An anonymous donor gave $1 million to the Santa Rosa Junior College Foundation this year, an extremely generous gift, only being surpassed by the $5 million the same donor gave last spring.

This is the single largest donation by any single donor to the foundation.

“This is one of the most generous communities I’ve ever known,” said Mary Kay Rudolph, vice president of Academic Affairs at SRJC.

Rudolph said she is very thankful for the donation, and that it reflects the great academics at the JC.

The recent donation will help pay for student scholarships and add to the $5 million from last spring. The most recent donation is expected to provide more than $200,000 in annual scholarships for scholarship programs.

The scholarships will mostly range between $500 and $1500.

The Rohnert Park-Cotati Patch reported that the donor hopes this additional gift will inspire others in our community to support SRJC students.

Slashed budgets limited options for students to pay for college.

This gift, along with the return of the Doyle Scholarship, will help students with their finances and future college goals.