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Reviewed by: tamilucila
on 11/16/09:
Mission
As a community-based non-profit organization, East Palo Alto Kid’s Foundation’s mission is to promote educational opportunities and academic success for East Palo Alto children by providing micro-grants to teachers and schools. The needs addressed by EPAK grants are for materials and activities which would not otherwise be available to children living within the community served by the Ravenswood City School District, but which are identified by educators as being important to supporting students’ knowledge acquisition for meeting state standards.
Key Facts
Geographic areas served:
East Palo Alto and eastern Menlo Park, California
Target demographics:
Low-income students (K-8) in the Ravenswood area of East Palo Alto, California
Results to date:
EPAK has given over $1.5+ to classroom teachers since its inception in 1994.
Direct beneficiaries per year: approx. 220 teachers and 4,500 students
Obstacles:
EPAK needs new major funders to continue its mission.
What your donation will allow us to do:
micro grants of up to $500 to classroom teachers
Your donation of $50 enables us to:
10 of these donations allow us to fulfill a teacher grant request that impacts up to 30 students!
Your donation of $500 enables us to:
funds an entire teacher micro grant that impacts up to 30 students!
Your donation of $5000 enables us to:
funds a sponsored project that impacts an entire school.
Board Members and Affiliation:
Tasha Castaneda, East Menlo Park
Marco Chavez, East Menlo Park
Cindy Chin, San Jose
Martha Hanks, East Palo Alto
Mary Noonan, Redwood City
Laura Roberts, Los Altos
Lydia Moran, Portola Valley
Lou Pelosi, Palo Alto
Julie Mahowald, Los Altos
Tami Espinosa, Palo Alto
Ann Funn, Fremont
Mark Goldsmith, Menlo Park
Past and Current Funders:
American Century Foundation
Yahoo! Employee Charitable Giving
Los Altos Town Crier Holiday Fund
Palo Alto Weekly Holiday Fund
Citigroup Foundation (past)
Callison Foundation
Christensen Fund
Willam Scandling Family Foundation
Thomas and Ancella Toldrian
Key Staff
Karen Shannon, Donor Database
Shannon Greene, Grant Writer