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HORACE GREELEY SCHOLARSHIP FUND
CHAPPAQUA, NY · EIN 136175844 · Form 990 · FY2024 · NTEE B99 · Education · Small ($100K-$1M) · hgsf.org
revenue
$503K
expenses
$580K
net assets
$1.2M
employees
0
program ratio
80%
mission · from form 990

TO PROVIDE GRANTS TO COLLEGE STUDENTS TO DEFRAY TUITION COSTS.

profile · synthesized from sources

The Horace Greeley Scholarship Fund provides need-based grants to students from Horace Greeley High School in Chappaqua, NY, to help cover the cost of undergraduate education at accredited institutions. The organization serves both incoming and current college students who demonstrate financial need after accounting for other aid. Grants are awarded annually based on unmet need and are sent directly to the student's college.

named programs · 2 · from sources

What they call their work

Need-Based Scholarship Program
Annual grant program providing financial assistance to Horace Greeley High School seniors and graduates pursuing undergraduate education, based on demonstrated financial need after other aid
Pay It Forward, Give It Back
Alumni engagement initiative encouraging past recipients and former students to donate and support current Greeley graduates in need
activities · 2 groups

What they do

  • Local High School Scholarship Programs 1 activity
    • Awards need-based grants to Horace Greeley High School graduates for undergraduate studies
      Funds college expenses for Horace Greeley High School graduates through need-based grants, awarding more than half of approximately 55 annual applicants with grants ranging from $1,000 to $20,000. Grant payments are sent directly to accredited undergraduate institutions to cover tuition, room, board, and other billed expenses, including for students in sophomore, junior, or senior years.
  • Community Event Fundraising 1 activity
    • Raises funds through community events and merchandise sales to support scholarships
      Organizes an annual student-run community spelling bee and sells lawn signs and commemorative celebration cards to raise financial support for the Horace Greeley Scholarship Fund, with all proceeds directed to the scholarship program.
financials · form 990 · fy2024
revenue
Total revenue$503K
Contributions & grants$477K95%
Program service revenue$00%
Investment income$26K5%
Other revenue$0
expenses
Total expenses$580K
Program expenses80%
Admin / overhead3%
Fundraising17%
Salaries & benefits$0
Grants paid out$451K
Largest expense lineProfessional Fees
balance sheet
Total assets$1.20M
Cash$717K
Investments$479K
Liabilities$0
Net assets$1.20M
Liquid reserves24.8 mo
6 years on record · 2019–2024 · YoY revenue -5.0%
leadership · form 990 part vii · fy2024

Who runs it

board members · 25
  • ALISHA WEINER-GREENSTEIN — DIRECTOR
  • ALISSA DORFMAN — SCHOOL BOARD REP
  • ALLAN ROONEY — DIRECTOR
  • ALYSSA GARNICK — DIRECTOR
  • ALYSSA WHITE — DIRECTOR
  • ANDREA KRINISKE — DIRECTOR
  • ANNE HOLMQUIST — DIRECTOR
  • BECCA KOHN — DIRECTOR
  • BETH DALRYMPLE — SECRETARY
  • CAILEE HWANG — SCHOOL BOARD REP
  • DENISE STOGSDILL — DIRECTOR
  • DIANA MANN — DIRECTOR
  • ED BOSCO — DIRECTOR
  • ERIN SPIRA — DIRECTOR
  • JEFF HOFFNER — DIRECTOR
  • JOANNA NADEL — DIRECTOR
  • JULIANNE METZGER — DIRECTOR
  • KELLY MOFIELD — DIRECTOR
  • KRISTEN MANCINI — DIRECTOR
  • LAURIE LEVINE — DIRECTOR
  • LEAH ALANI — DIRECTOR
  • LISA BEHRMAN — PRESIDENT
  • MARGARITA ZAMBRANO — DIRECTOR
  • REBECCA MULLEN REBECCA MULLEN REBECCA — FACULTY REP
  • SUZANNE HUBSCHMAN — DIRECTOR
relationships · 7

Who they work with

  • Camp Westmont Partner — Corporate partner supporting the Horace Greeley Scholarship Fund.
  • Chappaqua PTA Partner — Early contributor to the founding fund for student financial assistance.
  • College Board Partner — Requires applicants to submit a CSS Financial Aid Profile through the College Board to assess financial need.
  • Greeley High School Partner — Provides scholarships to graduates of Greeley High School.
  • Horace Greeley High School Partner — Hosts and supports the annual student-run spelling bee event that benefits the scholarship fund.
  • Horace Greeley High School Partner — Longstanding institutional connection through Edwin Barlow's 36-year teaching career and continued legacy via scholarship funding.
  • Lions Club Partner — Early contributor to the founding fund for student financial assistance.
strategies · 3

How they approach the work

Named approaches extracted from this org’s sources. Where others share an approach, follow it to see the full set of orgs running it.

  • Community-Supported Pay-It-Forward Model
    methodology: pay-it-forward
    By engaging alumni and community members in fundraising—through mechanisms like celebratory card sales and direct giving—the organization builds a sustainable funding base, because linking past beneficiaries to future recipients fosters ongoing community investment in student success.
  • Corporate and Community Partnership Fundraising
    methodology: community-engaged fundraising
    By leveraging corporate partnerships and community engagement activities, the organization expands its funding capacity, because diversified external support enables broader financial aid distribution and long-term sustainability.
  • Need-Based Financial Gap Filling
    methodology: need-based_grantmaking
    By calculating the gap between college costs and existing financial resources, the organization allocates grants to students with the greatest unmet need, because targeting aid to demonstrated financial shortfall increases college access and persistence for low-income students.