BC3 Education Foundation

Education Foundation History

1985

• Butler County Community College Education Foundation chartered by the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania

1987

• Foundation Board organized and held its first meeting
• Private gifts held by the college transferred - $55,000

1992

• Annual Campaign launched - $32,000
• Staff provided by current administration and part-time secretary

1995

• Full-Time Executive Director for the Foundation hired.
• Painchaud Chair for Metrology created - $155,000

1996

• Annual Campaign raises $110,000
• First Annual Golf Outing - $15,000

1997

• Foundation provides a $5,000 grant to assist in the creation of an Alumni Association

1998

• Planned giving program instituted.
• Planning study for Capital Campaign conducted

1999

• First Capital Campaign announces $3.5 million goal

2000

• 30 acres of Succop property accepted
• $3.2 million in Morgan Stanley Flexible Agreements, Inc. from gifts to the Capital Campaign

2001

• 30 acres sold to Butler Country Club.
• Remaining 50 acres accepted creating the Succop Conservancy

2002

• Charitable Gift Annuity program initiated
• Science, Technology & Cultural Center opens-private gifts contribute more than 25% of cost

2003

• Capital Campaign concludes - raised $4.4 million. College family - $120,000

2004

• Full-Time Alumni/Annual Campaign Director hired
• 9th Annual Golf Outing - $ 43,000
• First Distinguished Alumni Awards Program
• First Pioneer/Alumni Golf Outing
• Pioneer Perspective Newsletter published

2006

• Foundation funding helps create Founders Hall
• BC3’s 40th Anniversary Annual Golf Outing nets $48,000
• Oak Hills Legacy Dinner recognizes Distinguished Alumni & Donors
• Memorandum of Understanding enacted by the College & Foundation
• College/Foundation Conservancy Agreement signed
• Full time Director hired for The Succop Conservancy
• Grants from the Heinz Endowments totaled $410,000

2007

• Support from the Foundation to the College exceeded $1,045,800
• Private gifts reach $1,015,000
• Eaton Cummings conducted a Capital Campaign Feasibility Study
• Sewer lines installed at The Conservancy

2008

• Event Shelter constructed at The Conservancy
• Exterior renovations on the Conservancy Barn includes a new roof
• Notified of a $100,000 bequest from the estate of Jane Preston

2009

• Extreme Croquet fundraiser held at Conservancy, raises $17,000
• Develop catering and pricing package for weddings at Conservancy
• Marketing position funded to implement strategic marketing plan
• Bill Speidel retires from Foundation
• $307,986 in private support

2010

• Ruth Purcell hired as new Foundation Director
• Foundation obtains financing through FNB for the renovation and construction of BC3 at LindenPointe, a $3MM project
• LindenPointe will grow from 4,000 square feet to 20,000 square feet to accommodate increasing student enrollment in Mercer County
• Task Force comprised of three Foundation Board members and three Board of Trustee members formed to review Conservancy operations and financing
• A new agreement between the Foundation and BC3 for the operation of the Succop Conservancy was approved by both Boards
• The Foundation will reimburse the College for all expenses related to the operation of the Conservancy
• Conservancy Committee of the Foundation formed to implement new agreement and develop plan for financial sustainability
• Oak Hills Legacy Dinner expanded to include scholarship recipients
• Three endowed scholarships are created to memorialize Trevor Barkley, Sam Bucci and Elijah Lunsford – three Seneca Valley High School students killed in a car accident in 2010
• $517,114 in private support