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

• Charitable gifts to FCC Foundation are tax-deductible.

  A gift of cash is the easiest way to support FCC. You can make a cash gift using currency, check, money order, bank draft, electronic fund transfer or credit card.

  Gifts can be made online with your credit card or through our online giving form.

• Checks should be made payable to Frederick Community College Foundation, Inc. and mailed to
  
  FCC Foundation, Inc.
  7932 Opossumtown Pike
  A-200A
  Frederick, MD 21702

Many companies have matching gift programs that will match charitable contributions made by their employees and, sometimes, their retirees. If your employer offers a program like this, it could increase the size and impact of your gift.

The FCC Foundation’s Tax ID # is 52-1231768

Many companies will match employees' gifts to charitable organizations. A matching gift allows you to double or triple your gift if you or your spouse works for a company that matches gifts. Also, many companies match retirees' gifts.

To find out if your employer offers a matching gifts program, contact your company's human resources department.

We welcome gifts made in memory of or in honor of family, alumni, faculty or staff, or other individuals of special importance to you. To make a memorial or honorary gift, please include with your contribution the honoree’s name and address, so we may notify the individual(s) of your thoughtfulness. In the case of a deceased honoree, please also include the name(s) and address of the family member(s) to whom you would like an acknowledgment sent, as well as their relationship to the deceased.

We will send an acknowledgment letter to the donor (including IRS language) and a letter to the honoree or honoree’s family. That letter will include the donor’s name and address, but not the gift amount.

If you are interested in making a memorial or honorary gift, please contact Betheny Reid at 301.846.2479

Giving shares of appreciated stock, bonds, mutual funds and other securities can be used to make a gift to FCC. When you donate securities, you receive a deduction for their full market value on the date of your gift.

Please contact Betheny Reid at 301.846.2479 before making a securities gift of any kind. We will provide the necessary information to make sure the transaction is handled to your specifications and you receive proper credit for your gift.

Option One

Transfer your stock into the Frederick Community College Foundation, Inc. If you are interested in making a gift of stock, transfer information can be found below.

Account is at RBC Wealth Management
Investment Executive: Sean Murphy
Phone: 301.662.6488, 800.950.6488
DTC # 0235
Account # 35044242

Option Two

Physical securities registered in the donor’s name

• Unrestricted gifts: Donor does not specify an area that will benefit from the gift.
• Restricted gifts: Donor designates a specific use for the funds, such as student scholarships, facilities, lab equipment, professional development or other college need.

A donation of personal property or real estate can be made to benefit the College. Using real estate to fund a gift allows donors to preserve cash assets and receive significant tax and income advantages.
 

If you are interested in donating gifts of real estate, please contact Betheny Reid at 301.846.2479

Partnerships between businesses and the College prepare today’s students to become tomorrow’s employees. When businesses invest in Frederick Community College, they invest in their own workforce. There are many ways for companies to support FCC.

Student Support

Corporations can support students directly through scholarships, paid internships, and funding for student organizations. Scholarships give students with financial need the opportunity to receive an education and reward students for their academic accomplishments.

Programs

Frederick Community College must keep up with technological advancements, best practices in education, and the needs of our community and economy. Gifts for College programs allow for investment in our facilities and technology and prepare our students for the workplace.

Event Sponsorship

Businesses can sponsor our annual golf tournament scholarship fundraiser.