Youth Scholarships
Funding Amount
Varies (approximately $1,468 average based on historical data)
Deadline
Deadline not published
Grant Type
Foundation
Deadline history & next window
- Cycle
- Annual
- Tracked since
- April 2026
From the program guidelines: “Application Volume: More than 400 students apply annually”
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Other requirements
- Must demonstrate exceptional leadership
- Must show service to school and community
- Must demonstrate academic ability
- Must be active members of Key Club, KIWIN'S club, or Circle K club
Overview
Geographic Scope: California, Nevada, and Hawaii (Cal-Nev-Ha District of Kiwanis International)
Program Background: The Kiwanis Cal-Nev-Ha Foundation established its scholarship program in 1981. Since inception, the Foundation has awarded more than $1,968,000 in scholarships to nearly 1,600 students.
Focus & Purpose
Provides scholarships to college and high school students to allow them to focus on their studies and provide financial relief to their families.
Eligibility Requirements
- Must demonstrate exceptional leadership
- Must show service to school and community
- Must demonstrate academic ability
- Must be active members of Key Club, KIWIN'S club, or Circle K club
Award Information
- 2017 Awards: $125,000 awarded to 85 students
- Application Volume: More than 400 students apply annually
Contact Information
- Phone: 909.736.1707
- Tax ID: 94-1623498
What Kiwanis Cal-NEV-Ha Foundation actually gave
Source: IRS Form 990, 2025
- Grants in 2025
- 9
- Total given
- $161K
- Median grant
- $20K
- Range
- $6,972–$28K
- By dollars: California 76%, Hawaii 15%, Nevada 9%. Top recipient cities: Madera, CA; Loma Linda, CA; Honolulu, HI.
- 0% of grants with a stated purpose were for general or operating support.
Example grants
Valley Children's Healthcare · Madera, CA
Safety is for everyone: providing asset training to pediatric trauma surgeons and…
$28K
Loma Linda Children's Hospital · Loma Linda, CA
Car safety seat training and equipment expansion: provide training and hands-on…
$25K
Kapiolani Medical Center for Women & Children · Honolulu, HI
Infant injury prevention programs: purchase "period of purple crying" educational…
$24K
Rady Children's Hospital San Diego · San Diego, CA
Testing the water-family water safety experience: improve water safety knowledge and…
$21K
UCSF Benioff Children's Hospital Oakland · Oakland, CA
Childhood injury prevention program: purchase sleepsacks, cribettes, home safety…
$20K
Focus Areas & Funding Uses
Fields of Work
- Youth programs
- Education
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