ACE Partner Schools Set the Standard for Success Ashley McDaniel is the principal of ACE partner school St. Thomas More Catholic School (STM) in Baton Rouge, Louisiana. She is in
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This is more than the story of America’s educational crisis. It’s the story of how we can solve it.
There’s a crisis in American education. Too many kids from lower-income families are falling between the cracks simply because they’re stuck in failing schools and can’t afford any other options. And it’s happening right here in Louisiana.
ACE Scholarships was founded in 2000 to provide these lower-income parents with school choice for their families through partial scholarships to K-12 private schools. In 2014, ACE Scholarships expanded its efforts nationally, to help more students receive the opportunity to have a choice in their K-12 education career. Louisiana was the third state of ACE’s national efforts.
ACE serves the children of lower-income families, the majority of which qualify for the federal Free and Reduced Lunch Program.
Additional Information for ACE Louisiana:
- ACE qualifies for the Louisiana Tuition Donation Credit (TDC) Program.
- ACE Scholarships Louisiana is an approved School Tuition Organization (STO) participating in the TDC Program.
- Receive a 95% state income tax credit as well as a federal tax deduction on the non-credit portion of your gift
Give a child the promise of a better tomorrow by becoming a donor today.
Please help us provide scholarships to lower-income children all over Louisiana and let’s give these children the opportunity for a great education and a lifetime of success.

Board of Advisors
DONALD BOLLINGER Chairman, Bollinger Enterprises LLC
MANUEL PEREZ DE LA MESA Independent Director, POOL Corporation
MIKE DEHART Chief Investment Officer, Stuller Management Services
MILTON GRAUGNARD Executive Vice President, Cajun Industries
LANE GRIGSBY Chairman, Cajun Constructors, Inc.
EDDIE RISPONE Co-Founder, Owner & Chairman, ISC Constructors, LLC
RALPH STEPHENS Director, Postlethwait & Netterville
MATT STULLER Founder, CEO & Chairman, Stuller Inc.
PAT TRAHAN Vice Chairman, IberiaBank
Board of Managers
BOYSIE BOLLINGER Chairman and CEO of Bollinger Enterprises, LLC
MIKE DEHART President of Federated Management Services, Inc
MILTON GRAUGNARD Executive Vice President with Cajun Industries, LLC
LANE GRIGSBY Chairman at Cajun Constructors, Inc.
MANNY PEREZ DE LA MESA Former President/CEO at Pool Corp.
EDDIE RISPONE Chairman at ISC Constructors, LLC
RALPH STEPHENS Director at Postlethwaite & Netterville
MATT STULLER Founder and Chairman of Stuller Inc.
PAT TRAHAN Vice Chairman at First Horizon National Bank
RICHARD ZUSCHLAG Chairman and CEO of Acadian Ambulance
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MELISSA LANDRY
President, ACE Scholarships Louisiana
p: 504.458.5180
e: mlandry@acescholarships.org
Louisiana Application/Scholarship Support
p: 856.746.6521
e: lasupport@acescholarships.zendesk.com
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