FOUNDATION FOR SANTA BARBARA CITY COLLEGE
721 CLIFF DRIVE, SANTA BARBARA, CA 93109 www.sbccfoundation.org

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Organizations Filed Purposes: AS AN INDEPENDENT 501C3 NONPROFIT ORGANIZATION AND PARTNER TO SBCC, THE SBCC FOUNDATION AWARDS MORE THAN $5 MILLION ANNUALLY FOR STUDENT SUCCESS PROGRAMS, SCHOLARSHIPS, BOOK GRANTS, EMERGENCY FUNDS, AND OTHER CRITICAL NEEDS OF THE COLLEGE. FOR MORE THAN FOUR DECADES, THE RESOURCES RAISED AND MANAGED BY THE SBCC FOUNDATION HAVE SUPPORTED SBCC STUDENTS AS THEY PREPARE FOR CAREERS, TRANSFER TO FOUR-YEAR UNIVERSITIES, AND PURSUE LIFELONG LEARNING GOALS.IN 2016, THE FOUNDATION CREATED THE SBCC PROMISE, OFFERING ALL RECENT, LOCAL HIGH SCHOOL GRADUATES THE OPPORTUNITY TO ATTEND SBCC FULL-TIME AT NO COST. THE SBCC PROMISE RELIES ENTIRELY ON PRIVATE SUPPORT AND COVERS ALL REQUIRED FEES, BOOKS, AND SUPPLIES FOR UP TO TWO YEARS. TO DATE, NEARLY 5,000 LOCAL STUDENTS HAVE PARTICIPATED IN THE SBCC PROMISE.

THE SBCC FOUNDATION FUELS THE EXCELLENCE OF SANTA BARBARA CITY COLLEGE BY ENGAGING THE COMMUNITY, BUILDING RELATIONSHIPS, AND INVITING THE GENEROSITY OF DONORS. THE RESOURCES RAISED AND MANAGED BY THE FOUNDATION ENRICH COLLEGE PROGRAMS, REMOVE BARRIERS, AND EMPOWER STUDENTS TO SUCCEED.

THE SBCC FOUNDATION PROVIDED $1.3 MILLION IN SUPPORT TO COLLEGE DEPARTMENTS AND PROGRAMS DURING THE 2019-2020 ACADEMIC YEAR. THESE RESOURCES ALLOW COLLEGE FACULTY, STAFF, AND ADMINISTRATORS TO IMPROVE EXISTING PROGRAMS, EXPERIMENT WITH NEW AND INNOVATIVE APPROACHES, AND ACHIEVE OUTSTANDING ACADEMIC OUTCOMES.

THE SBCC FOUNDATION PROVIDED OVER $800,000 IN DIRECT STUDENT SUPPORT, IN THE FORM OF SCHOLARSHIPS AND BOOKS GRANTS, TO MORE THAN 900 STUDENTS IN THE 2019-2020 ACADEMIC YEAR. FOR MANY STUDENTS, THIS SUPPORT CAN MEAN THE DIFFERENCE BETWEEN DROPPING OUT OF COLLEGE AND SUCCESSFULLY COMPLETING A DEGREE, CERTIFICATE, OR TRANSFER PROGRAM. THE SBCC FOUNDATION ALSO CONTINUED TO FUND IMPORTANT STUDENT SUPPORT PROGRAMS THAT SERVE SINGLE-PARENT STUDENTS, UNDER-PREPARED HIGH SCHOOL GRADUATES, AND THOSE RECENTLY RELEASED FROM THE CRIMINAL JUSTICE SYSTEM WHO ARE STARTING COLLEGE. ACCORDING TO THE COLLEGE FUTURES FOUNDATION, SCHOLARSHIPS ALSO HAVE A POSITIVE IMPACT ON STUDENT MATRICULATION RATES. (CONTINUED ON SCHEDULE O)IN ADDITION, WITH THE ONSET OF THE COVID-19 PANDEMIC IN MARCH 2020, THE SBCC FOUNDATION MOVED QUICKLY TO SUPPORT SBCC STUDENTS WHO FACED MULTIPLE CHALLENGES: HAVING ALL COLLEGE CLASSES RAPIDLY MOVED ONLINE, LOSS OF PAID WORK, HOMESCHOOLING OF CHILDREN, AND LOSS OF CHILDCARE OPTIONS. THE SBCC FOUNDATION PROVIDED OVER $2 MILLION IN EMERGENCY GRANTS TO MORE THAN 2,300 STUDENTS.

THE SBCC FOUNDATION CREATED THE SBCC PROMISE IN 2016, TO MAKE OUR COMMUNITY'S COLLEGE ACCESSIBLE AND AFFORDABLE TO ALL RECENT LOCAL HIGH SCHOOL GRADUATES. THE SBCC PROMISE OFFERS TWO YEARS OF COMPREHENSIVE SUPPORT (COVERING ALL REQUIRED FEES, BOOKS AND SUPPLIES) TO ANY LOCAL STUDENT WHO ENROLLS FULL TIME AT SBCC IN THE FALL OR SPRING SEMESTER FOLLOWING THE COMPLETION OF THEIR SECONDARY EDUCATION WITHIN THE SBCC DISTRICT. IN THE 2019-2020 ACADEMIC YEAR, MORE THAN 1,700 SBCC PROMISE STUDENTS WERE ENROLLED. RESEARCH ON COLLEGE ACHIEVEMENT CORRELATES A STUDENT'S CHANCE OF SUCCESS WITH EARLY ENROLLMENT, FULL-TIME STUDENT STATUS, AND ACCESS TO ACADEMIC COUNSELING AND SUPPORT. THE SBCC PROMISE INCLUDES ALL OF THESE ELEMENTS, PROVIDING $2.7 MILLION IN SUPPORT TO SBCC PROMISE STUDENTS IN THE 2019-2020 ACADEMIC YEAR.

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