Our Mission

Our mission is to provide 
scholarships that further educational opportunities to Idyllwild students.

Our History

The Idyllwild Scholarship goes back to 1969 when three students were awarded scholarships – one for $250, one for $100, and one student received a desk dictionary.

The organization has carried on since then as a federally tax exempt 501(c)3 organization. Annually, contributions are about $12,000. Idyllwild students from Hemet High School, Idyllwild Arts Academy, Helen Hunt Jackson, and home-school students have been awarded scholarships to further their educational goals.

Each Spring, scholarship recipients are selected by an 12-member committee composed of representatives from local organizations, members-at-large, and the Idyllwild School principal. In 2023, six students received scholarships.

2024 Idyllwild Scholarship Fund Board of Trustees

Lenore Sazer – President

Molly Mapel – Parent Teacher Association/Vice President

Mary Zimmerman – Secretary and Idyllwild Churches

Jeri Sue Haney – Social Chair and Soroptimist International of Idyllwild

Jayne Davis – Member at Large/Print Announcements

Lindsay Baldwin – Member at Large/Treasurer

Tim Poseley – Principal, Idyllwild School

Shannon Johnston – Technology and Idyllwild Realtor®

Carl Cripe – Member at Large

Shannon Ng – Grant Writer and Idyllwild PEO

Roland Gaebert – Rotary

Bob Leih – Member at Large/High School Liason

It’s an honor to serve on this board. There is nothing more rewarding than providing scholarships to well-deserving students.

– Kathy Halkin

It’s wonderful to hear the students’ dreams for college and their future, and to know that the Idyllwild Scholarship Fund is helping them to achieve it.

– Holly Guntermann

It is so refreshing to meet these smart and talented Idyllwild graduates. They give me the confidence that as they achieve their goals, they will truly make a positive difference in our world.

– Jeri Sue Haney