Why We Started DNA

My family and I founded DNA Scholarship Program with a simple belief: education can change the trajectory of a young person's life.

For me, that belief is personal. Growing up on the Southwest Side of Chicago, I was fortunate to receive scholarship support through the Daniel Murphy Scholarship Fund that helped me attend De La Salle Institute. That opportunity played an important role in my own educational journey and in the opportunities that followed.

Years later, my wife, Daisy, and I created DNA Scholarship Program as a way to pay that opportunity forward. Even the name is personal to us — DNA represents Daisy, Natalia, and Andrea, the three people at the center of my life and the inspiration behind this work.

Turning Gratitude Into Opportunity

In 2026, DNA awarded its first scholarships in partnership with the Little Village Environmental Justice Organization's Youth Leadership Program.

We've also made a donor commitment to the Daniel Murphy Scholarship Fund, bringing our family's story full circle and beginning conversations about future opportunities to support graduating DMSF Scholars as they continue on to college.

These partnerships allow DNA to work alongside organizations that already know their communities, understand their students, and can help us identify young people for whom scholarship support can make a meaningful difference.

Help Us Write the Next Chapter

DNA began as something our family funded ourselves. As we grow, we're inviting others who believe in the power of education to become part of what comes next.

Your contribution helps DNA create more scholarship opportunities for deserving young people pursuing their education.

There is no contribution too small to be meaningful. Every gift becomes part of a larger commitment to opportunity — and to helping the next student take another step toward the future they are working to build.

Thank you for believing in our mission.

— Arturo Reyes
Founder, DNA Scholarship Program

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