Group Gives $4.7 Million in Scholarships
The Catholic Education Foundation has awarded $4.7 million to 5,021 students from low-income families to help them attend Catholic schools in Los Angeles, Ventura and Santa Barbara counties, officials said Wednesday.
About 93% of the scholarship recipients for the coming school year are Catholic, 74% are Latino and 45% live in homes with single mothers, said Hugh Ralston, executive director of the foundation.
Through the support of individuals, other philanthropic organizations and corporations, the Catholic Education Foundation’s endowment has grown to $80 million since its creation in 1988.
Its scholarships--$800 for elementary school and $1,500 for high school--cover about 40% of the yearly cost to attend the Los Angeles archdiocese’s schools.
The archdiocese runs one of the nation’s largest private school systems, with 98,700 students in 278 schools.
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