Thank you for your interest in supporting Frank Phillips College students. Your gifts make an enormous impact on the lives of students. Through the FPC Development Corporation, you can designate a contribution to an Endowed or Private Scholarship, the General Scholarship Fund, or make an unrestricted gift.
About the FPC Development Corporation
The purpose of the Development Corporation is to strengthen and contribute to the educational mission of Frank Phillips College by seeking, receiving, and distributing gifts, bequests, and donations, and to account for and manage assets submitted to the Corporation on behalf of FPC and the residents of its service area, the top nine counties of the Texas Panhandle.
A non-profit, tax-exempt Texas corporation founded in 1981, the Development Corporation consists of a group of community members who seek to obtain gifts and grants needed beyond the scope of tax-based funding, and to manage and expend these items for the development of Frank Phillips College. The Development Corporation funds are distributed to benefit and advance the College, and for the encouragement and assistance of its students and faculty.
Development Corporation activities include, but are not limited to:
- Community awareness
- Scholarships and loans to students of FPC
- Development of special facilities
- Purchase real estate for the expansion of the college
- Recognition of outstanding educators
- Recognition of outstanding scholarship or leadership
Members of the Development Corporation are the original Board of Directors, or any person, organization, or corporation making an annual gift of $250 or more to Frank Phillips College Development Corporation. A self-perpetuating Board of Directors representing the positive leadership of the community governs the Corporation.
Frank Phillips College Development Corporation is a public charity recognized as tax-exempt by the IRS under Section 501(c)(3); EIN: 75-1765603.
Donate to an Endowed or Private Scholarship
By donating to one of the existing endowed or private (non-endowed) scholarships, you will assist additional students toward attaining their college education. A gift in any amount may be given in honor of and/or in memory of an individual or group.
Donate to the General Fund
By choosing to donate to the General Fund, your undesignated gift provides flexible support for key priorities and emerging opportunities. These funds allow the Development Corporation to make a difference for both students and college programs. A gift in any amount may be given in honor of and/or in memory of an individual or group.
Establish a New Endowed or Private Scholarship
Whether you want to establish a legacy, honor a loved one, or give back to your community, when you establish a scholarship fund with Frank Phillips College you give deserving students the opportunity to pursue their dreams while achieving your own charitable goals.
Your Gift
Your FPC Scholarship Fund may be either Endowed or Private. Endowed Scholarship Funds require a minimum initial gift of $20,000, to be maintained in perpetuity. Private Scholarship Funds may be funded on an annual or semi-annual basis.
Your Choice
FPC will work with you to draft scholarship criteria that meet your specific objectives. Scholarships can be crafted in a variety of ways, including but not limited to:
- Students with demonstrated academic ability and/or financial need
- Students from a particular geographical area (i.e. your hometown, Hutchinson County, etc.)
- Students who graduated from a specific High School
- Students concentrating on a particular field of study
The FPC Scholarship Committee relies on your input to award scholarships from your fund, according to your stated criteria. Many donors also choose to actively participate in the selection of scholarship recipients. You may be involved as much or as little as you prefer throughout the scholarship process.Our Support
FPC provides complete administration of the Scholarship Fund, including publicizing the scholarship, creating, managing and processing applications through our online portal, organizing and convening the scholarship committee to evaluate candidates, and communicating with scholarship recipients.
Want to Discuss Establishing a Scholarship Fund?
For more information, please contact Jackie Brand at (806) 457-4215 or jbrand@fpctx.edu.
Frequently Asked Questions
To be maintained in perpetuity, Endowed Scholarship Funds require a minimum initial gift of $20,000. Private (Non-Endowed) Scholarship Funds require funding on an annual or semi-annual basis to remain active.
Yes. We will help you develop selection criteria most meaningful to you. Scholarships can support students from specific schools, geographical areas, or students who are engaged in a specific program of study or activity. You may also recommend criteria such as GPA, work experience, personal essay, or extracurricular activities be given more weight than other criteria in the selection process. The only restriction is that the selection criteria must be objective and non-discriminatory.
Yes. If a student does not meet the minimum requirements to receive the scholarship, they will not be awarded funds for the following semester. In this case, the funds for the second semester would be re-awarded to another student.
Yes. One of the requirements for students to receive a FPC Scholarship is to attend the annual Scholarship Banquet held in September. All donors are invited to also attend the banquet where they will have the opportunity to meet their recipients.
For more information, please contact Jackie Brand at (806) 457-4215 or jbrand@fpctx.edu.