.
- [Prep for Prep](https://scholarshipfund.org/annual-reports/prep-for-prep/): Identifies talented students from minority group backgrounds, prepares them for placement in independent schools, and provides a sense of community, peer support, critical post-placement services, and a range of leadership development opportunities.
- [Oliver Scholars Program](https://scholarshipfund.org/annual-reports/oliver-scholars-program/): Cultivates a new generation of leaders by providing exceptional youth of African and Latino American descent from New York City access to selective boarding and day independent schools and continued support for achieving their future academic and professional goals.
- [Inner-City Scholarship Fund](https://scholarshipfund.org/annual-reports/inner-city-scholarship-fund/): Provides funding to 86 elementary and 21 secondary schools in some of the poorest neighborhoods in Manhattan, the Bronx, and Staten Island.
- [Futures in Education](https://scholarshipfund.org/annual-reports/futures-in-education/): Provides scholarships for families with limited resources get the help to send their children to Catholic schools in Brooklyn and Queens.
- [North Carolina Special Education Scholarship Grants for Children with Disabilities](https://scholarshipfund.org/annual-reports/north-carolina-special-education-scholarship-grants-for-children-with-disabilities/): Provides application information for private school scholarships for North Carolina children with disabilities. Other eligibility criteria apply.
- [North Carolina Opportunity Scholarships](https://scholarshipfund.org/annual-reports/north-carolina-opportunity-scholarships/): Provides application information for low-income families for private school scholarships. Children must be attending a public school.
- [Ohio EdChoice Scholarship Program](https://scholarshipfund.org/annual-reports/ohio-edchoice-scholarship-program/): Provides a limited number of scholarships to Ohio students who attend persistently under-performing public schools.
- [Cleveland Scholarship and Tutoring Program](https://scholarshipfund.org/annual-reports/cleveland-scholarship-and-tutoring-program/): Provides scholarships to students in grades K-8 and live in the Cleveland Metropolitan School District to attend private school. Preference is given to low-income students and scholarships may continue through high school.
- [Cleveland Scholarship Program](https://scholarshipfund.org/annual-reports/cleveland-scholarship-program/): Gives scholarships to high school seniors, adult learners, and teachers.
- [Autism Scholarship Program](https://scholarshipfund.org/annual-reports/autism-scholarship-program/): Provides students with autism scholarships to attend a private school. Students must be identified as autistic through the school district and must be assigned an Individualized Education Program (IEP).
- [Lindsey Nicole Henry Scholarship](https://scholarshipfund.org/annual-reports/lindsey-nicole-henry-scholarship/): Provides special needs vouchers to children who have an Individualized Education Plan (IEP) and attended a public school in Oklahoma in the previous school year.
- [Extra Mile Education Foundation (Pittsburgh)](https://scholarshipfund.org/annual-reports/extra-mile-education-foundation-pittsburgh/): Provides scholarships for low-income children to attend Pittsburgh Catholic schools.
- [Educational Improvement Tax Credit (EITC) Program](https://scholarshipfund.org/annual-reports/educational-improvement-tax-credit-eitc-program/): Designates qualified scholarship organizations that can grant scholarships to students under the program.
- [CEO America, Lehigh Valley](https://scholarshipfund.org/annual-reports/ceo-america-lehigh-valley/): Provides a 1-year scholarship for financially disadvantaged children in Pennsylvania to attend any public, parochial, or non-public school of their choice.
- [Business Leadership Organized for Catholic Schools (BLOCS)](https://scholarshipfund.org/annual-reports/business-leadership-organized-for-catholic-schools-blocs/): Provides scholarships for low-income children to attend Philadelphia Catholic schools.
- [Rhode Island Scholarship Alliance](https://scholarshipfund.org/annual-reports/rhode-island-scholarship-alliance/): Promotes educational opportunities for economically disadvantaged students through the Rhode Island Scholarship tax credit program.
- [Rhode Island Foundation](https://scholarshipfund.org/annual-reports/rhode-island-foundation/): Manages more than 150 scholarship funds for middle school, high school, and college scholarships.
- [Carson Smith Special Needs Scholarship](https://scholarshipfund.org/annual-reports/carson-smith-special-needs-scholarship/): Provides a special needs voucher to Utah students who are identified as disabled and learning under an Individualized Education Program (IEP) or are attending an eligible private school and in need of specialized services.
- [ACE Scholarships](https://scholarshipfund.org/annual-reports/ace-scholarships-5/): Provides scholarships for students in scholarships to K-12 students in Utah.
- [Education Improvement Scholarships Tax Credits Program](https://scholarshipfund.org/annual-reports/education-improvement-scholarships-tax-credits-program/): Information on Virginia’s tax credit program for corporations and individuals making donations to scholarship organizations. Includes a link to eligible scholarship organizations.
- [Fulcrum Foundation](https://scholarshipfund.org/annual-reports/fulcrum-foundation/): Provides scholarships to low-income children to attend Seattle area Catholic schools.
- [Wisconsin Parental Choice Program](https://scholarshipfund.org/annual-reports/wisconsin-parental-choice-program/): Provides an opportunity for students, under specific circumstances, to attend at no charge, private sectarian and nonsectarian schools located in the city of Milwaukee.
- [Step Up For Students](https://scholarshipfund.org/annual-reports/step-up-for-students/): Provides private scholarships for low-income children in Florida.https://www.stepupforstudents.org/
- [McKay Scholarship Program](https://scholarshipfund.org/annual-reports/mckay-scholarship-program/): Provides scholarships for Florida students with disabilities.https://www.floridaschoolchoice.org/
- [The Shepherd Foundation](https://scholarshipfund.org/annual-reports/the-shepherd-foundation/): Provides tuition assistance for families who need financial aid in order to send their children to Catholic elementary and high schools.https://www.theshepherdfoundation.org/
- [Latino Student Fund](https://scholarshipfund.org/annual-reports/latino-student-fund/): Provides competitive scholarships available to Latino students enrolled in private or parochial schools who receive financial aid from their schools.https://www.latinostudentfund.org/
- [D.C. Opportunity Scholarship Program](https://scholarshipfund.org/annual-reports/d-c-opportunity-scholarship-program/): Provides scholarships to low-income students to attend participating private schools for grades K-12.https://servingourchildrendc.org/
- [Black Student Fund](https://scholarshipfund.org/annual-reports/black-student-fund/): Assists African-American students in the admissions process, making available scholarship grants, and providing essential services that allow students to focus on their education, complete high school, and enter college.https://www.blackstudentfund.org/
- [Archdiocese of Washington](https://scholarshipfund.org/annual-reports/archdiocese-of-washington/): Catholic schools in the Archdiocese of Washington, rooted in Gospel values and the teaching mission of the Catholic Church, are learning communities of faith and service dedicated to educational equity and excellence for all students.https://adwcatholicschools.org/tuition-assistance/
- [Delaware KIDS Fund](https://scholarshipfund.org/annual-reports/delaware-kids-fund/): Provides scholarships for students in grades K-12, including students with special needs.https://www.dekidsfund.org/
- [ACE Scholarships](https://scholarshipfund.org/annual-reports/ace-scholarships-4/): Provides scholarships for students in scholarships to K-12 students in Delaware.https://www.acescholarships.org/
- [Parents Challenge](https://scholarshipfund.org/annual-reports/parents-challenge-2/): Provides scholarships to students in Colorado Springs to attend private school. Parents Challenge also offers tutoring and cognitive skills training.https://www.parentschallenge.org/
- [Douglas County School Choice Program](https://scholarshipfund.org/annual-reports/douglas-county-school-choice-program/): The Douglas County School Board enacted a voucher program for students living in Douglas County.https://www.dcsdk12.org/choice-programming
- [The Guardsmen Scholarship Program](https://scholarshipfund.org/annual-reports/the-guardsmen-scholarship-program/): Offers partial scholarships to local private schools for San Francisco Bay Area children to attend a school of parent/guardian choice.https://guardsmen.org/scholarship/
- [Catholic Education Foundation](https://scholarshipfund.org/annual-reports/catholic-education-foundation/): Provides scholarship assistance for children in Catholic schools in Los Angeles.https://cefdn.org/
- [ACE Scholarships](https://scholarshipfund.org/annual-reports/ace-scholarships-3/): Provides scholarships for students in scholarships to K-12 students in Arkansas.https://www.acescholarships.org/
- [Lexie’s Law](https://scholarshipfund.org/annual-reports/lexies-law/): Provides scholarships through scholarship tuition organizations for special needs students to attend private schools.https://www.azdor.gov/
- [Empowerment Scholarship Account (ESA)](https://scholarshipfund.org/annual-reports/empowerment-scholarship-account-esa/): Creates education savings accounts for students with special needs to use on tuition, fees, online education, educational therapies, tutoring, testing, and higher education courses.https://www.azed.gov/esa
- [Arizona School Choice Trust](https://scholarshipfund.org/annual-reports/arizona-school-choice-trust/): Awards low-income families tuition scholarships to enable their children to attend private elementary and secondary schools (K-12).https://www.asct.org/
- [Arizona Private Education Scholarship Fund, Inc.](https://scholarshipfund.org/annual-reports/arizona-private-education-scholarship-fund-inc/): Assists Arizona’s families in providing their children with a private education.https://apesf.org/
- [Heartland Education Reformation Organization (HERO)](https://scholarshipfund.org/annual-reports/heartland-education-reformation-organization-hero/): 8304 S. Partridge RoadPartridge, KS 67566(720) 339-0708www.heartlandhero.org
- [ACE Scholarships – Mississippi](https://scholarshipfund.org/annual-reports/ace-scholarships-mississippi/): 5251 DTC Parkway, Suite 1150Greenwood Village, CO 80111Phone: (303) 573-1603www.acescholarships.orgjvancleave@acescholarships.org
- [Kids’ Scholarship Fund](https://scholarshipfund.org/annual-reports/kids-scholarship-fund/): Geography Covered: Connecticut
- [CSF Massachusetts](https://scholarshipfund.org/annual-reports/csf-massachusetts/): Geography Covered: Massachusetts
- [ACE Scholarships – Wyoming](https://scholarshipfund.org/annual-reports/ace-scholarships-wyoming/): Geography Covered: Wyoming
- [ACE Scholarships – Texas](https://scholarshipfund.org/annual-reports/ace-scholarships-texas/): 5251 DTC Parkway, Suite 1150Greenwood Village, CO 80111Phone: (303) 573-1603www.acescholarships.orgjvancleave@acescholarships.org
- [ACE Scholarships – Kansas](https://scholarshipfund.org/annual-reports/ace-kansas/): Geography Covered: State of Kansas
- [CSF New Hampshire](https://scholarshipfund.org/annual-reports/childrens-scholarship-fund-new-hampshire/): Geography Covered: New Hampshire
- [Tomorrow’s Hope Foundation](https://scholarshipfund.org/annual-reports/tomorrows-hope-foundation/): Geography Covered: Nassau and Suffolk Counties.
- [MOST (Memphis Opportunity Scholarship Trust)](https://scholarshipfund.org/annual-reports/most-memphis-opportunity-scholarship-trust/): Geography Covered: Shelby County
- [CSF Philadelphia](https://scholarshipfund.org/annual-reports/csf-philadelphia/): Geography Covered: Philadelphia County
- [BISON Children’s Scholarship Fund](https://scholarshipfund.org/annual-reports/the-bison-scholarship-fund/): Geography Covered: Erie, Niagara, Genesee, Allegany, Cattaraugus, Chautauqua, Wyoming, and Orleans Counties
- [Tri-County Scholarship Fund](https://scholarshipfund.org/annual-reports/tri-county-scholarship-fund/): Geography Covered: Morris, Passaic and Sussex counties
- [Catholic Partnership Schools](https://scholarshipfund.org/annual-reports/catholic-partnership-schools/): Geography Covered: Camden and Pennsauken
- [CSF of Omaha](https://scholarshipfund.org/annual-reports/csf-of-omaha/): Geography Covered: Metro Omaha and Northeast Nebraska
- [Today and Tomorrow Foundation](https://scholarshipfund.org/annual-reports/today-and-tomorrow-foundation/): Geography Covered: City of St. Louis
- [Education for a Brighter Future Fund](https://scholarshipfund.org/annual-reports/csf-detroit/): c/o Archdiocese of Detroit
12 State Street
Detroit, MI 48226-1823
Phone: (313) 237-5757
Fax: (313) 883-8681
www.aod.org/brighter-future
Geography Covered: Wayne County
- [CSF Baltimore](https://scholarshipfund.org/annual-reports/csf-baltimore/): Geography Covered: City of Baltimore
- [CSF New York](https://scholarshipfund.org/annual-reports/csf-new-york-city/): Geography Covered: New York City and Dutchess, Orange, Putnam, Rockland, Sullivan, Ulster, and Westchester Counties.
- [Seeds of Hope](https://scholarshipfund.org/annual-reports/seeds-of-hope/): Geography Covered: Denver
- [ACE Scholarships – Colorado](https://scholarshipfund.org/annual-reports/ace-scholarships-2/): Geography Covered: Colorado
- [ACE Scholarships – Montana](https://scholarshipfund.org/annual-reports/ace-scholarships/): Geography Covered: State of Montana
- [CSF – Oregon](https://scholarshipfund.org/annual-reports/csf-portland/): Geography Covered: State of Oregon
- [The BASIC Fund](https://scholarshipfund.org/annual-reports/the-basic-fund/): 1301 Clay Street, #70450Oakland, CA 94612Phone: (415) 986-5650Fax: (415) 986-5358basicfund.org

## Schools
- [Brooklyn Seventh-Day Adventist School](https://scholarshipfund.org/school/brooklyn-seventh-day-adventist-school/)
- [Torah Academy for Girls](https://scholarshipfund.org/school/torah-academy-for-girls/)
- [Saint Gregory the Great Catholic Academy](https://scholarshipfund.org/school/saint-gregory-the-great-catholic-academy/)
- [Evangel Christian School](https://scholarshipfund.org/school/evangel-christian-school/)
- [Cortelyou  Academy](https://scholarshipfund.org/school/cortelyou-academy/)
- [Be’er Hagolah Institutes](https://scholarshipfund.org/school/beer-hagolah-institutes/)
- [Associated Beth Rivkah Schools](https://scholarshipfund.org/school/associated-beth-rivkah-schools/)
- [Al-Mamoor](https://scholarshipfund.org/school/al-mamoor/)
- [Al Madrasa Al Islamiya](https://scholarshipfund.org/school/al-madrasa-al-islamiya/)
- [Trey Whitfield School](https://scholarshipfund.org/school/trey-whitfield-school/)
- [The Learning Tree Cultural Preparatory School](https://scholarshipfund.org/school/the-learning-tree-cultural-preparatory-school/)
- [St. Demetrios Greek-American School](https://scholarshipfund.org/school/st-demetrios-greek-american-school/)
- [Solomon Schechter School of Queens](https://scholarshipfund.org/school/solomon-schechter-school-of-queens/)
- [Smiles Around Us Academy](https://scholarshipfund.org/school/smiles-around-us-academy/)
- [Saint Albans School](https://scholarshipfund.org/school/saint-albans-school/)
- [Phyl’s Academy Preparatory School](https://scholarshipfund.org/school/phyls-academy-preparatory-school/)
- [People’s Elementary School](https://scholarshipfund.org/school/peoples-elementary-school/)
- [Parkway Elementary School](https://scholarshipfund.org/school/parkway-elementary-school/)
- [Our Lady Queen of Angels School](https://scholarshipfund.org/school/our-lady-queen-of-angels-school/)
- [Our Lady of Fatima School](https://scholarshipfund.org/school/our-lady-of-fatima-school/)
- [New Grace Center](https://scholarshipfund.org/school/new-grace-center/)
- [New Dorp Christian Academy](https://scholarshipfund.org/school/new-dorp-christian-academy/)
- [New Covenant Christian School](https://scholarshipfund.org/school/new-covenant-christian-school/)
- [Mt. Carmel-Holy Rosary School](https://scholarshipfund.org/school/mt-carmel-holy-rosary-school/)
- [Masores Bais Yaakov](https://scholarshipfund.org/school/masores-bais-yaakov/)
- [Manhattan Christian Academy](https://scholarshipfund.org/school/manhattan-christian-academy/)
- [MACADEMY](https://scholarshipfund.org/school/macademy/)
- [Immaculate Conception School](https://scholarshipfund.org/school/immaculate-conception-school/)
- [Holy Cross Greek Orthodox Day School](https://scholarshipfund.org/school/holy-cross-greek-orthodox-day-school/)
- [Great Oaks Elementary School](https://scholarshipfund.org/school/great-oaks-elementary-school/)
- [Eltingville Lutheran School](https://scholarshipfund.org/school/eltingville-lutheran-school/)
- [Dimitrios & Georgia Kaloidis Parochial School](https://scholarshipfund.org/school/dimitrios-georgia-kaloidis-parochial-school/)
- [Christian Heritage Academy](https://scholarshipfund.org/school/christian-heritage-academy/)
- [Charles Churn Christian Academy](https://scholarshipfund.org/school/charles-churn-christian-academy/)
- [Bronx Manhattan SDA School](https://scholarshipfund.org/school/bronx-manhattan-sda-school/)
- [Blessed Sacrament Catholic Academy](https://scholarshipfund.org/school/blessed-sacrament-catholic-academy/)
- [Al-Noor School](https://scholarshipfund.org/school/al-noor-school/)
- [Al-Ihsan Academy](https://scholarshipfund.org/school/al-ihsan-academy/)
- [Big Apple Institute](https://scholarshipfund.org/school/big-apple-institute/)