For the board · How we steward it
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A clear look at the standard we hold ourselves to when a family needs help, and the proof behind every scholarship the fund gives.
A confidential overview, prepared for the Pardes board
The short version
When a family cannot afford full tuition, we do not guess and we do not rubber-stamp. Every family completes the same financial aid application. We document what the form cannot see, sort by genuine, evidenced need, approve a defined amount, and account for every dollar at year's end. This page walks the board through that process, the same way we would walk a donor through it.
How it works
Every family completes the Blackbaud financial aid application, the same standardized, third-party process schools use nationwide.
A school our size knows its families. We document the real picture a form can miss, a job loss, medical costs, income that is not liquid, with the evidence behind it.
Each family is placed in one of three tiers. We move forward only the families whose need we can stand behind. The rest, the school carries.
A state scholarship covers a share, the family pays what it can, and the fund adds a capped slice of up to $5,000 a child. No family is ever fully covered.
At year's end, a written report shows where each dollar went and the outcome for each child. Proof follows the spending.
Where one family's tuition actually comes from
An illustration of the partnership behind every scholarship. The fund is the green slice, capped at $5,000 a child.
And every family gives volunteer hours, the partnership the fund is built to honor.
Go deeper
What every family must meet, and the three tiers of need we sort them into.
The one-page review we build for every recommended family, shown with illustrative examples.
The controls that keep this from ever being a blank check, and the year-end report.
The clearest view
The best way to understand the process is to see a family review. Three illustrative examples show exactly how we document need.
See a family review →