Established as a 501(c)3 non-profit in 2009 to enrich Allentown’s education experience
- 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 through conduit funding;
- Supplemented experiences in 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 So Far:
- Total Revenues/Assets 2019-2020: $947,311
- Total Endowment 2019-2020: $426,000
- Programs: Science Fair, National History Day, Visual Arts Residencies and Performing Arts Support, Volunteer Reading Program, Teacher Innovation Grants, Scholarships and the High Notes Gala
- 3,553 ASD students participated in ASDF programs in 2019-2020
- Almost $4.5 million raised for Allentown students since the formation of the foundation
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Opportunities for More Student Success
2022-2023 ASDF Board Members
Daniel C. Bosket, President; Tonya Harris, Esq.; Vice President; Ibi Balog, Treasurer; The Rev. Maria Tjeltveit, Secretary; Laudy Allan; Mark Emerick, Ph.D.; Donald E. Hinkle; Peter Kareha; Ellen Millard-Kern; Kay Kurtz; Angela Nolan; Jennifer Ortiz; Joseph Petro; Hon. Rashid Santiago; Rob Schmidt; D'nese Sokolowski, M.D.; John D. Stanford, J.D., Ph.D.; Erika M. Sutherland, Ph.D.; Ralph S. Todd; Donald E. Wieand.
ASDF Board Directors Emeritus
Dennis Blankowitsch, Ed.D.; Barry Halper; Anthony Muir, Esq.; Debora Roberson; John Stevens, D.O.
Poised for Growth
- Continue to build a strong, active board of directors;
- Implement the new ASD Foundation Strategic Plan to satisfy goals by 2021 with an emphasis on science, music, literacy, teacher innovation, scholarships and the visual arts;
- Dive deeper with effective programs for larger impact, student-focused;
- Seek larger and more connected roles for foundations and donors;
- 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.