Giving

Our Mission The Scholarship Foundation of St. Louis, a nonprofit organization founded in 1920, is based upon the conviction that an educated society is essential to a healthy democracy. The Scholarship Foundation...

The year has nearly ended, and these last days are a time of reflection for many. At The Scholarship Foundation, a beautiful story of the power of education ushers us into 2024...

  “For Mrs. Jones, hope was relational. It didn’t exist in the abstract. Hope confronts. It does not ignore pain, agony, or injustice. It is not a saccharine optimism that refuses to...

  Our Mission The Scholarship Foundation of St. Louis, a nonprofit organization founded in 1920, is based upon the conviction that an educated society is essential to a healthy democracy. The Scholarship...

The Scholarship Foundation of St. Louis lost a longtime friend and contributor when Mary G. Bard passed away in 2021. Thankfully, Mary’s legacy lives on in the work of the Foundation through...

I recently met a longtime Scholarship Foundation dear friend for coffee and delivery of an $18,000 check. The amount, timing and meaning of the gift is specific and special. Though the two...

The Scholarship Foundation is proud to announce that its 2021 Annual Report is now available online. Click to learn how the Foundation meets the needs of students, ensuring that everyone has the...

The Immigrant Daughters Designated Scholar Loan was established in 2021 to support female students who are immigrants or whose parents are immigrants. The donor, who wishes to remain anonymous, received support from...

Melissa and Tom Ruwitch established the Ruwitch Family Designated Scholar Loan in 2021 to honor the Ruwitch family commitment to education and teaching. Melissa serves as assistant director of health promotion at...

Terree Rowbottom established the Fount Rowbottom Designated Scholar Loan in 2021 in memory of her late father. One of eleven children, Mr. Rowbottom left school after graduating from the eighth grade. He...

Names are important. Since I was a small child, people got my name wrong. Some called me Fay. I’ve been asked way too many times, “Are your sisters named Hope and Charity?”...

This week, The Scholarship Foundation of St. Louis lost two elders of our 100-year old movement to bolster democracy by providing educational opportunity. Today, I am grieving the loss of Carolyn A....