Educational Foundation

Group gathered at the Foundation Leadership dinner

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You can directly support students and communities in need to discover greater possibilities. Your gift to the Harper College Educational Foundation empowers future generations of changemakers and fuels solutions to our community’s most pressing problems – affordable quality education. Every gift makes a difference and inspires Harper students.

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YOUR GIFT'S IMPACT

Find out how your gift is making an impact in the lives of Harper College students everyday. Visit the Your Gift's Impact page for more stories.

Community Impact Fund Grant Recipients 2026

Harper College Educational Foundation awards Community Impact Fund Grants to four local nonprofits

The 2026-27 grants support programs addressing needs including food security, transportation, digital skills, teen parent support and workforce readiness. Read More

BY THE NUMBERS

260

Scholarship, program and award funds awarded

$3.5 million

awarded by the Foundation in scholarships, grants and awards

1464

students received a scholarship, grant or award

1,030

students applied for a scholarship but did not receive one (in FY26)

39%

of scholarship recipients who are first-generation College students