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Pledges of any amount can be made to Scholarship America, and you can make your contribution in easy installments. The Development team will send out a pledge reminder to you monthly, quarterly, or yearly, whichever you prefer. Download the pledge form here; please call 800-279-2083 or email development@scholarshipamerica.org if you have any questions.
Donate Your Used Electronics
Donate your old iPod or cell phone to My Place of Donation, and benefit Scholarship America. Visit our page on the My Place site, get your free shipping label, and turn your unwanted electronics into help for students!
Scholarship America offers a full range of planned gifts and life income agreements. Advantages often include lifetime income, current income tax deductions and estate tax savings. Please call 800-279-2083 for information or sample gift calculations.
Transfer Appreciated Securities to Scholarship America
The transfer of appreciated securities to a nonprofit has tax-saving advantages. Call 800-279-2083 for information on how to transfer stock directly from your account to Scholarship America.
Contribute Through Workplace Campaigns
Many companies as well as federal (civilian and military) and state employees have the opportunity to designate specific charities for contributions through payroll deduction. Please check with your local United Way as well as campaigns involving Educate America! and Independent Charities of America to find out how to make Dollars for Scholars, a program of Scholarship America, your contribution choice.
Contribute Matching Gifts from Your Employer
Some companies will also match charitable contributions made by their employees to Scholarship America. Check with your human resources department to find out if this option is available where you work.
Mail your check, payable to:
Scholarship America Development Department
1550 American Blvd. E., Suite 155
Minneapolis, MN 55425
Please indicate how you would like your name listed in our Donor Report, published each fall with Scholarship America’s Annual Report, or if you would like your gift to remain anonymous. Your gift amount will remain confidential. Within two weeks of receiving your tax deductible contribution, you will receive a thank you and receipt letter.
Donate Your Time
Dollars for Scholars, a program of Scholarship America, is a national network of nearly 1,100 grassroots community-based, volunteer-driven scholarship foundations in cities, towns and neighborhoods throughout the United States. Last year, Dollars for Scholars chapters raised more than $65 million, awarded nearly $43 million in scholarships to more than 41,100 students, and invested the remainder primarily in endowment funds for future scholarships.
To find a Dollars for Scholars chapter in your area click here.
Donor Privacy Policy
Scholarship America does not sell or share donor information with external organizations.
Keeping Dreams Alive
Scholarship America's Dreamkeepers program provides emergency financial assistance to students at community colleges across the country who are faced with unexpected financial crises. These awards often make the difference between staying in school and dropping out.
Our Strategic Plan
Our mission is to make postsecondary education possible for all students; our goal is to assist 750,000 students in completing their education beyond high school by 2025. Your gift will help make that possible.
A Dollar A Day
Nearly 1/4 of the U.S. population owes a collective $700 billion in student loan debt. We are committed to helping more students graduate from college with less debt. A gift of just $1 a day -- for a week, for a month, or for a year -- can help ensure that students are able to achieve their goals.