Donor Scholarships are funded by annual donations to our scholarship fund or through our Scholarship Endowment and are awarded to CGA member company employees and employees’ sons and daughters.

Anheuser-Busch Graduate Scholarship
$2,500 Scholarship
Awarded to a graduate student attending a 4-year public institution.

Bernie & Ellyn Gelson Scholarship
$2,000 Scholarship
Awarded to an undergraduate student from Gelson’s Markets.

C&S Wholesale Grocers
$2,500 Scholarship
Awarded to a C&S Wholesale Grocers customer.

Certified Federal Credit Union Scholarship
$2,000 Scholarship
Awarded to a CGA retail member company employee, or dependent, pursuing a degree in Accounting and/or Finance.

Hee-Sook Nelson Scholarship
$3,000 Scholarship
Donated by Retail Marketing Services, Inc. in honor of Hee-Sook Nelson’s service as CGA Board Chair for 2021.

Illuminators Educational Foundation
Six $2,000 Scholarships
Three awards are dedicated to an applicant with a relationship to a retail company; three awards are dedicated to an applicant with a relationship to a supply or wholesale company. Limited to undergraduate students.

Jack H. Brown Future Leaders
$1,000 Scholarship
Donated by Stater Bros. Markets
This scholarship will be awarded to an undergraduate student.

Kimberly Clark 'Making Lives Better'
Two $2,500 Scholarships
These scholarships will be awarded to a full-time undergraduate student pursing either a business or communications major.

Moss Adams
$1,500 Scholarship
This scholarship will be awarded to a CGA retail member company employee or dependent pursing either an accounting or finance degree.

Thomas P. Raley
$1,000 Scholarship
Donated by Raley’s
This scholarship will be awarded to an undergraduate student.

Zenith Insurance Company
$2,500 Scholarship
This scholarship will be awarded to an undergraduate student.