Tuition Aid Program Grant

The Tuition Aid Program offers grants to educational institutions in Hawaii serving children from preschool to 12th grade, excluding church schools. The program encourages schools to seek multiple funding sources and allows for one request per organization annually. Notably, schools must be accredited or actively pursuing accreditation to qualify. The program aims to support educational access while maintaining fiscal responsibility and inclusivity.

Grants for Tuition Aid Programs are available to learning institutions serving children from preschool through 12th grade in the state of Hawaii; however excludes church schools and organizations which proselytize, encourage theology, sectarianism, spiritualism, religion or any system of religious worship.
Generally the Trust prefers to be one of several contributors to a school’s tuition aid program, expecting the school to acquire needed funds from several sources to assure continuation of the program.

Eligibility

The Distribution Committee usually meets three to four times per fiscal year to consider one request a year from qualified tax-exempt 501 (c) (3) charitable organizations within the State of Hawaii.The Distribution Committee generally will accept only one request a year from an organization. The exception to this policy is a tuition aid program request which will be considered in addition to one other request from a school.Requires 100% Board of Director financial participation McInerny Foundation Distribution Committee requires all schools submitting a request for tuition aid to be accredited by one of the following accrediting bodies:Schools: preschool through third grade programs, including childcare and after-school care programs: NAEYC (National Association for the Education of Young Children), or NECPA (National Early Childhood Program Accreditation)Schools: any or all grade levels from Pre-K through 12th grade programs; or a college/university WASC (Western Association of Schools and Colleges)Requests will be accepted from schools that have received a tuition aid award in the past from McInerny Foundation, and are not yet accredited, providing the school has applied for accreditation with one of the above accrediting entities prior to submitting a request to McInerny Foundation.

Ineligibility

Although the Trust is broad-purposed, it does not make grants to churches or individuals, nor for endowments, reserve purposes, deficit financing, or for the purchase of real estate.