1983
The St. Anthony Scholarship Fund founded by Paul J. Birmingham and Most Reverend Thomas V Daily, D.D., to assist needy students with tuition payments to Catholic schools located within the Archdiocese of Boston.

Two hundred students receive the first partial scholarships from the Fund.

1986
One thousand students awarded scholarships from St. Anthony's Scholarship Fund, led by President Msgr. Francis Lally.

1988
Reception for Boston area community leaders to hear untold success stories of Catholic schools. Event leads S. James Coppersmith to launch first Inner-City Scholarship Fund Dinner in 1991.

1989
St. Anthony's Scholarship Fund becomes The Catholic Schools Foundation, Inc.

William Randolph Hearst Foundation, with a $250,000 Two-to-One Challenge Grant, establishes endowment for scholarship support of inner-city students.

1991
WCVB-TV Channel 5 news anchors Natalie Jacobson and Chet Curtis host first Inner-City Scholarship Fund Dinner, inaugurated by S. James Coppersmith and community leadership team of 23 co-chairpersons.

1992
Peter S. Lynch is elected president of The Catholic Schools Foundation and becomes chairman of the Inner-City Fund Dinner.

Foundation raises more than $1 million and provides partial scholarship support for over 3,000 low-income Catholic school students.

First Inner-City Scholarship Fund School Bus Tour takes place at Cathedral High.

1995
Stephen D. Birmingham chairs and inaugurates first Spring Fundraising Event so young professional may raise scholarship funds for inner-city students.

1996
Inner-City Scholarship Fund recognizes its first 1 million endowment gift from Patrick and Daniel "Bud" Roche to create a scholarship fund for Sacred Heart Parish students in Roslindale.

1997
Frank and Eileen Ward commit to a multi-year, multi-million dollar donation to expand scholarship support, initiate the Marketing Program and the Ward Technology Grant Program for Catholic schools, and integrate technology in the curriculum.

Dr. Robert J. Shillman, president of Gognex Corporation, hosts the first Industry Tour.

Hale and Dorr LLP enter into an innovative partnership with Cathedral High School as part of the law firm's Inner-City Youth and Education Initiative. The firm assists with college applications, provides career speakers, hires interns and funds counseling.

Fidelity Investments helps launch ICSF marketing initiative.

1998
An anonymous donor contributes $1 million, which established the Counseling Program for inner-city Catholic school students.

Under the leadership of Stephen Birmingham and Karen DeWolff Genta, the Young Professionals' Team of the Inner-City Scholarship Fund expands its mission beyond fundraising to include the Tutoring Program, Speakers' Bureau, and Industry Tour Program.

Kessler Financial Services employees adopt Cathedral Elementary School, providing new computers, after-school tutoring, field trips, painting and repairs, and a graduation luncheon.

1999
The Better Opportunities Scholarship Foundation contributes all of its assets, in excess of $1 million, to The Catholic Schools Foundation.

2000
The Counseling Program implements the "Anti-Bully Program" at St. William Elementary School in Dorchester.

2001
Thanks to John Cullinane and Don McInnis, the Catholic School - Computers and Networks project is launched to wire all 177 schools for Internet access by 2004. More than $4 million in donations and gifts we received by CS-CAN.

2002
The Inner-City Scholarship Fund awards $4.8 million in partial academic scholarships to 5,000 students in need, an increase of $200,000 from the previous year.

The Neighborhood Schools Fund provides 1,818 students with tuition assistance.