Organizations Filed Purposes:
POLK STATE COLLEGE FOUNDATION WORKS IN TANDEM WITH POLK STATE COLLEGE TO HELP IT MEET ITS HALLMARKS AND COMMITMENT TO THE COMMUNITY OF ACCESS AND AFFORDABILITY TO HIGHER EDUCATION. SCHOLARSHIPS ARE A KEY WAY THE FOUNDATION ACCOMPLISHES THIS AND, AS SUCH, REMAINS THE FOUNDATION'S NUMBER-ONE FUNDRAISING PRIORITY. THE POLK STATE COLLEGE FOUNDATION IS GOVERNED BY A BOARD OF DIRECTORS COMPRISED OF COMMUNITY LEADERS, AS WELL AS A STRONG MANAGEMENT TEAM TO ENSURE THAT DONATIONS ARE WISELY MANAGED AND LEVERAGED TO MAXIMIZE THE BENEFIT TO THE STUDENTS. GIFTS AT EVERY LEVEL ARE APPRECIATED AND TRULY MAKE A DIFFERENCE IN THE LIVES OF POLK STATE STUDENTS. SOME STUDENTS, INDEED, NEED HELP PAYING FOR THE MAJORITY OF THEIR TUITION, WHILE OTHERS SIMPLY NEED HELP WITH THE COST OF A BOOK TO BE ABLE TO AFFORD TAKING A CLASS AT POLK.
TO PROVIDE POLK STATE COLLEGE WITH RESOURCES FOR THE ADVANCEMENT OF THE COLLEGE.
THE POLK STATE COLLEGE FOUNDATION ASSISTS MORE THAN 1,000 STUDENTS ANNUALLY THROUGH AWARDING MORE THAN $1 MILLION IN SCHOLARSHIPS. THE MAJORITY OF SCHOLARSHIP AWARDS ARE DONOR DIRECTED AND HELP LIFT UP STUDENTS THROUGHOUT THE COLLEGE POPULATION. FIRST GENERATION, ALLIED HEALTH, PUBLIC SAFETY, ATHLETICS, THE ARTS AND EMERGENCY SCHOLARSHIPS ARE A FEW EXAMPLES OF DONOR DESIGNATIONS. IN ADDITION TO TRADITIONAL AND NON-TRADITIONAL SCHOLARSHIP AWARDS, THE FOUNDATION HAS A POPULAR ELEMENTARY SCHOLARSHIP PROGRAM, WHERE AT LEAST ONE GRADUATE OF EVERY ELEMENTARY SCHOOL IN POLK COUNTY IS AWARDED A SCHOLARSHIP TO ATTEND POLK STATE UPON GRADUATION FROM HIGH SCHOOL. THE FOUNDATION ALSO HELPS TO ELEVATE THE COLLEGE THROUGH AN ENDOWED TEACHING CHAIR PROGRAM THAT HONORS DISTINGUISHED FACULTY. POLK STATE COLLEGE HAS BEEN FURTHER STRENGTHENED BY DONOR CONTRIBUTIONS TO THE FOUNDATION FOR FACILITIES, EQUIPMENT, PROGRAMS AND TECHNOLOGY.
Executives Listed on Filing
Total Salary includes financial earnings, benefits, and all related organization earnings listed on tax filing
| Name | Title | Hours Per Week | Total Salary |
|---|
| Tracy Porter | EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR | 50 | $123,596 |
| Lynn Wilson Cpa | DIRECTOR OF FINANCE UNTIL NOV. 2019 | 45 | $96,256 |
| Cindy Baker Cpa | DIRECTOR OF FINANCE AS OF NOV. 2019 | 40 | $7,371 |
| Stacey Heacock Weeks | DIRECTOR 19-20 | 1 | $0 |
| Summer Roth | DIRECTOR 19-20 | 1 | $0 |
| Jennifer Kincart Jonsson | DIRECTOR 19-20 | 1 | $0 |
| Rex Jackson | DIRECTOR 19-20 | 1 | $0 |
| Bo Boyte | DIRECTOR 19-20 | 1 | $0 |
| Ann Barnhart | DIRECTOR 19-20 | 1 | $0 |
| Mark Turner | DIRECTOR 18-19 / 19-20 | 1 | $0 |
| Karen Tiner | DIRECTOR 18-19 / 19-20 | 1 | $0 |
| Meg Thornton | DIRECTOR 18-19 / 19-20 | 1 | $0 |
| Jw Taylor | DIRECTOR 18-19 / 19-20 | 1 | $0 |
| Christine Samuel | DIRECTOR 18-19 / 19-20 | 1 | $0 |
| Nick Plott | DIRECTOR 18-19 / 19-20 | 1 | $0 |
| Yesse Olivas | DIRECTOR 18-19 UNTIL MAY 2019 | 1 | $0 |
| Kathleen Munson | DIRECTOR 18-19 / 19-20 | 1 | $0 |
| Steve Moseley | DIRECTOR 18-19 UNTIL MAY 2019 | 1 | $0 |
| Phil Minden | DIRECTOR 18-19 UNTIL MAY 2019 | 1 | $0 |
| Jerry Miller | DIRECTOR 18-19 / 19-20 | 1 | $0 |
| Laura Hinton | DIRECTOR 18-19 / 19-20 | 1 | $0 |
| Nikki Hayde | DIRECTOR 18-19 / 19-20 | 1 | $0 |
| Jennifer Hall | DIRECTOR 18-19 / 19-20 | 1 | $0 |
| David Fisher | DIRECTOR 18-19 / 19-20 | 1 | $0 |
| Deric Feacher | DIRECTOR 18-19 / 19-20 | 1 | $0 |
| Angela M Garcia Falconetti | DIRECTOR 18-19 / 19-20 | 1 | $0 |
| T-Fay Dewdney | DIRECTOR 18-19 / 19-20 | 1 | $0 |
| Anthony Cornett | DIRECTOR 18-19 / 19-20 | 1 | $0 |
| Matt Clark | DIRECTOR 18-19 / 19-20 | 1 | $0 |
| Greta Dupuy | DIRECTOR 18-19/DEV CHAIR 19-20 | 1 | $0 |
| Eric Johnson | DEV CHAIR 18-19/TREASURER 19-20 | 1 | $0 |
| Ashley Bell-Barnett | TREASURER 18-19/VICE CHAIR 19-20 | 1 | $0 |
| Brent Parrish | VICE CHAIR 18-19/CHAIR 19-20 | 1 | $0 |
| Gary Boyer | CHAIR UNTIL MAY 2019 | 1 | $0 |
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