Mission Statement
The Board of Trustees of The Bert Saperstein Communication Scholarship Fund recognizes and is committed to the importance of education, by helping serious, needy, and qualified students, chosen by the educational institutions they attend, to continue and complete their Degrees in Film, TV, Video, Music, Dance, Drama, and Advertising.
Charity Status
The Fund is an IRS tax-exempt 501 (c) (3) and New York State approved, not-for-profit, charity corporation.
Bert Saperstein was a pioneer videotape producer and a man who always found time in his busy schedule to advise, encourage and help young people starting out in the business. The Bert Saperstein Communication Scholarship Fund was founded in May of 1983, after Bert died unexpectedly at the age of forty-eight. Family, friends and business associates unanimously agreed that a scholarship fund, chartered to help young deserving people with their education, would be an appropriate memorial to Bert’s life.