Facts
Over an eight year period, over $11.4 million has been awarded through the Children's Scholarship Fund of Omaha. $4.2 million has been a match provided by the Children's Scholarship Fund of New York.
Scholarships are offered to students in Kindergarten through 8th grade.
The average scholarship is $953 per child.
Average household income of participating families is $36,593.
Families who participate in the program contribute a minimum of $500 toward tuition each year.
Average tuition of participating K-8 schools is $3,963.
86 private and parochial schools participated in the program for the 2007-2008 school year.
All donations to the Children's Scholarship Fund of Omaha are used for scholarships.