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Top 25 Scholarship foundations based in the United States

Name: Scholarship foundations based in the United States
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Compiled by the RevenueBase Data Team Data refreshed Sep 22, 2026 1,513 companies tracked

RevenueBase identified 1,513 scholarship foundations headquartered in the United States as of September 2026 and tracks 15,958 professional contacts across them, including 3,689 with verified work emails. New York is the largest hub.

This list covers scholarship foundations headquartered in the United States, matched on what each company actually does as described in its own words. Ranked by team size, largest first. Every row shows the company's own description, its RevenueBase Smart Search rating, and when it was last checked. Data refreshed September 22, 2026.

Published by RevenueBase, a B2B data infrastructure company. This list was built with RevenueBase Smart Search, the natural-language company search RevenueBase customers use to build their own targeted lists and unlock verified emails and direct dials at the companies on them. How these lists are built and judged.

How to read this list HQ checked on every row RevenueBase Smart Search rating on every row Refreshed Sep 22, 2026 86% judged on-target in blind review

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The 25 largest scholarship foundations based in the United States

Ranked by team size

Top 25 of 1,513 scholarship foundations based in the United States, ranked by team size, largest first. Data refreshed Sep 22, 2026. RevenueBase Smart Search rates how each company's information relates to scholarship foundations: strong evidence (its own description names it), partial (names part of it), indirect (matched on the rest of its profile rather than the description shown). Click a contact count to view that company's people.
#	Company	RevenueBase Smart Search	Headquarters	Employees	Contacts
1	Thrive Scholars	Indirect evidence	Los Angeles, CA, United StatesHQ checked Sep 22, 2026	n/a	691 contacts →
	Indirect evidence “Thrive Scholars empowers high-achieving students from low-income backgrounds by providing the skills, guidance, and professional networks they need to excel in top colleges and…” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 22, 2026
2	UNCF	Indirect evidence	Dc, WA, United StatesHQ checked Sep 22, 2026	51-200	425 contacts →
	Indirect evidence “UNCF (United Negro College Fund) is the nation’s largest and most effective minority education organization.” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 22, 2026
3	Scholarship America	Partial evidence	Minneapolis, MN, United StatesHQ checked Sep 22, 2026	51-200	339 contacts →
	Partial evidence “With more than $6 billion distributed to more than 3.5 million students since our founding, Scholarship America is the nation's largest scholarship administrator.” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 22, 2026
4	Step UP For Students	Indirect evidence	Jacksonville, FL, United StatesHQ checked Sep 22, 2026	201-500	327 contacts →
	Indirect evidence “Step Up For Students empowers parents to pursue and engage in the most appropriate learning options for their children, with an emphasis on families who lack the information and…” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 22, 2026
5	The Bonner Foundation	Partial evidence	Princeton, NJ, United StatesHQ checked Sep 22, 2026	n/a	270 contacts →
	Partial evidence “The Corella & Bertram Bonner Foundation is a private philanthropic organization based in Princeton, NJ.” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 22, 2026
6	Emerge	Indirect evidence	Houston, TX, United StatesHQ checked Sep 22, 2026	51-200	264 contacts →
	Indirect evidence “High-achieving students from low-income backgrounds often face significant barriers when it comes to accessing the nation’s top colleges.” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 22, 2026
7	College NOW	Partial evidence	Cleveland, OH, United StatesHQ checked Sep 22, 2026	51-200	196 contacts →
	Partial evidence “College Now (formerly Cleveland Scholarship Programs) paves the way for middle and high school students and adult learners to prepare for, finance, and graduate from postsecondary…” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 22, 2026
8	College Success Foundation	Indirect evidence	Bellevue, WA, United StatesHQ checked Sep 22, 2026	51-200	189 contacts →
	Indirect evidence “We prepare our students with the academic, financial, social and emotional support they need to be successful in life-beginning in middle school and continuing through high…” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 22, 2026
9	I Have A Dream Foundation	Partial evidence	New York, NY, United StatesHQ checked Sep 22, 2026	n/a	184 contacts →
	Partial evidence “The "I Have A Dream" Foundation is working to ensure that all children have the opportunity to pursue higher education.” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 22, 2026
10	10,000 Degrees	Partial evidence	San Rafael, CA, United StatesHQ checked Sep 22, 2026	51-200	150 contacts →
	Partial evidence “Degrees is the leading, equity-focused scholarship provider and college success nonprofit in California.” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 22, 2026
11	Ghana Educational Collaborative	Indirect evidence	Parker, CO, United StatesHQ checked Sep 22, 2026	n/a	142 contacts →
	Indirect evidence “Goal: To support students who demonstrate exceptional educational promise by offering them opportunities in education that they would otherwise not have due to finances.” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 22, 2026
12	Wallin Education Partners	Partial evidence	St Paul, MN, United StatesHQ checked Sep 22, 2026	11-50	139 contacts →
	Partial evidence “More than a scholarship.” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 22, 2026
13	ONE Million Degrees	Indirect evidence	Chicago, IL, United StatesHQ checked Sep 22, 2026	51-200	134 contacts →
	Indirect evidence “One Million Degrees empowers low-income, highly motivated community college students to succeed in school, in work, and in life.” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 22, 2026
14	Stamps Scholars Program	Partial evidence	Atlanta, GA, United StatesHQ checked Sep 22, 2026	n/a	122 contacts →
	Partial evidence “We partner with visionary colleges and universities to award multi-year scholarships to the brightest minds across the country.” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 22, 2026
15	I Know I CAN	Indirect evidence	Columbus, OH, United StatesHQ checked Sep 22, 2026	51-200	115 contacts →
	Indirect evidence “I Know I Can serves more than students from Columbus City Schools, Reynoldsburg City Schools, South-Western City School District and Whitehall City Schools.” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 22, 2026
16	BIG Shoulders Fund	Indirect evidence	Chicago, IL, United StatesHQ checked Sep 22, 2026	11-50	113 contacts →
	Indirect evidence “Big Shoulders Fund is an independent charitable organization that serves schools with demonstrated need, which provide a quality, values-based education for Chicago’s children…” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 22, 2026
17	The Chatfield Edge	Indirect evidence	Loveland, OH, United StatesHQ checked Sep 22, 2026	n/a	113 contacts →
	Indirect evidence “The Chatfield Edge is a nonprofit offering support to first-generation and non-traditional students as they gain success in life through education.” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 22, 2026
18	Scholarmatch	Partial evidence	San Francisco, CA, United StatesHQ checked Sep 22, 2026	11-50	101 contacts →
	Partial evidence “Founded in 2010 by award-winning author Dave Eggers, ScholarMatch began as a San Francisco-based crowdfunding platform for scholarships and has since evolved into a full-service…” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 22, 2026
19	Denver Scholarship Foundation	Strong evidence	Denver, CO, United StatesHQ checked Sep 22, 2026	51-200	97 contacts →
	Strong evidence “The Denver Scholarship Foundation empowers DPS students to achieve their post-secondary education goals.” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 22, 2026
20	Southern Scholarship Foundation	Strong evidence	Tallahassee, FL, United StatesHQ checked Sep 22, 2026	11-50	95 contacts →
	Strong evidence “Since 1955 Southern Scholarship Foundation has helped thousands of students with outstanding academic abilities, good character and financial need realize their dream of a college…” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 22, 2026
21	Peninsula Bridge	Indirect evidence	San Mateo, CA, United StatesHQ checked Sep 22, 2026	11-50	94 contacts →
	Indirect evidence “Peninsula Bridge transforms the lives of highly motivated, low-income students by preparing and supporting them for success in college preparatory high school programs and…” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 22, 2026
22	Smart Scholarship	Partial evidence	Arlington, VA, United StatesHQ checked Sep 22, 2026	n/a	94 contacts →
	Partial evidence “About Us: The Science Mathematics and Research for Transformation (SMART) Scholarship-for-Service Program is a dynamic initiative dedicated to bolstering the Department of War…” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 22, 2026
23	Watson Foundation	Partial evidence	New York, NY, United StatesHQ checked Sep 22, 2026	n/a	92 contacts →
	Partial evidence “The Watson Foundation expands the vision and develops the potential of remarkable students.” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 22, 2026
24	Education First	Partial evidence	Seattle, WA, United StatesHQ checked Sep 22, 2026	11-50	91 contacts →
	Partial evidence “Founded in 1995 by a group of recent college graduates, Education First provides need-based college scholarships to high school seniors wishing to earn a degree.” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 22, 2026
25	Jackie Robinson Foundation	Partial evidence	New York, NY, United StatesHQ checked Sep 22, 2026	11-50	86 contacts →
	Partial evidence “The Jackie Robinson Foundation has advanced the ideals of equity and opportunity by leveling the playing field in higher education and the workplace for 47 years.” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 22, 2026

RevenueBase Smart Search

RevenueBase Smart Search assesses information from a company’s LinkedIn profile, information supplied directly by the company, its website, and other publicly available sources. It uses that information to rate how closely the company relates to this list’s category: scholarship foundations. Every row carries its rating and the description the rating was read from, so each one can be checked rather than taken on trust.

Strong evidence: The company's own public description of its business names scholarship foundations.
Partial evidence: Its own public description names part of scholarship foundations, so it works in or next to the category without describing itself that way.
Indirect evidence: The description shown does not name scholarship foundations. The match rests on the rest of the company's public profile rather than the one sentence quoted here, so this is the rating to check first.

RevenueBase Smart Search is how these lists are built: RevenueBase's data engine and AI assemble the companies that match a category defined in a user's own words, so a list can be about what companies actually do rather than about whichever industry code they were filed under.

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Scholarship foundations based in the United States at a glance

As of Sep 22, 2026

23.1%Verified-email coverage

10.5Average contacts per company

1-10Median size (employees)

3.6%Largest-city concentration · New York

Sep 22, 2026Page data refreshed

Companies by employee count

1-10

1,137

11-50

267

51-200

201-500

501-1,000

1,001-5,000

5,001-10,000

10001+

Email recency for this list is measured worldwide rather than for United States, so it is reported there. Company counts and contact totals on this page are exact for United States, over 1,513 companies.

How this list was built

Company categories are rarely black and white. RevenueBase reads each company's own description of its business to decide whether it belongs among scholarship foundations, so some rows will be adjacent to the category rather than pure plays. The description and RevenueBase Smart Search rating on every row are there so you can check each match yourself.

Source: The RevenueBase company graph: 60 million companies and 398.9 million professional contacts resolved from primary sources, queried with RevenueBase Smart Search, the natural-language company search available to every RevenueBase user.
What qualifies: Companies headquartered in the United States whose own description of what they do matches “scholarship foundations”. Matching reads each company's description, not its industry code or its name.
RevenueBase Smart Search: RevenueBase Smart Search is how this list is assembled and how each row is rated. RevenueBase's data engine and AI assess a company's LinkedIn profile, information supplied directly by the company, its website and other publicly available information, then relate it to a category defined in a user's own words. Each row is rated strong evidence (its own description names scholarship foundations), partial evidence (it names part of the category) or indirect evidence (the description shown names none of it and the match rests on the rest of the company's profile). The description supporting each rating is quoted on the row.
What we exclude: Companies whose own description does not clearly place them among scholarship foundations, and records with no verified work email. Companies headquartered outside United States are excluded even when they keep an office there.
Match quality: In blind human judging of this matching method, 86% of matched companies were on target. Expect roughly 1 in 7 rows to be adjacent to the category rather than a pure play. Every row shows the company's own description and its RevenueBase Smart Search rating so you can judge each match yourself. Read the full methodology: how the lists are built, how the judging worked, and what the figure means.
Ranking: Team size, largest first: companies are ordered by the number of professionals RevenueBase tracks at each one. Employee ranges shown are reported bands, for context.
Verification: Every listed company carries at least one verified work email, 3,689 across the full list. Contacts re-verify on a rolling cadence, and each contact's own verification date is shown inside RevenueBase.
Refresh: This page's figures were pulled from the company graph on September 22, 2026. Lists refresh periodically as the graph is re-checked.
Corrections: Wrong category, wrong headquarters, or a company that has closed? Use “Report an issue” on any row. Reports go to the RevenueBase Data Team and feed back into the company graph.

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Frequently asked

What is RevenueBase Smart Search?

RevenueBase Smart Search is how RevenueBase decides which companies belong on this list and how strongly each one fits. Its data engine and AI assess a company's LinkedIn profile, information supplied directly by the company, its website and other publicly available information, then relate it to the category the list is about. Each row is rated strong evidence when the company's own description names scholarship foundations, partial evidence when it names part of the category, and indirect evidence when the description shown names none of it and the match rests on the rest of the company's profile.

How many scholarship foundations are there based in the United States?

RevenueBase identified 1,513 scholarship foundations headquartered in the United States as of September 2026, matched on each company's own description of what it does rather than its industry code.

What is the largest company on this list?

Thrive Scholars, headquartered in Los Angeles, tops this list with the largest team on record.

Which city has the most scholarship foundations?

New York leads with 55 headquartered companies, followed by Chicago (41) and Los Angeles (37).

How do I get contact information for these companies?

A free RevenueBase account lets you run this exact search and work the top results, verified emails and direct dials included. Upgrading unlocks all 3,689 verified decision-maker contacts tracked across these 1,513 companies.

How current is this list?

The list refreshes periodically as the company graph is re-checked. This page's figures were pulled on September 22, 2026.

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About this data

RevenueBase is a B2B data infrastructure company. Its company graph covers 60 million companies and 398.9 million professional contacts, with emails verified on a rolling cadence rather than scraped once and left to decay. These company lists are generated directly from that graph with RevenueBase Smart Search, the same natural-language company search every RevenueBase user has: describe a market in plain words, get the companies that match, and add verified emails and direct dials for the people at them. It is the same data that powers RevenueBase's B2B data products, and a free account includes 500 credits to start. How these lists are built and judged.