ON PATH
2023-24 Annual Report
MCC FOUNDATION BOARD OF DIRECTORS
EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE
Gerry Tomka
President
Kurt Meisinger
Vice president
Nick Jensen
Secretary
Karen Pesek
Treasurer
Stephen LeGrand Past president
EX-OFFICIO MCCF LEGAL COUNSEL
George Martin, III
EX-OFFICIO MCC BOARD OF GOVERNORS REPRESENTATIVE
Maureen Monahan
BOARD MEMBERS
Hina Agarwal
Jennifer Allen
Andy Alloway
Jordan Brazil
Ricardo Castro
Sheila Fields
Marcos Hernandez
Julie Hockney
Matt Huls
Banti Iteffa
Tracy Madden-McMahon
Anayeli Martinez Real
Terry McMullen
Chris Morrow
Jill Panzer
Carol Russell
Michelle Settles
Nick Shannon
Joe Strickland
Sherie Thomas
Brian Turner
Randy Schmailzl
Gerry Tomka
Amy Recker
Dear Friends,
We have so much to be thankful for at Metropolitan Community College.
As we turn the page on the College’s first 50 years and look toward the future, we take this moment to appreciate the incredible impact we’ve made together. It is because of you that we’ve come so far. Thank you for your passion, dedication and for making a lasting difference.
Though we span four counties and offer more than 100 programs of study, together we are One MCC, united by a single purpose:
Providing relevant, student-centered education to a diverse community of learners.
This mission has stood the test of time. While we honor the contributions of those who came before us, we recognize each of us plays a vital role in shaping the College’s future and ensuring its success for 50 more years and beyond.
Since our inception in 1974, MCC has experienced remarkable growth and now serves nearly 30,000 students annually across credit and noncredit programs. In fact, during the 2023-24 academic year, a record 2,230 students earned their degrees — a testament to our collective commitment to student success.
The success of MCC and our students would not be possible without donors to the MCC Foundation. Since its beginning in 1977, the MCC Foundation has been instrumental in connecting community partners to meaningful initiatives that support student achievement. Through scholarships, equipment donations, alumni engagement and program support, your contributions to the MCC Foundation have made a profound impact on countless lives.
The positive impacts made possible by the MCC Foundation take many forms:
For students. In 2023-24, MCC awarded 162 different scholarships. In all, 1,294 students received a combined $1.4 million in scholarship funds. These scholarships open doors for many students who may otherwise be unable to attend college. We would not be able to award these scholarships without the MCC Foundation’s donors.
For the community. Neighborhoods and towns thrive when individuals reach their potential. The College’s Adult Basic Education program is the largest of its kind in Nebraska and offers students opportunities to increase their basic skill level, earn a General Education Diploma (GED) or increase their English language literacy. We are also proud of our 180 Re-entry Assistance Program, which helps individuals prepare for and manage transitions after incarceration. It is the nation’s largest re-entry program located on a college campus. A wide array of MCC programs like these make our region a better place for all to live.
Thank you for being a part of MCC and helping to improve the lives of our students. As we embark on our next 50 years, we are deeply grateful to have passionate supporters like you preserving the mission of MCC for generations to come.
Sincerely,
Randy Schmailzl President
Community College
Gerry Tomka President, MCC Foundation Board of Directors
Amy Recker Executive director MCC Foundation
$4,691,890 Donations and gifts
$730,430 Contributed nonfinancial assets and services
$1,535,421 Investment income (net)
$3,802,161 Grants
*$202,199 Capital campaign gifts*
TOTAL EXPENSES: $6,262,172*
$1,202,000 Capital*
$14,870 Other expenses
$3,255,578 Grant support
$809,014 College departments and programs
$980,710 Student grants, organizations and scholarships
*Due to long-term duration of major capital projects, income recognition and corresponding expenditures often do not coincide within the same fiscal year.
2023-24 ANNUAL GIVING
CASH GIFTS AND INSTALLMENTS RECEIVED
Abra Auto Body
Mike Abramson
Aksarben Foundation
Jennifer Allen
Alley Poyner Macchietto Architecture
Andy and Maija Alloway
Patrick Alston
American Society of Plumbing Engineers, Omaha Chapter
American Welding Society, Nebraska Chapter
Ann B. Zekauskas Family Foundation Inc.
AOI
Anonymous
Judy Attebery
Kimberly Banat
Josh and Dana Bartee
Jo Bartikoski and Don Westling
F.J. Batten
Baxter Auto Group
Baxter Shared Services, LLC
Beardmore Subaru
Chad Beeson
Madeline Begley
Tyler Beister
Marcus Bell
Benevity
Kevin Berg
Catherine Bischof
Blackbaud Giving Fund
Black Hills Energy
Brent Bloom
BNSF Railway Foundation
Bobby Byars Foundation, Incorporated
Andrew and Leslie Bogue
Borsheim’s Fine Jewelry & Gifts
Liz Boutin
Boyd Jones Construction
Wendy Boyer
Dan Bragdon
Jordan Brazil
Nicole Bremer
Bridges Trust
Brownell Talbot College Prepatory School - Hitchcock House
Martha Bruckner
Stephanie Buck
BVH Architecture
Vandra Caldwell
Cari Sommer Charitable Fund
Lina Cashin
Cristina Castro-Matukewicz
Cathedral Arts Project
Charities Aid Foundation America
Dan Charvat
Cindy Smith & Associates
Clark Creative Group
Cohen & Kelly’s Lounge
Collective for Youth
Conagra Brands Foundation
Conductix-Wampfler
Sean Connolly
Joan Cook-Zimmern
Cornhusker International Trucks, Inc.
Herbert Davies
Debby Durham Family Foundation
Jill Dempsey
Dianne S. Lozier Trust
Nikolay Dimitrov
Douglas County
Douglas County Sheriff
Dundee Garden Club
Kristen DuPree
Edward & Lida Robinson Charitable Trust
Edwards Auto Group
William Ehegartner
Enterprise Holdings Foundation
Enterprise Precast Concrete
Joshua Espelund
John Ewing
Craig Faust
Michael Faust
Fidelity Charitable Field Day Development
Sheila Fields
First National Bank of Omaha
Fiserv
Fitzgerald, Schorr, Barmettler, & Brennan, P.C. L.L.O.
FNTS
Follett Book Company
Cheryl Ford
William Forsee
Karen Foster
Marjorie Fouts
Shelly Fox
Frankel, LLC
Heather Fredrick
Freedom Specialty Contracting, Inc
John and Karen Freeman
Lucile Freeman
Meredith Fuller
Anna Gadzinski
Gene Haas Foundation
Scott Getzschman
Gifford Park Neighborhood Association
Lisa Goodwin
Google LLC
Andrea Gordman
Erick Graciano
Jennifer Grant
Benjamin Gray
Greater Omaha Chamber of Commerce
Donovan Grieve
Stephanie Hadaway
Nedra Haley
Terri T. and Terry K. Haley
Matt Hall
Rosalyn Hansen
Jim Harper
Deanne Harris
Morgan Hecht
Heritage Services
Nathan Hessenthaler
Albert Hill
John Hoich
Holland Basham Architects
2023-24 ANNUAL GIVING CONTINUED CASH GIFTS
AND INSTALLMENTS RECEIVED
Respiratory Care
Nebraska Community Foundation, Inc
Nebraska Health Information Management Association
Nebraska Paralegal Association
Nebraska Philanthropic Trust
Nebraska Realtors Association Nebraska Realty Lindsay Neemann Benjamin Nelson
Nohavec
O’Connor
Oliver
Associates Omaha Builders Exchange
Omaha Community Foundation Omaha Hospitality Hall of Fame Omaha Public Power District
Omaha Restaurant Association
Opela
Ortega
Angela Parker
Mark Patten
Paul and Oscar Giger Foundation, Inc.
Beverly and Richard Payne
Christian Pellerin
Karen and Ross Pesek Pesek Law, LLC
Peter Kiewit Foundation
Mary Pflaum
Physicians Mutual Insurance Co
Pitney Bowes Foundation
Pledgeling Foundation
Lance Plummer
Kathy Pollack
Sally Pollack
Adam Post
Denise Powell Prestige Wealth, LLC Delores Pribil Mike Price Jenelle Pritchard
Chris Prucka Carri Prusia
Rainwood Development Partners Kenneth Rasser Ray D. Barr Trust
RDO Truck Centers Nicole Rieck
Saladino
Sampson
Schweitzer Engineering Laboratories, Inc.
Security National Bank
2023-24 ANNUAL GIVING CONTINUED
2023-24 EMPLOYEE AND RETIREE GIVING
RECOGNIZING GIFTS IN KIND
AGC
Anonymous
Approach Climbing Gym
Marla Ashe
Astec Industries
Black Hills Energy
Bookworm Omaha
Capacity Cultivators
Cynthia Catherwood
Charles E. Lakin Foundation
City Of Papillion
James Cloyd
Club Car Wash
Cohen & Kelly’s Lounge
Columbia River Knife and Tools
Conductix-Wampfler
Costco Wholesale
James Crossen
Julian DeMarinis
Dillon Brothers Motorsports
Dundee Candle Company
Dusty Trails LLC
E&K of Omaha
ECreamery
Jamine Elmore
Etheral Dreams Esthetician
Charlene Evans
Flagship Restaurant Group
Fontenelle Forest
Amy Forss
Glur’s Tavern
Goldsmith Silversmith
Golf Galaxy
GourmetGiftBaskets.com
Gregg Young Auto Group
Gretna Small Engine
Harrison’s Playmakers
Denny Hofeldt
Michelle Hyder
Hy-Vee Midtown
Interstates
Island Oasis
Peter Janda
Jensen Tire & Auto
JH Interior Design Studio
Just Breathe Pilates
Kelly Klosure Systems
Lauritzen Gardens
LBT Inc
Bill Lewis
Lozier Corporation
Marcus Theatres
Antonio Martinez
MCC Biology Department
MCC Culinary Department
MCC Horticulture Department
MCC Precision Machine Department
Tulani Meadows
Robert Mueting
Neogen
Niobrabra Valley Vineyards
No More Empty Pots
Caroline O’Leary
Olsson
Omaha Community Playhouse
Omaha Parks and Recreation
Omaha Steaks
Omaha Storm Chasers
Omaha Zoo Foundation
Jill Panzer
Pella Window and Door Showroom of Omaha
Performance Foodservice
PLNK Omaha
Pre-Wel Manufacturing
Quail
Quilters We Are
Rebellion Fabrication
Rick Steves’ Europe, Inc
Ronco Construction
Salem Baptist Church
Jordan Scribner
Kendra Scott
Trevor Secora
Charles Shogren
Kendra Sibbernsen
Strategic Air Command and Aerospace Museum
Stanley Struble
Jane Sullivan
Sysco Lincoln, Inc.
Terrace Books
That Pottery Place
The Archway
The Jet Award Foundation and Trust 501C3
The Rose Theater
Thermo Fisher Scientific
Tomahawks Axe Throwing
Trader Joe’s
Michael Tyler
Fred Uhe
Union Omaha
US Department of Agriculture
Vala’s Pumpkin Patch
Valmont Irrigation
Village Pointe
VMertz
West Lane Bowling
White Lotus Group
Woodhouse Auto Family
Fan Yang
IN HONOR AND IN MEMORY OF
In Honor of Patricia “Big Mama” Barron
Union Pacific Charity/Richard Lichtas
In Memory of Blain Batten
Anonymous
F. J. Batten
Karen Foster
Patricia Lacy
Jeanne Lynch
In Memory of Frank “Skip” Blazek
Kimberly Banat
Borsheim’s Fine Jewelry & Gifts
Madeline Begley
Catherine Bischof
Dan Charvat
Jeanne Huelskamp
Annette Huff
Rosemary Irvin
Melissa Johnson-Orlando
Cydney Koukol
Mary Pflaum
Janelle Pritchard
Karen Vanhaitsma
Susan Wardian
Dian Warren
Mike Yanney
Richard and Terri Zacharia
In Memory of JoAnne Boshart
Sheila O’Connor
In Memory of Penny Boykins
Daniel Bartek
In Memory of Jerry Lee England
Kelly Opela
In Honor of Mike Flesch
Academic Affairs
In Memory of Elaine Folz
Sheila O’Connor
In Memory of Ellen Freeman
John and Karen Freeman
Lucile Freeman
Robert and Robyn Freeman
Kathy Pollack
Sally Pollack
Susie Townsend
In Honor of Edward Friedland
Richard and Terri Zacharia
In Honor of Robert B. Gronstal
Barbara Oliver
In Honor of Jesse Haley
Nedra Haley
Terri T. and Terry Haley
In Memory of Michaela Connolly Harper
Sean Connolly
Cyril and Kathleen Connolly Van Sistine
In Memory of Scott Hoyt
Jennifer McCuin
In Honor of Frank Kompare
Michelle Kompare
In Honor of Addison McCauley
Nebraska Paralegal
In Memory of Gerald “Rex” Medley
Anonymous
Marjorie Fouts
Kay Friesen
Diane Hocevar
Edith Hummel
Jolene Medley
In Memory of Walter Mischnick
Sheila O’Connor
In Memory of Patricia Plummer
Lance E. Plummer
In Memory of Richard Pollmiller
Bryan Skar
In Memory of Mark Poston
Sheila O’Connor
In Memory of John Smyth
Sheila O’Connor
In Memory of Amber Suttle Tjaden
Jill Morrissett
In Memory of Brandon Thomas
Andrea Gordman
In Memory of Wayne Wagoner
Elise Wagoner
In Memory of Dr. Mary Wise
Curtis Bryant