About Us

This memorial scholarship fund began in 1969 when a group of citizens gathered together in response to a community movement to recognize and honor the late Rev. Martin Luther King, Jr.  Rev. King's commitment to equality, justice, and peace for all people motivated the group.

The focus on education is a fitting tribute to this great humanitarian and winner of the Nobel Peace Prize. Making education available to all people is fundamental in destroying the barriers that separate them. 

The founders of the Rev. Martin Luther King, Jr. Memorial High School Scholarship Fund include: A. J. Banks, James W. Bell, Jennie Hiltel, Maxine Lewis, Richard Wood, Rusty Duval, Dale Federer, Charles Lewin, Ren Liner and Stanley Rogers.

The first scholarship was awarded in 1969.  In the ensuing years the Scholarship Fund has awarded more than 660 scholarships to deserving students with an average of 15 scholarships offered per year.

• EIN: 95-6228943

• California Charity Registration Number is CT # 011944.