MILL VALLEY SCHOOLS COMMUNITY FOUNDATION dba Kiddo!
Programs and results
What we aim to solve
Due to dramatic state budget cuts from our school district's budget, Kiddo! works every year to raise the funds needed to ensure that all of the children in our school district receive a well-rounded education.
Our programs
What are the organization's current programs, how do they measure success, and who do the programs serve?
Music
Kiddo! provides a music program for every child in the Mill Valley School District. Music offerings include clasrroom music (K-5th grade), chorus (3rd - 8th grade), orchestra (4th - 8th grade) and band (5th - 8th grade).
Art
Kiddo! funds classroom arts programs for every child in the Mill Valley School District
Drama, Dance and Poetry
Kiddo! provides opportunities for students to participate in: drama in grades 2, 5, and 6 - 8; dance in kindergarten, and 4, 5 and 6 - 8; ad poetry in grades 1, 4, 5, and 6.
Teacher Grants
Kiddo! provides $17,000 for small grants to teachers and schools for innovative projects. Selections are made by a committee comprised of teachers.
Technology & Other District Needs
Kiddo! supports district technology support staff, classroom and library aides.
Where we work
External reviews

Our results
How does this organization measure their results? It's a hard question but an important one.
Percentage of families participating in Kiddo!'s annual fundraiaisng campaign
This metric is no longer tracked.Totals By Year
Type of Metric
Input - describing resources we use
Direction of Success
Increasing
Goals & Strategy
Learn about the organization's key goals, strategies, capabilities, and progress.
Charting impact
Four powerful questions that require reflection about what really matters - results.
What is the organization aiming to accomplish?
Our children are a community treasure. Our vision is to inspire children to reach their full potential by funding arts education and other vital programs.As concerned citizens, committed parents and advocates for educational excellence, we raise funds, gather resources and act as a catalyst to involve the community in supporting public education.
What are the organization's key strategies for making this happen?
Kiddo!'s core purpose is to provide funding for comprehensive arts programs in vocal and instrumental music, visual art, dance, drama and poetry for children in the Mill Valley School District. In collaboration with the school district, Kiddo! also supports other vital programs that benefit the needs of all students. Kiddo! serves as the Mill Valley School District's primary nonprofit fundraising organization, is accountable to donors, and adheres to the core values of equity, responsibility and quality as the guiding criteria for all recommendations, decisions and policies.
What are the organization's capabilities for doing this?
The 30 member, parent volunteer, Board of Directors (including the Superintendent, Director of Curriculum and Instruction, a member of the School Board, and a school principal) meets monthly. In addition, committee meetings take place regularly to plan, review, and evaluate financials, communications, and fundraising strategies (including direct mail, email, social media, and event planning).
What have they accomplished so far and what's next?
Since our inception in 1982, thanks to broad-based support from our community (including district parents, grandparents, businesses, matching companies, alumni families, community members, and foundations) Kiddo! has met its financial goals every year. In doing so, Kiddo! has been able to provide funding for comprehensive arts programs in vocal and instrumental music, visual art, dance, drama, poetry, PE, classroom and library aides, technology instruction, and other vital programs that benefit all children in the Mill Valley School District. We will continue to collaborate with the district to help provide support for these programs as well as try to grow our Kiddo! Endowment with the aim of providing a perpetual source of secure funding for Kiddo! programs.
How we listen
Seeking feedback from people served makes programs more responsive and effective. Here’s how this organization is listening.
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Who are the people you serve with your mission?
Kindergarten through eighth grade students in the Mill Valley School District
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How is your organization using feedback from the people you serve?
To inform the development of new programs/projects, To strengthen relationships with the people we serve
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What significant change resulted from feedback?
re-designed website
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Which of the following feedback practices does your organization routinely carry out?
We aim to collect feedback from as many people we serve as possible, We take steps to ensure people feel comfortable being honest with us, We look for patterns in feedback based on people’s interactions with us (e.g., site, frequency of service, etc.), We engage the people who provide feedback in looking for ways we can improve in response, We act on the feedback we receive
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What challenges does the organization face when collecting feedback?
We don't have any major challenges to collecting feedback
Financials
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Operations
The people, governance practices, and partners that make the organization tick.
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MILL VALLEY SCHOOLS COMMUNITY FOUNDATION dba Kiddo!
Board of directorsas of 10/07/2021
Caitlin Smith
no affiliation
Term: 2017 - 2020
Caitlin Weil-Smith
no affliation
Cari Dauphinais
Lucinda Macdonell
Ted Chin
Maureen Behrs
Becky Cover
Ed Moselle
Libby Mitchell
Christie Michaels
Adrienne Richter
Elaine Wilkinson
Michele Kuhns
Hallie Marshall
Aly Cohen
Amanda Reeves
Lisa Katz
Cara Douglass
Clair Leimsieder
Maeve Rossington
Shana Stewart
Chris Hill
Tiffany Yelverton
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 ? Yes -
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