Foundation News
$75,000 APS Foundation grant supports STEM outreach programs at local community colleges
Students from North High, Central High, and Phoenix Coding Academy with College faculty and staff, and Intel Deputy Director of US Corporate Affairs, Gabriela Gonzalez, at the 2018 Hermanas Conference. The Arizona Public Service Foundation awarded a $75,000...
Maricopa Community Colleges Foundation Awarded PepsiCo Grant Providing Scholarship Opportunities to Black and Hispanic Students
PepsiCo and its philanthropic arm, The PepsiCo Foundation, announced today a $500,000 2-year grant award to the Maricopa Community Colleges Foundation (MCCF.) The grant is part of the PepsiCo Foundation Community College Program to provide scholarship opportunities...
Maricopa Community Colleges Foundation Awarded Grant from Bank of America in Support of Diversity, Equity, Inclusion and Engagement
The Maricopa Community Colleges Foundation (MCCF) is pleased to announce that it has received a $500,000 grant from Bank of America in support of the Guided Pathways program at the Maricopa County Community College District (MCCCD). Guided Pathways, a MCCCD program...
Maricopa Community Colleges Foundation Awarded $1M Grant from Wells Fargo in Support of Advancing Entrepreneurship
The Maricopa Community Colleges Foundation (MCCF) has received a $1M grant from Wells Fargo in support of Advancing Entrepreneurship at the Maricopa County Community College District (MCCCD). The grant was announced by Wells Fargo CEO, Charlie Scharf, at a roundtable...
Phoenix College Alumnus Bequests $4.7 Million to ACE Program Endowment
Phoenix, August 27, 2021 - Jay Faulkner, Phoenix College (PC) alumnus class of 1947, became the largest individual donor to PC, the Maricopa Community Colleges Foundation and the Maricopa County Community Colleges District (MCCCD), with a bequest of $4.7 million...
Maricopa Community Colleges Foundation Advances Foster Care Student Success, Receives Grant from Nina Mason Pulliam Charitable Trust
The Maricopa Community Colleges Foundation (MCCF) is pleased to announce that it has received a grant totaling $100,000 from the Nina Mason Pulliam Charitable Trust in support of the Maricopa Bridging Success Initiative. Bridging Success aims to advance the success of...
New West Valley Hub for Veteran Resources and Support Services Launches in Surprise
Public-Private Partnership, Donor Network Help Grow West Valley Military and Veteran Success Center Phoenix, Ariz. (Apr. 21, 2021) – Veterans, service members (active duty, Guard and reserve) and their families now have a new place to access resources, support and...
Heroes of Education to be Honored During Maricopa Community Colleges Foundation Virtual Event
(February 9, 2021) Tempe, AZ – The Maricopa Community Colleges Foundation (MCCF) is pleased to announce that it will be holding a 2020/2021 virtual Heroes of Education event April 7, 2021 honoring 2020 Heroes David Adame, President and Chief Executive Officer of...
December Issue of Foundation Newsletter Now Available
What a year this has been! Last year at this time, we were simply wishing all of our friends and family happy holidays and a joyous new year. But this year, our tone has changed. Read more here.
Maricopa Community Colleges Foundation Receives Helios Education Foundation Grant Resulting in $1.2M Scholarship Funds
The Helios Education Foundation has awarded a grant to the Maricopa Community Colleges Foundation (MCCCF) to fulfill a dollar-for-dollar US Department of Education (DOE) Title V Endowment Match Challenge, resulting in $1.2 million in newly endowed scholarships funds....