SUPPORT SOUTHERN SCHOLARS
Help us honor Dr. Pressey's extraordinary legacy of Education, Determination, and Generosity by joining the initiative! Southern Scholars is primarily funded by the generous support of individual donors with a desire to level the academic playing field for all students. Make a contribution today, and know that you are helping create college access, equity, and success for students of color from communities throughout the rural South.
What Your Gift Supports
Academics
Help provide Scholars with financial awards and dedicated college coaches to ensure academic success.
Career Readiness
Support mentoring, internship, job shadowing, and financial literacy programs for our Scholars.
Service
Support Scholars as they volunteer for and develop their own local, national, and international service projects.
WAYS TO GIVE
Give Online
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Your secure, tax-deductible, ONLINE DONATION helps support our mission to help rural students of color succeed.
Give Monthly
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Become a monthly donor to provide impactful support that sustains our work year-round. To set up a regular donation, select the "monthly" option on our DONATION page.
Give Offline
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To give by check, please make your check payable to "Southern Scholars Initiative, Inc" and then mail it to us at:
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Southern Scholars Initiative, Inc.
30 E 125th Street
# 121
New York, NY 10035
Fundraising
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We make it easy and fun to build your own personal fundraising site to support Southern Scholars! Create a fundraiser in honor of a loved one or to celebrate special days like your birthday, or get creative and organize a marathon, read-a-thon, or other exciting events with your friends, family, and colleagues.
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Click here to "Join the Initiative" and launch your fundraising campaign right now, or visit our DONATION page and click "I want to fundraise for this" to learn more.
Matching Gifts - Multiply Your Impact ​
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Did you know that thousands of companies match donations by employees to our organization? Since our launch, these matching gift programs have helped us provide more than $200,000 in scholarships and other aid to our Scholars.
Please use the below search tool to see if your company will match your donation and to access the forms, guidelines, and instructions that you need to submit a matching gift.
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Questions?
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If you have any questions about giving to Southern Scholars, please contact us at 803.200.1910 or info@southernscholars.org.