New Name For CSF Says It All 

The Citizens’ Scholarship Foundation of Lancaster County has a new name.  At its May meeting, the Board of Directors voted to change the name to... Dollars for Scholars of Lancaster County.

Since its founding in 1961, CSF Lancaster has always been part of the national organization called Dollars for Scholars.  At its founding, the name “Citizens’ Scholarship Foundation of Lancaster County” was chosen to emphasize the fact that our organization sprang from the energy and commitment of citizens who wished to support local students in financing their higher education.  

Since its inception, CSF has awarded interest-free loans rather than scholarship grants as other chapters of Dollars for Scholars have done.  Repaid loans are then recycled to the next generation of students.

The Board chose the new name because it more accurately reflects our mission.  The word ‘scholarship’ in our name suggests grants rather than loans.  We believe ‘Dollars for Scholars of Lancaster County’ more accurately reflects what we do and will be easier for people to remember.