A Humble Origin
In 1958, an optometrist in Fall River, Mass., Dr. Irving Fradkin, had a simple but profound idea: if everyone in his community gave just a dollar to a scholarship fund, it would be enough to help every student in the community attend college. It worked — and now we are the nation’s largest nonprofit, private scholarship organization.
A Growing Mission
Scholarship America works directly with students, parents, colleges, businesses and communities to help students fulfill their college dreams. Since it was founded in 1958, Scholarship America has distributed $4.2 billion to more than 2.5 million students … and counting.
Organizations we belong to — and those who have given us their seal of approval:
“The most valuable asset this country has is not gold or oil, but the minds of young people.”
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2017 Annual Report See the Collective Impact We Made
“What are we doing for students?” That was the question of our founder, Dr. Irving Fradkin—and it’s the question that drives our work today.
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