The KM Legacy Foundation was created in 2017 by Katharine Monson to raise money for brain cancer awareness & research and also to provide leadership opportunities for Fullerton Joint Union High School District students both during their time in high school and beyond. As a former member of Fullerton Union High School’s (FUHS) ASB, Katie believed that the leadership opportunities that she was offered greatly shaped her personality and outlook on life. Her FUHS experience enabled her to persevere through health and personal challenges that quickly came her way right after high school. The foundation provides scholarships to students as a way to carry forward similar opportunities to future leaders. Remember – Kindness Matters!
“Kindness is the language which the deaf can hear and the blind can see.””
Katie’s Celebration of Life was held in Fullerton, CA on 10/13/18.
What We've Achieved
2018:
May - Presented 11 graduating seniors at Fullerton Union High School with leadership scholarships totaling $16,000
September - Donated $5,000 each to the National Brain Tumor Society, Stand Up To Cancer, and the American Brain Tumor Association
2019:
January - Presented two students at Fullerton High School with scholarships totaling $5,893 to attend the National Student Leadership Conference (NSLC) in August 2019 at Georgetown University
May - Presented 24 graduating seniors at Fullerton Union High School with leadership scholarships totaling $30,000
July - Donated $10,000 each to the National Brain Tumor Society and the American Brain Tumor Association
2020:
January - Funded two scholarships to ASB students at Fullerton High School totaling $4,085, to attend the National Student Leadership Conference (NSLC) at Georgetown University during the summer of 2020
March - Donated $10,000 each to the National Brain Tumor Society and the American Brain Tumor Association
May - Presented 38 graduating seniors from six different schools in the Fullerton Joint Union High School District with leadership scholarships totaling $31,000
June - Sponsored the American Brain Tumor Association’s BT5K Your Way Los Angeles with a $5,000 donation
July - Donated $5,000 to the Orange County Alzheimer’s Association
December - Funded seven scholarships to ASB students at Fullerton High School and Sunny Hills High School totaling $13,323, to attend the National Student Leadership Conference (NSLC) during the summer of 2021
December - Donated $20,000 each to the National Brain Tumor Society and American Brain Tumor Association to fund brain tumor research
2021:
May - Donated $25,000 to Alpha Delta Pi Foundation, to establish an endowed scholarship fund to support leadership development of ADPi sorority members for both undergrad and graduate education programs. ADPi was Katie’s sorority at UCLA
May - Presented 37 graduating seniors from six different schools in the Fullerton Joint Union High School District with leadership scholarships totaling $28,750
September - Donated $15,000 each to the National Brain Tumor Society and American Brain Tumor Association to fund brain tumor research
December - Donated $9,500 each to the National Brain Tumor Society and American Brain Tumor Association to fund brain tumor research
2022:
March - Funded fifteen (15) scholarships to ASB students from Fullerton High School, Sonora High School, Sunny Hills High School, and Troy High School totaling $34,238, to attend the National Student Leadership Conference (NSLC) during the summer of 2022 at John Hopkins University in Baltimore, MD. Congrats to all 15 of these students!
May - Presented 31 graduating seniors from six different schools in the Fullerton Joint Union High School District with leadership scholarships totaling $26,500
June - Sponsored the FUHS ASB class to attend a summer ASB camp - $3,000
July - Donated $7,837.50 to the American Brain Tumor Association
July - Donated $7,725 to the National Brain Tumor Society
October - Donated $1,000 to the Leukemia & Lymphoma Society
November - Donated $15,000 each to the American Brain Tumor Association and the National Brain Tumor Society
2023
March - Funded six scholarships to ASB students from Fullerton and Sonora High Schools totaling $9,333 to attend the National Student Leadership Conference (NSLC) during the summer of 2023. Congrats to all six students!
April - Presented 33 graduating seniors from six different schools in the Fullerton Joint Union High School District with scholarships totaling $33,500
June - funded a Research Discovery Grant with the American Brain Tumor Association (ABTA) in the amount of $50,000
2024
March - Funded ten scholarships to ASB students from Fullerton HS, Sonora HS, Troy HS, and Sunny Hills HS totaling $22,457 to attend the National Student Leadership Conference (NSLC) during the summer of 2024. Congrats to all ten students!
April and May - Presented 66 graduating seniors from seven different schools in the Fullerton Joint Union High School District with scholarships totaling $40,000. Congrats to all of these students!
July - donated $20,000 each to the American Brain Tumor Association and the National Brain Tumor Society for GBM research.
November - donated $25,000 each to the American Brain Tumor Association and the National Brain Tumor Society for GBM research.
2025
February - Funded ten scholarships to ASB students from Fullerton HS and Sonora HS totaling $25,058 to attend the National Student Leadership Conference (NSLC) during the summer of 2025. Congrats to all ten students!
