CFK Foundation
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Mission Statement
The CFK Foundation assists in the achievement of the College’s mission by soliciting, administering, and optimizing through matching programs the private gifts, bequests, and donations to support CFK’s students and to enhance teaching and learning at the College.
History and purpose of the CFK Foundation
The CFK Foundation is a nonprofit corporation that was established in 1966. The Foundation contributes to the advancement of higher education through the support of private donors and public agencies. The purpose of the Foundation is to support the College by distributing its resources toward educational opportunities, programs, and services offered by the College and approved by the Board of Trustees.
What does the CFK Foundation do?
The CFK Foundation is dedicated to making the students of The College of the Florida Keys successful. Our sole purpose is to advance the mission of CFK by raising funds that support the college’s students, faculty, staff and programs.
To accomplish this, the Foundation actively supports the long-range strategic plan of The College of the Florida Keys by providing and encouraging growth in scholarships, cutting-edge technology, faculty grants, support of capital projects, programs to further enhance student accessibility, and improve the learning environment.
The Foundation is a separately incorporated 501(c)(3) organization and the officially designated means of making private contributions to the college.
Board of Directors
Dale Chasteen, Treasurer
Debbie Leonard, Secretary
Alan Beaubien, Director
Kim Fowler, Director
John Parce, Director
Richard Weinstein, Director
Edward "Eddie" Kertis, CFK Board of Trustees Representative
Marissa Owens, President's Designee
Lana Gaspari, Executive Director
Jessica Losardo, Recording Secretary
Ways to make a difference
The CFK Foundation serves as the recipient of all gifts made for the benefit of The College of the Florida Keys. Gifts to the College make the dream of a quality education a reality for many deserving students and help CFK sustain its tradition of excellence in providing academic programs and services to the residents of Monroe County. For more information on planned gifts, contact Lana Gaspari, Vice President of Advancement and CFK Foundation Executive Director at 305-809-3214 or foundation@cfk.edu.
Unrestricted Gifts
Give CFK the flexibility to direct your gift where it is needed most, supporting the College’s highest-priority needs and opportunities.
Restricted Gifts
Designate your gift to a specific program, scholarship, initiative, or area of the College that is meaningful to you.
Scholarships
One of the Foundation’s most important roles is ensuring that students seeking a better future through a college education find an open door at CFK. Through scholarships, the Foundation helps make that opportunity possible.
Scholarships provide students with the financial support they need to overcome barriers and pursue a college education that might otherwise be beyond their reach. They can be the difference between putting a college dream on hold and taking the first step toward a brighter future.
- Scholarships give academically talented students with demonstrated financial need the chance to successfully grow into their potential.
- Scholarships help individuals gain the education and training needed to begin a new career or strengthen their future earning potential.
By investing in scholarships through the Foundation, you have an opportunity to directly change the life of a student whose academic and professional aspirations may depend on the generosity of someone they have never met. The Foundation awards many types of scholarships through the charitable gifts of individuals, corporations and other foundations that believe that higher education should be accessible to all.