Education Foundation
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Last school year the Grand Island Education Foundation invested $824,881 in value-added educational opportunities for the students of the Grand Island Public Schools. We thank our donors for this tremendous commitment to our students. The Grand Island Education Foundation is the tax-exempt organization that accepts gifts on behalf of the 8,300 students that attend Grand Island Public Schools. Since our beginning in 1983, we have made it our mission and goal to enhance a tax-funded education by creating additional opportunities for students through philanthropic means. Our generous donors have given us the capacity to invest approximately $250,000 annually into programs benefiting students of the Grand Island Public Schools. Programs and projects that fall under our enhancement umbrella include booster clubs, college scholarships for Grand Island Senior High graduates, the renovation of the W.J. Arrasmith Planetarium, the development of district vocational and recreational facilities, teacher and student recognition, alumni relations, the Grand Island Senior High Hall of Honor, the Classroom Mini-Grant Program, and the Special Opportunities Fund. |
Additionally, the Grand Island Education Foundation manages more than 50 endowed funds gifted by individuals for the perpetual benefit of students. Each year more than $100,000 in college scholarships are awarded to Grand Island Senior High School graduates through the Foundation. The Foundation and its programs for students is one of the reasons that Grand Island was awarded the distinction as one of the 100 Best Communities for Young People from the America’s Promise Alliance in 2008.
Just like the diversity of our students, we celebrate the diversity of gifts given by donors who want to create opportunities for students. Our donors include alumni, parents, student groups, community members, businesses, corporations, private foundations, retired teachers, and current Grand Island Public Schools staff members who have embraced the Foundation in a significant way (nearly 900 staff members gave to the most recent annual campaign). From endowed scholarship funds to pianos, the Grand Island Education Foundation makes investing in kids uncomplicated and gratifying. We invest in success!
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Education Foundation
Calendar of Events
Feb 17 - Hall of Honor 2010 Nominations due
Apr 12 - Academic Honors Night
May 28 - Teacher of the Year Nominations due
June 1 - 2009 Classroom Mini-grant Evaluations due
June 14 - Classroom Mini-grant Round One Applications due
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G.I. Education Foundation plans "ABCs of Estate Planning" seminar -
Do you have a plan for the distribution of your assets upon death? If you don't, the state of Nebraska does. Who will attend to your medical or healthcare decisions if you are unable to do so? Who will take care of your affairs if you cannot? Resolve to answer these and other estate planning questions at the upcoming "ABCs of Estate Planning" seminar. More...
January 6, 2010
Nominations accepted for G.I. Senior High School Hall of Honor
Nominations are being accepted for the Grand Island Senior High School Hall of Honor, said Grand Island Education Foundation Executive Director Traci Skalberg. More...
December 11, 2009
Grand Island Education Foundation awards classroom mini-grants
Grand Island Education Foundation Board members surprised teachers and students in the Grand Island Public Schools Dec. 11 when they arrived at schools to award 15 classroom mini-grants. More...
- Kneale Administration Building
- 123 South Webb Road, Box 4904
- Grand Island, NE 68802-4904
- Phone: 308 385-5900
- Fax: 308 385-5949
- For further information email Web Master.