This is all wrong. In any other year except worldwide pandemic in 2020, today would have been our application deadline at The Scholarship Foundation of St. Louis. On this day, …
Nonprofit and Not Playing
This year, the new and “simplified” Free Application for Federal Student Aid (FAFSA) is a nightmare. Though laudable in concept, a promised overhaul of the method and shortening of the …
Proof That It’s Possible
This graph, excerpted from The Scholarship Foundation 2023 Equity Report, depicts total balances graduates of that year owed to The Scholarship Foundation. Starting with students first applying in 2015 (graduating …
Too Many Tears
By Trent Ball and Faith Sandler We have come over a way that with tears has been watered. -James Weldon Johnson, Lift Every Voice and Sing (authored in 1900 to …
A Reflection on The Power of Education
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 …