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Annual Fund

Each year, the Foundation’s board approves an operating budget, the majority of which is set aside to fund scholarships, student travel opportunities, professional development for faculty and staff, and emergency assistance support for students through grants and the campus food bank.  The dollars allocated for these expenses come from unrestricted gifts as well as investment earnings.

Annual Fund gifts are investments in every area of our College
because they are unrestricted
and can be used where the need is greatest. 

 

What Your Gift Can Do
  • $250 - Provides textbooks for one student

    Textbooks are expensive and if a student has to choose between food or a book, typically food wins out.  Our student emergency fund helps students cover the gap if they find that life has gotten in the way.  Our experience has shown that as little as $250 can be the difference between a student continuing their education or dropping out.  Should the cost of textbooks keep them from achieving their dreams?

  • $500 - Supports academic conference attendance for one student

    Significant student learning takes place outside of the classroom as well as in.  Ensuring that students have the opportunity to participate in academic conferences so that they can present and defend their research topics is critical for giving them a competitive edge when applying for admittance to institutions beyond Gaston College.

  • $750 - Underwrites the College's Outreach Efforts to support College Now

    Gaston College is a proud partner in education with our local public school systems, and we work hard to nurture that relationship throughout the year.  Each fall the College’s admissions team hosts high school guidance counselors throughout Lincoln and Gaston County for breakfast so that they can learn about any new educational resources or programs the College has to offer our community.  Funds for this listening and learning session are made possible by private support.

  • $1,000 - Covers the cost of one computer workstation in the learning lab

    Maintaining up-to-date technology is not an inexpensive endeavor, but one that is critical to providing the best educational environment possible for our students.  

  • $2,500 - Helps cover the cost of tuition for one student for one year

    The Gaston College Promise Scholarship was established to provide a tuition-free education for any high school graduate in Gaston or Lincoln counties who meet certain academic criteria.  Help us raise the level of educational attainment in our community by supporting one of these scholars.

  • $3,500 - Sends the student math team to statewide competitions

    Gaston College is committed to providing a solid foundation in science, technology, engineering and mathematics for all students.  To help our graduates be more competitive in an increasingly STEM focused domestic and global marketplace, the college encourages opportunities for student growth in these areas outside of the classroom. 

    The Math Club meets three times each week for up to two hours.  These sessions prepare Associate in Science and Associate in Engineering students to compete in mathematics tournaments at the state and national level.  Without resources to support their travels, students would not be able to participate in these educational opportunities.

  • $5,000 - Underwrites the Gaston College Food Bank for one semester

    If students are hungry or are worried about feeding their families then studying is not at the top of their priority list.  Poverty is a vicious cycle and raising students out of it is the business we are in. 

    By providing sustenance for their minds in the classroom and bodies through our campus food bank, Gaston College has helped students achieve their dreams of attaining stable employment in a field they are excited to be a part of.  Won’t you consider helping our students change their lives and those of their families for the better through the gift of nourishment – for mind and body.

  • $20,000 - Funds all Student Emergency Fund requests for one year

    Unforeseen emergencies can happen to anyone, but when it happens to a student who is already financially stressed the consequences can be detrimental to their educational journey.  The car died?  Making that last tuition payment isn’t going to be possible.  A family member has been admitted to the hospital?  That book that’s needed for class is out of reach right now because of medical bills.  A spouse lost her job?  Affording the graduation fees and expenses now seem completely out of reach even though the finish line is in sight.

    The College’s student emergency fund is there to help our most vulnerable students get over the hump of a family emergency.  Any student can apply for up to $200 in emergency aid to cover tuition, books, fees or other required educational expenses once per academic year.  The application and approval process typically takes 48 hours or less and is handled by the College’s office of student success and retention.  

    Each year the Foundation allocates $20,000 in student emergency aid.  The letters of gratitude received in the foundation office and stories told of lives changed because of a $200 aid grant will warm your heart and make you grateful to be in a position to help.

     

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