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 Please choose a state below to view the foundations within each state.
Sheffield Education Foundation http://www.scs.k12.al.us/edfound.htm Its purpose is to promote academic excellence and enhancing and supplementing present education programs which are supported by public funds. A few things that it has supported are: Catalina Foothills School District Foundation
It is a non-profit organization. It is committed to providing financial support for the public schools in the Catalina Foothills School District. The foundation is to ensure educational excellence for all the children. Some of the objectives that they listed are: Irvine Public Schools Foundation It provides private, community, and corporate funding in support of education. IPSF is a non-profit which exists to partner with individuals, community groups, and corporations fore excellence in their school system. The foundation mostly focuses on the areas that need to be funded. Like fine arts, science, technology, and health. California Consortium of Education Foundations California Consortium of Education Foundations is a statewide nonprofit organization, which helps improve California’s children. They have the support through 400 plus local education foundations. They assist communities and schools in the development of local education foundations. They promote sharing between education foundations and other community-based organizations. Norwalk Education Foundation http://www.norwalkeducation.org Hillsborough Education Foundation http://www.educationfoundation.com It supports academic excellence for teachers and students. It provides secure private sector for the k-12 public education. The mission of the foundation is to enhance the programs that support the students to achieve their academic potential. It is an independent not-for-profit organization.
http://www.bcsd.k12.id.us/bcef/bcef.html The Chicago Public Education Fund
The fund acts as a capital fund for public education. It develops working partnerships with nonprofit organizations. It was created to increase community investment and act as a catalyst in improving Chicago’s pubic schools. The fund invests in high-impact programs to improve school leadership and student achievement system. Forward in the Fifth The mission of the foundation is to raise educational levels in the region. They ensure all children have the educational opportunities. They also want to provide life-long learning by providing opportunities for parents, educators, and community members. Allen County Education Fund The mission of the foundation is to strengthen public education, by promoting excellence in teaching and educational leadership. The foundation was formed by community members and business leaders. It helps support promising and innovative education programs and initiatives. Iowa City Community School District Foundation http://www.iowa-city.k12.ia.us/foundation It is a private non profit organization committed to continuing excellence in Iowa City area public schools. It will promote quality education as well as resources and assist others in generating resources to enhance educational programming and activities for all the students. Academic Distinction Fund It works to raise san incest private funds to support innovative actions that lead to academic excellence for students in East Baton Rouge. It promotes academic achievement for all students. It also supports the teachers in their work and professional growth. Fund for Educational Excellence http://www.ffee.org Kalamazoo Public Education Foundation http://www.geocities.com/kpef_2000/ The mission is to develop and support programs and initiatives that promote excellence in education and high achievement. They concentrate their work around grants for educators and students and in the community. They also set up funds for scholarships for students. Hattiesburg Area Education Foundation Lincoln Public Schools Foundation The overall mission is to raise funds to support programs for education. The foundation helps unique programs and activities that supplement and strengthen the quality of education. It also provides increased opportunities to students. They have different foundation programs. They are excellence in education, students, staff, and family/community. http://www.washoe.k12.nv.us/district/foundation/ Amherst County Public School http://www.amherst.k12.va.us/edfound/mission.htm The foundation dedicates itself to creating a world-class education for all the students. The mission of the foundation is to support the public schools. The foundation also supports programs that are of significant educational value. It has established a not-for-profit corporation. The Oakland Public School http://www.oakland.k12.nj.us/oef/oef.html It is volunteer, non-profit organization that enhances educational opportunities in the district for financial support and endowments. It helps get funds and materials and expertise to meet the needs of educators in the district. With there regular budget they would not be able to pay for the new lab. One of the recent grants gave the middle school a new science lab. Brewster Education Foundation It is a private, not-for-profit organization established to raise funds. The whole goal is to promote excellence in education by recognizing students for scholastic achievement, encouraging teachers to approach public education, and foster community service. Oklahoma Public Schools Foundation.Inc The foundation is a nonprofit organization. Their mission is to help develop and implement a shared vision of educational excellence. And also implement programs and improve the quality of education for all the students at the public schools. Portland Schools Foundation Portland Schools Foundation is an independent, community based organization. The foundation has played a great role in the community involvement and support for the city’s schools. The community initiatives tap into talent and resources in the community to help get great schools for all the students Portland’s Public Schools. Want to strengthen the involvement of the parents and the community. The foundation is participating in the redesign of Portland’s high schools to create better, more inclusive learning communities through the high school initiative. The Hillsboro School Foundation The Hillsboro School Foundation is a private, community-based, non-profit foundation. The overall mission is to support creative learning opportunities and school programs. They want to provide resources for teachers s they can nurture creative minds of the children. They want to give the students the opportunity to design, analyze, aspire, interact, build, explore and learn. Barrington Education Foundation http://www.barringtoneducation.org It is a nonprofit organization. The goal is to provide funding for unique individual educational opportunities in the public schools. They want to maintain the importance of quality schools and raise money for projects and educational materials that would not be funded otherwise The Education Foundation http://www.theeducationfoundation.org The Education Foundation is a non profit, non-governmental organization. It has established programs and initiatives that have impacted the way students learn and the way teachers teach. Bismarck Public Schools Foundation http://www.bismarck.k12.nd.us/edu/ It is a non-profit corporation. It established a board of trustees for the foundation to generate the funds and other gifts for the school district. The whole mission of BPS is to provide services and recognition to staff and students that are not normally available through the funding of the Bismarck Public School budget. The foundation had one popular project called computer buy-down program. It helped pay the interest on computer loans for the employee personal use. They thought maybe the teachers would feel more comfortable using technology at the job if they had their own. Nashville Public Education Foundation
Grapevine-Colleyville education foundation It was created for the educational programs of the Grapevine-Colleyville Independent School District. The funds will be used for the student’s achievement and skill development. The foundation is non-profit. The foundation will distribute resources to the Grapevine-Colleyville School District for programs and projects. It will help the education and give the students opportunity to become contributing citizens. One of the goals is to encourage students to work to their highest potential. The Challenge Foundation http://www.challengefoundation.org It is a private charitable foundation. They support the model educational initiatives that make it possible fore every child to get a high school education. They want to make sure the children get the essential knowledge and sills and also become motivated and capable learners. Alliance for Education
It is a business and community-based organization dedicated to higher academic achievement for all the children. Some of the things they achieve are: The Education Alliance http://www.educationalliance.org It is to help students succeed by involving business and the community in k-12 public schools. It also provides students and teachers with a better understanding of the preparation needed for employment or higher education.
Multiple States LEF-Local Education Foundation http://www.publiceducation.org/lef Local Education Foundation is a private nonprofit organization that represent local community and education leaders. They connect people and the organizations in the community with the public schools. They are developing awareness and the resource support, making direct financial grants to the teachers.
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