About Central Pennsylvania Scholarship Fund
The Central Pennsylvania Scholarship Fund is overwhelmingly focused on funding K–12 private school tuition support in Pennsylvania through the state EITC scholarship program, primarily directing large grants to independent, Catholic, Jewish, and other faith-based day and boarding schools. Their giving is highly programmatic and transactional—channeling scholarship dollars rather than general operating support—and they repeatedly fund the same schools across multiple payments. A small portion of grants supports intermediary organizations (local community foundation, scholarship managers, targeted college-readiness or workforce programs) that help administer or extend scholarship and opportunity programs.
Focus Areas
Pennsylvania EITC scholarship funding for Catholic secondary schools (e.g., Bishop Guilfoyle, Greensburg Central Catholic, Our Lady of Sacred Heart)Pennsylvania EITC scholarship support for Jewish day schools and yeshivas (e.g., Hillel Academy, Yeshiva Schools, Community Day School)Pennsylvania EITC scholarship support for independent and preparatory schools (e.g., Shady Side Academy, The Hill School, Sewickley Academy)Scholarship funding for evangelical and other Christian day schools (e.g., Faith Christian School, Delaware County Christian School, Lancaster Mennonite)Grants to intermediaries and program managers that administer or expand EITC/education opportunity programs (e.g., Central Pennsylvania Community Foundation, The Challenge Program)
About Central Pennsylvania Scholarship Fund
The Central Pennsylvania Scholarship Fund’s recent grantmaking is dominated by Pennsylvania EITC scholarship payments to K–12 schools, with repeated awards to the same recipients across multiple years. The largest listed grant went to The Neighborhood Academy in Pittsburgh, part of a pattern of high-volume tuition support that flows through private, Catholic, Jewish, independent, and Christian schools in the state. In the recent-grants list, Faith Christian School in Quakertown, St James School in Philadelphia, Sewickley Academy in Sewickley, and Hillel Academy of Pittsburgh all appear as repeat recipients, showing that the fund often returns to the same schools rather than making isolated awards. Its overall grantmaking is built around scholarship support rather than unrestricted operating grants. The fund’s active programs describe awards that move through participating schools, which collect scholarship applications and submit them for funding. That structure matches the grant list, where awards are labeled as Pennsylvania EITC scholarships and are tied to school-based tuition support. The result is a funder focused on helping Pennsylvania students enroll in private and parochial schools through recurring scholarship allocations.
What Central Pennsylvania Scholarship Fund Funds
One clear theme is support for Catholic education in Pennsylvania. The fund gave $1,258,383 to Bishop Guilfoyle Catholic High School in Altoona and $1,080,813 to Greensburg Central Catholic in Greensburg, both labeled Pennsylvania EITC scholarships. Jewish day schools and yeshivas are another recurring area. Hillel Academy of Pittsburgh received $1,158,979 in 2024 and $1,149,897 in 2025, while Yeshiva Schools in Pittsburgh received $1,059,618 in 2025 and $952,319 in 2024. The fund also supports independent and preparatory schools. Sewickley Academy in Sewickley received $1,301,000 in 2024, $1,249,968 in 2025, and $1,194,603 in 2023. The Hill School in Pottstown received $1,261,677 in 2024.
How Central Pennsylvania Scholarship Fund Gives
Typical grant size clusters around a median of $50,151, with a lower quartile of $19,228 and an upper quartile of $157,115. The recent grants show repeated payments to the same schools across 2023, 2024, and 2025, which indicates a recurring scholarship pattern rather than one-off awards. The fund is a regular funder and does not fund individuals. Its active programs route applications through schools, and schools collect and submit the scholarship applications for award decisions.
Financial Snapshot
Annual Giving
$64.5M
Total Assets
$77.1M
Total Revenue
$73.9M
Total Expenses
$65.2M
Typical Grant Size
Most grants fall between $19K and $157K, with a median of $50K.
25th Percentile
$19K
Median
$50K
75th Percentile
$157K
Geographic Reach
Local1 state funded
Funding intensity
LowHigh
Headquarters
Leadership
RANDY TARPEY
Accepts unsolicited proposals
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