FFCF Mission

Fresno Free College Foundation is a community-based membership organization dedicated to the principles that the well-being of the community is measured by the respect that it shows for the civil liberties, intellectual and artistic freedom of its citizens, and that the exercise of this freedom enriches the individual and society as a whole.
Since 1968, the Foundation has provided a flexible and responsive institutional structure for fostering the intellectual and political growth of the community.  The Foundation is recognized by the State and Federal governments as a charitable and non-profit corporation under Section 501 ( c ) ( 3 ) of the IRS Code.  Operational funds are derived from annual membership dues and from contributions.  The Foundation is governed by a Board of Directors.  Day-to-day operations are in the care of an elected president as outlined in the by-laws of the organization, and paid staff.

The Foundation operates both a general fund of discretionary monies disbursed by the Board and special funds for which underwriting is independently sought and earmarked funds accepted.  Each fund is independently responsible for generating monies toward project activities, but fiscal activities are monitored by a CPA and the Foundation Board.  In the past, the Foundation has received underwriting from the National Endowment for the Arts, the National Endowment for the Humanities, the California Council for the Humanities, the California Arts Council, the City of Los Angeles , the County of Fresno and the Central California Forum on Refugee Affairs.

The Fresno Free College Foundation accepts and disburses monies through several funds:  KFCF, Ananda, Civil Rights Defense, Philip H. Stephens Handicapped Students, Gallery 25, Line on Line Cultural Magazine, the William Saroyan Society and the Central Mountain Waters Tibetan Refugee Fund.  The Board of Directors has sole authority over the General Fund.  The other  funds are under the guidance of special committees which operate under authority of the Board.  The FCC license for KFCF - 88.1 FM in Fresno is held by the Foundation under authority of the Board of Directors.

The Foundation office and KFCF Studio are located at 1449 N. Wishon Avenue in Fresno , California 93728.  Our mailing address is PO Box 4364 Fresno , CA 93744 . We are on the worldwide web at www.kfcf.org and our email address is kfcf@kfcf.org .

KFCF 88.1 FM

KFCF 88.1 FM began broadcasting on June 9, 1975, and, at that time, was the only public electronic medium serving the Fresno area.  The station broadcasts 24 hours a day with 50,000 watts of equivalent effective power from a transmitter site at Meadow Lakes , 30 miles northeast of Fresno in the Sierra Nevada .  With a elevation of 5,200 feet, the signal can be received as far north as Modesto and as far south as Bakersfield , as well as in many Sierra foothill communities.

Pacifica Radio station KPFA 94.1 FM in Berkeley is KFCF’s affiliate / network.  KPFA has been broadcasting since 1949 and provides a majority of KFCF’s programming.  Pacifica is a landmark of community radio, providing diverse programming involving public affairs, music and the arts.  Over the years, KPFA programmers have won every major award in broadcasting.  KPFA is owned and operated by the Pacifica Foundation, which also holds the license to radio stations KPFK in Los Angeles , KPFT in Houston , WBAI in New York and WPFW in Washington , D.C.   The Pacifica Foundation also operates the Pacifica Radio Archive of programs dating as far back as 1949.

Pacifica encourages and provides outlets for the creative skills and energies of the communities in which it broadcasts, with a commitment to produce programs that contribute to a lasting understanding between nations and individuals of the world.  Pacifica stations are dedicated to the distribution of information and art for the enlightenment of the communities they serve.