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About The Four Pillars Foundation


The Four Pillars Foundation is a non-profit, 501(c)3 organization with a mission to provide charitable support for worthy causes such as educational, scientific, and religious purposes, including, for such purposes, the making of distributions to organizations under Section 501 (c) (3) of the Internal Revenue Code (or corresponding section of any future Federal tax code). The Four Pillars Foundation was incorporated in 2007 and is governed by a nine-member, voluntary Board of Trustees.

The Four Pillars Foundation has established quite a track record of growth in support of scholarship and worthy causes. The organization serves the greater Plainfield and central New Jersey community. In partnership with the Omicron Chi Chapter of Omega Psi Phi Fraternity Inc, it has annually funded college scholarships for graduating high school seniors. The Omicron Chi Scholarship Committee provides due diligence in soliciting, screening, evaluating, and selecting high school candidates for scholarship awards.


College continues to be the key for students to go out into the world, become productive citizens, and leaders of tomorrow. “The goal of the Foundation is to make tomorrow a better place for all by investing in our young people today.” The following are brief highlights of activities:

Through 2020, the Four Pillars Foundation has provided over $100,000 in merit scholarship awards. These scholarships have been awarded to over 90 area students to help defray academic expenses.

The following is a partial list of accredited, four-year colleges attended by Four Pillar Foundation scholarship recipients:

Assumption College

Boston College
College of New Jersey

Delaware State University
Drexel University

Gettysburg College
Howard University

Johns Hopkins University

Massachusetts Institute of Technology

Montclair State University

New York University

Northwestern University

Rowan University

Rutgers University

South Carolina State Univ.



Spelman College

Stanford

Syracuse University

Temple University

Tuskegee University

U.S. Air Force Academy

University of Chicago

University of Maryland

University of North Carolina

Ursinus College

Villanova University

Wagner College

Weslyan University

Williams College

Yale University





The Four Pillars Foundation has expanded the scholarships awarded to high school students by including: The Martin Luther King, Jr. Essay Contest; The Talent Hunt Contest for Performing Arts; and The Talent Hunt Contest for Visual Arts.

Additionally, Achievement Scholarships are awarded to the top performers of the Omega Leadership Institute (OLI) – a twelve week development and mentoring program for young men ages 13 to 18.