action | balance | spirit
Thank-you Edfund!

Now accepting
online donations!

Join Our Mailing List!

Frequently Asked Questions

Investing Now and for the Future

What is an Endowment?

An endowment is a savings vehicle commonly used by nonprofit institutions to provide a permanent source of revenue. The Edfund uses earnings from the endowmnet to fund grants.

How does a contribution to the Edfund differ from other fundraising for the schools?

Your contribution has a direct impact now and in the future. Much of the schools’ fundraising efforts, like the Friends groups, give everything they collect to the schools. These are important efforts and usually address a direct and immediate need. However, as more needs or shortfalls are identified, those efforts need to start again from scratch - not so with the Edfund.

Why doesn’t the Edfund use the endowment to pay for school overrides, to fund teacher salaries, or to cover budget shortfalls?

For a few reasons. First and foremost, the central purpose of the Edfund is to create and grow a sustainable endowment that will provide funds for annual grants from the income generated by the fund. If we spent all of the money to address an immediate crisis, we would defeat that purpose. The Edfund was not created to fund ongoing school budget items, but rather to try to provide funds over and above what annual district school budgets can allow, resulting in unique or special programs or supplementary technology to improve learning opportunities

How does the Edfund raise grant money for the schools?

The Edfund raises funds at a variety of events throughout the year. For information about specific fundraisers, and to learn about opportunities for you and your family to get involved, go to events page.