Mission Statement
To foster leadership development in the fair and event industries by providing support through educational scholarships and by enhancing training and professional services.
Announcements
2023 NICA Foundation Scholarship Applications are Due June 1st!
With the financial challenges that many of our students and their families are facing right now, the NICA Foundation is honored to award life-changing funds to so many deserving students. In 2023, the NICA Foundation Scholarship Program will continue to award multiple scholarships.
The scholarship application for 2023 is now available online at www.nicainc.org/scholarship. Applications must be received in the NICA Office no later than June 1, 2023 to qualify. Start planning the next steps for the next chapter in your life today!
2022 NICA Foundation Scholarship Recipients Have Been Selected
The NICA Foundation is pleased to announce the selection of the 2022 NICA Scholarship Recipients. After a thorough, confidential, and anonymous review of the many applications received, the NICA Foundation is proud to award 17 scholarships this year, for a total of $33,500, to our commendable recipients.
Congratulations to our Recipients:
25th Anniversary Scholarship – Olivia Owens
Coca-Cola CCE Scholarship – Devin Coffman
Regional Councils' Scholarship – Kylie Kastl
Hall of Fame Scholarship – Sam Beach
Leadership Scholarship – Kennedy Tutak
Arthur Pokorny Visionary Scholarships – Hailey Miller and Lauren Distad
Fare Foods Visionary Scholarship – Macey Kenna
Hummel Group Visionary Scholarship – Savannah Grout
Norma Jean & Edgar Sivori Visionary Scholarship – Lilly Underberg
McConnell Family Visionary Scholarship – Gage Morgenstern
Visionary Scholarship – Autumn McDaniel
Entrepreneurial Scholarships – Allessia Ukmar, Kahner Hartley, and Sahian Saucedo Esquivel
Inspirational Scholarships – Estella Collmer and Alissa Rockwell
“We are confident that our Scholarship Recipients and Applicants will do great things with their education in our Industry and/or on their own individual path,” NICA Foundation President Audrey Poole said. “This Scholarship Program is the foundation for future students to learn, grow, and THRIVE!”
Thank you to the 2022 Scholarship Program Sponsors: Arthur Pokorny, Barb Wilson Enterprises; Coca-Cola; Laura and Ron Porter, Fare Foods; Phil Teague, Hummel Group; Lawrence Sivori, Sivori Catering; and James and Larry McConnell, CCE, McConnell Concessions. The additional fundraising efforts of the NICA Foundation Board of Trustees, NICA Past Presidents and Board of Directors, the NICA Regional Councils and the NICA Membership help to ensure this program truly makes a difference in the lives of our young people.
Applications for the 2023 Scholarship Program will be available in early Spring 2023.
NICA Foundation Bylaws Now Available to View
2023 NICA Foundation Board of Trustees
Meet our NICA Foundation Board of Trustees, who collectively have 170 years of experience in the Fairs and Events Industries:
Audrey Poole
President
Rey O’Day
Secretary
Don Kenna
Trustee
Kelly Grout
Trustee
Carmel Dyer-Pittroff, CCE
Trustee
Larry Sivori
Trustee
Greg Miller CCE
Vice President
Jennifer Giordano CCE
Treasurer
Mark Lancaster
Trustee
Kim Barr, CCE
Trustee
Tom Hodson, CCE
Trustee
Sponsorship Opportunities
Presenting Partner ($15,000 and up)
- Company Logo on ALL printed/published Foundation Materials
- *Named Scholarship Opportunity
- 4 NICA event Spotlight opportunities
- Full page color ads (choice of 6 months) in NICA News Magazine
- 6 total social media, website and/or NICA Now platform opportunities
- 1 full page color ad in NICA Annual Directory
- 4 Annual NICA Memberships
- Annual donation tax deductible to full extent of the law
Visionary Partner ($10,000 - $14,999)
- Company Logo on ALL printed/published Foundation Materials
- *Named Scholarship Opportunity
- 2 NICA event Spotlight opportunities
- Full page color ads (choice of 4 months) in NICA News Magazine
- 5 total social media, website and/or NICA Now platform opportunities
- 1 Full page color ad in NICA Annual Directory
- 2 Annual NICA Memberships
- Annual donation tax deductible to full extent of the law
Distinguished Partner ($5,000 - $9,999)
- Company Logo on ALL printed/published Foundation Materials
- *Named Scholarship Opportunity
- 1 NICA event Spotlight opportunities
- Full page color ads (choice of 3 months) in NICA News Magazine
- 4 total social media, website and/or NICA Now platform opportunities
- ½ page color ad in NICA Annual Directory
- 2 Annual NICA Memberships
- Annual donation tax deductible to full extent of the law
Supporting Partner ($1,000 - $4,999)
- Company Logo on ALL printed/published Foundation Materials
- ½ page color ads (choice of 2 months) in NICA News Magazine
- 3 total social media, website and/or NICA Now platform opportunities
- ½ page color ad in NICA Annual Directory
- 1 Annual NICA Membership
- Annual donation tax deductible to full extent of the law
Honorary Partner ($500 - $999)
- Company logo on ALL printed/published Foundation materials
- Annual donation tax deductible to full extent of the law
*Named Scholarship
- 20% Administrative fee
- 3 year commitment in the first three categories with a 20% administrative fee qualifies for a Named Scholarship
- Available in the Presenting, Visionary, and Distinguished Partner levels
Donate to the NICA Foundation Today
Contributions of any and all amounts will be considered. To use a credit card, please use the Donate button below. For all check or money orders, please submit them to NICA Foundation, 1043 E. Brandon Blvd. Brandon, FL 33511. Thank you once again for your generous support and dedication to the mission of NICA Foundation.
NICA Foundation is a non-profit, exempt charitable organization under section 501(c)(3) of the Internal Revenue Code – Tax Identification Number 84-2778496. No goods or services were provided to you in consideration for your generous contribution. Your contribution is tax-deductible to the full extent allowed by law.