How much funding does Louis J. & Mary Ellen Schultz Scholarship Grant provide?

Louis J. & Mary Ellen Schultz Scholarship Grant provides Up to US $2,000 in funding.

When is the deadline for Louis J. & Mary Ellen Schultz Scholarship Grant?

The funder has not published a deadline for this grant.

Who is eligible for Louis J. & Mary Ellen Schultz Scholarship Grant?

Geography: In Santa Cruz County.

Louis J. & Mary Ellen Schultz Scholarship Grant

Community Foundation Santa Cruz County

Foundation Grants for Education

Funding Amount

Up to US $2,000

Deadline

Deadline not published

Grant Type

Foundation

Can we apply?

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Geography

In Santa Cruz County

Overview

The Louis J. & Mary Ellen Schultz Scholarship aims to foster education by providing multiple awards of $2,000 or more to eligible high school graduates in Santa Cruz County. This scholarship supports students demonstrating financial need who are enrolled full-time in higher education. Through this initiative, the Community Foundation Santa Cruz County strives to inspire philanthropy and enhance opportunities for local youth, contributing to the overall growth and well-being of the community.

Multiple awards of $2,000 or more (renewable annually) are available for graduates or current graduating seniors of any high school in Santa Cruz County who demonstrate financial need and are enrolled as full-time students.

What Community Foundation Santa Cruz County actually gave

Source: IRS Form 990, 2024

Grants in 2024: 303
Total given: $20.69M
Median grant: $20K
Range: $5,179–$2.81M

By dollars: California 77%, Delaware 14%, Florida 1%. Top recipient cities: Santa Cruz, CA; Watsonville, CA; San Francisco, CA.
75% of grants with a stated purpose were for general or operating support.
18% of recipients were new grantees, not repeat recipients.

Example grants

American Online Giving Foundation Inc · Newark, DE

General operating support, recognition of employee service hours

$2.81M
Land Trust of Santa Cruz County · Santa Cruz, CA

General operating support, beach ranch project, circle p ranch

$1.26M
Catholic Charities Diocese of Monterey · Seaside, CA

General operating support, czu support & case management

$1.06M
The 418 Project · Santa Cruz, CA

General operating support, secret santa, rise together investment

$937K
Pajaro Valley Healthcare District Project (DBA Watsonville Community Hospit · Watsonville, CA

General operating support

$555K