The Benefit of Benefactors
The Irvine Company's support of the communities it creates continues long after the last family moves into a new village or the doors open for business in a new neighborhood retail center. The company's community commitment is diverse and far-reaching and is guided by a single overriding goal: to improve and sustain the quality of life for all residents.
The Irvine Company and the Foundation collectively have donated more than $200 million to public schools on the Ranch and to institutions of higher education-supporting students, teachers, principals, individual schools, school districts, universities and university scholars.
Schools in Irvine have continually ranked among the best in the country. That success has been due in part to elementary school enrichment programs in art, music and science spearheaded by the Irvine Company and The Donald Bren Foundation, a charitable fund established by Irvine Company Chairman Donald Bren.
Mr. Bren, one of the nation's most generous philanthropists, has also been a major supporter of the University of California, helping to establish and strengthen programs in computer science, business, environmental science, medicine, law, and the arts.
These gifts have helped to fortify Irvine's educational community and solidify its reputation as one of the strongest and most innovative in the nation. And the most direct beneficiaries of this culture of educational standards are Irvine's residents.
Parents can trust that their children are being given the best advantages in Irvine's public schools, and businesses have access to the first rate talent Irvine's colleges and universities produce annually.
Strong education makes for a strong community and economy. The Irvine Company is committed to seeing education in Irvine continue to thrive.
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