Columbia College Foundation Mini-Grants
Columbia College Foundation Mini-Grants
The Columbia College Foundation now offers mini-grants that support its mission "to promote student success by providing community resources that support and expand educational opportunities for Columbia College's students." Applications are reviewed by a committee of the Foundation Board of Directors.
Applications for the academic year 2021-2022 are now open
During the Covid 19 campus closure the mini grant applications can be submitted at anytime and will be acted on as quickly as possible.
Mini grant application and instructions 9/20/21
Please download form before completing for best results.
Please direct questions about the mini-grants program to Amy Nilson, Director of Development, nilsona@yosemite.edu
Past Projects
Spring 2018 Total awards: $20,737.85 GIS Program-Multiple mini drones: $921.04 Disability Awareness-Documentary and Guest Speaker: $1,500 New Program-Making Alternative Transformers MAT: $1,500 Over the County Medication Vending Machines: $2,000 Made in the foothills Writers Series: $500 The Spring Review - 2nd Edition: $2,000 STEM club:Hobby Hill Radio Tower Renovation and Equipment: $1,566.81 Evening Bat Symposium: $600 Volleyball team travel: $2,500 Basketball team travel: $2,500 Install of Scoreboards: $3,650 Speech and Debate Team - 2018 Paul Winter Invitational: $1,500 Fall 2017 Total awards: $12,875 STEM club- high speed camera: $600 STEM club- GoKart project kit: $750 Fire Academy- Smoke machine and supplies: $1,000 Snack Bar: Artwork wall hanging system: $1,650 Student Support Services- Financial literacy event: $1,000 Student Support Services- Reference books, Health and Wellness: $450 Student Support Services- Three Chromebooks: $700 Hospitality- Spring TLC events: $250 Child Development NAEYC Memberships: $966 Student Support Services- Mental Health pamphlets: $509 Debate Team travel: $1,000 Volleyball Team travel: $2,000 Men's Basketball travel: $2,000 Spring 2017 Total awards: $15,042 Fall 2017 Shakespeare Production: $1,000 Women's Volleyball Team Travel Fall 2017: $2,000 Men's Basketball Team Travel Fall 2017: $2,000 Resurface and repaint Oak Pavilion gym floor: $4,500 Invitational Speech and Debate Tournament Fall 2017: $1,000 Making Alternative Transformations MAT, assisting non-traditional students: $1,717 Art with Impact - short film event to assist students who suffer from stress, depression, anxiety, grief and emotional challenges: $1,000 Two-part lecture series - Ethnic Studies: $500 Bookstore vouchers for students in need: $1,000 DSPS - cords for graduation: $325 Fall 2016 Total awards: $12,515 Volleyball Team Travel: $1,000Basketball Team Travel: $1,000 Science Equipment: $1,065 Biology and Earth Science travel fees: $500
3D Printer: $500 Made in the Foothills Writers Series Event: $500 The Spring Review, student publication: $2,500 Speech and Debate Team: $1,000 One day bus trip to Aurora Theatre in Berkeley: $550 Funds for Automotive exams and programs: $1,000 Support field studies costs for students: $500 Drama production - April 2017: $1,000 Start up costs for Annual Tea Party fundraiser for Child Development Center: $650 Child Development Membership costs: $750 Spring 2016 Total awards: $12,060
Volleyball Team Travel: $1,000
Basketball Team Travel: $1,000 Padded Wall (Oak Pavilion): $2,500 Biology supplies and services: $1,475
Water flow meter interface: $300 Computer for 3D mapping: $1,625 Speech and Debate Team: $1,000 Trip costs to Ashland, OR (film festival): $450 Drama production - Dec. 2016: $1,000 Guided Imagery MPS players: $210 Fitness Trail Signage: $1,500 Fall 2015 Total awards: $13,825
Volleyball Team Travel: $2,000
Basketball Team Travel: $2,000 Child Development Memberships: $750 Auto Signs and Testing: $500
Software subscriptions: $1,500 Wacome tablets (multimedia tool): $1,500 Fire Academy ladder, ladder testing: $3,000 Debate Team: $1,000
DSPS high school outreach: $1,000 Shakespeare at Berkeley Rep: $575
Spring 2015 Total awards: $9,690
1 Unmanned Aerial Vehicle w/ camera: $1,490*
Stipend for 4 faculty to develop additional online transfer courses: $3,200
Women's Volley team - offset recruiting costs, volleyball camps, new equipment and travel gear: $2,000
Men's basketball - team travel and referee costs; also to offset cost of running Spring High School All-Star games and summer camps: $2,000
Materials to complete electric vehicle: $600
Certification training for HVAC: $400 Fall 2014 Total awards: $7,855
Volleyball team travel: $2,000
Basketball team travel: $2,000
Earth Science mineral samples and compasses: $850*
Debate team travel: $1,000
Adaptive PE scooter sets: $1,155
Child Development Club memberships: Up to $500
Workshop video production: $1,000
Counseling books: $200 Spring 2014 Total awards: $11,400
Speech & Debate camp: $1,000
Pre Med/Pre Health career conference for students: $400
EMT exam fees (up to 30): $2,100
Museum of Tolerance field trip:$1,000
"Majors" events (2 in 2014-15 school year): $250
Unmanned aerial vehicle + cameras: $1,450
Fire Academy maintenance of safety equipment: $2,000
Basketball tournaments: $1,600
Volleyball tournaments: $1,600 Fall 2013 Total Awards: $10,100 Digitized Carkeet forestry landscape slides: $700
Astronomy cameras and software: $1,500
Child Development student memberships: $500
Speech & Debate competitions: $1,000
Women's Volleyball : equipment (uprights/nets): $2,000
Men's Basketball: team travel: $2,000
Choir: Spring Tour: $1,000
Automotive license exams: $600
MAPS lecture series (student travel to MJC): $ 800 Spring 2013 Total Awards: $5,000
Library - Umbrellas for outside seating area: $1,500
Health and Human Performance: Kettlebell equipment: $1,500
Women's Volleyball Team: $1,000
Men's Basketball Team: $1,000 Fall 2012 Total Awards: $14,960
Speech & Debate Team – two Forensics competitions: $1,000
Guest lecturer Pam Houston, UC Davis Creative Writing: $1,200
Online registration software for Community Education: $4,000
Fire Academy – Safety gear, training props and field trips: $3,000
Child Development Club – student memberships in NAEYC: $500
Professional Development Institute: $3,800
Choir 2013 Spring Tour: $1,000
Portable white boards for library: $460 Spring 2012 Total Awards: $7,850
University field trips for 25 students: $750
Fall 2012 Wellness Fair: $2,000
GED Exam fees for 10 students: $1,600
Transportation for Berkeley Repertory Theatre field trip: $525
ASE Certification for Auto Technology students: $1,000
Laptops for ESL students (Jamestown Family Resource Center): $1,000
Improvements to the Mental Health counseling area: $975 Fall 2011 Total Awards: $5,659
Academic Wellness Educators Spring 2012 Wellness Fair: $1,325
Piano software: $350
Choir Annual Tour: $1,000
Library- Children's book collection: $1,000
Transportation for Oregon Shakespeare Festival field trip: $550
Transportation for Berkeley Repertory Theatre field trip: $525
Development of a Medical Coding certificate: $409
Child Development Student Club: $500
