Children's Scholarship Fund Philadelphia Grants and Impact

DEMAND

25_%

Philadelphia has the highest poverty rate among the nation's 10 largest cities - 25% of residents fall below the poverty line
71^%

71% of CSFP scholarship recipients are eligible for free or reduced school lunch
63%

Philadelphia's public high schools have an on-time graduation rate of 63%, compared to 85% nationally
8,000
Applications

Each year, CSFP receives thousands of applications for its 2,000 new scholarships

Impact

98 %

of CSFP alumni, who leave our program in 8th grade, graduate high school prepared and on time
70 %

of CSFP Alumni enroll in some form of post-secondary education within one year following their high school graduation

Awarded Over
30000
Scholarships

CSFP has awarded more than 30,000 scholarships since our founding, and will serve more than 5,000 children attending 160+ area schools this school year.
CSFP annual evaluations demonstrate that its students achieve, at or above grade level, in math and reading on standardized tests

Each year, we turn away nearly 8,000 deserving students whose lives could be transformed through education. With your support, we can change that.

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