College Heights Foundation
College Heights Foundation
The College Heights Foundation (CHF) provides assistance and encouragement to deserving students enrolled at Western Kentucky University.
CHF has been a Guardian of Trusts since founding in 1923 when a faculty member gave $100 to Dr. Henry Hardin Cherry to assist worthy and deserving students. With support from alumni, corporations, organizations, and other friends our scholarship fund has grown to over $103 million in assets.
The CHF is governed by a Board of Directors made up of twelve prominent business and professional leaders who serve without remuneration. The CHF is a fully-qualified, tax-exempt organization under Section 501 (c) (3) of the Internal Revenue Code.
More about the history of College Heights
The College Heights Foundation is proud to provide scholarship assistance to worthy and deserving students attending Western Kentucky University. The CHF serves as the “Guardian of Trusts” to more than 1,300 different scholarship funds that each tell their own unique story.
Please visit TOPDollar, the WKU comprehensive scholarship source, to find out more about each of the scholarship funds, the donors who made them possible, and the way for current and potential students to apply for these private scholarship funds.
For more information, please contact the College Heights Foundation at
(270) 745-4597 or email chf@wku.edu.
Scholarship Celebration "Thank You" Video
RECENT NEWS
Born from a $100 gift from a faculty member, the idea for the College Heights Foundation (CHF) started with the goal to help WKU students in need. This summer, CHF celebrates its 98th anniversary with achieving the milestone of surpassing $100 million in its endowment.
The Cliff Todd Center, new home to the College Heights Foundation, was dedicated today
(June 2). The building was named in appreciation for a $1 million gift from J. Clifford
“Cliff” Todd that led to the acquisition of the historic home and property.
The Dr. Martha J. Sales ISEC Award, established through a generous gift from Cynthia “CJ” Nichols (’82) of Haverford, Pa., was created and awarded for the first time during Women’s History Month in March 2021.
The CHF at WKU is located at the Cliff Todd Center at 1703 Chestnut Street. Our mailing address is 1906 College Heights Blvd. #41016.
Celebrate the life and legacy of those who have passed by reading about our newly created memorial funds, such as the Kathryn D. Steward Memorial Scholarship Fund
Watch Amy Bingham as she explains WKU's scholarship expansion.
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