District
Fifteen Educational Foundation
The mission of the District Fifteen Educational Foundation “is to acquire resources to be used for programs and projects to enhance and supplement the educational experience of District 15 students.”
Community members who foresaw the need of Community Consolidated School District 15 to provide for private financial investment in education established the Foundation in 1989. The Foundation is an autonomous 501(c)(3) not-for-profit organization directed by a volunteer Board of Trustees from the District 15 community. To date, the Foundation has invested more than $1.7 million to advance the educational experience of District 15 students.
In years past, the Foundation has sponsored the Kelly Miller Circus, CoCo Key Family Days, and family outings to Chicago Rush arena football, Schaumburg Flyers baseball, and Chicago Wolves hockey games. The list of activities the Foundation is set to sponsor this year includes:
Foundation Update for School Year 2009-10
- Twenty-three mini-grants were awarded to District 15 school teachers/staff members totaling more than $33,000 in support of programs and technology to benefit District 15 students. Since 2004, the Foundation has given over $130,000 in support of the teacher mini-grant program.
- Worked with some of the District 15 school PTAs to sell Gino's East pizzas, and split the profits.
- Worked with the Motorola Foundation to provide funding for seven LEGO League teams throughout the district.
- Sponsored the Read-O-Rama/Walk for Education at 15 participating schools which raised over $39,000.
Teacher/Staff Tributes
If you are looking for a unique gift for a teacher or staff member, consider making a donation to the Foundation through our Teacher/Staff Tribute program. We will send a letter to the staff member to notify them of the gift that you have made in their honor and we will send you a letter in thanks for your tax deductible donation.
We are always looking for community members that want to help improve the education of children to join the Foundation's efforts. For more information on becoming a board member or making a donation, please contact
Tina Huss, administrative assistant, District Fifteen Educational Foundation, at (847) 963-3160 or e-mail husst@ccsd15.net. |
