Concord Carlisle Scholarship Fund

What is the Fund?
The Concord Carlisle Scholarship Fund was established in 1966 by five Concord Carlisle Regional School Committee members. The Fund is exempt from Federal income tax as an organization described in Section 501(c)(3) of the IRS Code. Since its inception, the Fund has supported over 600 students in higher education, many for four years, who have attended high school in Concord or reside in Concord or Carlisle.

Who are the Trustees?

What do they do?
The Trustees, all residents of Carlisle and Concord, award scholarships. They raise money, supervise its investment, interview and select the students to receive scholarships each spring, and administer scholarships for several other local organizations. The Fund is associated with Dollars for Scholars, a national scholarship organization which serves as a valuable resource. The Trustees also assist donors wishing to honor a special citizen, teacher, or loved one by establishing a named fund.

What is the Need?
92% of Concord Carlisle High School graduates go on to college or to business, technical or vocational schools. These students meet a portion of their financial need with institutional gifts, government loans, and entitlements. However, even after this support, our Fund applicants have an aggregate unmet need of more than $800,000 each year. CCSF grants have met only about 11% of that unmet need. In order to fully support all qualified scholarship applicants, the Fund would need a $16 million endowment.

What is the Goal?
Our goal is to significantly narrow the gap between students' costs and resources. The Trustees intend to substantially increase endowed funds to further our commitment of providing financial support to eligible students. Our success to date has allowed us to increase our annual scholarship awards from a total of $42,000 in 1996 to $125,000 in 2005.

Current Resources
Scholarships are financed by an annual appeal, by a student-staffed phonathon, and by income generated from memorial gifts, bequests, and the 24 named funds listed below.

The Christopher Hentchel WIQH Scholarship Fund

In addition to the CCSF Scholarships, students who complete the CCSF application process will also be considered for scholarship assistance by each of the CCSF Affiliates.