One person CAN make a difference.
In the summer of 1999, Dallas attorney Hank Alterman stopped for a quick meal at a local diner before meeting a client. During a conversation with his waiter, Hank learned that the young man had dreamed of attending college his entire life but simply couldn’t afford it. He was bright, ambitious, and clearly capable of great success if given the opportunity.
Hank left that day feeling he had done far too little.
Beyond wishing the young man well, shaking his hand and leaving a generous tip, there was nothing more he could do.
That encounter changed his life.
One year later, Hank founded The Scholarship Fund, a nonprofit corporation dedicated to helping deserving students with financial need pursue higher education.
Over the next twenty-three years, The Scholarship Fund awarded more than $230,000 in scholarships, helping over 100 students pursue college and careers. With this help, and along with their own dedication and diligence, these young people have gone on to become engineers, healthcare workers, social workers, teachers, policy makers, attorneys and more.
Hank never learned whether the young waiter fulfilled his dream of attending college.
What he does know is that one young man's dream inspired opportunities for more than 100 others.
One person CAN make a difference.
And that person can be YOU!
To provide educational financial assistance and encouragement to North Texas students who have the desire to further their education, have demonstrated their ability to succeed, and lack the needed financial resources to enroll in college, university, or a trade program from which they can receive a degree, licensure, or certification that can lead to employment.
Like every community, the Dallas-Fort Worth area has big issues to solve. We need to access the skills and talents of all people to develop solutions. The Scholarship Fund believes every motivated individual should have the opportunity for higher education. We hope you will join us in this grassroots effort to help our young people reach their fullest potential. The best is yet to come!
One person CAN make a difference. We hope that person will be YOU.
The Scholarship Fund has no restrictions regarding age, sex, race, creed, religion, or national origin.
Organization name
The Scholarship Fund
Tax id (EIN)
42-2842069
Causes
Education - Higher Ed
Operating Budget
Less than $100,000
Counties Served
Dallas, Tarrant, Collin, Denton, Ellis, Johnson, Rockwall, Hunt, Kaufman, Parker, Wise
Address
5301 Alpha Rd, Ste 80-76