September 2007 - June 2008 School Year
10th Program

Statistics
254 Participating Schools
Over 4500 Students
In excess of $5.9 Million paid for scholarships

Key Points

• Started in 1998, only qualification is low-income
• Currently the only program providing a substantial amount of new scholarships
• Currently funding ten programs
• Seeks four-year commitments, with one time gifts spread over four years
• Currently supporting over 4500 children
• Attrition allows us to carry children through the eighth grade
• Children attending 254 schools
• Paid $5.9 million to the schools for the 2007-2008 school year
• We accept all siblings in the program
• The greatest percentage of our support goes to students attending private school for the first time
• We have yet to turn away a new student to a private school that meets the qualifying requirements
• The maximum scholarship is $1500
• Non-Scholarship expenses are 4% which are covered by directors' contributions
• We currently have two matching gifts that convert every $1 donated into $3 in scholarships