About Inner City Scholarship Fund
Inner-City Scholarship Fund changes lives for the better by providing families with demonstrable financial needs the opportunity to give their children a quality, values-based K-12 Catholic education within the Archdiocese of New York, ensuring that excellent Catholic school education remains a viable option for students of all faiths today and for future generations.
Focus Areas
K-12 educationCatholic educationScholarshipsStudent financial aidLow-income familiesEmergency tuition assistanceMerit-based scholarships
Who They Fund
individual recipientsstudents/learnerslow-income individuals
Funding Style
direct financial assistance
About Inner City Scholarship Fund
Inner City Scholarship Fund Inc centers its work on making Catholic K-12 schooling possible for families with demonstrable financial need in the Archdiocese of New York. Its grantmaking is built around tuition support rather than broad institutional funding, with awards routed through school systems, diocesan education offices, and student sponsorship programs. Recent grants show large commitments to the same education network over multiple years, including $4,275,000 to Global Regional School System in 2024 and $4,000,000 in 2025, alongside $3,257,888 to Children’s Scholarship Fund in 2023. The foundation’s approach connects family need with school access across elementary and high school years. Some grants support general tuition assistance, while others back emergency tuition help, merit-and-need scholarships, or sponsor-linked student support. The recent grant list also includes repeat funding for Catholic school regions and Archdiocese education offices, indicating a sustained focus on maintaining tuition aid within a defined local Catholic school ecosystem. The work serves students enrolled in Catholic schools, including K-12 recipients who may continue assistance from elementary into high school.
What Inner City Scholarship Fund Funds
Need-based tuition support is the core of this funder’s activity. In 2025, Inner City Scholarship Fund Inc gave $912,610 to Cardinal Spellman in the Bronx, showing direct support for Catholic secondary education. It also provided $650,000 to Student Sponsor Partnership Inc in 2025 and $496,350 in 2024, a pattern that points to sustained tuition sponsorship rather than isolated awards. The foundation also funds school-network infrastructure. It gave $751,925 in 2025 to the Department of Education of the Archdiocese of New York and $659,017 in 2024 to Catholic School Region North West South Bronx. Support for parish and regional Catholic school structures appears alongside student-facing aid. Emergency tuition relief is part of the portfolio as well. A one-time emergency grant program is listed for families facing unforeseen hardship, and the recent grants show a recurring emphasis on keeping students enrolled when tuition becomes difficult to cover.
How Inner City Scholarship Fund Gives
Typical grant size is mid-sized to large: the 25th percentile is $24,921, the median is $59,412, and the 75th percentile is $155,065. The recent grants list also shows a much larger tier of financial-aid awards, which suggests the foundation uses both smaller and substantial tuition commitments. This is a recurring, programmatic funder rather than a one-off giver. Multiple recipients appear in consecutive years, including Global Regional School System, the Children’s Scholarship Fund, Student Sponsor Partnership Inc, and Catholic School Region North West South Bronx. The foundation is an operating charity that funds individuals indirectly through schools and sponsorship structures, and its listed programs include both unsolicited and non-unsolicited channels depending on the program.
Financial Snapshot
Annual Giving
$24.2M
Total Assets
$143.2M
Total Revenue
$48.8M
Total Expenses
$28.8M
Typical Grant Size
Most grants fall between $25K and $155K, with a median of $59K.
25th Percentile
$25K
Median
$59K
75th Percentile
$155K
Geographic Reach
Local2 states funded
Funding intensity
LowHigh
Headquarters
Leadership
JILL LLOYD
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