Your support helps us educate
60,000 Students
every year!

HELP US BRIDGE THE GAP

Consider: We’re one of the nation’s top-rated community college systems yet also one of the lowest funded. How do we make up the difference? With creativity, drive, and a clear set of priorities—as well as the contributions of a diverse and growing family of community leaders, alumni, and friends who understand exactly how decisive their contributions can be. 
Our tax identification number is #94-3258220.

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Donate by Check

Mail us a donation and help set the future in motion. Write a check to the Foothill-De Anza Foundation and mail it to:

Foothill-De Anza Foundation
12345 El Monte Rd.
Los Altos Hills, CA 94022

Donor Advised Fund

Consider a gift through your donor advised fund. Clients of Fidelity Charitable, Schwab Charitable, and BNY Mellon can easily make a designation through the DAF Direct window on this page. Click here for details

GIVE THROUGH A TITLE, BEQUEST, OR ANNUITY

PAY IT FORWARD

With a planned or deferred gift, you can state your intention to leave a legacy to benefit Foothill-De Anza students. You can mention the Foothill-De Anza Foundation in your will or trust or declare FHDA a beneficiary of a life insurance policy or IRA. If you’ve already included FHDA in your estate plans, then join our Legacy Circle and receive our full recognition! Click here for details


GIVE SECURITIES

GIVE—AND GAIN

By giving a gift of stock or securities, you can avoid capital gains taxes and claim a tax deduction for the full market value of the stocks or bonds up to 30% of your adjusted gross income. It’s easy to transfer stock electronically—or send certificates directly. When you do, be sure to let us know so we can acknowledge you properly! Click here for details

GIVE IN-KIND GIFTS

MAKE YOUR SUPPORT TANGIBLE

We welcome gifts and donations of property such as real estate or artwork. If you have owned such property for more than a year and we can use it in a manner related to our community college function, you will qualify for a deduction equal to its full fair market value. You may also donate equipment or supplies for college use. Click here for details

GIVE A COMPUTER

EMPOWER A STUDENT

Students in our Occupational Training Institute can refurbish the computer you donate and then return it to service in the hands of a student in need. As long as your system meets our minimum specs, it can make a big educational difference. Click here for details

GIVE TO SCHOLARSHIPS

LAY THE GROUNDWORK FOR LASTING SUCCESS

Join those far-sighted individuals and organizations who provide student support for future generations as well as today: Establish your own endowed scholarship with a gift of $25,000 or more—or give a gift of any amount to one of our existing scholarship groups. Click here for details

GIVE TO THE EDUCATIONAL EXCELLENCE FUND

ANY AMOUNT CAN BE A POWERFUL DONATION

Gifts to the Education Excellence Fund are empowering the colleges by providing the support needed to achieve student success. Click here for details


JOIN THE CHANCELLOR’S CIRCLE

DONATE WITH DISTINCTION

With an investment of $1,000 or more to the Foothill-De Anza Foundation Chancellors Circle, you can make a critical difference in our ability to create educational opportunities for our students. You will also join a distinguished group of community leaders who have raised more than $1 million in unrestricted funds. Click here for details