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The Lenfest Scholars Foundation Inc Grants

Private foundation · EIN 47-1810540 · IRS 990-PF filings through tax year 2024

Total grants paid
$3.5M
Grants reported
11
Typical grant
$79.7K
Future commitments

Reported commitments not yet paid.

$3.2M

How to apply

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Contact
Lenfest Scholarship Foundation Appl
Deadlines
Complete applications must be received by December 31 of the student's junior year in high school.
Application materials
Applications should be submitted on a "lenfest scholarship application" form which is available online at: http://www.lenfestscholars.org/apply
Restrictions
Only students who attend certain selected public high schools in certain rural school districts in central and southeastern pennsylvania are eligible. A list of twenty-three eligible high schools is shown in the application materials. The lenfest college scholarship program will provide each scholar up to $12,000 per year for four years toward the cost of attendance at an accredited U.S. private or public college or university.
Original filing text
Contact
LENFEST SCHOLARSHIP FOUNDATION APPL
Address
85 OLD EAGLE SCHOOL ROAD STE 103 WAYNE, PA, 19087
Phone
2674156527
Email
INFO@LENFESTSCHOLARS.ORG
Deadlines
COMPLETE APPLICATIONS MUST BE RECEIVED BY DECEMBER 31 OF THE STUDENT'S JUNIOR YEAR IN HIGH SCHOOL.
Application materials
APPLICATIONS SHOULD BE SUBMITTED ON A "LENFEST SCHOLARSHIP APPLICATION" FORM WHICH IS AVAILABLE ONLINE AT: HTTP://WWW.LENFESTSCHOLARS.ORG/APPLY
Restrictions
ONLY STUDENTS WHO ATTEND CERTAIN SELECTED PUBLIC HIGH SCHOOLS IN CERTAIN RURAL SCHOOL DISTRICTS IN CENTRAL AND SOUTHEASTERN PENNSYLVANIA ARE ELIGIBLE. A LIST OF TWENTY-THREE ELIGIBLE HIGH SCHOOLS IS SHOWN IN THE APPLICATION MATERIALS. THE LENFEST COLLEGE SCHOLARSHIP PROGRAM WILL PROVIDE EACH SCHOLAR UP TO $12,000 PER YEAR FOR FOUR YEARS TOWARD THE COST OF ATTENDANCE AT AN ACCREDITED U.S. PRIVATE OR PUBLIC COLLEGE OR UNIVERSITY.

Reported organization name: THE LENFEST SCHOLARS FOUNDATION INC

Giving by tax year

Year-level totals across every reported grant in this profile — a summary, not a filter. The awards further down are the largest individual grants across all years, not each year's complete list.

Tax yearGrants paidAmount
20248$1.6M
20233$1.9M

Where The Lenfest Scholars Foundation Inc gives

States of grant recipients reported on the foundation's 990-PF filings, by dollars received.

Largest reported grants

Historical awards reported to the IRS. These are examples of past giving, not open opportunities.

Schedule of Scholarship Recipients

WAYNE, PA

$1.7MTax year 2023

Grant purpose

Lenfest scholarship program

Schedule of Scholarship Recipients

WAYNE, PA

$1.3MTax year 2024

Grant purpose

Lenfest scholarship program

Schedule of Finalist Grants - Infor

WAYNE, PA

$150KTax year 2023

Grant purpose

Lenfest scholarship program

Schedule of Finalist Grants - Infor

WAYNE, PA

$131KTax year 2024

Grant purpose

Lenfest scholarship program

Schedule of Special Education Expen

WAYNE, PA

$104.1KTax year 2024

Grant purpose

Lenfest scholarship program

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About this data

Figures are aggregated from The Lenfest Scholars Foundation Inc's IRS Form 990-PF electronic filings (2 filings on file, most recent tax year 2024). Totals reflect grants the foundation reported as paid, and can lag the current year because foundations file annually and often on extension. Source: IRS 990-PF filing on ProPublica. Raw e-file archive (ZIP) — a large IRS yearly archive download.

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