Esperanza Fund INC

This foundation accepts unsolicited applications

Restrictions:

EDUCATIONAL SCHOLARSHIPS WILL BE PROVIDED TO LOW INCOME STUDENTS WHO RESIDE IN MONMOUTH COUNTY, NJ, AND ATTEND PRIMARY AND SECONDARY PRIVATE AND PAROCHIAL SCHOOLS, PRIVATE AND PUBLIC IN STATE AND OUT OF STATE COLLEGES AND UNIVERSITIES, TRADE OR CERTIFIED CERTIFICATE PROGRAMS, AND ANY OTHER TYPE OF ACCREDITED SCHOOLS AS DEFINED BY THE US DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION. AWARDS WILL BE BASED ON FINANCIAL NEEDS ONLY. PRIOR ACADEMIC SUCCESS WILL NOT BE CONSIDERED WHEN MAKING SCHOLARSHIP GRANTS AND WILL SPECIFICALLY INCLUDE STUDENTS WITH AVERAGE ACADEMIC PERFORMANCE, ARE ENGLISH/ SPANISH LEARNERS, OR WHO REQUIRE SPECIAL SERVICES AND OTHER SUPPORTS. THE ESPERANZA FUND WILL BE THE PAYOR OF LAST RESORT. IF ELIGIBLE, ALL OTHER AVAILABLE RESOURCES, FEDERAL AND STATE MUST BE APPLIED TO PRIOR TO THE ESPERANZA FUND AWARDING A SCHOLARSHIP. ALL SCHOLARSHIPS WILL BE AWARDED ON AN INDIVIDUAL BASIS AND WILL VARY IN AMOUNT BASED ON THE FINANCIAL NEED OF THE RECIPIENT.

How to apply:

THE APPLICANT NEEDS TO PROVIDE A LETTER OF APPLICATION AND ACADEMIC TRANSCRIPTS.

Send to:

ESPERANZA FUND INC - ATTN DEBORAH L

Quoted verbatim from IRS Form 990-PF Part XIV (2026 filing). Filings are 12–18 months behind, and the deadline above is the foundation's own wording rather than a fixed date — confirm with the foundation before you apply.