The Scudder Association Foundation is dedicated to promoting kinship, supporting the hospitals and schools founded by the Scudder family in India, awarding scholarships in the fields of science, humanities, medicine, education and theology and the research and publication of Scudder family history.

Service to Others

The Scudder Association Foundation has a 200+ year history of service to others and philanthropy in the fields of medicine and education.

News & Features

With the Scudder family having a 400-year history of residence, leadership, and service in the United States and abroad, it’s not surprising to find numerous landmarks bearing the family name.  Preserving and documenting our family’s history is one of the major objectives of the Scudder Association Foundation.
 

Membership

Become a member or renew your membership to the Scudder Association, one of the oldest and most accomplished family charitable organizations in the United States.

Family History

The Scudder Association Foundation mission includes the preservation of our family history. Over the past 100 years the inspiring, daring, heroic, amusing, swashbuckling, even glamorous stories of our relatives have been collected by devoted historians.

Featured Posts

Video Messages from the SAF President

Video Messages from the SAF President

A lot of changes are taking place in the Scudder Association Foundation as we take major steps to improve our service to our members and our Indian missions. This short video provides the highlights.

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A Scudder Reminisces

A Scudder Reminisces

Volunteering at CMC Vellore. Many American Scudders have visited the Foundation’s Indian schools and hospitals over the years, and they bring home memories that last a lifetime.
In this video, Board Member Renee Scudder looks back on her time volunteering at a program in the Psychiatry Department of CMC Vellore, in 1984.

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CMC Newsline – Honoring The Scudders

CMC Newsline – Honoring The Scudders

This portion of the March 27 edition of the CMC Vellore newsletter chronicles the dedication of the memorial plaque honoring the achievements of Dr. Silas and other Scudders at Scudder Memorial Hospital from 1866 to 1954.

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