Lake-Sumter State College Foundation
Has helped individuals, businesses, and organizations support the ambitious mission of delivering student success through a high-quality education that leads to rewarding careers.
Giving and Investing
Annual Campaign
Annual Campaign
Our annual campaign directly supports our students through donations. These donations fund our programs or scholarships of your choice, allowing you to choose how you wish to help our students. This is why we are committed to improving our community, for it is our community that helps us achieve our goals.
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Endowments
Endowments are established funds, which are donated with the express understanding that only the income from such funds may be used. The principal cannot be invaded for any purpose. Earnings from such funds, unless they are reinvested in the endowment account, are either classified as restricted or unrestricted funds depending upon the conditions of the endowment agreement.
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Scholarships
Through the generosity of supporters of Lake-Sumter State College, the Foundation awards over $1,250,000 in scholarships each year to students attending LSSC. All LSSC students with a 2.0 GPA or above are encouraged to apply. The amount and number awarded vary from year to year based on available funding.
Planned Giving
Planned Giving
Are you looking to make in impact in the future? Through a charitable trust or a will, you can bequeath a charitable tax deduction for a later date that will have a lasting impact. This guarantees that you will leave a lasting legacy of impact at LSSC.
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Commemorative Bricks
You can leave a lasting legacy at one of our campuses by purchasing a commemorative brick at one of the following locations:
Your Support Makes a Difference
Every dollar given supports students at LSSC! There are many different ways you can give and your donations help us make the educational dreams of Lake and Sumter County students come true!
Annual Events
Annual Gala Auction
The Annual Gala Auction is our premier fundraising event of the year. Business and civic leaders from Lake and Sumter Counties come together to help support the mission and work of the LSSC Foundation.
Planned Giving
These annual seminars provide an educational opportunity for professionals to receive Continuing Education credit while giving us the opportunity to show you our appreciation for your professional support.
Distinguished Alumni & Hall of Fame Awards
The Annual Distinguished Alumni & Hall of Fame Awards banquet honors LSSC alumni and faculty/staff for their impactful contributions to the community and the advancement of LSSC.
Annual Golf Classic
Lake-Sumter State College, home of the Lakehawks, offers a robust and expanding selection of intercollegiate athletics – including women’s volleyball, softball, men’s baseball, and men’s and women’s cross country.
Monster Dash
The Monster Dash is a family-friendly race that runs around Silver Lake behind the Leesburg Campus. The race is timed with prizes awarded at the end for top runners. Costumes are encouraged!
Shamrock Shuffle
The LSSC Shamrock Shuffle is our annual St. Patrick’s Day 5K/10K. The family-friendly race course begins on the Lake-Sumter State College South Lake campus, includes the challenge of the South Lake Trail via the Hancock Extension, and ends on the Lake-Sumter campus.
Performing Arts Series
The Performing Arts Series is an enduring legacy that started over 30 years ago with Lake County resident and avid arts supporter George O. Pringle. Mr. Pringle was a supporter of the Lake-Sumter State College Foundation and was one of the founders in 1997 of the Performing Arts Series.
Annual Scholarship Dinner
The Annual Scholarship Dinner is an opportunity for scholarship recipients to meet & share a meal with Foundation donors who support Scholarship programs at Lake-Sumter State College.
Annual Campaign Kick-off Celebration
Join the 2026 Annual Campaign Kick Off “Changing Lives…Building Futures”
Sponsorship
Please consider supporting an event through sponsorship! For more information, contact us at Foundation@LSSC.edu or (352) 365-3518.
Executive Board
YOUR SUPPORT MAKES A DIFFERENCE
87% of students awarded a scholarship have graduated, transferred to a university, or are still attending LSSC
Board of Directors
