Description
The Foundation recognizes educational institutions that demonstrate innovation, excellence in leadership, highly impactful learning and the healthy psychosocial development of youth. The Foundation seeks to support these institutions with significant investment in programs and technology.
Sage Hill Scholarship Endowment
With a major gift in 2013, the Picerne Family Foundation launched a scholarship endowment fund to build on the founding vision to provide access for a diverse range of students at Sage Hill School in Newport Coast, California. The endowment provides a continuous source of scholarships targeted for deserving disadvantaged low to middle-income students who would not otherwise be able to attend Sage Hill School. In recognition of this gift, Sage Hill named the state-of-the-art Black Box Theater for Kazu Fukuda, Mr. Picerne’s father-in-law, as a way of way of thanking him for the love that he shared with the Picerne Family grandchildren.
Kazu Fukuda Science and Technology Facility at Pegasus School
The Picerne Family Foundation funded the construction of the Kazu Fukuda Science and Technology building at Pegasus School in Huntington Beach, California with two major gifts in 2019 and 2020. Both gifts promote and provide support for innovative programs in technology, engineering, art and mathematics and actively support educators' efforts to deliver innovative programs.
