This Investment includes a 2023 Gift Matching Challenge PHILADELPHIA – The Hamilton Family Charitable Trust (“the Trust”) announced a $1.5 million investment in Children’s Scholarship Fund Philadelphia (CSFP), a non-profit providing K-8th grade scholarships to thousands of Philadelphia students every year. This new, multi-year investment marks the largest contribution the Trust made to CSFP in…

CSFP will have a new Board Chair and Vice-Chair PHILADELPHIA – Children’s Scholarship Fund Philadelphia has selected a new Chair and Vice-Chair for the organization’s Board of Directors. Margaret Dinneny (Chief People Officer, Wawa) will serve as CSFP’s new Board Chair and Jeremy Ben-Zev (Market President, Truist Bank) will serve as the new Vice-Chair. CSFP’s…

Philadelphia families were surprised with the exciting news during the non-profit’s annual Lottery Day celebration at Philadelphia Insurance Companies PHILADELPHIA – This week, Children’s Scholarship Fund Philadelphia (CSFP) surprised thousands of families across the City with the news that their children will receive scholarships for the 2023-2024 school year. Volunteers and staff from CSFP and…

Keisha Jordan to serve on the Education/Workforce Transition Advisory Committee PHILADELPHIA – Keisha Jordan, President and CEO of Children’s Scholarship Fund Philadelphia (CSFP) has been invited to join the Education/Workforce Transition Advisory Committee for Governor-Elect Josh Shapiro and Lieutenant Governor-Elect Austin Davis. The committee is tasked with advising the incoming Administration on critical education issues…

Democratic gubernatorial candidate Josh Shapiro’s recently announced support for parental choice in education, together with Republican gubernatorial candidate Doug Mastriano’s previously announced support of education funding following the child, is a historic first for Pennsylvania. Just this month, Shapiro told a gathering of supporters that, if elected, he would support the Lifeline Scholarships program pending…

For the first time, the scholarships will support every student through 8th grade Children’s Scholarship Fund Philadelphia (CSFP) opened its 2023 – 2024 application season with several major changes that will benefit Philadelphia families. New this year, the program includes a minimum scholarship award which will increase the dollar amount provided to most families, updated…

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On Friday, July 8, 2022, Governor Wolf signed PA’s 2022-2023 fiscal budget, which includes a $125 million increase to the Educational Improvement Tax Credit (EITC), Opportunity Scholarship Tax Credit (OSTC), and similar programs—the biggest ever in the initiative’s history. This includes:   An $88 million increase for EITC K-12 Scholarships (from $175 million to $263 million)…

PHILADELPHIA – Children’s Scholarship Fund Philadelphia (CSFP), an organization providing scholarships for children from under-resourced Philadelphia families to attend K-8th grade tuition-based schools, celebrated its 20th anniversary on Monday at the 2022 Legacy Gala. The event took place at the Mann Center for Performing Arts and honored two decades of hope, opportunity, and success through…

On Monday, December 6, Children’s Scholarship Fund Philadelphia surprised two Philly families with the news that they have been selected in our random lottery to receive scholarships for next school year. We are thrilled to welcome students Noah, Chloe, Navy and Nash, as well as their families, into our program. This was a sneak peak…