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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. Guildara 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 Guildara'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, 4 out of 10 families who apply receive a scholarship instantly.
Organizations that offered scholarship have seen an increased of up to 3–5% in their revenue since more families could now afford their programs.
Scholarships don’t just fill spots, they bring in new families. Most participants using scholarships are new to the program.
Guildara’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 Guildara 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 Guildara 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.
Each organization offering activities through Guildara has a monthly limit on how much scholarship funding from The Village Project can be distributed to families registering for its activities. This helps The Village Project support as many organizations as possible each month.
The limit resets each month and does not roll over.
If you want to increase the scholarship funding available to your community, your organization can also raise funds through its own efforts. For example, you can share your donation link, host a bake sale, silent auction, tournament, or organize a local fundraiser.
Funds raised for your organization are placed in a dedicated scholarship fund within The Village Project and are reserved for your families and approved activities. Your dedicated scholarship fund can have its own monthly limit, allowing more scholarship dollars to be available to your community.
While we don’t share personal details about individual families, you will access a Scholarship Report that will help you understand how scholarships are being used across your activities.
No — Guildara 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, you will access a Scholarship Report that will help you 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 Guildara: 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 guildara.com. Learn more
After you publish an activity, scholarship eligibility is typically reviewed within 72 hours.
Once approved, eligible families can immediately begin applying for scholarships during registration.
Scholarships are available only for participants under 18 who demonstrate financial need and register for activities approved under Guildara's promotion policy.
They will click the “Check for Scholarship” button on your listing on Guildara and complete a short application form (called the Household Statement). They'll be asked about:
This shouldn’t take more than 5 minutes to complete. Our system will instantly review their application and show whether it’s approved or denied. If approved, the scholarship will appear as a discount and they’ll see the final price before deciding to register.
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