Welcome to the Foundation
Prairie State College Foundation wants you to know about some unique financial tools you can use to plan your gift so that it also returns benefits to you. Please visit our new Planned Giving site!
Foundation Special Event
Scholarship Gold
Save the Date! November 14
Celebrating PSC's 50th Anniversary
Olympia Fields Country Club
The 15th annual Scholarship Golf Classic contributed over $28,000 to benefit PSC Foundation scholarships!
Thanks to UPS Earn and Learn, Barnes & Noble Book Sellers, and all sponsors, golfers, volunteers, and donors.
Save the date for our next golf event: Monday, June 1, 2009 at Ravisloe C.C.
Cathy Killian Kloss
Executive
Director of the Foundation
(708) 709-3944
Fax: (708) 709-3774
Watch the five-minute 2008 Golf Outing video (269MB). Download Microsoft Media Player or Apple's Quicktime to view video.
Mission Statement
The Prairie State College Foundation is a non-profit organization committed to excellence in education by promoting Prairie State College and enhancing opportunities for students.
The Foundation works to:
- Increase public awareness of the College's central role in the well-being of our community and its citizens.
- Seek financial support to fund student scholarships, attract and retain able faculty and staff, and provide for the College's growth and development
- Identify potential Board members, involving those who bring leadership, insights, and new contacts to the Foundation
Some Facts about the Prairie State College Foundation
Founded in 1973, the Foundation is a philanthropic organization. Dedicated to helping deserving PSC students seeking job skills through academic achievement, PSC Foundation scholarships encourage the process of lifelong learning.
The Board of Directors are unpaid volunteers.
501(c) 3 not-for-profit status assures tax deductibility for donors.
In the past two years, the PSC Foundation has awarded more than $150,000 to assist hundreds of students who wish to learn in the classroom, so they can earn in the workplace. These productive, prospective employees strengthen the economy of the entire Chicago Southland!
Foundation scholarships include:
- Returning Students (at least 3 years since high school or GED recipient)
- New Beginnings (changing careers, or changed financial status)
- Books for Scholars (to assist textbook purchase)
- Robert Christopher GED (assists high-scoring GED graduates to begin PSC coursework)
- Child Care Grant (assists financially-challenged students whose children use PSC day-care services)
- Student-Athlete (partial tuition, fees, and books for students participating in designated sports who maintain GPA)
- Photo Society (based on competitive portfolio)
- Student Government Association (recognizes student government and activity participants)
- Scholarships are also funded by businesses, civic groups, student organizations at PSC, and local individuals and families.
- Endowed, named scholarships are established with a donation of $5,000 or more.
- Named, recurring scholarships can be funded with annual contributions of $500 or more.
- The Foundation also supervises operation of the Christopher Art Gallery, providing aesthetic opportunities for student and community enjoyment.
- Six to eight shows per year include: regional juried competition; Photographer of the Year; juried student show; juried show of District 515 high school work; themed exhibitions.
- Hidden Treasurers, a display of 36 privately-owned, original works by masters of contemporary art (Picasso, Renoir, Wyeth, Dali, and more) drew 475 visitors in 14 days.
For information about Naming Opportunities (scholarships, classrooms or facilities), and for other inquiries, please contact:
Cathy Kloss by e-mail or phone (708/709-3944).