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A publication showcasing our 2025 Horatio Alger Award Recipients & Scholars

Video announcement of the 2025 Horatio Alger Awards & Our Recipients
(April 3–5, 2025)

Bret Baier, 2024 Horatio Alger Member, will co-host the Association’s annual celebration of the American Dream and help honor our inductees for their lifetime of achievement and philanthropy.

Introducing the 2025 Horatio Alger Award Recipients  

Horatio Alger Association recognizes this distinguished new class of Members for their lifelong achievements and commitment to ensuring the American Dream for future generations 

40 Years of Higher Education Scholarships

Horatio Alger Members inspiring and enabling young people to achieve the American Dream. 

Horatio Alger Association and Close-Up Foundation Host Second American Enterprise Summit

Summit will bring 100 middle-schoolers to Washington, D.C. for immersive programming on democracy and the free-enterprise system featuring Horatio Alger Members Dale LeFebvre and Tom Baltimore.

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The Horatio Alger Association of Distinguished Americans, Inc. is committed to promoting the American Dream and ensuring it for future generations.

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OUR IMPACT

The Horatio Alger Association is one of the largest need-based scholarship providers in North America, enabling promising young people to pursue their dreams through higher education.

In addition to financial assistance, the Association provides academic, personal and wellness, and professional support services to enable its Scholars to graduate and succeed in their lives and careers.

37,000Scholars & Alumni in the United States and Canada

$265 MMawarded in scholarships since 1984

72%Scholar graduation rate compared to 20% national average for low-income students

Featured News

Discover more news about the Horatio Alger Association, its Members, and Scholars.

03.19.25 – Miami Herald

This Davie founder uses his debt relief website to pay it forward

02.17.25 – Daily advertiser

‘It’s humbling’ — Lafayette’s William Mills honored with Horatio Alger Award