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Directors' Memorial Scholarship Program

Chartway Promise Foundation

Foundation Annual Grants for Education

Funding Amount

Historically awarded amounts not specified; program has distributed over $350,000 total to 188 students since 1989

Deadline

Deadline not published

Grant Type

Foundation

Deadline history & next window

Cycle
Annual
Tracked since
April 2026

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Eligible organizations

  • Enrollment at college or graduate school

Other requirements

  • Must be a member of Chartway Federal Credit Union
  • Pursuing graduate or undergraduate degrees OR returning to complete degrees
  • No age restrictions

Overview

Chartway's scholarship program created in 1989 by board members to promote and support educational advancement within the credit union's membership.

Geographic Scope: Chartway Credit Union service areas (Virginia, Texas, Utah)

Focus Areas:

  • Educational advancement for credit union members
  • Support for undergraduate and graduate degree pursuers
  • Support for members returning to complete their degrees

Eligibility:

  • Must be a member of Chartway Federal Credit Union
  • Pursuing graduate or undergraduate degrees OR returning to complete degrees
  • Enrollment at college or graduate school
  • No age restrictions

Selection Criteria:

  • Academic performance
  • Written essay
  • Letter of recommendation

Funding History:

  • Over $350,000 awarded to 188 deserving student members since inception in 1989
  • Awarded annually

What Chartway Promise Foundation actually gave

Source: IRS Form 990, 2024

Grants in 2024
20
Total given
$953K
Median grant
$18K
Range
$7,500–$245K
  • By dollars: Virginia 62%, Utah 36%, Texas 2%. Top recipient cities: Virginia Beach, VA; Norfolk, VA; Salt Lake City, UT.
  • 0% of grants with a stated purpose were for general or operating support.
  • 20% of recipients were new grantees, not repeat recipients.

Example grants

  • Make-A-Wish Utah · Murray, UT

    Grant life changing wishes for ut children w/critical illness

    $245K

  • Make-A-Wish Virginia · Richmond, VA

    Granting wishes for children waiting in 2024

    $175K

  • Toby's Dream Foundation · Virginia Beach, VA

    Dreams for children with cancer and other life-threatening illnesses

    $100K

  • Hooked on Hope VB · Virginia Beach, VA

    Provide fishing fun for pediatric cancer families

    $65K

  • CHKD · Norfolk, VA

    Purchase of child life toys for infants and toddlers hospitalized at chkd. we also…

    $60K

IRS Form 990, 2024. Amounts as reported by the funder. Full 990 history →

Focus Areas & Funding Uses

Fields of Work

  • Education

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