Hispanic Scholarship Fund
Hispanic Scholarship Fund (HSF) is a national nonprofit that awards scholarships and provides support services to students and families to help complete higher education. The organization’s site documents its mission, Scholar Program (including the 2026 application and deadlines), partner list, and financial reports. HSF’s EIN (52-1051044) is published on its financials/990s page, matching the provided EIN.
Source: Website · Mar 2026
Ideal Applicant
Colleges, universities, scholarship administrators, or nonprofit programs that provide or administer higher-education scholarships and serve Hispanic/Latino students.
Good Fit
- • Request is for scholarships or scholarship administration tied to higher education.
- • Demonstrated capacity to manage scholarship funds or to host named scholarships.
- • Programs that serve Hispanic/Latino students or increase college access for that population.
- • Institutional development or advancement relationships that can enable partnership conversations.
Geography
Observed grantmaking is national in scope, with recipients in 47 states and the largest state share at under 20%, indicating a broadly distributed geographic footprint.
Recipient Variety
The latest year shows over 200 distinct recipients (217 grants to 206 organizations), primarily colleges and universities, with modest dollar concentration (top five ≈21%), indicating a broad and diverse recipient set for the funder's size.
New Applicants
Direct evidence of access exists: about 79 new recipients appeared in the latest year (roughly 38%) while 127 returned across the two observed years, which suggests unfamiliar applicants can and do enter the portfolio even though no formal institutional grant application guidelines were found.
Source: Zeffy Agent · Mar 2026
