Our History:

Hispanic leaders and representatives of the greater Orange County community joined forces to establish HEEF, formally launching the campaign in January 1994 with the goal of raising $1 million within five years. In 1998, HEEF celebrated the attainment of its $1 million goal. As of December 31, 2002, HEEF’s endowment stands at $1.7 million.

An exciting and unprecedented initiative for Orange County, HEEF now represents a broad base of participation - from educators to business leaders, and individual donors to the largest companies in the county and it is governed by volunteers serving on a eighteen member Executive Committee.

HEEF has established an umbrella structure, bringing together similar smaller funds, resulting in a unique structure that allows donors to designate their contributions to specific scholarship funds. These include: Architecture & Engineering, Arts, Association of Hispanic Professionals for Education, Chapman University, Eisner Foundation, Friends of University of California at Irvine, Future Leaders of America, Healthcare Education, Hispanic Bar Association of Orange County/Wally Davis Legal Memorial, Hispanic Chamber of Commerce of Orange County, Hispanic Council of Realtors, The Luévano Foundation, MANA (Mexican American National Women’s Association of Orange County), The Mike Carona Foundation, Richard Bermudez/California State University Fullerton Scholarship, Sage Hill School Scholarship, Soka University, University of Southern California Mexican American Alumni Association Scholarship Fund and Vanguard University.

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