Foothill-De Anza Foundation 2016 Annual Report

Alumni Share the Impact of Foothill and De Anza

With over 1 million alumni, Foothill and De Anza graduates are both local and global. Alumni Corner shares their path with you, and the impact the colleges had on where they are today.

De Anza students travel to Kenya's Turkana Basin

Read the students' firsthand experiences from the Turkana Basin Institute as they embark on fieldwork to explore the origins of humanity.

De Anza Alumnus Inspires Students Through Art

Professional Artist Titus Kaphar Works With Students During The Art And Social Justice Institute At the Euphrat Museum Of Art.

Foothill-De Anza Foundation board president leaves a legacy

Los Altos Hills resident Kathleen Santora's passion for students and education leads the Foothill-De Anza Foundation board to focus on student equity, access and opportunity.

Longtime legislator John Vasconcellos memorialized at De Anza College

De Anza's Institute of Community and Civic Engagement Becomes VIDA, the Vasconcellos Institute for Democracy in Action.

De Anza EOPS program quietly changes lives

Dean Michele LeBleu-Burns recounts her story, and the stories of countless other EOPS students empowered by the program and using their education to create a positive impact in their community.

Alum Spreads the Wealth

With a difficult academic and personal history, Olivia was astonished by the support she received at De Anza. She realized that, up until De Anza, support was scarce.

FHDA Divests

The FHDA Foundation has sets deadline of June 30, 2014 to divest from companies with the largest holdings of unburned carbon reserves as determined using Fossil Free’s Carbon Tracker of the top 200 fossil fuel companies

Honors Institute Provides a Foundation

Danielle 'Dani' Hayes entered Foothill College at age 16 after struggling to fit in at high school. She adjusted to Foothill quickly, and soon found her place in the Foothill Honors Program.

The Family Engagement Institute Makes A Difference

Foothill College partners with FEI in creating pathways to higher education for underserved families in the Silicon Valley.

Setting a Vision of Academic Innovation in Motion

Having established themselves nationally as education philanthropists, Gay and Bill Krause are again sharing their generosity close to home with a commitment from their family foundation to give $3.5 million to the Foothill-De Anza Community College District.