Stories of Giving

Scholarships
Transtech Engineers Awards $15,000 in Scholarships to Civil Engineering Students
The funds provided by a municipal engineering firm, which specializes in civil engineering, design construction management, project management, traffic and transportation engineering, and land use, will be used to award $3,000 scholarships to five civil engineering students.
Transtech Engineers Awards $15,000 in Scholarships to Civil Engineering StudentsPlanned Giving
Philanthropic Purpose: Rundback Supports Student Success
“Each one of these students are changing their families. I really believe and see that Cal Poly Pomona is changing the education and economic landscape of California, and our philanthropy is fueling this engine of change.” Carol Rundback (’69, social sciences)
Philanthropic Purpose: Rundback Supports Student Success

Foundation Giving
W.K. Kellogg Foundation Supports Horse Center During Pandemic
In response to the demands that arose due to COVID-19, the W.K. Kellogg Foundation provided $75,000 to the W.K. Kellogg Arabian Horse Center to help maintain the pastures and support the student assistants who continue to care for the horses on campus.
W.K. Kellogg Foundation Supports Horse Center During PandemicIndividual Giving
Planning for the Future
The Earl Gales Jr. Endowed Scholarship will support Cal Poly Pomona’s commitment to diversity and inclusion, making higher education more accessible to students from underrepresented groups or socioeconomically disadvantaged backgrounds.
Planning for the Future

Individual Giving
The Coleys Establish Endowment to Support Innovative Learning Experiences
The Coleys’ life experience inspired them to work to eliminate barriers that separate people and to seek ways to help others discover and develop their talents and fully use them for the betterment of their communities, our country and globally.
The Coleys Establish Endowment to Support Innovative Learning ExperiencesGrants
Disability Resource Center Receives $2 Million Federal Grant
The Achievement, Retention, and Commitment to Higher Education Success (ARCHES) program under the Disability Resource Center was established at Cal Poly Pomona in 2997 with the goal of establishing academic support services for students with disabilities. Today, the program serve 150 students annually.
Disability Resource Center Receives $2 Million Federal Grant