Jerry Fien Memorial Scholarship

This scholarship was created to honor and continue Jerry Fien's mission to promote the importance of homeowner involvement in the community association industry. The scholarship provides funds for several homeowners to attend CAI's Annual Conference—including a paid registration and up to $500 in travel and lodging expenses. Read about CAI's next Annual Conference and Exposition.

To apply for this scholarship, please fill out the application form (PDF) or contact the Foundation at (888) 224-4321 or foundation(at)caionline.org for more information.

Make a Contribution

If you would like to contribute to the Jerry Fien Memorial Scholarship, you can donate online or mail your donation, along with your name, company/community, and address to:

Foundation for Community Association Research
c/o Jerry Fien Memorial Scholarship Fund
6402 Arlington Boulevard, Suite 500
Falls Church, VA 22042

Please note that all donations are tax deductible. Review a list of our Foundation contributors.

About Jerry Fien

On July 24, 2003, NBC-CAM secretary/treasurer, and former CAI and Foundation for Community Association Research board member, Jerome M. Fien, CPA, CMCA, passed away. A professional accountant, Jerry retired as managing partner of Samuel Klein & Co. in 1987 and promptly turned his focus to various causes of personal interest—one of which was CAI. He spent two decades as president of his homeowners association in West Orange, New Jersey, was involved in the creation of the National Board of Certification for Community Association Managers (NBC-CAM), contributed to numerous CAI projects, and even earned the CMCA certification. His pet project, however, was always to make the financial burden as small as possible for homeowners to attend national CAI events.