Scholarship America

And Finally ...
One Chapter, Fifty Years
Fall River: 50 Years of Scholarships
Signs entering the town dub Fall River, Mass. “The Scholarship City.” Here’s why.
2,420
Number of students who
have received aid from
our Fall River chapter
11
Number of communities,
following Fall River’s
lead, that incorporated
as Citizens’ Scholarship
Foundation of America
$6,000
Raised in Fall River’s first
fundraising campaign, 1958
$85,995
Raised in Fall River’s most recent fiscal
year. Just like the plan Irving Fradkin laid
out in 1958, this represents nearly $1 for
every single resident of the city.
3,800
Number
of communities
now served by Scholarship
America’s 1,225
Dollars for Scholars
Chapters.
$1,472,757
Total dollars raised by the Citizens’ Scholarship Foundation of Fall River
Citizens’ Scholarship Foundation
of Fall River boasts plenty of famous
alumni, but the most well-known name
associated with the organization is
that of Dr. Irving Fradkin, Scholarship
America’s founder. This May represents
the 50th anniversary of Dr. Fradkin
sitting down with a few friends and
neighbors in Fall River, Mass., and
plotting out the simple strategy of local
scholarship fundraising that would
become Dollars for Scholars.
As we look back on the 50 years of
our very first chapter, here’s a glimpse
inside the numbers. Plenty has
changed about college—the costs of
everything from tuition to textbooks;
the number of students attending, the
array of options open to them—but,
even after half a century, the dedication
of Scholarship America’s original city
remains the same.