If you could change the future, would you do it? As a Marymount California University Annual Giving Fund donor you can absolutely change the future for many deserving students who struggle to finance their college educations. As a private, not-for-profit institution, Marymount depends on philanthropic support from alumni, parents and friends to help provide our students with an outstanding, values-based education.
This year, our fundraising efforts at the Success by the Sea Scholarship Gala have enabled us to support up to 150 scholarships for students who might not otherwise be able to afford their college educations. Our goal is to match those 150 scholarships and fund up to 300 student scholarships by the end of the year. Please CLICK HERE or on the GIVE NOW button above to make your tax-deductible gift. You have the power to change the future and help make our students’ lives amazing!
Matching Gifts Add Up in Marymount’s Favor
When does $25,000= $100,000? When Debra L. Reed makes a donation that is matched by two companies and the total gift reaches that generous sum.
Reed is chairman of the board and CEO of Sempra Energy and has been one of Fortune magazine’s “50 Most Powerful Women in Business” for several years.
When she decided to create an endowment at Marymount California University for $25,000, Sempra matched it 1:1 and Halliburton, where she serves on the board of directors, matched that $50,000 2:1.
“I am pleased that Halliburton and Sempra Energy have joined with me in this worthwhile endeavor,” said Reed. “Together, we are creating a substantial scholarship to help promising young women benefit from an excellent education – hopefully, the first step forward in their successful careers.”
Reed’s endowment was established this fall as a result of several harmonic convergences. Reed was mentored by Marymount trustee Richard Farman, a retired CEO who worked with her at Southern California Gas and Sempra Energy; like many MCU students, she was the first in her family to go to college; and she liked the fact that she could direct her donation toward an area where she has a passion: women math or science majors who are first generation college students.
“As the first in my family to attend college, I recognize the critical role that my education has played in my success,” said Reed. “I want to help other young women have the same opportunities I did, while also encouraging them to embrace math and science.”
An estimated 65 percent of Fortune 500 companies match employee donations. If you would like to make a donation to MCU, obtain a matching-gift form from your HR office, fill it out, and include it with your contribution. The MCU Development Office at 30800 Palos Verdes Dr. East, Rancho Palos Verdes, CA 90275-6299 will handle the details.
Also, you may click here to see if your company has a matching gift program https://doublethedonation.com/matching-gift-search/