We do it for the students.

Every year the Napa Valley College Foundation provides scholarships and support for students where state funding falls short of their needs.

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The Napa Valley College Annual Fund

Your generous support helps our students achieve success and provides the resources they need to thrive in their education. A gift to the Napa Valley College Annual Fund provides the College with the flexibility to allocate those resources where they are needed most urgently.

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About the Foundation

The Napa Valley College Foundation is a California nonprofit, public benefit Corporation and is tax-exempt as provided by IRS Sec. 501(c)3. Organized in 1968, the NVC Foundation provides scholarships, supports development of improved methods of instruction, updates classroom and lab equipment, provides needed materials for the College, and supports student success programs.

A volunteer Board of Directors, made up of community members, governs the foundation, each member bringing with them a diverse background.

Why a Foundation?

Although the state assists the College, it is not enough to adequately fund the educational excellence that Napa Valley College strives to maintain and enhance.

The Napa Valley College Foundation supports the College and its goal of excellence by building and promoting essential partnerships between the college and community. By seeking individual and corporate involvement from the community, we place ourselves in a winning situation for all. Successful employees are developed from top-notch programs and those successful people become part of a community workforce that builds thriving businesses and provides community service.

Together, Napa Valley College and the Napa Valley College Foundation support students to help them reach their educational goals and career dreams.

Teaching and Learning

Enhancing our teaching and learning spaces with state-of-the-art facilities and technology to better prepare our students for the employment needs of the future is one of the top priorities of the Annual Fund. We believe the learning experience, both in and out of the classroom, is at the heart of what we do. That’s why our mission statement begins with the commitment to “prepare students for evolving roles in a diverse, dynamic, and interdependent world.” We need the highest quality faculty, those committed to challenging and inspiring our students to reach higher. Your gift to the Annual Fund supports a talented faculty and a robust learning environment.

Scholarships and other programs directly provide for student needs and are the College’s most vital philanthropic tradition. The generosity of Napa Valley College alumni and friends over the years has enabled the Foundation to grow an effective scholarship program that has benefitted generations of Napa Valley College students. Your annual gift continues to strengthen the administration of this program and makes the College affordable for students who need help the most. Last year, the Foundation awarded $179,000 in scholarships to hundreds of students, provided 182 emergency relief grants in response to the Covid-19 pandemic, and gifted book vouchers and lap tops for some of the College’s most vulnerable students.