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Learn moreLearn moreThanks to our collaboration with The Village Project, you can offer scholarships to families who need them—without sacrificing your revenue. They get support. You get paid. Everybody wins.
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Most activities just aren’t accessible to every family. Village changes that. Our platform connects families, providers, and donors to expand access and increase demand for quality activities like yours.
We’re bringing more families to the table.
Use our intuitive activity builder to list any type of extracurricular—classes, camps, events, you name it! Once published, our team reviews your activity to determine if it qualifies for our Scholarship Program, in line with Village's Promotion Policy.
Once your activity is approved, families will see a “Check for scholarships” button right on your activity page. They can request and receive a scholarship within seconds. Our automated, fair decision model makes access fast and simple.
When a family receives a scholarship, they register at a discount rate while you still receive the full price. Scholarships are anonymous, so you won’t know who received one. No bias. No extra admin. Just more kids that can afford your classes.
While we aim to support as many families as possible, not all applications meet the eligibility criteria. On average, 3 out of 10 families who apply receive a scholarship instantly.
Activities that offered scholarship have seen an increased of up to 3–5% in their fill rate, since more families could now afford them.
Activities approved for scholarships tend to see higher enrollment than similar ones that aren’t part of the program.
Village’s technology has been a game-changer for Alicia. Now, she can pursue her mission of increasing extracurricular access while making her business scalable. It's a win-win.
This past summer, they welcomed over 600 families to camp—twice as many as the year before—while significantly reducing the time their team spent managing registrations and communications.
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"Highly recommend giving Village.com a try and seeing what they can do for your business. I was very pleasantly surprised and so incredibly happy with how the results spoke for themselves." - Sharlyn Fellenz Harnisch.
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Moonrise Aerials introduced a new financial support program to expand access. The Paint Shack brought in 30 new campers and over $900 in fresh revenue during their peak month. The Family Room’s first month offering scholarships led to 22 new signups and over $800 in new earnings.
Read the storyThanks to donations received through The Village Project, we can fund the Village Scholarships program:
If you're interested in collaborating thevillageproject.org. 100% of your donation goes to kids*.
*Every penny of your donation funds kids’ attendance to activities, with no deductions for salaries or operational costs — with the exception of a minimal payment processing fee. This fee is 3-4% for card payments or 0.8% (up to a maximum of $5) for ACH payments. See it for yourself here.
The Village Project team actively pursues all opportunities to secure ongoing donations, ensuring scholarships remain funded.
One of the key strengths of The Village Project is that it operates with 0% overhead—meaning 100% of every dollar donated goes directly to helping kids. This transparency and efficiency attract both private and government donors, which helps maintain steady funding for scholarships.
When you first start using Village, you’ll receive a small monthly scholarship quota. This quota isn’t money you manage directly; instead, it determines how much support can be automatically granted to families as they register to your activities.
This initial quota gives you a chance to try out the system with real families, while giving us time to ensure you’re a legitimate business.
As you continue to publish more activities and growing your presence and revenue on Village, you become eligible for increased funding. You’re also welcome to raise scholarship funds independently, and Village gives you a way to apply those funds to registrations—even if you don’t have a nonprofit setup.
While we don’t share personal details about individual families, we’re happy to provide general reports on how scholarships are being used for your activities. Just reach out at any time and we can share an overview.
No — Village.com respects the privacy and confidentiality of families who apply for scholarships. To help prevent bias, orders on your end will always show the full price, even if a scholarship was applied.
Families will see the scholarship on their end, but you won’t be able to tell who received one. That said, we’re happy to share general reports so you can understand how scholarships are being used across your activities.
When a family applies for a scholarship for the first time, they complete an application form where we collect basic information such as household income, expenses, and family size. This allows the system to assess need responsibly, without requiring excessive paperwork that could discourage families from completing their registration.
Your existing scholarship efforts can seamlessly integrate and expand through Village: When you raise funds through your own scholarship efforts—like fundraisers or events—those donations can be directed into your own dedicated "Provider Fund" within The Village Project. Think of it as your private 501(c)(3) fund, but without the hassle and paperwork. The funds you raise go exclusively to support scholarships for your programs on Village.com.
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