About Gilbert Scholarship, Inc.
Gilbert Scholarship, Inc. is named in honor of Dick and Mary Gilbert (pictured, July 2013), who spent their lives helping hundreds of youth in foster care. The scholarship is a 501c3 tax exempt, non-profit, and helps students from foster care obtain a college degree. Most students have spent years in the system and have aged out. They have no outside support, no place to go for Thanksgiving or Christmas, and no mom or dad to text when life gets hard. Some even enter college without a car or a home. Click here to see the smiling faces of the amazing foster youth who have benefitted from Gilbert Scholarships! Your generous donations are helping to create brighter futures for these students.
WHO WE ARE
501c3 tax-exempt non-profit
Awards need-based educational scholarships to students from foster care
Partnering with North Carolina colleges and universities
Volunteer President and Board allows 92% of donations to go to the students
Over 80 scholarships awarded since 2016
73% of scholarship recipients have graduated or are currently enrolled
COMMUNNITY IMPACT
370,000 youth in the foster care system in the US
19,000 will exit the system each year without any family or financial support
29-43% will become homeless between the ages of 19 and 21
47% of former foster youth will be unemployed
25% will become involved in the criminal justice system
3% will get a college degree
(source: Annie Casey Foundation)
