NAHMA Educational Foundation

The NAHMA Educational Foundation announces the selection of 135 student residents to receive scholarships for the 2025/2026 school year. Additionally, the foundation will make an annual $2,000 scholarship donation to the property management program within the School of Design in the College of Architecture, Arts, and Design at Virginia Tech, to be awarded to a student enrolled in the property management major course of study. With each scholarship worth $3,500, combined with the Virginia Tech donation, the total amount to be distributed this year is $474,500.

To read the complete list of the scholars, click on the link: NAHMA Educational Foundation Announces Record Number of Scholarships. This year’s NAHMA scholars live in 22 different states and represent 14 different Affordable Housing Management Associations (AHMAs). The 2025 scholars, including their community, management company, school, grade, and major, are listed according to their AHMA.

“This has been a record-setting year for the NAHMA Educational Foundation Scholarship Program. The most recipients were selected, and the most money was ever distributed in a single year, with 135 NAHMA scholars each receiving $3,500 apiece for a total of $472,500. This is a true tribute to everyone involved in the program’s operation, including the field staff supporting applicants and our generous donors. We are very appreciative of all of their efforts! We are so pleased with the outcome of this year’s campaign. Outstanding academic performance, civic involvement and participation in co-curricular activities seem to be the hallmarks of this group of NAHMA scholars,” NAHMA Educational Foundation Chairperson Anthony Sandoval said.

The NAHMA Educational Foundation is pleased to have created this legacy supporting resident academic achievement for the betterment of communities nationwide.

For additional information about the NAHMA Scholarship Program, please contact Dr. Bruce W. Johnson at bjohnson@tmo.com.

The NAHMA Educational Foundation is organized and operated exclusively as a Section 501(c)(3) charitable organization.

Founded in October 1994, the NAHMA Educational Foundation works in tandem with its sister organization, the 501(c)(6) National Affordable Housing Management Association (NAHMA).

The mission of the NAHMA Educational Foundation is to assist residents of federally subsidized housing as they strive to enhance their lives, job opportunities and children’s futures. Its mission is also to enhance the livability and standing of communities managed by NAHMA member companies nationwide.

The objectives of the NAHMA Educational Foundation are:

1. To engage in activities to make scholarships possible for students living in low-income housing
2. To conduct a yearly poster art contest that allows children, seniors and adults with special needs living in affordable multifamily housing to submit artwork with a drug-free theme; every year the original artwork is auctioned off, and all profits fund further scholarships through the foundation

Over the past few years, the NAHMA Educational Foundation has seen continued, steady growth in fundraising efforts to provide scholarships to residents of affordable housing communities. The foundation accepts tax-deductible contributions at any time during the year. For more information, contact Brenda Moser at the NAHMA Educational Foundation at 703-683-8630, ext. 114.

Click on the link: 2024 NAHMA Education Foundation Annual Report to see a summary of the foundation’s activity over the past year. 

Download the NAHMA Educational Foundation brochure

Click below to view a chart listing donor appreciation activities associated with annual levels of giving to the NAHMA Educational Foundation.