Bakersfield City School District Education Foundation

Bakersfield, CA   |  http://bcsd.com/edfoundation

Mission

Partner with the community to provide resources that directly impact the lives of children through innovative educational programs.

Ruling year info

1994

President

Christopher Lowe

Main address

1300 Baker St

Bakersfield, CA 93305 USA

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EIN

77-0235399

NTEE code info

Educational Services and Schools - Other (B90)

IRS filing requirement

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Programs and results

What we aim to solve

SOURCE: Self-reported by organization

The Bakersfield City School District Education Foundation provides grants to school employees so they can facilitate additional innovative educational opportunities that fall outside of traditional school funding.

Our programs

SOURCE: Self-reported by organization

What are the organization's current programs, how do they measure success, and who do the programs serve?

Polly Robertson Memorial Reading Incentives Grants

Promotes Reading
•Awarded throughout the school year
•Individual teacher applications may be awarded up to $150. A teacher team may be awarded up to $300.
•Up to $300 per school site, per school year (non-competitive). It is as easy as 1,2,3. Fill out the application and submit. It will pay for any projects that promote reading. Ideally projects should impact as many children at the school as possible. Each school can be funded up to $300.

Population(s) Served
Students

Develop critical and creative thinking skills.
•Awarded throughout the school year
•Up to $300 per school site, per school year (non-competitive).
•Application forms are due no later than 4:30 p.m. on the last Friday of every month.

Population(s) Served
Students

Provides funding for activities, science projects and consumables.
$100 to $500 (awarded on a competitive basis). These grants are awarded two times a year (in July for “Back to School” Mini-Grants and in January for “Spring” Mini-Grants) and fund innovative projects in the classroom.

Population(s) Served
Students

Up to $500 (individual) or $1,000 (partner/team) – awarded on a competitive basis. These grants are awarded annually (in the Spring for the following school year), and fund innovative projects using any and all forms of technology in the classroom.

Population(s) Served
Students

Up to $1,000 (individual) or $2,000 (partner/team) — awarded on a competitive basis. These grants are awarded annually (in the Spring for the following school year), and fund innovative projects in the classroom that promote student achievement in and outside of the classroom.

Population(s) Served
Students

Where we work

Goals & Strategy

SOURCE: Self-reported by organization

Learn about the organization's key goals, strategies, capabilities, and progress.

Charting impact

Four powerful questions that require reflection about what really matters - results.

We raise funds to provide grants that focus primarily (but not necessarily exclusively) on science, technology, engineering, arts and mathematics. There are also grants for reading and critical thinking activities. These activities provide opportunities for students to increase their knowledge and be better prepared for their lives.

Our strategies consist of fundraising to have monies on hand to fund grants.
We host three large fundraisers each year to accomplish this.
We also reach out to the school sites to encourage staff to apply for the grants we have available. This is done through the District's Human Resources Department, networking, and one on one engagement.

At this time, we fund 80% of the grant applications we receive. Some are competitive, others are not. Annually we budget funds for each grant category. When those funds have been exhausted, we reevaluate our budget--if possible.

In 2020 we funded $42,512 in Teacher and Student Grants.

Financials

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Operations

The people, governance practices, and partners that make the organization tick.

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Bakersfield City School District Education Foundation

Board of directors
as of 02/22/2022
SOURCE: Self-reported by organization
Board chair

Christopher Lowe

AltaOne Federal Credit Union

Term: 2020 - 2021

Christopher Lowe

AltaOne Federal Credit Union

Kristie Mead

Kern Schools Federal Credit Union

Alan Avery

Kern Health Systems

Wendy Armijo

A & L Marketing & Advertising

Pamela Baugher

BCSD Board of Education Member

Janeen Carter-Smith

Bakersfield College

Don Kinzel

Don Kinzel Construction

Harry "Doc" Ervin

BCSD Superintendent

Zachary Bashirtash

Debbie Wood

Retired BCSD Employee

Alphonso Rivera

Russell Beck

Teena Bensusen

Bakersfield Behavioral Healthcare Hospital

Board leadership practices

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  • Board orientation and education
    Does the board conduct a formal orientation for new board members and require all board members to sign a written agreement regarding their roles, responsibilities, and expectations? Yes
  • CEO oversight
    Has the board conducted a formal, written assessment of the chief executive within the past year ? Not applicable
  • Ethics and transparency
    Have the board and senior staff reviewed the conflict-of-interest policy and completed and signed disclosure statements in the past year? Yes
  • Board composition
    Does the board ensure an inclusive board member recruitment process that results in diversity of thought and leadership? Yes
  • Board performance
    Has the board conducted a formal, written self-assessment of its performance within the past three years? Yes

Organizational demographics

SOURCE: Self-reported; last updated 1/14/2021
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