The Taylor Family Foundation’s (TTFF) co-founder Barry Taylor’s passing left a huge hole in our hearts in those of everyone he touched. When the time came for TTFF to honor his legacy, it seemed fitting to go back to his roots. Born in 1938 and raised in Northern California, Barry lived the American dream. He got his provisional driver’s license at 14 so he could get a job to help support his family. In 1972, he founded Taylor Made Copy Systems with $7,000 in borrowed capital.  By 1980, Taylor Made was a multi-million dollar company with 220 employees providing copiers and service to corporations in four different counties.

A self-made man, Barry believed there are no limits to what a young person could achieve when given a helping hand. TTFF established the Barry Taylor Scholarship Fund (BTSF) in 2018 to assist young people, youth at-risk and foster children who exhibit strong character and work ethic to not only enrich their own lives but also the lives of others. BTSF provides future self-made women and men of Northern California with the opportunity to further their education with scholarships available for students at a junior college, tech school, vocational school or four-year college.  For more information, email TTFF@ttff.org.