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T W o M i l l i o n … a n d c o u n T i n g ere's a great difference between giving and investing. For the Alfred Harcourt Foundation, investing—in the young people chosen as ellen Knowles Harcourt Scholars—is what they do best. e foundation that prides itself on the personal connections it makes with each student has just topped $2 million in cumulative giving to tCnJ scholars—$236,000, which supported 30 scholars, in FY13 alone. For the last 13 years, the Alfred Harcourt Foundation has provided scholarships to economically disadvantaged students interested in public service careers— students who, given the chance, have great potential to succeed in their lives and make valuable contributions to society. Students like Sade Baker, Vianna Fagel, Anthony Grullon, and Anna poruks. each ellen Knowles Harcourt Scholar receives $8,000 a year for four years, as well as access to a built-in support system that helps them thrive in college. e goal for all: to better their lives by receiving a college education, and then pay it forward. l e g a c Y l a W In 1995, Betsy Ross Brooks '49 established the Jeffrey R. Ralston Foundation to honor her son, a law enforcement officer in Monmouth County, new Jersey, who died the previous year. Her purpose was solely to provide assistance to criminology students with academic promise and financial need, which it has done for many years since through the Jeffrey R. Ralston Scholarship and other criminology programs. During FY13, the Ralston Foundation gifted $95,000 to fund 12 tCnJ criminology scholarships. vianna Fagel '13 Mathematics and Statistics "When I think back to where I was, I wasn't happy. I had no hope of going to college. And now I'm a very happy person. I had a wonderful four years here." Anna poruks '15 psychology "I understand how addiction is something that loved ones go through and have no control over, and I want to be able to help people who have gone through similar situations to mine. I want to do something great with my life." Anthony Grullon '13 engineering Science "I found my passion in hybrid nonprofits [organizations that leverage public-private partnerships to support the common good]. I don't think I'd be the person I am today without tCnJ, and I wouldn't have been at tCnJ without Harcourt." sade Baker '14 Accounting "Being at tCnJ made me realize there is so much at your fingertips. Being able to do service with the Bonner [Institute for Civic and Community engagement]—I would never have had these opportunities if I hadn't come here. And Harcourt got me here. I'm so thankful for that." vianna Fagel Anna poruks Anthony Grullon sade Baker 17