The mission of the Bay Area Community Foundation — the leading philanthropic resource to improve the overall quality of life throughout Bay and Arenac counties — is to fulfill a wide array of donors’ charitable wishes by building permanent endowment funds and serving as a leader for community improvement through effective grantmaking and collaboration. The Bay Commitment Scholarship was established by the Bay Area Community Foundation to investigate the long-term viability and funds required for an educational promise program — designed for first-generation students — in Bay County.