TCA FOUNDATION: COTTER FAMILY SCHOLARSHIP

TCA grandparents model a life of generous giving

HE COTTER FAMILY’S ROOTS RUN

TDEEP at Trinity Christian Academy. It all started in 1980 when Ka and L.L. enrolled their children Brandon and Leslie into the fifth and third grades. Today, over 40 years later, Ka and L.L.’s grandchildren are TCA Trojans: Shaw ’19, Madelynn ’19, Cole ’19, Ella Kate ’20, Gray ’20, Weston ’22 and Hayes, a current eighth-grader.

L.L. served on the TCA Foundation Board from 2003 to 2020 and represented the board on the Student Tuition Aid (STA) Committee. Members of the STA Committee serve anonymously, review applications and distribute funds for tuition assistance. “L.L. loved seeing how the process works—TCA’s commitment to confidentiality and stewardship, the needs of the families and how they prioritize their children’s education,” Ka shared.

L.L.’s experience on the STA Committee spurred a time of self-reflection. His appreciation for TCA grew, and he wanted to make sure he and Ka were stewarding the resources the Lord entrusted to them. “We felt TCA was the best gift we could give to our children, and if it was the best for our children, we wanted to make it available to others as well,” Ka recalled.

As a result, Ka and L.L. established The Cotter Family Scholarship, a fund within TCA’s endowment that is invested and managed by the TCA Foundation. Each year, a portion of the earnings are distributed to provide tuition assistance to TCA families. The TCA Foundation sends a statement annually to the Cotter family reporting the balance of the fund, its growth and the amount that is distributed in tuition.

When L.L. passed away in 2020, many people made gifts in his memory designated for The Cotter Family Scholarship. The gifts were a special way to express love and support to the Cotter family and to further L.L.’s legacy of giving and investment in the lives of TCA students.

“We felt TCA was the best gift we could give to our children, and if it was the best for our children, we wanted to make it available to others as well.” —Ka Cotter

What are endowments?

• Named endowments are established and funded by donors and invested within TCA’s endowment: The

Joyce E. Millet Endowed Student Tuition Aid Fund and The Dr. Trevor E. Mabery Teacher Enrichment

Endowment. • The Investment Committee for the TCA Foundation oversees the management of the endowment and is comprised of TCA Foundation board members and highly respected investment professionals. • A portion of the resulting income is used to meet a specific need. At the TCA Foundation, most endowments benefit student tuition aid and teacher enrichment. • Donors often establish endowments to honor or remember people who have made a significant impact on their lives. The minimum amount to establish a named endowment is $25,000.

Currently, there are 49 designated endowments.

For more information about endowed scholarships, contact Becky Lewis, executive director, TCA Foundation, 972-447-4609.

SUSTAINING THE FUTURE

THE TOTAL ENDOWMENT FOR TCA WAS VALUED AT $8.5 MILLION AS OF NOVEMBER 30, 2022.

Joyce E. Millet Student Tuition Aid Endowment

Amanda Welwood Memorial Scholarship Ann Ruff Memorial Scholarship Anthea Robinson Memorial Scholarship Fund Bernice K. Shayn Scholarship BFL Fund for Black/African American Students Cindy Holland Endowment Fund Christian Sanchez Endowed Scholarship Cotter Family Scholarship Daniel and Kathleen Russ Scholarship for Minority

Students Delph Family Endowed Scholarship Denny and B.R. Holman Scholarship Dick and Becky Crews Scholarship Don and Judy Williams Designated Scholarship Eddy Alvin Roy Anderson Scholarship Foster Family Scholarship Four Known Soldiers Memorial Fund Grover and Maidee Hope Designated Scholarship Harold E. Vanberg Scholarship I. Graham Holloway Memorial Designated

Scholarship Jane Ellen Carreker Designated Scholarship Jeremiah 9:23-24 Scholarship John F. and Frances T. Mowrey Scholarship Dr. John L. Baskin Alumni Association Scholarship John S. Kemp, Sr. Scholarship Mrs. John Murchison, Sr. Scholarship Fund Josh Hucklebridge Scholarship Judy Brunson Memorial Scholarship Lisa Landry Childress Memorial Scholarship LuAlice and John Lovelace Scholarship Mary Helen Noland Scholarship Micah 6:8 Scholarship Phil and Karen Brosseau Scholarship PTF/Big Blue Designated Scholarship Ray and Edith Martin Scholarship Romans 1:16 Scholarship Roy Gene Evans Entrepreneurial Endowment Rudy and Anna Drosihn Memorial Scholarship Scholarship for Students of TCA Employees Steve Adair/Andy Rooker Scholarship TCA Alumni Designated Scholarship TCA Leadership Character Scholarship Valesano Scholarship for Single Moms William E. Millet Single Parent Scholarship

Dr. Trevor E. Mabery Teacher Enrichment Endowment

The Cox Family/Tedd McWhinney ’82 Memorial

Endowment The C. H. and M. S. Hoiles Endowment Lightner Teacher Merit Scholarship Staff and Teacher Emergency Help Fund The Metz/Wenzelmann Memorial Scholarship The Francis Schaeffer Visual Arts Teaching Chair