The Southeast Community Foundation (SCF) is a 501(c)(3) non-profit organization dedicated to advancing the education of promising students who have limited financial means. The Foundation supports exceptional students from elementary school to graduate school through scholarships, grants, direct service, and knowledge creation and dissemination. The Southeast Community Foundation is dedicated to advancing the education of exceptionally promising students who have financial need. By offering scholarships, in-depth academic counseling and other direct services, the Foundation seeks to help high-performing, low-income students to develop their talents and excel educationally. Scholars are selected from a pool using such factors as exemplary academic achievement, financial need, grit, determination and social commitment. In addition to providing students both counseling and financial support from middle school to graduate school, the Foundation provides significant grants for noteworthy and innovative initiatives that support high-performing, low-income students.