Scholarship
Foundation

2024 Scholarship Foundation Recipients

Supporting Exceptional Students from Rural America!

The CARH Scholarship Foundation is a separate 501(c)3 entity from CARH that provides college scholarships to exceptional students who reside in CARH-member properties. The Foundation was created in 2005 to promote education and expand opportunities for residents of affordable rural housing. All scholarships (except for Graduate School applicants) are applied to up to four years (eight semesters) of undergraduate or vocational/trade school education. Graduate School recipients’ scholarships are applied to up to eight semesters of graduate schooling.

Current scholarships are $2,000 per semester for up to eight semesters. (From 2006-2015, scholarships were $1,000 per semester. From 2016-2022, scholarships were $1,500 per semester.)

  • James L. Poehlman Scholarship
    First Recipient in 2006 – In honor of James L. Poehlman of T&C Associates of Middleton, Wisconsin. Founding member of CARH, former board member, former chair of the Owners & Developers Committee, former co-chair of the Aging Portfolio Committee, former Advisory Trustee member, and 1998 CARH Member of the Year.
  • Gordon L. Blackwell Scholarship
    • First Recipient in 2006 – In honor of Gordon L. Blackwell of Regency Housing Group in Raleigh, North Carolina. Longtime CARH member and former board member.
  • Jack Godin, Jr. Scholarship –
    • First Recipient in 2010 – In honor of Jack Godin, Jr., founder and President of Southern Development Group in Montgomery, Alabama. Founding member of CARH and past CARH president.
  • CRHD Founders Scholarship –
    • First Recipient in 2013 – Honoring all of the founders of the Council for Rural Housing and Development, the precursor to CARH.
  • CARH Scholarship Foundation Scholarship
    • First Recipient in 2015 – On behalf of the CARH Scholarship Foundation
  • CARH Scholarship
    • First Recipient in 2020 – On behalf of the Council for Affordable & Rural Housing
  • Charyl K. Luth Scholarship
    • First Recipient in 2023 – In honor of Charyl K. Luth, Executive Director of the Affordable Housing Association of Indiana. Former co-chair of the State Affiliated Association Committee.
  • Coming in 2026
    • First Recipient in 2026 – 

CARH and the Foundation thank all of our members for their support of the Scholarship Fund!

Support the CARH Scholarship Foundation with a donation today! Donations to the 501(c)3 CARH Scholarship Foundation are tax-deductible to the fullest extent of the law.

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The CARH Scholarship Foundation thanks the following companies for their Extremely Generous Donations in 2024.

Caldwell & Gregory – $18,000
Churchill Stateside Group – $15,000
Cinnaire – $20,000
HD Supply – $12,000

 

 

Applications for the 2026 Scholarships will be available in the Fall of 2025. Visit the Applications page for more information.