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NWTC Foundation Make College Possible
Everyone in Northeast Wisconsin deserves access to higher education, regardless of their financial situation and life circumstances. Through the NWTC Foundation, you can help make college a reality for someone who may have not believed higher ed was an option!
You have the power to transform lives!
Individuals from all ages and backgrounds walk through the doors of NWTC:
- Students proud to be the first in their families to earn a degree
- Achievers determined to break the cycle of poverty
- Parents balancing jobs, children, and studying
- New high school graduates
- Veterans fresh from military service
The common thread? A desire for a better future.
Around 40% of NWTC program students are low-income. Receiving a scholarship or emergency funding can be crucial assistance to completing a semester.
Giving Opportunities
Scholarships
Make a difference in the lives of our students. Create named and endowed scholarships, or contribute to the NWTC Scholarship fund. Find out more here.
Student Emergency Fund
Support the Student Emergency Fund program, which aims to decrease the number of students who leave college due to an unforeseen financial barrier. Your donation will provide students with food and help with housing, childcare, gas, and other basic needs. Donate to the Student Emergency Fund here.
NWTC Fund
Gifts to the NWTC Fund allow the Educational Foundation to meet immediate student and program needs. Contributions fund college wide projects and initiatives that support student success. Find out more here.
Ways to Give
Online
You can help make college possible for NWTC students by giving a gift online via credit or debit card. Give the gift of education here.
Cash/Check
Interested in making a donation via check? Checks are payable to the NWTC Educational Foundation.
Mail your gift with a completed contribution form to the following address:
NWTC Educational Foundation
P.O. Box 19042 Green Bay WI 54307-9042
Leave a lasting legacy
Leave a gift to the NWTC Foundation in your will or estate plans to help make college possible for future generations without paying a cent today.
NWTC partnered with FreeWill, a free online tool to help you write a will in under 20 minutes. Click here to find out more.
Beneficiary Designation Gift
- Simplifies your planning while avoiding legal fees.
- Helps to reduce burden of taxes on your family.
- Receive an estate tax charitable deduction.
Interested? Complete this form and email to foundation@nwtc.edu or mail to
NWTC Educational Foundation
2740 West Mason Street P.O. Box 19042
Green Bay WI 54307-9042
Other tax savvy ways
Donate Stock, Mutual Funds or ETFs
- Avoid capital gains tax (up to 20%).
- If you give stock to charity instead of selling it, neither you nor the charity have to pay taxes on it.
- Maximize your philanthropic impact because the money you would have paid in taxes can instead go fully to the non-profit.
Donate from your IRA
- Helps donors meet all or part of your RMD (Required Minimum Distribution).
- Qualified Charitable Distribution (QCD) gifts avoid paying federal income taxes on the IRA distribution.
Please talk with your tax or financial advisor to get started.
Upcoming Events and Latest News
Where there’s a will, there’s a way
NWTC has partnered with FreeWill to give our staff, alumni, and friends a free online tool to help write a will in under 20 minutes.
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NWTC Educational Foundation awards $730,000 in scholarships
Northeast Wisconsin Technical College Educational Foundation awarded approximately $730,000 scholarships to 874 NWTC students during the 2019/2020 academic year.
9/3/2020
Contact Us
NWTC and the Educational Foundation remain committed to providing all learners with educational opportunities that strengthen the economy of Northeast Wisconsin and the state. We are dedicated to removing barriers that so many students face as they try to earn a degree or diploma and ensuring that each student, regardless of his or her financial situation, will have access to education. Learn more about our Foundation governance.
If you're thinking of supporting NWTC, we can help. Please contact us with any questions by phone or e-mail. We'd also be happy to meet with you in person!
Crystal Harrison
Director, Foundation
- Email:
- crystal.harrison@nwtc.edu
- Phone:
- 920-498-5541
Alicia Van Straten
Coordinator, Foundation Office & Scholarship
- Email:
- alicia.vanstraten@nwtc.edu
- Phone:
- 920-498-5426
Natalie Magnin
Coordinator, Alumni & Donor Relations
- Email:
- natalie.magnin@nwtc.edu
- Phone:
- 920-498-5713
Angela Smith
Spec, AdminSupport-Foundation
- Email:
- angela.smith@nwtc.edu
- Phone:
- 920-498-6931
Anna Duzeski
AccountingAssistant,Foundation
- Email:
- anna.duzeski@nwtc.edu
- Phone:
- 920-498-6914