Mission Statement

The Halifax Community College Foundation, Inc. is a 501(c)(3) organization established for the purpose of receiving gifts of cash, securities, or property to provide scholarship assistance for students at Halifax Community College and to support programs and services of the College.

History

The Halifax Community College Foundation, Inc. was established on April 7, 1976. The leadership of the college determined that new sources of funding would be necessary to enable the college to carry out its planned programs and to assist students who were ineligible for traditional financial aid. The leadership also recognized that local private funding sources were not fully utilized by the college. As a result, the leadership sought to establish a 501(c)(3) foundation as an explicit vehicle for raising tax-deductible funds from the private sector. Members of the original board of directors were:

Harry Branch
Matt R. Johnston
A.C. Coefield
L.W. Locke
Jasper Eley
M.C. Newsome, III
Ferd L. Harrison
Watson N. Sherrod
Ann R. Hawfield
Phillip W. Taylor
Grover Howell
Frankie F. Young

In June 1977, the Foundation received IRS classification as a 501(c)(3) tax-exempt organization. Earliest financial statements indicate that the 1978-79 fund balance was $13,854.78.

The Foundation conducts an annual Campus Fund Drive and a community fund drive to solicit support. Public relations efforts have increased the visibility of the Foundation in the community that has resulted in a wider base of support from private dollars for the Foundation.