The WFCR Foundation is an independent, nonprofit organization created to conduct fund raising activities for WFCR. Their mission is to guarantee WFCR's future as a premier public media organization by enhancing financial support, promoting community interest, and providing advice and recommendations to station mangement and its license holder.

The WFCR Foundation By-Laws cite the purpose of the "corporation" as: "...comprised primarily of community leaders. The purposes of the Corporation shall be to provide financial support to 88.5FM WFCR Public Radio ("WFCR") and to provide advice and make recommendations to station management and its license holder on all matters related to the overall programming, operations and strategies of WFCR."

The Foundation comprises community members who are passionately committed to WFCR and to public radio. The Foundation's' Executive Committee meets monthly, and is guided by a full board of directors which holds quarterly meetings. Calendar year 2008 meetings will be held on March 3rd, June 9th, September 8th, and December 1st. Meetings are held at 7PM at the Mass Ventures building, 1st floor conference room, Hadley (with the exception of the March meeting which will be held at the student center at UMass).

The WFCR Foundation Nominating Committee accepts nominations for vacant board positions at any time. As stated in the Foundation's By-Laws, "Any vacancy at any time existing in the Directors, may be filled by a vote of a majority of Directors then in office at any meeting. Vacancies will be posted at WFCR’s website.  Nominations may be submitted at any time, even if there is not a vacancy."

The process whereby nominations for board positions are accepted is as follows:*