FSA Scholarship Foundation

Committed to promoting careers & developing community leaders in the retail food industry by annually rewarding scholarships to employees in Texas Food Stores. The FSA Scholarship Foundation is a nonprofit proving what happens when big dreams, big hearts, and the Texas Retail Food Industry unite. We’re not just giving scholarships—we’re changing lives, strengthening communities, and shaping the future. The FSA Scholarship foundation (formerly Food Sales Association) is inspired to create careers and leaders in food retailing by providing the encouragement, the opportunities, and the scholarships to high school seniors and adults working in the food industry." Barry Green, FSA 2013 – 2015 President.FSA, with its retail food partners, provides college scholarships to grocery store employees to pursue their undergraduate degrees while maintaining their career interests in food retailing and developing into industry and community leaders.Further, FSA widens acquaintances and social contact and cultivate fellowship and goodwill among the members of firms engaged in the manufacture and distribution of food and beverage products, allied lines, and service-oriented suppliers.Additionally, FSA provides a forum for the dissemination of information by creating interactive fundraising events that engage retail executives and industry experts with suppliers, brokers, and manufactures of the food industry.After twenty years of FSA scholarship awards, a total of $1,250,000 dollars has been raised and awarded to 603 high school seniors and adults pursuing careers in the food retail industry.In June 2002, the organization received its determination letter and was recognized as public foundation and a 501(c)(03) under the Internal Revenue Code.It is organized as a corporation in the State of Texas. The 2014 FSA Board of Directors, inspired by those who worked tirelessly to build the organization and the scholarship program began to envision an educational leadership legacy to benefit the future young adults in the food industry in north Texas.On May 1, 2014, the Board unanimously voted to change the organization's name to the FSA Scholarship Foundation to better describe its educational and philanthropic purpose and, to create the FSA Scholarship Foundation – Endowment Fund.Today, the FSA Scholarship Foundation represents over 250 organizations and 600 representatives from national, regional and local companies. Since inception FSA has served the north Texas area. Beginning in 2017 the Board agreed to opening the FSA Houston Chapter working with and reporting to the North Texas Office.