• Education

  • Early Excellence
  • Denver Preschool Program
  • K-12 Education
  • The Charter Fund

• Economic Opportunity

  • Post-Secondary Education
  • Employment Skills
  • Asset Building
  • Social Networks

• Earned Income Tax Credit

  • Economic Stimulus Payment
  • Tax Sites
  • The Piton Foundation's Tax Credits for Working Families Campaign
  • Tax Help Colorado
  • 2007 Tax Year Promotional Materials
  • Filing Options Available
  • The Earned Income Tax Credit in Colorado
  • Learn More about the Earned Income Tax Credit
  • Employers: Help Your Workers Get Their Tax Credits
  • Non-Profits: Help Your Clients Get Their Tax Credits
  • More Tax Credits
  • The Child Tax Credit: Extra Credit for Many Working Families!
  • Still Another Tax Benefit for Families! The Child and Dependent Care Credit
  • Education Tax Credits for Families: The Hope Credit
  • Education Tax Credits for Families: The Lifetime Learning Credit
  • Saver's Tax Credit: Workers Can Save for Retirement and Reduce Income Taxes

• Strengthening Communities

  • Support to Community Organizing

The Charter Fund

Charter Fund Scholarships send deserving students to college.

Since it was founded in 1987, The Charter Fund scholarship program has provided more than $2 million in scholarships to almost 2,000 Colorado students with financial need. The scholarship program is funded by Charter Fund members, who include individuals, corporations, and other private foundations in addition to The Piton Foundation.

Charter Fund Scholarship Eligibility Criteria

Are you a Colorado resident? And,

• Are you a high school senior?
• Will you graduate this year?
• Do you work during your summer breaks?
• Have you applied for college?
• Do you need financial assistance to attend college?

If you answered yes to all of these questions, you may be eligible for a Charter Fund scholarship, which is available for your first year of an accredited trade school, two-year, or four-year college.

Final decisions are based on financial need, academic performance and aptitude, recommendations, as well as potential for achievement.  Applicants may attend colleges anywhere in the United States but must be residents of Colorado.

This year's application process is now closed. Applications are being reviewed and award decisions will be made in late July by a Grant Selection Committee. The application for 2009 will be available online in January 2009.

If you have further questions, you may contact Jeanette Montoya at 303-572-1727.