About CORE

CORE is a nonprofit initiative designed to unite communities around the goal of ensuring that all of our children have access to college. CORE was formed in September 2003 under the leadership of U.S. Congressman Chaka Fattah.

Our premier program, the CORE Scholarship, is the first if its kind in the nation to offer all high school seniors - whether from the public, private, charter or parochial systems - in Philadelphia a unique opportunity to attend select Pennsylvania colleges and universities. Over the past six years, CORE has awarded more than 14,500 Philadelphia students a total of more than $26.5 million dollars. Of our original group of CORE Scholars, an impressive 40% ultimately graduated from college.

CORE will issue awards based on the amount of dollars available for scholarships.