CRESCENT CITIES CHARITIES, INC.
SCHOLARSHIP APPLICATION GUIDELINES
In 1999, Crescent Cities Charities, Inc. was established as a 501(c)(3) organization for the purpose of operating the Crescent Cities Center Nursing Home in Riverdale Park, MD. In 2019, after 20 years of successful operation, it was sold to another operator.
To that end, we have set aside some of these proceeds to provide college scholarships to deserving students in the Greater Washington Metropolitan Area (Maryland, Virginia and the District of Columbia). College scholarship applications must be submitted on-line by beginning January 1, 2025, to April 15, 2025, and recipients will be notified by June 1, 2025. Additionally, we will offer Trade School Scholarships. Those applications must be submitted on-line beginning January 1, 2025, to May 15, 2025.
Crescent Cities Charities is committed to award roughly 100 college and trade school scholarships in amounts from $1,000 to $2,500 in 2025 and hope to budget even more scholarships in future years. Since 2019, Crescent Cities Charities has awarded 560 scholarships totaling $1,430,000. We welcome you to apply for one of this year’s scholarships. You are eligible if:
You are graduating from High School in the Greater Washington Metropolitan Area in 2025 with a minimum GPA of 3.0. Trade School scholarship applicants require a minimum GPA of 2.5
You have a record of scholastic and other achievement
You have demonstrated good leadership qualities and community involvement
You will be enrolled in any undergraduate degree or certificate program in any area of study at an accredited college or university
Preference may be given to students with financial need
Scholarship awards are made on a competitive basis. Decisions of our selection committee are final. All scholarship awards are paid directly to the College the recipient will be attending.
Additionally, Crescent Cities Charities offers the Wilbert J. Lewis Memorial Scholarship. Wilbert J. Lewis was our former president from 2009 until his death in 2022, and was an avid supporter of higher education. Beginning in 2021, we have budgeted $40,000 annually to award eight (8) Wilbert J. Lewis Scholarships of $5,000 each. Graduating seniors selected for a Crescent Cities Charities Scholarship are eligible and do not have to take any action beyond submitting the application. This scholarship is in lieu of the initial scholarship and the total award is $5,000 to each recipient.
Beginning with the class of 2023, Crescent Cities Charities bestows the Dr. Melvin Tanchel Memorial Scholarship to one prospective engineering student from our region. Dr. Melvin Tanchel was a former President of Crescent Cities Charities and led our organization from 1998 until his death in 2009, at the age of 92. It was during this time that our nursing home was established and began thriving as a viable and profitable facility. Proceeds for the sale of this nursing home make the Crescent Cities Charities Scholarship and Grants Program possible.
Applicants for this scholarship must have a minimum cumulative high school GPA of 3.5 and a minimum combined score of 1,350 on their SAT or 29 on their ACT. The scholarship will be in the amount of $10,000 per year for four (4) years, totaling $40,000 - provided the student maintains an annual 3.25 GPA and remain a full-time engineering major in order to remain eligible for each subsequent year in college. Each year thereafter, another student will be awarded a four-year scholarship, if the selection committee finds a worthy applicant.
NOTE: Applicants for the Dr. Tanchel scholarship will follow the same application process as all other Crescent Cities Charities scholarship applicants. Additional information may be requested, including an interview. Students not receiving the Dr. Tanchel scholarship may still receive a Crescent Cities Charities scholarship.
College Scholarship Applications must be submitted by April 15, 2025, to: www.cccharities.org. Trade School Scholarship Applications must be submitted by May 15, 2025, to: www.cccharities.org.
For additional information, email: steve.novak@cccharities.org
