Welcome
The University Foundation at California State University, Chico, is managed by a Board of Governors consisting of community members like you. We are dedicated to helping provide the resources needed to ensure that the proven tradition of excellence at CSU, Chico continues to be available for all generations. Please partner with us, and show our current and prospective students that you too believe in the value of public education and the value of CSU, Chico.
Richard Matson,
Chair of the University Foundation Board of Governors, CSU, Chico
Jacob Acosta
Lt. Robert Merton Rawlins Merit Award Recipient
Jacob Acosta was honored with the Lt. Robert Merton Rawlins Merit Award from California State University, Chico.
Carol Channing
Award Winning Actress
“My dream is inspire and support programs that ensure all young students who show an aptitude for the arts have a college scholarship to help them build on those talents.
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Jack Rawlins
“I wanted to do something and after a lot of thought, it seemed like saving the planet might be a good thing.”
Mary and Rudy Jensen
Friends of CSU, Chico
“I've seen where, for so many students, just some extra funding can make that critical difference between whether they can afford child care, get transportation, or buy a computer.” Mary Jensen
The University Foundation
The University Foundation, California State University, Chico, was organized and incorporated as a nonprofit California corporation in 1940 to support and enhance campus projects and programs for which state funding is insufficient or not available.
In 1997, the University Foundation’s function became solely philanthropic and as such administers bequests, charitable trusts, special gifts, charitable gift annuities, scholarships, endowments, and donor-advised funds. The University Foundation administers the University’s gift and endowment programs.
Responsibility for the governance of the University Foundation is vested in its Board of Governors, which includes community members, senior campus administrators, a faculty member, and a student.
For more information on the University Foundation, we invite you to read our 2007–08 Annual Report. ( PDF 3.7 MB )
