Foundation Support

Grants and gifts from foundations and corporations are a vital part of the philanthropic support for Saint Joseph's, its students, faculty, and programs. Through grants to the Annual Fund, foundations and corporations provide scholarships every year to more than 100 Saint Joseph's students who are high academic achievers and financially deserving of aid. The Corporate Alliance Program for Scholarships (CAPS) alone provides more than $25,000, which is awarded to 25 students annually.

Community Benefits of Foundation Donations

Foundation gifts ranging from $1,000 to $200,000 provide support for academic programs that often reach into the community with rich rewards:

Support of red tide research not only trains Saint Joseph's students to become tomorrow's environmental scientists, it also promises greatly needed help for Maine's Department of Marine Resources, for regional fishing communities that depend upon shellfish harvesting for their livelihoods, and for an industry that loses roughly $25 million when harvesting is interrupted.
Support of environmental science programs has trained 60 Saint Joseph's education majors over the past three years. They, in turn, have taught and mentored nearly 200students in Portland schools containing large populations of immigrant and disadvantaged students.
Major support of faculty training in assessment not only has engaged every academic and program head in both the four-year and graduate/professional studies divisions, but also promises to enrich learning for all students and engage them in personal assessments through e-portfolio programs.
Grants and gifts to capital projects for new buildings and renovation since 2004 have provided the new academic building, Alfond Hall, as well as a new nursing resource center, simulation labs, and a second anatomy and physiology lab to serve the College's largest major and assure that Saint Joseph's premier nursing preparation continues.
Support of literacy programs have enabled the College's education majors and faculty to partner with regional schools for visits by Maine children's authors who illustrate their books. Forty education majors and 200 local children have benefited from these programs.

Corporate Alliance Program for Scholarships

Since 1997, more than 250 young men and women have received CAPS scholarships. CAPS scholars combine academics with real-world experience and bring fresh ideas and added value to businesses in Maine and New England.

Saint Joseph's College is extremely grateful to the nearly 20 businesses that are supporting the CAPS this year. Gifts from CAPS supporters are assisting 25 students who are pursuing degrees in everything from business management to nursing to communications. The businesses that are supporting CAPS scholarships recognize the promise of these students and are making an investment in the future of our local workforce and economy.

“My degree is in biology with a double major in psychology and a minor in chemistry. I am very interested in a PhD/MD program with a neurology focus that will enable me to conduct brain research and clinical trials. Receiving a CAPS scholarship was something that is more than money, it is a sign that people in the community believe in me.”

BOB MICHAUD ’14, Biology and Psychology

“As an accounting major, I plan to pursue a career as a CPA specializing in auditing. My courses helped prepare me for my goals and are giving me the knowledge I need to become successful as an accountant. The CAPS scholarship helped me achieve my goals by allowing me to focus more on my course work and less on my financial burden.”

SHELLEY DUPLISEA ’13, Accounting