Support the future of the CPA profession in Colorado by contributing to the Educational Foundation. Your generous donations provide vital scholarship assistance to talented accounting students at Colorado colleges and universities. Together, we can empower the next generation of CPAs and make a lasting impact on our profession.
"Thanks to the incredible generosity of the COCPA Educational Foundation, I was able to pursue my goals of obtaining my Master of Accountancy, as well as being provided the opportunity to use a multitude of resources to best prepare me for the CPA Exams. By alleviating the stress of having to fund my time in college, I could fully devote my efforts to becoming the best student I could be, and I will always be thankful for that."- Derek Deslauriers, Scholarship Recipient
"Receiving the COCPA Scholarship Award enabled me to focus on my success as a student as opposed to my ability to provide for myself and my family. This greatly enhanced my ability to focus on making connections and make further strides in my dreams of becoming a CPA." -Latrice Lewis, Scholarship Recipient
"This scholarship greatly influenced my ability to graduate with my bachelor’s and master’s degrees debt free. This incredible opportunity has set me up for a stable financial future and I am excited to start my career with an accounting firm that will support my journey to become a CPA." -Allison Shehorn, Scholarship Recipient
"I am in the process of taking my second section of the CPA exam and this gives me so much motivation to keep going. Thank you for your generous support!" -John Glawe, Scholarship Recipient
"I am honored to serve as the President of the Colorado Society of CPA's Educational Foundation, an organization that played a pivotal role in my own journey by awarding me a scholarship during my college years. I firmly believe in helping the next person in line coming up through the accounting pipeline and hope to inspire those reaching for their dreams." -Stephanie Daniels, CPA Scholarship Recipient President, Educational Foundation Board of Trustee
"Without the assistance of the scholarships I received, including those from the Educational Foundation, my goal of becoming a CPA may not have been realized. Now that I have achieved my goal, I strive to help others reach their goal of becoming a CPA." - Sheila M. Balzer, CPA
Scholarship Recipient
Past President, Educational Foundation Board of Trustees
Past Chair, Colorado Society of CPAs
"Establishing a named scholarship has given me immense pleasure. It is my way of giving back to both the accounting profession and the wonderful state of Colorado, both of which have allowed me to reach my own lifetime goals." -
Mark J. Smith, CFP, CPA/PFS, CIMA
Educational Foundation Donor
Past Educational Foundation Trustee
Past Colorado Society of CPAs Director
To promote accounting education in Colorado and support individuals and institutions engaged in its study and teaching.
Since 1958, the Educational Foundation of the Colorado Society of CPAs has been providing support to the best and brightest Colorado accounting students who want to become CPAs.
The Foundation awards scholarships based primarily on merit and the student's commitment to pursuing accounting as a career goal. The process involves completion of an application and submission of supporting materials such as essays, resumes, and grade transcripts, which the trustees review to select scholarship recipients.
Staff labor to carry out Foundation operations is donated by the Colorado Society of CPAs, keeping overhead costs low.
The Centennial Scholars Campaign of 2004 raised over $1 million for scholarship assistance and greatly enhanced the Foundation's ability to strengthen the profession for generations to come. In the past 10 years the Foundation has been able to take the scholarship size up to $2,500, award significantly more scholarships than in the past, and offer support to graduate-level students.
Even as the Foundation has made these great strides and helped more students succeed, tuition inflation and economic uncertainty have put education out of reach for many. Scholarship assistance has never been more necessary.
The Foundation encourages Colorado CPAs to give back to the profession by supporting the Foundation's program of financial assistance to students who will be the next generation of CPAs.
Organization name
Educational Foundation of the Colorado Society of CPAs
other names
Ed Fdn of COCPA
1958
Tax id (EIN)
84-6031758
Category
Education
Organization Size
Small Organization
Address
7887 E Belleview Ave Suite 200Denver, CO, US
Larimer County, CO, US
Mesa County, CO, US
Boulder, CO, US
El Paso County, CO, US