R. E. Harshaw, Jr. Foundation  The R. E. Harshaw, Jr. Foundation is a tax-exempt charitable organization, established by R. E. Harshaw, Jr. who was the fifth President of the National United Church Ushers Association of America, Inc.
This foundation was established for the exclusive purpose of enabling the Association to grant undergraduate tuition scholarships and graduate or professional fellowship stipends to qualified applicants and to make contributions to educational institutions exempt from taxation under Section 501 of the Internal Revenue Code.
The R. E. Harshaw, Jr. Foundation Board of Trustees disburses scholarships to the winners of the Allan A. C. Griffith, Sr. Education Contest. Participants compete in one of five fields: oration, vocal, essay, instrumental/piano and spelling bee. Four scholarships are given through the annual contest. The scholarships are paid by the Foundation directly to the institution
at which the student is matriculating.
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