Donors
Donors play a vital role in supporting the academic future of students. By providing scholarships and other forms of financial aid, donors help students access higher education and achieve their academic goals.
Why Give?
The AWC Foundation works to strengthen educational opportunities in our community by raising funds for scholarships, programs, and capital projects at AWC.
Our donors understand the importance of their generosity. Besides tax credits, donors have a personal connection to our cause. A thoughtful way of remembering someone special and creating a living legacy is by making a gift to the Foundation in honor, or in memory, of an individual. Memorial gifts can include a scholarship in the name of the person, or a room or building dedication.
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AWC District Governing Board Member, Olivia Zepeda, supports AWC Foundation.
Donor Spotlight
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George H. & Leila M. Payne
The George H. & Leila M. Payne Scholarship was established in 1997 by their daughter, Madeleine Jameson. This endowment benefits students with physical challenges. George and Leila Payne moved to the 'Yuma Project' in 1913 and bought a farm on May and 8th street, where they raised alfalfa, cattle, and kept bees. They had a small store on Avenue B and 8th street called Payneís Corner. As a young man of 19 or 20 years, George fell from a grain elevator and, through complications, lost one leg. Ms. Jameson had fond memories of growing up in Yuma, and founded this endowment to help physically-challenged students in the memory of her father and mother.
"This college, in the middle of a rural area, on the US-Mexico border, is changing the lives of its students. It's changing the trajectory of their families. It's creating the conditions where entire communities can thrive. AWC Foundation is the rising tide helping people meet their potential and live out their dreams."
Lori Stofft
Executive Director of the AWC Foundation
Frequently Asked Questions
You'll find frequently asked questions below, if you have additional questions then please contact us at foundation@azwestern.edu or (928) 344-1720.
The minimum to establish an endowed scholarship fund is $10,000.
An endowment is way of investing that ensures your gift is a permanent source of funding that makes fulfilling the scholarship’s purpose possible, forever. The principal of the endowment is never spent and can grow over time. Interest earnings are used to make annual scholarship awards.
The average award is $500/semester. Scholarship award amounts vary depending on the size of the fund, the number of qualified applicants, and the criteria of the fund.
