Paideia Scholarship Foundation
Paideia Scholarship Foundation is a Lancaster, PA 501(c)(3) private foundation that raises and manages scholarship funds to support students attending Veritas Scholars Academy. The site solicits donations, describes a Family of Funds (scholarship, teacher support, endowment), and lists a Lancaster mailing address. Public filings (EIN 83-0424745) corroborate its foundation status and recent Form 990-PF activity.
Source: Website · Mar 2026
Ideal Applicant
An individual student (or student applicant pool administered by a school) seeking a scholarship for Veritas Scholars Academy or another institution offering classical Christian education, able to demonstrate financial need and interest.
Good Fit
- • Applicant is a student linked to Veritas Scholars Academy or a classical Christian school.
- • Application materials clearly show financial need and interest in the program.
- • Submission follows the foundation's named mailing or phone contact and meets the approximate May 1 timing.
- • Applicant is comfortable receiving modest-sized awards (typical grants are in the low hundreds to low thousands).
Geography
Observed grants in the latest year went to recipients across roughly 42 states and some international locations, with only a very small share staying in the foundation's home state.
Recipient Variety
In the most recent year the foundation made about 90 awards to 57 distinct recipients, with many appearing to be individual scholarship recipients rather than a tiny closed set, so the observed recipient base is broad for the foundation's size.
New Applicants
Application instructions are published and filings show roughly 50 new recipients in the latest year and only seven repeat recipients across years, which together indicate that unfamiliar applicants have a realistic path into the portfolio.
Source: Zeffy Agent · Mar 2026
