FREQUENTLY ASKED QUESTIONS

  • STAR provides partial scholarships to local low-income school children regardless of race, religious background or ethnicity. The program pairs students with adult sponsors who contribute toward the student’s tuition, and the family is expected to “co-pay” part of the tuition plus provide the uniform and all other costs, such as registration and book fees.

  • A sponsor is a person interested in a student’s academic performance and who pays a partial scholarship for a student’s tuition at a private school.

  • Some sponsors include: XTO Energy, The Amon Carter Foundation, Luther King Capital Management, The John Ryan Foundation, Baylor Agerton Trust, Sorrells Enterprises, The Catholic Diocese of Fort Worth.

  • Donations specified for scholarships are funded 100% toward scholarships.

  • No, they are partial academic scholarships. The current average tuition cost is $5,100. Participating schools provide additional aid, STAR provides scholarship aid, and the parents pay the remaining cost.

  • Parents provide a copy of the Federal Tax 1040 with their application.

  • Yes. Contact us in order to make arrangements.

  • Yes. Contact us in order to make arrangements.

  • Sponsors agree to provide funds annually toward the tuition of a student entering grades K through 8 to a private school participating in the STAR program. Sponsors traditionally pledge $2,000 annually.

  • The STAR Sponsorship Program is a non-profit 501(c)3 corporation as defined by the Internal Revenue Code. All contributions to the STAR Sponsorship Program are fully tax deductible.

  • Donations for use by STAR students of computers, printers and other peripherals; software applications; event tickets (baseball, basketball, football); Zoo entrance fees, etc.

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