Connecting community needs to opportunities and resources.

Everyone deserves access to what they need to thrive. We make that connection simple and dignified through Community, Cash, and College.

Community. Cash. College.

Change starts by centering people.

Everyone deserves to live with dignity. But too often, when people need help, the systems meant to support them are hard to navigate, slow to respond, or simply not there at all.

We believe the social safety net should actually catch people when they fall. When crisis hits, getting help should be simple and fast. When students work toward their dreams, they should have clear paths forward. When communities know what they need, they should have the power to make it happen.

That's why we connect people to what they need through three pathways: direct cash when crisis hits, college access that opens doors, and community networks that build local power. Each pathway puts dignity first and makes getting help as simple as possible.

We're strengthening the social safety net so it works for everyone—especially those who need it most.

Community Development
and Nonprofit Support

Connecting 200,000 community members to vital resources and empowering nonprofits with and technology to amplify their impact.

Cash Assistance
and Relief Funds

$280M delivered directly to community—cash aid, emergency support, rent relief,  child care subsidies, and more—making care simple, accessible, and dignified.

College Access
and Debt-Free Education

We've helped 23,000 students secure over $100M in scholarships—unlocking education, equity, and opportunity.

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Cash Assistance and Direct Aid

$280M delivered directly to community—emergency relief, rent assistance, childcare support, and more. We make accessing help simple, fast, and dignified because when crisis hits, bureaucracy shouldn't slow down care.

Emergency Relief
Immediate cash for job loss, medical bills, disasters.
Policy Wins
$620M+ secured through coalitions, advocacy, and partnership.
Technology That Scales
Hundreds of thousands of applications across 15+ states with multilingual support.
Community-Led Solutions
Over 100+ community partners building programs tailored to real needs.
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Looking to partner?

We enable governments, organizations, or philanthropy to launch benefit programs at any scale that drive impact. A few of our partners below.

College Access and Education

After helping 23,000 students across the nation secure over $100M in scholarships, we recognized the need to transform systems themselves. Our strategy coaching builds racially just school systems that sustain success by centering student, family, and community voice.

Systems Strategy
Coaching schools and districts to build racially just practices that sustain student success.
Data-Driven Change
Analytics and dashboards that help systems track and improve college access equity.
Community Voice
Facilitation tools that center student, family, and community input in system design.
Direct Student Support
Scholarship database, essay coaching, and workshops that bridge students to opportunity.
Check Out Our Work
Looking to partner?

From individual school districts to statewide initiatives, we help education partners design and implement systems that center racial equity and community voice in college access and success.

Community Building Networks of Support

Connecting 400,000 community members to vital resources and empowering nonprofits with tools and technology to amplify their impact. We strengthen community power by building networks that center local leadership and create pathways for sustained, community-led change.

Cultural Leadership Fellowship
Global leadership development for undocumented fellows through culturally sustaining programming.
Fiscal Sponsorships
Powering organizations like NAACP chapters and grassroots groups to scale their community impact.
Community Cash Club
Channeling resources directly through trusted community networks and local leadership.
Infrastructure Building
Tools, technology, and systems that strengthen community organizations' capacity for lasting change.
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Looking to partner?

We collaborate with community organizations, cultural groups, and grassroots leaders to build the infrastructure needed for sustained community power and collective liberation.

Our projects

Take a look at our past successful projects

WDC Relief Fund

The largest grassroots undocumented relief fund became the largest in WA.

$7M
fund size
6.3k
Recipients

WA State Fund #1

$62.6 million to disburse to over 60,000 immigrants across WA state.

$62.6M
fund size
6.3k
Recipients

WA State Fund #2

$65 million to disburse to over 61,750 immigrants across WA state.

$65M
fund size
6.3k
Recipients

Seattle Relief Fund

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25M
Trees planted
$300K
Raised money

Sea Dis. Relief Fund

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100M
Trees planted
$2M
Raised money

Sea Dis Relief Fnd 2

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75M
Trees planted
$800K
Raised money

Amazon Forest

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25M
Trees planted
$300K
Raised money

A look into the ways we work to serve community

College Junkies

We've helped thousands of students access college with more than two thirds landing one of their top three schools. We provide free counseling and application review.

Scholarship Junkies

We've helped over 13,000 students win more than $100 million in scholarships. We match students to billions in aid and help them win with free application review.

Job Junkies

In our newest experiment, we help students land their dream internship or first full time job through resume coaching and skill building.

Relief Fund for Undocumented Individuals in WA State

Started by the Washington Dream Coalition, this relief fund became the largest in WA, raising $7M and serving over 6,700.

WA COVID-19 Immigrant Relief Fund

Pushing Gov. Inslee to provide critical aid in the face of a pandemic this program secured $62.6 million to disburse to over 60,000 immigrants across WA state.

Seattle Disaster Relief Fund

In the face of unprecedented need the City of Seattle's Office of Immigrant and Refugee Affairs put forth $8 million in direct cash assistance to serve more than 3,700 immigrants.

Small Business Stabilization Fund

In the face of unprecedented need the Seattle Office of Economic Development put forth $2.5 million in direct cash assistance to small businesses with a focus on restaurants and bars.

WA COVID-19 Immigrant Relief Fund #2

Pushing Gov. Inslee to provide critical aid in the face of a pandemic this program secured $65 million to disburse to over 61,750 immigrants across WA state.

Seattle Disaster Relief #2

In the face of unprecedented need the City of Seattle put up $8 million in direct cash assistance to serve previous recipients of the Seattle Disaster Relief Fund.

Seattle Relief Fund

The Seattle Relief Fund is $16 million of funding for direct cash assistance to Seattle’s most vulnerable low-income residents and their households who have been impacted by the COVID-19 crisis.

Our Fiscal Sponsees at work

Washington Dream Coalition

The Washington Dream Coalition is the first and largest undocumented immigrant youth-led organization in the Washington State.

Community Fund for Black Bar Applicants

The Community Fund for Black Bar Applicants is on a mission to provide at least $500 to 100 Black bar exam applicants across the nation.

Participatory Justice

Participatory Justice is an organization by and for legal system-impacted communities that uses transformative justice practices and community mobilization to shrink the legal system and build community responses to harm and violence.

GROW YOUR VISION

Need fiscal sponsorship?

At Scholar Fund, our mission is to help cultivate, maintain, and spread positive impact. This gives us flexibility in the programs we can fiscally sponsor and the support we can lend. Let us know how we can help.

We're here to help you meet your goals.

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Check out our other programs

College Junkies

We've helped thousands of students access college with more than two thirds landing one of their top three schools. We provide free counseling and application review.

Scholarship Junkies

We've helped over 13,000 students win more than $100 million in scholarships. We match students to billions in aid and help them win with free application review.

Job Junkies

In our newest experiment we help students land their dream internship or first full time job through resume coaching and skill building.

Relief Fund for Undocumented Individuals in WA State

Started by the Washington Dream Coalition, this relief fund became the largest in WA, raising $7M and serving over 6,700.

WA COVID-19 Immigrant Relief Fund

Pushing Gov. Inslee to provide critical aid in the face of a pandemic this program secured $62.6 million to disburse to over 60,000 immigrants across WA state.

Seattle Disaster Relief Fund

In the face of unprecedented need the City of Seattle's Office of Immigrant and Refugee Affairs put forth $8 million in direct cash assistance to serve more than 3,700 immigrants.

Small Business Stabilization Fund

In the face of unprecedented need the Seattle Office of Economic Development put forth $2.5 million in direct cash assistance to small businesses with a focus on restaurants and bars.

WA COVID-19 Immigrant Relief Fund #2

Pushing Gov. Inslee to provide critical aid in the face of a pandemic this program secured $65 million to disburse to over 61,750 immigrants across WA state.

Seattle Disaster Relief #2

In the face of unprecedented need the City of Seattle put up $8 million in direct cash assistance to serve previous recipients of the Seattle Disaster Relief Fund.

Seattle Relief Fund

The Seattle Relief Fund is $16 million of funding for direct cash assistance to Seattle’s most vulnerable low-income residents and their households who have been impacted by the COVID-19 crisis.

Yakima Mutual Aid Network

The Yakima Mutual Aid Network is focused on providing economic relief to BIPOC and undocumented individuals in Yakima County as a collective network of organizations with of goal of raising $500,000.