The Greater Wildwood Scholarship
The Greater Wildwood Scholarship Fund is a private foundation dedicated to supporting education through scholarships and youth leadership awards. Its mission focuses on providing financial assistance to students, primarily in the Wildwood area, to facilitate their academic pursuits and personal development. The foundation emphasizes youth development and educational opportunities, reflecting its commitment to fostering the success of young individuals. Its funding activities are concentrated in New Jersey, where it primarily serves local students.
Source: Zeffy Agent · Mar 2026
Ideal Applicant
Local high-school students from the Wildwood area nominated for scholarship awards, or local schools/community groups that participate in the foundation's nomination/selection process.
Good Fit
- • Applicant is a student from Wildwood or nearby New Jersey communities.
- • Request is explicitly for a scholarship or youth leadership award.
- • Applicant or nominee can be presented through a local school, counselor, or nominating body.
- • Requested award size aligns with past grants (most awards under $5,000; several in the $5k–$9k range).
Geography
Observed giving is geographically narrow: all recorded grants in both years went to recipients in New Jersey, concentrated around Wildwood.
Recipient Variety
The latest year shows many separate awards (15 distinct recipients in 2023 and 14 in 2022); recipients are independent individuals (scholarship awardees), so the foundation distributes funds to a broad set of distinct beneficiaries even though the purpose is narrowly scholarship-focused.
New Applicants
The foundation explicitly states it funds only preselected applicants, and filings show a selection-driven scholarship process; direct evidence of an open application route is absent, so unfamiliar applicants are unlikely to be able to enter the portfolio.
Source: Zeffy Agent · Mar 2026
