San Jacinto College Foundation receives $1.5M anonymous grant for promise campaign

The San Jacinto College Foundation has received an anonymous $1.5 million grant to support the college’s Promise campaign, according to a Sept. 18 news release from the college.

The Promise campaign supports the Promise @ San Jac Scholarship, which allows graduating high school seniors that live in the college’s taxing district to not have debt while earning a certificate or associate degree at San Jacinto College, the news release reads.

The overview

The $1.5 million grant is a two-part gift, in which $500,000 was an initial outright gift made upon grant approval. The remaining $1 million will be provided depending on the foundation’s chances of raising matching funds from additional private donors, according to the news release.

The gift match will be provided in two equal installments, and will be eligible to the foundation by Oct. 31, 2025 and Jan. 31, 2026, according to the news release.

Quote of note

“Every student should have access to a quality education, and the Promise @ San Jac Scholarship is helping us remove the financial barriers that too often stand in the way of that goal,” Robert Cage, executive director of the San Jacinto College Foundation, said in the news release. “This grant will go a long way in supporting our students’ futures, and we are deeply grateful."