Foundation

“Lake Land College was a major milestone in my life and I will be eternally grateful for the doors it has opened for me and my family. I encourage everyone to participate and give to the Lake Land College Foundation. You will be glad you did your part to help others and you will never regret that decision.”

John Livesay
Pana, Illinois
Laker Nation Class of 1971

The Lake Land College Foundation

The Lake Land College Foundation is a nonprofit corporation organized and operated exclusively for educational, scientific, and cultural purposes to assist in developing and fostering scholarships and charitable activities. The Foundation assists the College in developing and enhancing the educational opportunities and services to its students, alumni, and citizens of the district. The Foundation administers general and academic scholarships, which have been made available by contributions, gifts, grants, and bequests. The Foundation is chartered under the Internal Revenue Code as a 501(c)(3) tax exempt, non-profit organization, which may accept gifts of money, property, works of art, historical papers and documents, museum specimens and other materials having educational, artistic or historical value, and by such other proper means as may be deemed advisable.

The Foundation is headed by a board of directors, comprised of community members. The 19 member board of directors and one honorary director oversee the holding, investing, managing, and awarding of Foundation assets.

Mission

The Lake Land College Foundation shall encourage private support that will enhance the student learning experience by:

• Actively securing financial resources for the benefit of Lake Land College students, programs, faculty, and facilities;
• Managing the assets of the Foundation responsibly and prudently for the benefit of Lake Land College in support of its educational mission;
• Building an endowment to support both student and College needs in perpetuity;
• Serving as good stewards of our donors’ philanthropic investments;
• Creating positive public awareness that promotes partnerships and financial investment in the College’s students, educational programs, and services.

Announcements

• The Laker Food Pantry needs your help! Click here for more information,  Food Pantry or here to donate Online Giving.
• Looking to nominate someone for an award? Click here to go to our Award Nominations webpage.

The largest gift to date

A gift of $1.7 million was donated to the Lake Land College Foundation from the Cecil Paul and Marjorie Wilson Davis Estate to benefit Shelby county students. The Foundation expresses immense gratitude for the opportunities provided by this gift.

Read more here!

How can I make a gift to the Foundation?

If you would like to donate to the Lake Land College Alumni Scholarship or in other ways, please click on the ‘Make a Gift’ icon below.

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