About Montgomery County Scholarships
Administer Pennsylvania tax-credit scholarship programs (EITC/OSTC) to raise donations and provide education scholarships that increase access to educational opportunities for students in Montgomery County.
Focus Areas
K-12 educationscholarshipsschool choicesupport for low-income students
Who They Fund
low-income K-12 studentsstudents in Montgomery County, PAfamilies seeking school choice options
Funding Style
scholarship fundingtax-credit leveraging (EITC/OSTC)programmatic direct servicetargeted financial aidlocal/regional focus
About Montgomery County Scholarships
Montgomery County Scholarships Inc. administers Pennsylvania tax-credit scholarship programs that channel donations into K-12 scholarships. In the latest year on file, the foundation gave $3,220,036 across 15 grants, with all recorded recipients in Pennsylvania and all listed awards going to schools and scholarship-related organizations serving students in the state. The largest grant went to The Shipley School in Bryn Mawr at $1,392,795, followed by Springside Chestnut Hill Acad in Philadelphia at $644,380. Those awards show a pattern of large institutional support rather than individual aid, consistent with its scholarship-administration role. The grant list also includes Germantown Academy in Fort Washington, Benchmark School in Media, Valley Forge Military Academy in Wayne, and other Pennsylvania schools. Together, the records point to a funder centered on education access, school choice, and scholarship funding for students in Montgomery County and nearby Pennsylvania communities.
What Montgomery County Scholarships Funds
The foundation’s education work is tightly tied to scholarship administration through Pennsylvania’s EITC and OSTC programs. In 2025, it awarded $339,751 to Germantown Academy in Fort Washington and $214,985 to Benchmark School in Media, reflecting support for K-12 schools that participate in its scholarship distribution pattern. Religious and independent-school recipients also appear in the record: it granted $47,500 to Beth Sholom Congregation in Scranton and $15,040 to Penn Charter in Philadelphia. Special-purpose educational settings are part of the picture as well, including $21,620 to Aim Academy in Conshohocken and $21,565 to Center School in Abington. The named recipients align with its stated focus on school choice, scholarship funding, and increasing access for low-income students.
How Montgomery County Scholarships Gives
The recorded grant sizes are wide-ranging: the 25th percentile is $22,685, the median is $66,500, and the 75th percentile is $201,492. That spread fits a program that moves a mix of mid-sized and large awards through scholarship administration. The current list is entirely from 2025, and the recipient pattern is institutional rather than individual, consistent with a foundation that funds schools and related educational organizations rather than people directly. The organization’s latest 990 year on file is 2025, and its grantmaking is local, with every listed recipient in Pennsylvania.
Financial Snapshot
Annual Giving
$3.6M
Total Assets
$26.5M
Total Revenue
$15.7M
Total Expenses
$4M
Typical Grant Size
Most grants fall between $23K and $201K, with a median of $67K.
25th Percentile
$23K
Median
$67K
75th Percentile
$201K
Geographic Reach
Local1 state funded
Funding intensity
LowHigh
Headquarters
Leadership
JED SILVERSMITH
Accepts unsolicited proposals
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