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Hispanic Scholarship Fund (HSF)

As the nation’s preeminent Latino scholarship organization, the Hispanic Scholarship Fund’s vision is to strengthen the country by advancing college education among Hispanic Americans. In support of its mission to double the rate of Hispanics earning college degrees, HSF provides the Latino community more college scholarships and educational outreach support than any other organization in the country. During the 2007-2008 academic year, HSF awarded almost 4,100 scholarships exceeding $26.7 million. In its 33-year history, HSF has awarded more than 86,000 scholarships worth more than $227 million to Latinos attending nearly 2,000 colleges and universities in all 50 states, Puerto Rico, Guam and the U.S. Virgin Islands.

Anheuser-Busch’s Support

Anheuser-Busch has been a part of the growth and success of the Hispanic Scholarship Fund for the past three decades. Anheuser-Busch is one of the HSF’s largest corporate contributors and involves its distributors, retailers and consumers in fund-raising efforts.

Together, Anheuser-Busch and the Hispanic Scholarship Fund have raised more than $23 million and awarded more than 18,000 scholarships to Latino students nationwide.

Impact

“For generations, Anheuser-Busch has been part of the Latino community, and supporting scholarship programs like the HSF has always been very important to us,” said Jesus Rangel, vice president, Community Relations. “There is nothing more critical to developing the next generation of Latino leaders than access to higher education.”

Anheuser-Busch’s support of HSF scholars doesn’t end after four years of college. Anheuser-Busch assisted HSF with the initial funding to develop the online Career Center to connect major employers with new graduates.

“For more than three decades, Anheuser-Busch and its family of wholesalers have joined with us to help deserving students realize their dreams. Through a variety of programs, the company helps us achieve our goal of advancing higher education among Hispanic Americans.”

-- Frank D. Alvarez, CEO, Hispanic Scholarship Fund