COLORADO MOUNTAIN COLLEGE FOUNDATION INC

GRANTS MADE TO INDIVIDUALS REPRESENT THE PRIORITIZED FUNDRAISING FOCUS OF THE COLORADO MOUNTAIN COLLEGE (CMC) FOUNDATION, ENABLING STUDENTS THE OPPORTUNITY TO PURSUE THEIR COLLEGE AND CAREER GOALS WITH THE ASSISTANCE OF SCHOLARSHIP SUPPORT. IN FISCAL YEAR 2025, MORE THAN 700 STUDENTS COLLECTIVELY RECEIVED 2.02M IN FOUNDATION SCHOLARSHIP SUPPORT, A 41% INCREASE OVER THE YEAR'S PRIOR SUCCESSFUL YEAR OF 1.44M DISTRIBUTED. WITH THE ADDITION OF FIVE NEW ENDOWMENTS ESTABLISHED IN FY25, FOR A TOTAL OF 73; REPRESENTING 20.3M IN ENDOWED SCHOLARSHIP SUPPORT. CMC FOUNDATION SCHOLARSHIPS ARE FUNDED THROUGH GENEROUS GIFTS FROM INDIVIDUALS; INCLUDING 50% OF CMC'S FACULTY AND STAFF, ALUMNI, FOUNDATIONS, AND BUSINESS AND COMMUNITY PARTNERS WHO VALUE HOW FAR A SCHOLARSHIP CAN GO AT COLORADO MOUNTAIN COLLEGE WITH OUR LOW-COST TUITION AND HIGH-QUALITY DEGREE AND CERTIFICATE PROGRAMS AND THE LIFE-CHANGING IMPACT A SCHOLARSHIP HAS ON ITS RECIPIENT. SCHOLARSHIPS HAVE BEEN ESTABLISHED TO HONOR FORMER STUDENTS, FACULTY AND STAFF MEMBERS, AND FRIENDS OF COLORADO MOUNTAIN COLLEGE. THEY ARE ADMINISTERED BY THE CMC FOUNDATION AND COMMUNITY VOLUNTEERS WHO ASSIST WITH THE SELECTION PROCESS OF RECIPIENTS. SCHOLARSHIPS SUPPORT A RANGE OF OPPORTUNITIES WITHIN CMC ACROSS OUR 11 CAMPUSES.

COLORADO MOUNTAIN COLLEGE, A DUAL MISSION COLLEGE, OFFERING CERTIFICATES, ASSOCIATE, AND BACHELOR'S DEGREES, SEEKS TO BE THE MOST INCLUSIVE, INNOVATIVE, AND STUDENT-CENTERED COLLEGE IN THE NATION. FISCAL YEAR '25 WAS THE FIRST TIME SINCE 2017 THAT A NEW CAPITAL CAMPAIGN WAS NOT INTRODUCED BY THE COLLEGE, THUS CAPITAL DONATIONS WERE DOWN YEAR OVER YEAR. PLEDGE PAYMENTS FOR THE HIGHLY SUCCESSFUL 7.2 MILLION "RURAL NURSING SUCCESS FUND," THAT HAD RUN THE PREVIOUS FIVE FISCAL YEARS, SUPPORTING THE COMPLETION OF THREE HIGH-FIDELITY NURSING SIMULATION LABS, ACQUISITION OF NEW SIMULATION TECHNOLOGY, AND INCREASED NURSING SCHOLARSHIPS, WERE FINALIZED. PLEDGES FROM THE SUCCESSFUL "THE PROMISE OF SPRING VALLEY" 5M CAPITAL CAMPAIGN, COMPLETED IN FY22, ALSO TAPERED OFF, WITH SUCCESSFUL FULFILLMENT. THE CMC FOUNDATION CONTINUED TO ADDITIONALLY COLLECT ON THE 1.5M RAISED IN SUPPORT OF A NEW ORAL HEALTH CLINIC, IN FISCAL YEAR '24, IN SUPPORT OF OUR DENTAL HYGIENE STUDENTS, WHO WILL OFFER PREVENTATIVE CARE AT THE CMC VAIL VALLEY AT EDWARDS CAMPUS AS PART OF THEIR CURRICULUM. DONATIONS TO CMC'S RURAL TEACHER FELLOWSHIP PROGRAM CONTINUE TO BE OF INTEREST TO DONORS AS WELL. THIS PROGRAM IS DESIGNED TO PROVIDE EVERY TEACHER CANDIDATE WHO AGREES TO STUDENT TEACH IN ONE OF OUR LOCAL SCHOOLS WITH A 10,000 HOUSING STIPEND AND A GUARANTEE OF A JOB IN THE DISTRICT. THIS 10,000 STIPEND IS FUNDED HALF BY THE STATE OF COLORADO THROUGH RECENTLY PASSED LEGISLATION AND REQUIRES A 50% (5,000) PRIVATE MATCH PER FELLOW.