Young Scholars Program
Identifies and supports Hinsdale Central students earlier in their high-school arc, where mentorship pays the longest compound interest.
funds 32 scholars / yr
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Hinsdale Central Foundation · Established 1998
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Jodie Harrison Teacher Grant
Direct grants to Hinsdale Central teachers for classroom projects the district won't fund. Teacher applies, foundation approves, kids benefit.
47 grants awarded
Fund this program →Foundation Scholarships
Named scholarships supporting graduating Red Devils at the moment they need it most — the transition out of Hinsdale Central to whatever's next.
200+ funded since '98
Fund this program →"This scholarship gave me my senior year back."
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"I was the first in my family to apply to a four-year school. The Foundation didn't just fund the application fees — they paired me with a mentor who'd been through it. That's what made the difference."
Latest news.
Six new inductees named to the 2026 Hall of Fame class.
Read more →Jodie Harrison Teacher Grant applications now open.
Read more →Young Scholars welcomes its eighth cohort.
Read more →The next inductee is sitting in a classroom right now.
Your gift becomes the scholarship, the teacher grant, the program — the small thing that turns today's Red Devil into tomorrow's name on the wall.
The Hinsdale Central Hall of Fame
Two hundred names.
Twenty-eight years.
One archive.
Writers and senators, scientists and athletes, builders and breakers — every Red Devil whose work earned a permanent record. Step inside the editorial archive.
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Bill Veeck
2001
Judy Biggert
1997
Mary-Dell Chilton
2009
Leslie Hindman
2004
Tomi Adeyemi
2021
Partnership in lifelong learning.
The Hinsdale Central Foundation is a 501(c)(3) supporting Hinsdale Central High School since 1998. We're an all-volunteer board of alumni, parents, and community members — every dollar raised funds programs, scholarships, and teacher grants for current Red Devils.
Cameron Cimala, President. EIN 36-3923384. Founded January 1998. We file public 990s — every year, every dollar.
200+
Scholarships funded since 1998 — directly to Hinsdale Central students.
47
Jodie Harrison Teacher Grants awarded — classroom projects the district wouldn't fund.
$1.68M
FY2021 capital project — the Hinsdale Central Training & Weight Room.
28 yrs
Partnership in lifelong learning — every dollar back into Hinsdale Central kids.