Every Scholarship Dollar Goes Directly to Students
Bold.org disburses scholarships directly to students and their schools — no middlemen, no delays. Every award is publicly recorded. Every dollar is traceable.
All totals disclosed directly by the Bold Foundation, a 501(c)(3) public charity.
Recipients
8,385 Bold.org Students Have Received Scholarships
Every winner is a real student. Every award is public record. These are some of the students who've received funds in the last 30 days.
Disbursement Ledger
Every Payment, on the Record
Bold.org is the only scholarship platform with a fully public payment ledger. Below is a real-time record of every scholarship disbursed through our platform — searchable by recipient, school, category, and amount. No other scholarship platform publishes this data.
This ledger is updated within 24 hours of each disbursement. Data includes: recipient name, institution, scholarship name, category, dollar amount and payment status. All payments are made directly to students or their financial aid offices.
Year-over-year growth
The Numbers Behind Bold.org's Growth
Since 2019, Bold.org has grown into the leading platform for family-created, employer-sponsored, and foundation-backed scholarship giving in the United States. Annual disbursements have increased 76.4% year over year, with $16.2M disbursed to date.
Year-over-year growth
↑ $5,423,383.82 disbursed2024–2025
Disbursed in the past 12 months
↑ +16.7% YoY
Winners 2025
↑ +66% YoY
Average award amount
↑ +7.4% YoY
Total scholarship funds disbursed (all time)
Last updated Jul 20, 2026 · Verifiable via Form 990
Memorial scholarships
804 Memorial Scholarships, Created by Families, in Honor of the People They've Lost.
Memorial scholarships carry a family's legacy, and Bold.org is built to protect that trust. We host 804 active memorial scholarship funds, created by families and supported by 18,192+ contributors who believe in their cause.
memorial scholarship funds created by families
individual contributors to memorial funds
Featured Memorial Scholarships
Honor Someone You Love
Bold.org sets up and manages every memorial scholarship fund — handling applications, winner selection, and direct disbursement to students. You choose the criteria. We handle everything else.
Donors
Trusted by Thousands of Donors
Bold.org's scholarship ecosystem is built by employers, family foundations, community organizations, and individuals. Below are some of the organizations that have created active scholarship funds on the platform.
Individuals & Families
People giving in their own name or on behalf of their family.
Corporations
Companies funding scholarships for employees, customers, or communities.
Public Figures
Athletes, artists, and public personalities creating scholarships under their name.
Philanthropic Orgs
Foundations, nonprofits, and charitable organizations funding student awards.
Top donors
Donor renewal rate
Donors who created their first scholarship on Bold.org came back to fund another.
Become a donorNo donor fees. 100% of your donation goes to deserving scholarship recipients.
501(C)(3) STATUS
Supporting the Next Generation
Bold Foundation is a registered 501(c)(3) nonprofit organization.
EIN: 84-2719715 · Incorporated in Colorado · Registered in all 50 states
FAQs
Questions? We’ve got you covered.
Yes. Bold.org works with Bold Foundation, a 501(c)(3) nonprofit that receives donor contributions and disburses scholarship awards to winners. Bold manages the scholarship lifecycle end-to-end, including donor onboarding, application vetting, winner selection support, and disbursement.
Yes. Bold Foundation disburses scholarship awards through supported methods including direct tuition payments to educational institutions, student loan payments, and direct cash for eligible educational expenses.
Donors can create scholarship funds on Bold.org. Bold supports donor onboarding, donation collection, fund management, application vetting, winner selection support, and award disbursement. Scholarships can be created around a person, organization, mission, or cause, and donations through Bold Foundation are tax-deductible.
Some scholarships on Bold.org are no-essay scholarships, while others require application prompts or essays. Scholarship requirements vary by fund and donor.
A memorial scholarship is a fund created in honor of someone who has passed away. Bold.org supports memorial funds that allow families and communities to contribute to scholarships, with donations processed through Bold Foundation.
Bold.org is a scholarship marketplace that manages scholarships end-to-end, from donor funding through application, winner selection support, and disbursement. Legacy scholarship aggregators such as Fastweb and Scholarships.com primarily list scholarships and send students to external applications.