Photograph of a large bronze hawk statue with its wings spread, perched on a branch-like base. The statue is set outdoors on the Catawba Valley Community College campus. In the background, modern campus buildings and lampposts are visible under a blue sky with scattered clouds. The lighting suggests late afternoon or early evening.

The Foundation of Catawba Valley Community College

The Catawba Valley Community College Foundation is a 501(c)3 nonprofit dedicated to supporting the vision and mission of Catawba Valley Community College (CVCC) in transforming our community while empowering our students.  
Investing in the Future

Catawba Valley Community College is supported by the state, but enhanced by the Catawba Valley Community College Foundation, which enables the institution to strive toward its greater potential.

  • More than 100 scholarships awarded annually
  • More than 25 acres have been added to the CVCC Campus
  • Endowments are available to help enrich students’ education experience
  • Faculty members receive recognition and support for advanced course work
  • Programs have been created, developed, and enhanced.
Logo of Catawba Valley Community College Foundation. It features a white hawk silhouette inside a red circle on the left, with the words “Catawba Valley Community College Foundation” in bold black and red text to the right.

Ways to Give

Gifts designated for our Red Hawk Fund are most appreciated, as they support key institutional priorities and provide CVCC with the ability to respond to changing needs.

The Catawba Valley Community College Foundation, Inc. qualifies as a charitable organization and meets the requirements of Internal Revenue Code Section 501(c)(3).  Thus, gifts to the Foundation are deductible at the highest limits allowed for Federal income or estate tax purposes. Please contact your Financial Advisor, Tax Advisor and/or Attorney for detailed information.

All gifts may be designated in honor or memory of a friend, family member or other individual.

Make a gift by credit card via the CVCC Foundation’s secure giving site over the phone by calling Susan Propst at (828) 327-7000 ext. 4282
*Gifts by credit card can be one-time gifts, or set up to recur monthly or annually.

Make a gift by check and mail to:
CVCC Foundation Office
2550 Highway 70 SE
Hickory, North Carolina 28602

Checks should be made payable to “CVCC Foundation” with a note in the memo section specifying which area of campus or program to support. Checks with no reference or notation will automatically be designated for our Red Hawk Fund.

Maximize your impact with a matching gift! You may be able to multiply the value of your gift by participating in a corporate matching gift program. Many companies match charitable gifts made by employees (or joint gifts with their spouses), retirees or board members. Talk with your company’s Human Resource representatives or visit their website for paperwork and additional details.

Gifts-in-kind are donations of tangible personal property other than cash such as special library collections, tools, vehicles, laboratory equipment, artwork, furnishings and machinery. A gift must be related to the stated need of at least one or more areas of the institution. Prior to donating, please contact Jennifer Jones at (828) 327-7000 ext. 4288 to discuss options.

Real Estate and fifts of homes, commercial buildings, farms, undeveloped land and other real property can be given outright to the Foundation, but require prior approval from the Foundation Board of Directors. For information, please contact Jennifer Jones at (828) 327-7000 ext. 4288.

Gifts of stocks or securities may give added tax benefits to the donor, as well as support the mission of CVCC. Donating any type of security is most easily completed via electronic transfer** between the broker-dealer and Foundation. For up-to-date transfer information and corresponding account numbers, please contact Jennifer Jones at (828) 327-7000 ext. 4288 or Susan Propst at ext. 4282.

** Please have your broker note your name on the transaction so we may recognize and record your gift appropriately.

Although outright gifts provide vital resources for CVCC today, deferred or planned gifts (bequests, wills and trusts) help insure CVCC’s future – and provide potentially advantageous tax benefits for the donor. Giving through estate plans may be particularly suitable for individuals who would like to provide significant support for the CVCC Foundation following their lifetime.

The following language is an example of how a bequest to benefit the Foundation may be worded within your will:

“I hereby give, devise and bequeath (____ $Dollars, OR Description of property, OR ____ percentage of Estate) to the Catawba Valley Community College Foundation, Inc.; a qualified 501(c)(3) nonprofit organization located at 2550 Highway 70 SE, Hickory, North Carolina 28602, Federal Tax ID 58-1598131, for the CVCC Foundation’s (general use and purpose OR specific purpose).”

For additional information, please contact Meg Spivey at (828) 327-7000 ext. 4827.

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Gifts designated for our Red Hawk Fund are most appreciated, as they support key institutional priorities and provide CVCC with the ability to respond to changing needs.

The Catawba Valley Community College Foundation, Inc. qualifies as a charitable organization and meets the requirements of Internal Revenue Code Section 501(c)(3).  Thus, gifts to the Foundation are deductible at the highest limits allowed for Federal income or estate tax purposes. Please contact your Financial Advisor, Tax Advisor and/or Attorney for detailed information.

All gifts may be designated in honor or memory of a friend, family member or other individual.

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