Did you know? The Kirkwood Foundation...

• Is one of the largest community college scholarship programs in the country with more than $3 million in scholarships awarded annually to students from all walks of life. Every Kirkwood student is eligible to apply, and over $21 million has been awarded in the past ten years.

• Has total assets exceeding $33 million as of July 2017, which includes $30.3 million in investments. 

• Administers 350 scholarship funds, including 181 endowments.

• Has 400 members in the Samuel J. Kirkwood Society, comprised of individuals who have either created a planned gift or endowed their gift to Kirkwood, KCCK-FM or the Older Iowans Fund.

• Has 225 members in the President's Circle, comprised of donors who make a minimum cash gift of $1,000 to the Foundation each fiscal year, July 1 to June 30.

• Supports Kirkwood events and staff and faculty development such as the Endowed Faculty Chair program, Annual Endowed Lecture Series and Passport to Retirement seminars.

• Last year provided $364,032 in program support and $67,906 of in-kind support, enabling Kirkwood to maintain its tradition of excellence in the classroom.