About Friends Education Fund 

Purpose: Funding for tuition aid for Friends children attending Friends schools in the Philadelphia Yearly Meeting area.

Organization Description

The Friends Education Fund is under the care of Friends Council on Education and has the mission of raising funds to support tuition aid for PYM Friends children attending for the thirty-one Friends elementary, secondary and special needs schools in the Philadelphia Yearly Meeting area.

About The Committee on Friends Education

The mission of the Committee on Friends Education is to advance the cause of Friends education within Philadelphia Yearly Meeting. The committee's work falls within the following areas:

  • Supporting Friends schools and their Quaker character;
  • Supporting Friends children in Friends schools;
  • Educational grant making;
  • Collaborating with Friends Council on Education;
  • Being a champion for Friends education.

CoFE has responsibility for determining the dollar amount of tuition aid distributed, making any changes to distribution policies, and overseeing the distribution of PYM tuition aid funds to Friends schools.