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George Earl and Katherine Hartley Church Scholarship Grant

Southcoast Community Foundation Inc

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Deadline

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Grant Type

Foundation

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Eligible organizations

  • Graduating seniors as well as any graduating senior from Greater New Bedford Regional Vocational Technical High School, who wishes to pursue an LPN, RN, or BSN Nursing Degree while attending a two- or four-year accredited college or university.

Overview

The George Earl and Katherine Hartley Church Scholarship, managed by the SouthCoast Community Foundation, offers annual scholarships to graduating seniors from Acushnet, Rochester, Marion, and Mattapoisett, MA, as well as students from Greater New Bedford Regional Vocational Technical High School. This scholarship is aimed at those pursuing nursing degrees (LPN, RN, or BSN) at accredited two- or four-year colleges. It aims to support local students in achieving their educational goals.

To date, the organization has distributed over $50 million from more than 200 funds to humanitarian, educational, and cultural organizations in the region.
George Earl and Katherine Hartley Church Scholarship Fund of the SouthCoast Community Foundation provides annual scholarships to selected Acushnet, Rochester, Marion, and Mattapoisett, Massachusetts graduating seniors as well as any graduating senior from Greater New Bedford Regional Vocational Technical High School, who wishes to pursue an LPN, RN, or BSN Nursing Degree while attending a two- or four-year accredited college or university.

Eligibility

Graduating seniors as well as any graduating senior from Greater New Bedford Regional Vocational Technical High School, who wishes to pursue an LPN, RN, or BSN Nursing Degree while attending a two- or four-year accredited college or university.

Past recipients of this program

Recent awards under this program (from Southcoast Community Foundation Inc's IRS filings)

1 grant in Southcoast Community Foundation Inc's 2022 filings reference “George Earl and Katherine Hartley Church Scholarship Grant” in their stated purpose. Amounts and places as reported by the funder.

What Southcoast Community Foundation Inc actually gave

Source: IRS Form 990, 2024

Grants in 2024
92
Total given
$2.52M
Median grant
$13K
Range
$6,000–$190K
  • By dollars: Massachusetts >99%, District of Columbia <1%, New York <1%. Top recipient cities: New Bedford, MA; Fall River, MA; Westport, MA.
  • 0% of grants with a stated purpose were for general or operating support.
  • 20% of recipients were new grantees, not repeat recipients.

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

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Fields of Work

  • Education

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