Donations

This fund is being established to collect donations from OSSC members and friends during the year and then present those funds to the "Friends of the Mt. Wilson Observatory" during an OSSC meeting or when we have a group visit to the observatory.

People can make donations directly to the Mt. Wilson Observatory at: Mt. Wilson Observatory - Give

This fund will be used to collect donations from OSSC Members and Friends and donate the total each year to The PCC Laser Tech Program.

People can still make donations directly to the Laser Tech Program on their website at:

Pasadena City College Foundation and select Laser Technology Program Fund from the dropdown 'Designation' menu.

The OSSC is celebrating 75 years of service to the Southern California Optics Community. Please join us in sponsoring our celebration on June 10, 2026 and beyond by being a donor at an elevated level.

This fund is created to help pay for services and materials for the OSSC History Project. This will include scanning materials into computers and building a web presence for our OSSC History archives that is completely searchable.

If your donation is made prior to the June 10, 2026 OSSC Annual Business meeting we will announce it then. All donations will be acknowledged on our website and in our newsletters.

Sponsorship Levels

Diamond - $1000

Gold - $750

Silver - $500

Ruby - $250

Donations to the OSSC general fund are used at the discretion of the Society in fulfillment of its charter. OSSC funds are managed by the Board of Directors in accordance with the OSSC by-laws and other governing documents.

Corporate Members may upgrade to Website Sponsors by donating $250 to this fund. Please make a note of this in the comment section of the donation and contact the Membership Chair to let us know of the change.

The purpose of this fund is to allow sponsors & donors an easy method to contribute to the OSSC Outreach Programs at levels they feel comfortable. Contributions to this fund will be used by OSSC Outreach Committee Members to support our Outreach Programs.

Donations of any amount are welcome.

An OSSC Sponsored Scholarship Fund / Award - In memory of H. Don Wolpert.

Annual Award $500 - Best Student paper in the field of Bioinspiration, Biomimetics, and Bioreplication. To be awarded annually at the SPIE “Bioinspiration, Biomimetics, and Bioreplication” Conference