Children’s Scholarship Fund — Portland
The Children’s Scholarship Fund-Portland helps children from lower-income Oregon families get a “hand up” in life through a quality education. CSF-Portland awards partial tuition scholarships to financially needy elementary students to attend any private, parochial or home school of their parents’ or guardians’ choice.
The Children’s Scholarship Fund aims to maximize educational opportunity for all children: for those in need by offering tuition assistance in grades K-8 for alternatives to faltering conventional schools and for all children by supporting and cultivating education reform and school choice efforts.
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Scholarship Awards
The average K-8 scholarship award for the 2010-2011 school year is about $1,700. The average K-8 tuition amount paid by families per child is also about $1,700. The average family income is currently about $33,000.
Application Information
CSF-Portland is entirely privately funded, and we depend on our donors’ generosity. Our first priority is always to renew scholarship awards to children already in the program. We award scholarships to new students as funding is available.
We are keeping a waiting list for new students. Families must be Oregon residents. (If you are not an Oregon resident, check the CSF website for the program closest to you.) Please check the income scale below for eligibility.
To place your child(ren) on the CSF-Portland waiting list, please e-mail Kathryn Hickok. We need your (parent or guardian’s) name and mailing address, phone number, the ages of your children, the name of the school they currently attend, and the name of the private school you would like them to attend (if you have chosen one).
If you do not wish to use e-mail, call Kathryn at (503) 242-0900 extension 110 or write to her at:
Children’s Scholarship Fund-Portland
4850 SW Scholls Ferry Rd., Ste. 103
Portland, OR 97225
2011-2012 Income Eligibility Scale
Find your income on this chart, and note the percentage of tuition for which you qualify, according to your household size.
Maximum Income Based on Total Annual 2010 Income |
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| House size | up to 75% | up to 50% | up to 25% |
| 2 | $0 – $14,570 | $14,571 – $26,955 | $26,956 – $39,339 |
| 3 | $0 – $18,310 | $18,311 – $33,874 | $33,875 – $49,437 |
| 4 | $0 – $22,050 | $22,051 – $40,793 | $40,794 – $59,535 |
| 5 | $0 – $25,790 | $25,791 – $47,712 | $47,713 – $69,633 |
| 6 | $0 – $29,530 | $29,531 – $54,631 | $54,632 – $79,731 |
| 7 | $0 – $33,270 | $33,271 – $61,550 | $61,551 – $89,829 |
| 8 | $0 – $37,010 | $37,011 – $68,469 | $68,470 – $99,927 |
| For each additional | For each additional | For each additional | |
| child add $3,740 | child add $6,919 | child add $10,098 | |
Contact
Kathryn Hickok is director of the Children’s Scholarship Fund-Portland.
For more information about applying for a scholarship or to make a gift to CSF-Portland, please contact Kathryn Hickok.
