Giving Opportunities

As community colleges face significant cuts in funding from the State of California, the Mt. SAC Foundation Board of Directors has made a renewed and significant commitment to raise $5 Million over the next three years. The money will be used in four areas:

Student Support

• Osher Matching Scholarship
• Set up a New Scholarship

General College Support

• President's Circle
• Planned Giving

Academic Support / Campus Projects

Equipment and Facilities Support

• Heritage Hall

College Support. Each year the Mt. SAC Foundation supports the College in many ways. This designation for your gift allows the most general support of all campus projects and student scholarships.

Student Support. Your contribution will assist Mt. SAC students with scholarships (fees, books, general cost of attending Mt. SAC). In particular, we must raise $1.3 Million to match the Bernard T. Osher gift of $651,000 in order to receive an additional $651,000 in matching funds. Your investment in the Osher Scholars project will be matched by $.50 cents on every dollar you contribute.

• Click here to learn more about the Osher Scholars project.
• Click here to learn about giving for scholarships in general.

Academic Support. Each year the Mt. SAC Foundation funds several campus projects that enrich and support the overall college learning environment. The support ranges from brining well-known speakers to campus for the “Lyceum Revisited” program, to funding travel for our international award winning music program competition, to supporting faculty and students in attending programs such as the recent Far Western Section of the Geosciences Teachers conference, to professional development and awards for Mt. SAC faculty. You may designate a specific campus project or Division for your gift. Call Foundation Executive Director Richard Morley at 909.594.5611, ext. 5438 to discuss your specific gift.

Equipment and Facilities. The Foundation assists the College in supporting equipment purchases such as the new, state-of-the-art Randall Planetarium Zeiss Skymaster projector. The Foundation has embarked on an ambitious campaign for a meeting/conference/historical recognition facility, Heritage Hall. Click here to read more about Heritage Hall.

For Mt. SAC Employees
Mt. SAC employees are encouraged to support the Mt. SAC Foundation and their College. Some employees choose to give direct, one-time cash donations, but most employee donors give through convenient, monthly payroll deductions. Download the Employee Giving form.