Dorrance Foundation for Education

How to apply, from its 2024 IRS return

How to ask

Dorrance Scholarship Programs online application form, supplemental materials (FAFSA Student Aid Report, transcript and ACT/SAT test scores), writing samples, and a recommendation from a high school teacher and a high school counselor. Initital elibility is based on primarily objective criteria for low-income students: seniors in good standing who will graduate from an accredited Arizona high school, first generation to attend college,accepted by one of Arizona's three state universities,…

Deadlines

DORRANCE SCHOLARSHIP ONLINE APPLICATION: 2/4/2026 Phase II (WRITING SAMPLES): 3/4/2026

Limits on who can apply

The Foundation awards up to 60 scholarships annually to incoming freshmen at Arizona's public universities: Arizona State University, Northern Arizona University, and The University of Arizona. The total educational programmatic value of each scholarship is estimated at more than $100,000. Scholarships are renewed annually based not just on academic standing, but on participation in program events, activities and volunteer service projects.

Grants paid in 2024

$2.7 million, to organizations

This is what the foundation told the IRS on Form 990-PF. It isn’t a confirmed open grant round, and details may have changed, so contact the foundation before applying. Its mailing address is on the full return: see it on ProPublica’s Nonprofit Explorer.