| The Pasadena City College Foundation was incorporated in 1979
as a non-profit, charitable, public-benefit corporation. Established
by a group of individuals from the college and community, and partially
funded by a grant from the Ahmanson Foundation, the PCC Foundation
was formed to raise private funds to maintain a high level of excellence
at a time of declining public funding.
Today the Foundation is governed by a 33 person Board of Directors
who are civic and business leaders from the community, elected for
three-year terms. Funds raised by the Foundation include donations
from individuals, corporations, and local foundations. The Foundation
Board is also the governing agency of the Alumni Association. Some
of the areas that benefit from the funds raised are major capital
projects, equipment to ensure technological excellence, programs
which provide special services to the students and the community,
faculty grants, and student scholarships. |
