Since 2000, nonprofit Student Assistance Foundation has been helping Montana students pursue their aspirations of higher education through a wide range of services. In fact, we have grown to be the largest education funding source in the state! Your tax-deductible contributions to SAF support Montana students and their families as they strive to reach their dreams of a better tomorrow. We’ll use 100% of your gift to fund our community outreach programs.
Montana foster care youth are invited each year to apply for available slots at the “A Step Ahead” college preparatory camp. The free camp, coordinated by Student Assistance Foundation, offers foster care students the opportunity to experience learning in a college campus setting.
Students from across the state participate in activities geared toward teaching them basic computer skills, how to use online resources to research scholarships, careers and more, money management techniques, and how Foster Care Education and Training Vouchers can help them pay for college. But, perhaps the most exciting aspect of the camp is that each participant receives a new computer to take home with them.
For more information about “A Step Ahead,” contact Rhonda Safford at (406) 495-7750 or email rsafford@safmt.org.
To make a donation download the sponsorship form or click here to make an online donation.
Circle of Succe$$ Scholarships are near and dear to the hearts of Student Assistance Foundation employees — the program was originally established through payroll deductions. Recently, funds raised through Student Assistance Foundation’s Golf Scramble have been added to that pool. A committee of Student Assistance Foundation employees determines which applicants receive the $1,000 scholarships.
Who qualifies? Applicants must be:
How to apply:
Scholarship applications are available Jan. 1 - Mar. 15, 2012. Click here to apply.
Questions or want to donate?
Contact Darbie Hess, grants manager, at (406) 495-7393 or email dhess@safmt.org.
Each year, Student Assistance Foundation (SAF) coordinates College Goal Montana at 18 physical sites — and numerous Webinar locations — across the state to provide free, one-on-one help to students and families completing the Free Application for Federal Student Aid (FAFSA). This form is the key for students to access federal, state and institutional funding (like scholarships) for postsecondary education.
The names of attendees are entered to win a $500 scholarship to the school of the student’s choice. SAF strives to provide at least one, $500 scholarship at each physical site, and one, $500 scholarship to be drawn from among all of the Webinar attendees.
SAF is always seeking generous donors to provide scholarship funds for students at the College Goal Montana site(s) of their choice.
To donate, please contact Rhonda Safford at (406) 495-7750 or email rsafford@safmt.org.
How would you like your legacy to be the bright futures of Montana students? Consider contributing to Student Assistance Foundation’s endowment fund to ensure a lasting source of scholarship and program funds to support their academic pursuits. Together, we can make a difference for generations to come!
In addition, benefit from the Montana Endowment Tax Credit that allows donors to pay less in Montana state income taxes when they give a qualifying planned gift to a qualified Montana charitable endowment.
For more information about planned giving through SAF’s endowment fund, contact Kelly Cresswell at (406) 495-7390 or email kcresswell@safmt.org.