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Reasons to Donate

When you give to CSF, 100% of your gift will go directly to a scholarship for a low-income child. No part of your gift will be used for administrative or fundraising costs.

All donations to CSF are highly leveraged. Not only are your gifts matched by CSF, but the recipient families themselves also match your gift by paying their portion of the tuition. With this leverage, a donation of $850, when matched, can send one child to private school for a year.

You can be proud to support a charity with the highest possible rating (four stars) from Charity Navigator for three years in a row. Only 12% of the 5,400 non-profits surveyed are awarded this honor three years running. Charity Navigator bases its ratings on financial efficiency and responsibility. You can view Charity Navigator's complete report on CSF here.

CSF has recently been awarded a GuideStar Exchange Seal for transparency. GuideStar.org shares IRS tax returns and other information from charities and CSF is one of the most popular education charities among visitors to GuideStar's website.

CSF has also received Independent Charities of America's (ICA) Seal of Excellence. The seal is awarded to charities participating in the Combined Federal Campaign that "meet the highest standards of public accountability, program effectiveness, and cost effectiveness." Less than 2,000 out of more than a million U.S. charities have been awarded the ICA seal.

CSF donors can choose to fund scholarships in a particular CSF program city or area. Or they can simply allow their gift to go wherever it's needed most.

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Every donation to CSF is fully tax-deductible.

Key Donors

Contributors who have made lifetime gifts of $1 million or more

Anonymous
Alive in Hope Foundation
Rose-Marie & Jack R. Anderson Foundation
Archdiocese of Detroit
Mr. Stephen Barney
The Eli and Edythe Broad Foundation
Mr. Ronald Burkle
Compostela Fund
The Richard and Helen DeVos Foundation
The Dominick's Foundation
Mr. & Mrs. Stanley Druckenmiller
The Endowment for Inner-City Education
The Thomas B. Fordham Foundation
Mr. Nicholas Forstmann
Mr. Theodore J. Forstmann
Futures in Education
Greater Kansas City Community Foundation
Inner-City Scholarship Fund
Mr. Charles Irby
Kimsey Foundation
Leonard and Evelyn Lauder Foundation
Mr. Clark McLeod
The Edgar & Elsa Prince Foundation
Mr. Joseph E. Robert, Jr.
Mr. Julian H. Robertson, Jr.
Mr. & Mrs. Arthur Rock
Thomas and Stacey Siebel Foundation
William E. Simon Foundation
Walton Family Foundation
The Winnick Family Foundation

	How to Donate
	Online To give securely online by credit card, please click here.
	Mail To make a gift by mail, please send a check or money order to: Children's Scholarship Fund Development Office 8 W. 38th Street, 9th Floor New York, NY 10018
	Wire Transfers / Stock To donate stocks, bonds, or other marketable securities, or if you have further questions about contributing, please contact Elizabeth Toomey by e-mail or call (212) 515-7134.

	Your Impact
	Your gift of $2,550* will pay for a family with three children to attend private school for a year.
	Your gift of $850* will pay for one child to attend private school for an entire school year.
	Your gift of $425* will pay for half a year's tuition for one child.
	Your gift of $85* will pay for one month's tuition for a child.
	* When matched by CSF and the recipient family's contribution. Depending on the designation you choose for your gift, it may be matched on a 1:1, 1:2, or 1:3 basis.