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Eastern PA Scholarship Foundation
About EPSF

The Eastern Pennsylvania Scholarship Foundation (EPSF), founded in 2001, provides need-based scholarship assistance to children attending or wishing to attend the Catholic schools of the Diocese of Allentown.

The mission of the Eastern Pennsylvania Scholarship Foundation is to provide financial assistance to every family within the Diocese of Allentown who desires a Catholic school education for their children, but does not have the financial resources to pay full tuition.

100% of all donations received are awarded in need-based scholarships to students attending Catholic elementary, secondary and pre-schools in the Diocese of Allentown. Families in most need are served first.

Donations from businesses participating in Pennsylvania’s Educational Improvement Tax Credit program are the primary sources of funding for EPSF scholarships. Learn more about EITC and EPSF by downloading this power point presentation.

The Eastern Pennsylvania Scholarship Foundation accepts private and Educational Improvement Tax Credit (EITC) donations from companies participating in Pennsylvania’s EITC program. The foundation has awarded over $12 million through more than 15,000 scholarships to students attending the 57 secondary, elementary, special needs schools, and 45 pre-schools in the Diocese of Allentown.

The foundation encourages personal donations to our scholarship fund for any school or combination of schools in our diocese. Whether it is through a planned giving gift, memorial scholarship fund or an individual gift, we are happy to work with you to meet your educational philanthropic goals.

Growth

This growth in donations has yielded 15,397 need-based scholarships since the 2001-02 school year as indicated below.

The Future

Along with EITC scholarship donations, the Eastern Pennsylvania Scholarship Foundation also accepts contributions from individuals who are interested in providing scholarship assistance for Catholic school students in need. Whether it is through a memorial scholarship fund for a specific school, a planned gift for scholarships through Charitable Gift Annuities or bequests, or a contribution to the foundation’s scholarship endowment, we are ready to help you contribute to a bright future for the Catholic school students of the Diocese of Allentown. Please contact Mrs. Barbara Ann Shotwell To learn more about how your tax-deductible donation can help a deserving student.

Office of Stewardship and Development
1-800-831-4443 * development@allentowndiocese.org
1101 West Hamilton Street * Post Office Box F * Allentown, Pennsylvania 18105-1538