AllentownSchool District Foundation

• Institutional advancement of initiatives and programs that promote student achievement;
• Continued financial support for after-school and summer enrichment programs;
• Scholarships established for high school graduates;
• Cultivation of relationships with state and national foundations;
• Financial support for infrastructure and technological changes;
• Strengthening supplementary experiences for literacy, the visual and performing arts and the sciences;
• Building stronger support and relationships with ASD alumni;
• Provision of mini-grants to schools to encourage teacher innovation.

Results

• Total Revenues/Assets 2017-2018 Forecast: $419,000
• Total Endowment 2017-2018 Forecast: $393,000
• Programs: Science Fair, National History Day, Renaissance Visual and Performing Arts In-School Programs, Teacher Innovation Grants, Scholarships and the High Notes Gala Program and Revue
• 25% of ASD students participated (5,332) in ASDF programs in 2016-2017
• Nearly $2 million raised for Allentown students since the formation of the foundation

Next Steps: Poised for Growth

• Continue to build a strong, active board of directors;
• Develop new strategic plan with goals for 2017-2020 with an emphasis on science, music, and literacy;
• Dive deeper with effective programs for larger impact, student-focused;
• Seek larger and more connected roles for foundations and individuals;
• Develop more social media practices for fundraising;
• Build a stronger administrative team (full-time);
• Assist in growth of alumni associations;
• Seek greater endowments for more scholarships.