Ways to Give
YOUR DONATIONS COUNT!
Giving to the Gulf Coast State College Foundation will make a lasting impression on you. Our donors help ease the pressure placed on our students and advance the future through the promise of education. As a Donor, the Foundation staff will help you match your desires with the current needs of Gulf Coast State College. You can make your donation any time and for any occasion.
MEMBERSHIP
Join us and become a Foundation member. Your membership helps the Foundation provide financial awards to students attending Gulf Coast State College. By purchasing a membership today, you are helping provided opportunities to thousands of students attending College today. A membership includes having a “voice” in the Foundation’s mission. Memberships are only a $100 for community patrons and $50 for Gulf Coast State College employees. Join Us!
ANNUAL FUND
Gifts to the GCSC Foundation’s Annual Fund reflect the combined strength of everyone who is committed to helping Gulf Coast State College thrive. Additionally, your gift to the Annual Fund allows the Foundation to enhance student scholarship opportunities, update technology and equipment, provide innovative programs and enhance student learning resources.
THE 1967 SOCIETY
Help area high school seniors, who will be attending Gulf Coast State College after graduation, reach their goals by being a Patron of our 1967 Society. Gifts made by you will go to support the Gulf Coast Guarantee scholarship program. Over the years, this program has provided thousands of dollars in scholarships to help area students cover the cost of education. Help chart the course for today’s student’s to become tomorrow’s leaders.
MILITARY
It is commonly believed that a chief benefit of serving in the U.S. Military is the opportunity to obtain a college education. Yet too often benefits such as tuition assistance and housing allowance, fall short of meeting all the financial needs of aspiring active duty, veteran, and dependent spouses. Unforeseen events, like a spouse’s loss of income or the cost of home repair, often make it impossible for a student to stay in school. Please help the Gulf Coast State College and the Gulf Coast State College Foundation provide an exceptional education experience for our heroes so that they may realize the American Dream so many of them fought to preserve.
MEMORIALS
Your memorial or honorary contribution to the Gulf Coast State College Foundation not only pays tribute to your friend or loved one, but also enhances the life of a student with education and encouragement. You might also consider creating a scholarship fund in honor or memory. You can make a tax-deductible contribution to the Foundation in memory of a friend or to honor a loved one’s birthday, graduation, marriage, or other special occasion.
Endowments
An endowment can change the life of an individual, and in doing so, can change the life of a family. As a donor you can provide lifelong support by creating a scholarship or program endowment today. An endowment stays with the Foundation in perpetuity because the principal stays intact. Only the earnings created by principal can be spent.
An individual, family, group, or business may contribute directly to an endowment anytime. Endowments do require written agreements. This ensures that the donor’s intent is carried out fully in the years to come. All agreements are signed by the Donor, the Foundation’s President and Executive Director.
Let us help you explore the possibilities of an endowment. Contact our Foundation staff anytime.
Gulf Coast State College is one of the region’s greatest assets and the Foundation is confident that with all of us working together, we will continue to provide quality education to all who deserve it. For more information on how the Foundation can meet your giving desires, please contact our staff anytime.