Scholarship America Inc

THE MISSION OF SCHOLARSHIP AMERICA IS TO MOBILIZE AMERICA THROUGH SCHOLARSHIPS AND EDUCATIONAL SUPPORT, TO MAKE POSTSECONDARY EDUCATION POSSIBLE FOR ALL STUDENTS.

SEE SCHEDULE O. SCHOLARSHIP AMERICA DOLLARS FOR SCHOLARS AFFILIATES ARE A NATIONAL NETWORK OF COMMUNITY-BASED, VOLUNTEER-OPERATED SCHOLARSHIP FOUNDATIONS IN CITIES, TOWNS, AND NEIGHBORHOODS THROUGHOUT THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA. THE AFFILIATES PROVIDE AN EFFECTIVE WAY FOR COMMUNITIES TO WORK TOGETHER ON A LOCAL LEVEL TO PROVIDE FINANCIAL SUPPORT THROUGH SCHOLARSHIPS, AS WELL AS ACADEMIC SUPPORT, AND THEREBY ASSIST LOCAL STUDENTS IN ACHIEVING THEIR EDUCATIONAL GOALS.IN 2020 THERE WERE 460 AFFILIATES OPERATING IN 30 STATES AND THE DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA. OVER 9,700 VOLUNTEERS STAFF THEIR EFFORTS. THE VOLUNTEERS ARE GIVEN TRAINING TO RAISE SCHOLARSHIP MONEY, AS WELL AS PROVIDE ACADEMIC SUPPORT TO LOCAL STUDENTS. LAST YEAR, DOLLARS FOR SCHOLARS RAISED OVER $20.3 MILLION FOR CURRENT AND ENDOWED SCHOLARSHIPS; THEY AWARDED OVER $19.9 MILLION WITH THE BALANCE GOING TO ENDOWMENTS AND FUTURE SCHOLARSHIPS. SCHOLARSHIPS WERE GIVEN TO MORE THAN 17,870 STUDENTS.SINCE ITS INCEPTION IN 1958, SCHOLARSHIP AMERICA'S DOLLARS FOR SCHOLARS AFFILIATES HAVE DISTRIBUTED MORE THAN $736.8 MILLION TO OVER 870,990 STUDENTS. IN ADDITION, DOLLARS FOR SCHOLARS HAS ENROLLED 257 COLLEGIATE PARTNERS WHICH ARE POSTSECONDARY INSTITUTIONS THAT AGREE NOT TO REDUCE THEIR GRANT AID WHEN DOLLARS FOR SCHOLARS SCHOLARSHIPS COME TO THEIR INSTITUTIONS. FIFTY-EIGHT OF THESE PARTNERS GO A STEP FURTHER AND MATCH THE DOLLARS FOR SCHOLARS AWARDS THAT COME ONTO THEIR CAMPUSES.DOLLARS FOR SCHOLARS AFFILIATES NOT ONLY PROVIDE FINANCIAL SUPPORT, THEY ALSO PROVIDE ACADEMIC SUPPORT TO STUDENTS IN ORDER TO PREPARE THEM FOR POSTSECONDARY EDUCATION. ACADEMIC SUPPORT PROGRAMS INCLUDE DOLLARS FOR SCHOLARS VOLUNTEERS WHO ASSIST IN SCHOOLS, WHO MENTOR STUDENTS, WHO PROVIDE CAREER PLANNING AND WHO ASSIST STUDENTS EVALUATE THEIR COLLEGE AND VOCATIONAL SCHOOL OPPORTUNITIES. THESE SERVICES COMBINED WITH FUNDS MEAN ACCESS FOR MORE STUDENTS, WHO ARE BETTER ABLE TO BENEFIT FROM THE OPPORTUNITIES AVAILABLE TO THEM, AND WHO ARE AWARE OF WHAT THOSE OPPORTUNITIES CAN BE.