The mark consists of a stylized design featuring a pair of hands holding a stack of books within a shaded square that is surrounded by a square outline. Beneath the aforementioned design is the phrase "IF YOU GIVE A CHILD A BOOK" in an uppercase, stylized font and stacked in two lines, with the words "IF YOU GIVE" on the top line and the words "A CHILD A BOOK" on the bottom line. Beneath the words "A CHILD A BOOK" is a horizontal line. Beneath the aforementioned horizontal line are the words "SCRIPPS HOWARD FUND" in an uppercase, stylized font.