69 organizations
We are still writing the honest guide for this category. In the meantime, the organizations below are ready to help.
Strive for College now operates as UStrive, an online mentoring program for students. It connects students with qualified mentors who help with college applications, college planning, and financial aid.
1 service
Georgia Student Finance Commission is a State of Georgia agency that helps Georgians pay for education after high school. It runs HOPE, Zell Miller, Dual Enrollment, scholarships, grants, loans, outreach workshops, and college financial aid information through GAfutures.
12 services
Simon Youth Foundation helps young people finish high school and get money for college or other education after high school. It runs Simon Youth Academies with public school districts, including two listed in Lawrenceville, Georgia, and offers scholarship programs for eligible students.
6 services
Gwinnett Technical College is a public technical college serving Gwinnett and North Fulton. Its Adult Education program helps adults prepare for GED or HiSET tests, learn English, earn a high school diploma, and start job training.
7 services
Dolphin Scholarship Foundation helps children, stepchildren, and spouses of U.S. Navy Submarine Force members pay for college or trade school. It gives scholarships and also runs fundraising events and an art calendar contest to support submarine families.
6 services
American Student Assistance, now called Britebound, is a national nonprofit based in Boston. It helps middle and high school students explore careers, understand their strengths, and plan what comes after high school through free digital tools, partnerships, grants, research, and advocacy.
9 services
Lumina Foundation is a private foundation based in Indianapolis, not an Atlanta emergency fund. It works to improve education and training after high school by funding large systems-change projects, research, data tools, and public learning events.
5 services
Coast Guard Foundation is a national nonprofit that helps U.S. Coast Guard members and their families. It gives disaster and tragedy grants, scholarships, education grants, morale and wellness support, youth enrichment help, and some job training support.
13 services
The Bonnell Foundation is a nonprofit based in Royal Oak, Michigan that helps people and families living with cystic fibrosis. It offers education scholarships, medical bill help, organ transplant grants, mentoring, CF education, advocacy, and resource links.
10 services
The National Guard Educational Foundation is a nonprofit in Washington, DC that tells the history of the National Guard. It runs the National Guard Memorial Museum and library, offers research help, supports scholarships for some Guard families and wounded Guard members, and connects eligible NGAUS members with Honor Flight guardian service.
9 services
Horatio Alger Association of Distinguished Americans, Inc. is a national education nonprofit based in Alexandria, Virginia. It gives need-based scholarships and support services to students who have faced serious hardship and want to continue school after high school.
6 services
American InterContinental University is a private university with an Atlanta campus and online programs. It offers associate, bachelor's, master's, and some certificate or diploma programs, plus help with financial aid, grants, scholarships, military benefits, transfer credit, and career support.
9 services
Life Happens is a national nonprofit that teaches people about life insurance and related financial planning. Its Life Lessons Scholarship Program gives scholarship money to students ages 17 to 24 whose parent or legal guardian died.
6 services
Catching the Dream is a Native American scholarship organization based in Albuquerque, New Mexico, not Atlanta. Its website says it is closing in 2026 and will dissolve on December 31, 2026, but it has continued funding scholarship students for Spring 2026.
2 services
Indigenous Education, Inc. administers The Cobell Scholarship for Native American and Alaska Native students. It helps eligible students pay for college, graduate school, trade school, summer study, and research through merit-based scholarships and fellowships.
3 services
Marine Corps Scholarship Foundation gives need-based scholarships to children and stepchildren of Marines and certain Navy service members attached to Marine units. It helps eligible students pay for college, associate degrees, and career or technical training.
8 services
AISES is a national nonprofit that supports Indigenous students, educators, and professionals in science, technology, engineering, and math. It helps through scholarships, mentoring, school programs, career resources, science fairs, and national STEM events.
11 services
LEAGUE Foundation gives college scholarships to graduating high school seniors who support or are part of the LGBTQ+ community. It is connected to LEAGUE at AT&T and runs a national online scholarship process, not a local walk-in office.
4 services
Georgia State University runs Upward Bound programs that help eligible high school students and veterans prepare for college. The programs offer tutoring, academic instruction, mentoring, financial literacy help, college application support, campus experiences, and help with veterans education benefits.
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Jewish Educational Loan Fund (JELF) helps Jewish students pay for college, graduate school, vocational school, or technical school. It offers need-based, interest-free loans that fill the gap after other financial aid.
5 services
