The Fusion Academy Scholarship Foundation appears to operate as a very small, student-focused scholarship fund, making direct tuition-assistance awards to individual students. Its sole recorded grant is a one-time $30,000 tuition award to an individual in Grand Rapids, suggesting the foundation prioritizes direct financial support for access to private/alternative schooling on a case-by-case basis.
Highly concentrated and individualized giving: a single large, one-off grant to an individual student rather than multiple institutional grants or broad program funding.
Fusion Academy Scholarship Foundation’s grantmaking is centered on tuition assistance for individual students, with awards reaching as high as $30,000 in the 2023 record. The foundation’s recent grants show a direct, student-level approach to education access rather than institutional support: Carlos Lozano in Vallejo, California received the largest award, while Ariella Sherman and Matan Sherman, both in Los Angeles, each received $20,000. The pattern is consistent with the foundation’s annual student scholarship program, which provides financial assistance to students attending Fusion Academy, Fusion Global Academy, or Barnstable Academy who demonstrate financial need and educational hardship. Awards are described as based on financial need and available funds, and two students are recognized each year as part of the program. The mix of awards also suggests flexibility in how support is allocated, with grants ranging from smaller awards such as $500 to larger tuition packages. In the latest filing year, the foundation made direct grants to students across multiple states, all in support of enrollment or retention costs tied to specialized schooling.
The foundation’s core activity is tuition assistance for students needing help paying for specialized education. In 2023, it gave $12,000 to Robert Blaise Stannard in Dunwoody, Georgia for tuition assistance, and $10,000 to Caitlyn Cat Shuman in Spring, Texas for the same purpose. It also supported students in California, including $12,000 to Jordan Pluim in Oakland and $12,000 to Mmbekalo Oredi in San Diego. These awards show a clear emphasis on direct financial aid for K–12 education access rather than grants to schools or programs. The scholarship program is explicitly tied to Fusion Academy, Fusion Global Academy, and Barnstable Academy, and the stated criteria include financial need and educational hardship. That combination points to a funder focused on helping individual students remain enrolled in personalized schooling arrangements.
The foundation’s published grant-size distribution is $2,000 at the 25th percentile, $7,000 at the median, and $11,500 at the 75th percentile. The 2023 record shows a wide spread around that center, from $500 awards up to a $30,000 grant. The data also indicate a direct-scholarship structure: the foundation funds individuals rather than organizations, and its active scholarship program accepts unsolicited applications. All recorded grants in the latest year went to students, and the grant list reflects one-time tuition assistance awards rather than multi-year institutional commitments. With annual grants of $181,385 against assets of $849,114, the funder operates on a modest scale relative to its asset base.
$181K
$849K
$174K
$203K
Most grants fall between $2K and $12K, with a median of $7K.
25th Percentile
$2K
Median
$7K
75th Percentile
$12K
About 0% of grants go to recipients in TX.
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Notable grantees: Carlos Lozano
Grantmaking is national, with all recorded 2023 awards going to U.S. recipients. Texas appears as the top state by grant count in the underlying data, and California shows multiple recipient cities, including Vallejo, Los Angeles, Oakland, and San Diego. New Jersey also appears repeatedly, with recipients in Springfield, Cliffside Park, Teaneck, West Orange, Ramsey, Glen Rock, Neptune City, and Parsippany-Troy Hills. Other recipient locations include Dunwoody, Georgia; Merion Station, Pennsylvania; Norwalk, Connecticut; Jackson Heights, New York; Castle Rock, Colorado; and Spring, Texas. No grants in the dataset went to recipients in Michigan.
It funds tuition assistance for individual students. The active scholarship program supports students attending Fusion Academy, Fusion Global Academy, or Barnstable Academy who show financial need and educational hardship. The recorded grants are direct awards to students rather than grants to institutions.
Yes. The active Fusion Scholarship Foundation Annual Student Scholarship accepts unsolicited applications. Awards are based on financial need and available funds, and the program recognizes two students each year.
Students attending Fusion Academy, Fusion Global Academy, or Barnstable Academy who demonstrate financial need and educational hardship are eligible under the active program description. The grants list also shows awards made directly to individual students in multiple states.
The typical grant-size distribution is $2,000 at the 25th percentile, $7,000 at the median, and $11,500 at the 75th percentile. In the 2023 record, awards ranged from $500 to $30,000.
The grantmaking is national and all recorded recipients in the dataset are in the United States. Recipient cities include Vallejo and Los Angeles in California, Spring in Texas, and several New Jersey communities such as Teaneck, Ramsey, and Glen Rock.
2023
Source: IRS Form 990-PF, fiscal year 2023.
Most recent grants reported to the IRS.
| Recipient | Location | Amount | Year | Purpose |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| CARLOS LOZANO | VALLEJO, CA | $30,000 | 2023 | TUITION ASSISTANCE |
| ARIELLA SHERMAN | LOS ANGELES, CA | $20,000 | 2023 | TUITION ASSISTANCE |
| MATAN SHERMAN | LOS ANGELES, CA | $20,000 | 2023 | TUITION ASSISTANCE |
| ROBERT BLAISE STANNARD | DUNWOODY, GA | $12,000 | 2023 | TUITION ASSISTANCE |
| JORDAN PLUIM | OAKLAND, CA | $12,000 | 2023 | TUITION ASSISTANCE |
| MMBEKALO OREDI | SAN DIEGO, CA | $12,000 | 2023 | TUITION ASSISTANCE |
| ZAC CHIAPPARDI | MERION STATION, PA | $10,000 | 2023 | TUITION ASSISTANCE |
| TAYDEN PORTERFIELD | NORWALK, CT | $10,000 | 2023 | TUITION ASSISTANCE |
| CAITLYN CAT SHUMAN | SPRING, TX | $10,000 | 2023 | TUITION ASSISTANCE |
| RANDY TENECELA | JACKSON HEIGHTS, NY | $9,000 | 2023 | TUITION ASSISTANCE |
| YVELORE MACDONALD | CASTLE ROCK, CO | $9,000 | 2023 | TUITION ASSISTANCE |
| ANALISE NEWMAN | SPRINGFIELD, NJ | $5,000 | 2023 | TUITION ASSISTANCE |
| VINCENZO D'AMATO | NEW WINDSOR, NY | $5,000 | 2023 | TUITION ASSISTANCE |
| ROBBIN ANZODRU | ENCINITAS, CA | $5,000 | 2023 | TUITION ASSISTANCE |
| ALEXANDER CHERNY | CLIFFSIDE PARK, NJ | $2,385 | 2023 | TUITION ASSISTANCE |
| ELIE JACOB | TEANECK, NJ | $2,000 | 2023 | TUITION ASSISTANCE |
| CLAIRE BENJAMIN | PARSIPPANYTROY HILLS, NJ | $2,000 | 2023 | TUITION ASSISTANCE |
| CLAIRE KANTOR | WEST ORGANGE, NJ | $2,000 | 2023 | TUITION ASSISTANCE |
| KYLE SURDOVAL | RAMSEY, NJ | $2,000 | 2023 | TUITION ASSISTANCE |
| STEVEN LANGER | GLEN ROCK, NJ | $1,000 | 2023 | TUITION ASSISTANCE |
| NOLAN GREZNER | NEPTUNE CITY, NJ | $500 | 2023 | TUITION ASSISTANCE |
| ARIANNA TAYLOR | FRANKLIN LAKES, NJ | $500 | 2023 | TUITION ASSISTANCE |
CARLOS LOZANO
$30,000TUITION ASSISTANCE
ARIELLA SHERMAN
$20,000TUITION ASSISTANCE
MATAN SHERMAN
$20,000TUITION ASSISTANCE
ROBERT BLAISE STANNARD
$12,000TUITION ASSISTANCE
JORDAN PLUIM
$12,000TUITION ASSISTANCE
MMBEKALO OREDI
$12,000TUITION ASSISTANCE
ZAC CHIAPPARDI
TUITION ASSISTANCE
TAYDEN PORTERFIELD
$10,000TUITION ASSISTANCE
CAITLYN CAT SHUMAN
$10,000TUITION ASSISTANCE
RANDY TENECELA
$9,000TUITION ASSISTANCE
YVELORE MACDONALD
$9,000TUITION ASSISTANCE
ANALISE NEWMAN
$5,000TUITION ASSISTANCE
VINCENZO D'AMATO
$5,000TUITION ASSISTANCE
ROBBIN ANZODRU
$5,000TUITION ASSISTANCE
ALEXANDER CHERNY
$2,385TUITION ASSISTANCE
ELIE JACOB
$2,000TUITION ASSISTANCE
CLAIRE BENJAMIN
$2,000TUITION ASSISTANCE
CLAIRE KANTOR
$2,000TUITION ASSISTANCE
KYLE SURDOVAL
$2,000TUITION ASSISTANCE
STEVEN LANGER
$1,000TUITION ASSISTANCE
NOLAN GREZNER
$500TUITION ASSISTANCE
ARIANNA TAYLOR
$500TUITION ASSISTANCE