San Juan Education Foundation

Reviewed by the Sacramento Region Community Foundation

$7,927 raised by 27 donors

100% complete

$7,500 Goal

Creating connections, inspiring collaboration, and cultivating community, the purpose of the San Juan Education Foundation is to support and advance excellent education for all students in the San Juan Unified School District through a partnership with parents, educators, businesses, and the community.  Founded in 1991, we provide support through Direct-to-Teacher Grants and a broad scholarship portfolio.  Additionally, we work closely with the school district to identify initiatives requiring philanthropic support.

Fortunate to support a large school district serving families in Arden-Arcade, Carmichael, Orangevale, Citrus Heights, Fair Oaks, and parts of Rancho Cordova and Sacramento, the San Juan Education Foundation partners with the schools and district, however, is an independent, 501 (c)(3) non-profit organization. 

Our Board of Directors is comprised of 15 dedicated community, business, and education leaders with the professional expertise, knowledge of our community’s resources, and creativity necessary for an innovative approach to achieving our mission.  Our Board is committed to the highest level of financial stewardship as we use our resources for maximum benefit directly to the schools and students we serve.

Since 2006, we have awarded more than $800,000 in grants to teachers across the district.  While we are very proud of this number, we know there is much more work to do.  With your help, we can fund more grants, help more families, and support career and college readiness for all San Juan Unified students.

Mission

The San Juan Education Foundation supports and advances excellent education for all San Juan Unified students by raising funds for charitable and educational purposes.

Needs

Over the past two years, the San Juan Education Foundation has received grant requests totaling more than $20,000 from teachers and librarians across the district to support the purchase of books for classrooms and libraries.

These projects had titles like:

· “Reading Across the Divide”

· “Decodable Books for Kinders”

· “Dari Books at Encina”

· “Reading Diversely: Community Engagement through Culturally Relevant Texts”

· “Books for Empathy”

· “Funny in Farsi, Enabling Students to See Themselves in Books”

· “High Interest, Low Readability Books for Struggling Readers”

These teachers and librarians expressed over and over again how access to new books that are engaging, offer valuable life lessons, represent the diverse world we live in, and inspire imagination and creativity are crucial to learning. They were not talking simply about learning to read but learning to love to read!

We've been happy to fund as many of these projects as we can, however, there is no end to the number of classrooms and libraries that need books. Post-pandemic our students continue to struggle, and our educators need more support. “Last year, almost 60% of California’s third graders could not read at grade level.” (EdSource, August 2023) The importance of growing a love for reading is more important than ever. This is a call to action for our community to help where we can make a real impact.

Using donated funds and working in collaboration with San Juan Unified, the San Juan Education Foundation can purchase books approved and recommended by the district in large scales and work with teachers and librarians to get them into the hands of our students.

Reading is the most fundamental skill children must learn to succeed in school and in life. You can help fill our classrooms and libraries with books students will love by making a donation of any size today.

Equity Statement

We strive to support and advance excellent education for all San Juan Unified students

Organization Data

Summary

Organization name

San Juan Education Foundation

other names

SJEF

Year Established

1991

Tax id (EIN)

94-3160088

Mission Category

Education

Operating Budget

$100,001-$250,000

Organization Need

Funding: Unrestricted, Funding: Other, Volunteers, Board Members

Demographics Served

Youth & Children

Local Counties Served

Sacramento

Address

PO Box 1247
Carmichael, CA 95609

Service areas

Sacramento, CA, US

Carmichael, CA, US

Citrus Heights, CA, US

Orangevale, CA, US

Fair Oaks, CA, US

Phone

916 534 8677

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