Category: Donor Spotlight
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Why We Give: Kevin Heller and Samantha Zeiss Heller
Kevin and Samantha Heller have been members of CSF’s Young Leaders Board for ten years, each serving in leadership roles, including as Chairman of the Young Leaders Board, a role Kevin currently holds. This year, they joined CSF’s President’s Council, committing to fund one or more CSF New York scholarships each year. This April, Kevin…
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The Palma Sisters: Going the Extra Mile for Children’s Education
Sisters Jackie and Stephanie Palma grew up on Long Island with parents who instilled in them the importance of education and giving back. After attending Catholic and public schools, both sisters graduated from Vassar College. Jackie moved to New York after college and joined CSF’s Young Leaders Board, serving as its co-chair for many years.…
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MacroMinds Investment Symposium Highlights CSF
Children’s Scholarship Fund was honored to be one of three education charities selected as beneficiaries of the Third Annual MacroMinds Symposium at the Times Center in New York City in June. The investment symposium, founded by Dean Curnutt in 2019, is devoted to working with organizations that expand educational opportunities. During the event, which included…
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Donor Spotlight: Teen Tutors of Goshen
High school students Jolina Dong and Kiara Paulino recently formed a tutoring business, Teen Tutors of Goshen, to help K-8 students in need of extra academic support amid the pandemic – and they are donating 20 percent of what they make to Children’s Scholarship Fund. The girls always planned to save some of their earnings…
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CSF Launches the Founders’ Legacy Society
The founders of Children’s Scholarship Fund, Ted Forstmann and John Walton (pictured above), left a profound legacy when they established a program in 1998 that enabled low-income parents to choose a better academic path for their children. Though Ted and John are no longer with us, their legacy lives on thanks to the long-term commitment…
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This October, CSF Scholars are lighting up Times Square
Thanks to Morgan Stanley, CSF Scholars and alumni are lighting up Times Square! All through October, a message featuring CSF will play several times each hour on the signage at Morgan Stanley’s global headquarters as part of the financial firm’s Lights on Broadway program, which helps build awareness for the non-profits the company supports. Watch…
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CSF Donor Spotlight with Reco Charity
Reco Charity is a member of CSF’s President’s Council and an attorney at Paul Weiss in New York City. Originally from Richmond, he earned a full scholarship to Virginia Tech and went on to graduate from Georgetown University Law Center. In 2018, he established the Reco Charity Fund “to serve and support inner city and…
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CSF’s 2019 Champions for Children Celebration Marks 21 Years
Last week, CSF was honored to recognize CSF Alumnus Jason Tejada, education reform advocate Derrell Bradford, and investor and philanthropist Arthur Rock as this year’s Champions for Children. The event marked 21 years since CSF’s founding, during which time 174,000 students have benefitted from scholarships funded by CSF and its partners. Kicking off…
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CSF Celebrating 20 Years with Gala on Tuesday, May 15th
It’s hard to believe this year marks the 20th Anniversary of the launch of Children’s Scholarship Fund (CSF). We will celebrate this milestone with CSF’s first-ever gala on the evening of Tuesday, May 15, 2018 in New York City. Along with a special tribute to our co-founders, Ted Forstmann and John Walton, CSF will honor…
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Spotlight on CSF Supporter Mike McGuiness
On Sunday, March 18th, Young Leaders Board member Mike McGuiness will be racing in the United Airlines NYC Half marathon for the Children’s Scholarship Fund. Mike is one of five Young Leaders Board members raising awareness and scholarship funding for CSF and we could not be more grateful for their support! Please check out and support or share…
