In honor of the passing of our beloved mother, we have revised the name of the Frank T Fair Foundation to include our founder’s name - Thelma Fair. The Frank and Thelma Fair Foundation Scholarship is named after the Reverend Dr. Frank T. Fair and his wife, Thelma B. Fair. Dr. Fair pastored New Hope Baptist Church in Norristown, PA for 33 years, and he served as executive director of OIC. Dr. Fair is also the author of Orita for Black Youth (A rite of passage for young adults). The foundation was started by his lovely wife, Mrs. Thelma Belton Fair. She was a retired school teacher of the Norristown Area School District and as an educator wanted to establish a method for others to pursue higher education. They have four children, Frank II, Tamera, Donna, and Selwyn, and a son-in-law, William. They serve on the Board of Directors for the Frank T. Fair Foundation.

The Foundation encourages high school students to value education and be of service to others. Our purpose is to assist high school students going to college, who demonstrate motivation, and determination to achieve goals, and promise to reciprocate in kind and pledge to help others.

In our 15th year of providing scholarships, the FTF Board of Directors increased the scholarship amount, from $500 to $1,000 for the 2 annual awards. In 2022, the Board is pleased to increase the number of awards from 2 to 3 in honor of our founder, Mrs. Thelma B. Fair. The Frank and Thelma Foundation will award 3 - $1,000.00 scholarships annually, for students entering 4-year colleges/universities. These awards go directly to the college/university of the winners.

For more information: Reverend Dr. Frank T. Fair (Video)  Mrs. Thelma B. Fair (Video)