NACS Foundation

We are a group of visionary industry leaders that endow education, professional development grants, and research activities for the college store industry. The NACS Foundation is a philanthropic organization focused on driving the success of independent college stores and their support of their institutions academic missions and cultivation of thei... r institutions school spirit and sense of community. This is accomplished through industry-related research and education as well as the development and utilization of performance standards designed to ensure the value of the store to its community. The NACS Foundation funds industry education programs and makes them available to a wide degree of professionals. The Foundation also supports research to address issues of fundamental importance to the college store industry. The NACS Foundation is the philanthropic arm of the National Association of College Stores. In 1982, a group of visionary industry leaders created the NACS Foundation, then known as the College Stores Research & Educational Foundation (CSREF), to permanently endow education, professional development and program grants and research activities for the college store industry. As a 501 (c)(3) public charity, the NACS Foundation provides valuable industry data through its research projects, funds the development and attendance at industry-specific educational programs along with sponsoring think tanks, symposia and forums to bring industry partners together to address critical industry challenges. The NACS Foundation is funded primarily through donations, sponsorships and grants from companies and individuals in our industry. The Foundation's activities are coordinated by an elected Board of Directors with input from project task forces and committees. I give back to the Foundation, at this point in my life, because I want NACS members now, and in years to come, to have the opportunities I had to build a successful career in a very dynamic market that requires us to work together to attain true ...Read More