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The Scotty K Gifting Project

2022 Grant and Scholarship Season is open!

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Grants

APPLICATIONS ARE DUE MARCH 15, 2022

We offer grants to Kern County educational institutions in the following areas:

Primary, secondary, and post-secondary education initiatives that create opportunities for our youth to succeed and pursue a better future
Programs that provide relevant work experience and mentoring opportunities in the areas of agriculture and related industries to support the current Kern County workforce
Agribusiness-related programs at all levels of education institutions.

These educational institutions will demonstrate a clear plan for the use of funds and will identify how said funds will benefit Kern County’s youth to persevere.

Scholarships

APPLICATIONS ARE DUE MARCH 30, 2022

We offer scholarships to Kern County students seeking higher and vocational education opportunities in the following areas:

Students who wish to pursue a bachelor’s degree from an accredited college or university in an agriculture- or business-related field
Students who are pursuing a vocational career path and seeking financial assistance with tuition and other opportunities

These students will demonstrate motivation, determination, and a sincere desire to pursue higher education and training in the above fields. Selection is based on financial need, as well as a minimum cumulative grade point average of 2.5 at the time of application.

2021 Statistics

Scholarships

Five student scholarships to Kern County graduating Seniors

Grants

Bakersfield Christian High School Agriculture Department

The Grant will be used to purchase commercial greenhouse benches, which will provide students grow space to facilitate learning.

Bakersfield College

Agriculture Department to support their expansion and renovation of their outdoor Farm Laboratory.

Bakersfield High School Agriculture Department

The Grant will provide startup money to loan students to begin their first agriculture project. Many students do not have the resources to even begin their project.

Bakersfield High School Avid Department

The Grant will help pay for students to attend pre-college summer enrichment programs on various campuses and help pay for students to travel to tour college campuses.

Bakersfield High School Agriculture Department

The Grant will provide startup money to loan students to begin their first agriculture project. Many students do not have the resources to even begin their project.

Bakersfield High School Avid Department

The Grant will help pay for students to attend pre-college summer enrichment programs on various campuses and help pay for students to travel to tour college campuses.

East High School Agriculture Department

The Grant will fund the formation of a sustainable urban agriculture area. It will feature a hydroponic growing system, composting bin and other experimental growing methods.

Frontier High School Agriculture Department

The Grant will help to the purchase a walk-in floral cooler for the Floral Department.

Independence High School Agriculture Department

The Grant will be used to purchase materials and supplies for Agriculture Mechanics projects and Livestock projects for students. This will provide Independence FFA an opportunity to establish a loan program for low-income students to fund their Ag Mechanics projects.

Kern County Sheriff’s Activity Board

The Grant money will be used to support the organization programs to assist the youth of Kern County by exposing them to positive and constructive activities as a way for them to avoid some of the negative influences they might encounter such as gangs and drugs.

Shafter High School Agriculture Department

The Grant will be used to purchase digital research microscopes with tablets.

“Education is not the preparation for life; Education is life itself.”

- John Dewy

Letter From
the President

Christy Hornbuckle

Dear Friends,

Thank you for supporting the Scott Kirschenmann Family Foundation! Since the inception of the foundation, we have been able to do some amazing things for our community and build relationships so we can continue our great mission.

Last April we had a very successful Launch Event and Golf Derby! The support we garnered on our first event, was so humbling for my family and me. We are so pleased to be taking some of my brother Scott’s assets and putting it back into Kern County. We know he is smiling down on our good work we are doing for our youth. We are planning our next ‘Choke-Off’ in late September, so please keep a look out for those details.

Last spring, we were able to gift $5000 of student scholarships and $40,000 of grants to educational institutions in our community! We also raised an additional $11,000 gift for Bakersfield College’s Agriculture program, at our highly unique fundraiser, The Scotty Kirschenmann Cannonball Run! Please stay tuned for the announcement of the Cannonball Run II, coming in Spring of 2023!

We would also like to share that we have a new office! Please come visit us at 5500 Ming Ave., Suite 300, Bakersfield, CA 93309!

We are so grateful for your support! We are looking forward to another great year of fundraising, gifting and building better opportunities for our youth!

Thank you,

Christy Hornbuckle

We have a new office!
We are growing…Stop by for a visit!

Scott Kirschenmann Family Foundation
500 Ming Ave, Suite 300
Bakersfield, CA 93309

We are cultivating our future,
we would love your support!

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Your donation supports programs & organizations in the areas of education & professional development, agribusiness awareness & other programs dedicated to stimulating our youth.

The Scotty K Gifting Project

Grants

Scholarships

2021 Statistics

Scholarships

Grants

Letter From the President

Letter From
the President