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Frederick Community College Foundation, Inc. (FCC Foundation) helps students achieve their dreams, whether they’re starting college and plan to transfer, pursuing a career program to become employed as quickly as possible, or attending continuing education classes for career or personal enrichment. FCC Foundation seeks private gifts from alumni and friends, corporations and businesses, faculty and staff, and charitable foundations and organizations to provide scholarships, state-of-the-art facilities and equipment, new and ongoing programs, and professional development for faculty and staff.
Your gift ensures an affordable education!
Your gift ensures that an affordable education is kept within the reach of every student who seeks it. FCC Foundation is happy to assist you in finding the type of gift that best meets your needs. FCC relies on annual support from alumni and friends, corporations and businesses, faculty and staff, and charitable foundations and organizations to provide critical funding for student scholarships, new programs and state-of-the-art facilities. Donors can establish an endowed or non-endowed scholarship for students, support a college department or cause that is meaningful to them, or provide unrestricted dollars to support the daily needs of FCC and its students.
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Your gift makes a difference!
When you give, 95% goes directly toward the student scholarship or program fund you
choose. The remaining 5% goes to the administration of these programs through the
Frederick Community College Foundation, Inc. 100% of your gift is tax deductible.
Frederick Community College Foundation, Inc. is a 501c3 organization. Your gift is
tax deductible as a charitable donation subject to IRS regulations.
Where to Give
The Frederick Community College Annual Campaign - Invest in a Future!
Investing is all about preparing for the future. What could be more important for
our future than helping young people reach their full potential by investing in their
aspirations?
The Frederick Community College (FCC) Annual Campaign is one way to invest in a future
by helping a student achieve a higher education. The college’s biggest need is scholarship
gifts. More than 33 % of FCC students receive financial aid, 23 % are from low-income
(Pell Grant eligible) families and 27 % are the first in their family to attend college.
Unfortunately, without assistance, these students must go into substantial debt or
they are unable to complete their studies. This is why gifts to the Annual Campaign
are so important. Every dollar given to the Annual Campaign goes directly to offset
student tuition and to provide other support needed for our students to achieve their
academic goals.
Your gift to Frederick Community College Annual Campaign will have a valuable and
lasting impact. To make a gift, just complete our online giving form.
On behalf of the Frederick Community College Foundation Board and most importantly
our students, please accept our sincerest appreciation.
One of the top reasons students drop out of college is financial difficulty. Many
of our students work full- or part-time jobs - as well as balance family, community,
volunteer and personal commitments. Scholarships are often the deciding factor in
whether or not a student can attend college.
FCC Foundation Board of Directors is committed to funding all scholarships at a minimum
equivalent to a 3-credit class. For 2016-2017, each scholarship is at least $500.
In 2016-2017, the FCC Foundation awarded over $500,000 in scholarships to 582 students.
An additional $44,000 was awarded in Student Success Funds to 103 students.
If you are interested in creating an endowed or non-endowed scholarship at Frederick
Community College, please contact Michael Thornton at 301.624.2851
Endowed Scholarships
Endowed funds ensure that scholarships will be available from year to year. Your original
gift is invested through the University System of Maryland Foundation (USMF) and becomes
the principal which generates earnings for the fund.
A portion of the earnings is used to award scholarships or to support FCC programs
and services (as the donor designates), according to the Foundation's Spending Policy.
The remaining earnings are re-invested in the principal to offset inflation. The principal
is never disbursed (unless authorized by the donor in accordance with UPMIFA - Uniform
Prudent Management of Institutional Funds Act) so it continues to generate income
for future needs.
A gift of $225,000 is required to establish an endowment and can be received as a
one-time gift or paid over a period years. As the donor, you designate the name of
the fund and the criteria for the scholarship or program.
Non-Endowed
Guidelines for establishing a non-endowed fund to support college programs and services
are the same as for student scholarships.
A non-endowed (or "direct") scholarship may be established through a single gift or
through regularly scheduled payments.
Scholarships may be disbursed one time, on a semester-by-semester basis, or annually.
The donor designates the name of the scholarship and its qualifications (e.g., county
residence; credit load; GPA; financial need; major, etc.)
Your willingness to support innovative new programs, equipment, and new or renovated
facilities is critical to the success of our students. FCC's enrollment growth has
provided exciting opportunities as well as challenges. As public funds for higher
education decrease, we must increasingly seek private resources for our many initiatives.
Your gift helps us provide the relevant and evolving instruction that today's employers
and the global economy demand.
You may wish to establish an endowed or non-endowed fund to support college programs
and services. Guidelines for doing so are the same as for student scholarships. If
you are interested in creating an endowed or non-endowed fund at Frederick Community
College, please contact Michael Thornton at 301.624.2851
Endowed Funds
- Guy Inman Science Faculty Development
established by Gaye Inman - Fine Arts, Department of Communications, Humanities & Art
- Institute for Learning in Retirement, Department of Continuing Education & Customized Training
- Martin Kalmar Memorial Fund, Division of Learning
established by Deborah Kalmar - President's Fund for Tomorrow
established by Susan L. Johnson, FCC Professor, Computer and Information Sciences - Professional Development, Department of Human Resources
- The Frank Greene Theater Endowment
established by Dr. Suzanne Beal, Professor, English
Non-Endowed Funds
- Accounting and Business, Department of Computing & Business Technology
- Adult Services, Division of Learning Support
- Advanced Workforce Training Center, Department of Continuing Education & Customized Training
- Aging Studies, Department of Social Sciences
- Allied Health Academy, Divisions of Learning & Learning Support
- Allied Health & Wellness, Division of Learning
- Alumni Association of Frederick Community College
- Baseball Tarp Fund, Athletic Department
- Big 6 Program, Office of Multicultural Student Services
- Biology, Department of Science
- Child Care, Department of Fiscal & Auxiliary Services
- Communications, Humanities & Art
- Continuing Education & Customized Training
- Culinary Program, Division of Learning
- Diversity, Office of the President
- Emergency Book Fund, Division of Learning Support
- ESL Program, Division of Learning
- Gerontology, Department of Social Sciences
- Anne-Lynn Gross Breast Cancer Resource Center, Office of Adult Services
- International Education, Division of Learning
- Library, Center for Teaching & Learning
- Marty Mercer-Akre Pottery Fund, Department of Communications, Humanities & Art
established by Marty Mercer-Akre - Marty Mercer-Akre Visual Arts Fund, Department of Communications, Humanities & Art
established by Marty Mercer-Akre - Memorial Garden, Division of Learning
- Multicultural Services, Division of Learning Support
- Music Program, Department of Communications, Humanities & Art
- Nursing Program, Department of Allied Health & Wellness
- Piano Fund, Department of Communications, Humanities & Art
- Technology, Department of Information Technology
- Woman to Woman Mentor Program, Division of Learning Support
Ways to Give
Donor Recognition
Scholar Sponsor $5,000 and above
Semester Sponsor $2,000 to $4,999
Class Sponsor $500 to $1,999
Book Sponsor $499 and below
Founders Society $100,000 and above
President's Society $50,000 to $99,999
Leadership Society $20,000 to $49,999
Honor Roll Society $10,000 to $19,999
The Legacy Society-Includes donors who are recognized for their deferred and/or planned gifts.
Eagle Pin-Recognizes donors who have established student scholarships at FCC.
The Eagle Award- Recognizes the outstanding and exemplary support offered by donors for FCC students or programs. It is the highest honor awarded by the Foundation each year to a donor or donors whose generous gifts reflect their commitment to the College, to its students, and to the FCC Foundation.
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FCC Foundation Inc. is a 501(c)(3) not-for-profit foundation which exists to promote, augment, and further the educational purposes and programs of Frederick Community College and to provide scholarship aid for eligible students. Contributions are tax deductible as charitable donations subject to IRS regulations.