MANHATTAN BEACH EDUCATION FOUNDATION

MBEF aims to ensure outstanding public schools in Manhattan Beach through annual fundraising and endowed giving that supports annual grants for programs, teachers, and other educators. With increased funding, learning opportunities increase, providing our students with the tools.
Goals:
1. Options for enrichment activities beyond the textbook in elementary schools with hands-on science labs, makerspace, choral and instrumental music, trained physical education teachers,
2. Enriched electives and alternatives courses to challenge middle and high school students.
3. Smaller class sizes for personalized learning.
4. Social emotional support with a lower student to counselor ratio.
5. Exceptional standardized test scores at all grades levels.
6. 98% graduation rate and 95% rate of attendance of 2 or 4 year college at graduation.

MBEF's board of directors partners with parents, PTA, school district administrators, the school board, and teachers to determine educational priorities. MBEF engages parents and local businesses with an Annual Appeal to raise over $6 million annually. It's subsidiary, the MBEF Endowment Fund, raises funds to supplement annual revenue and ensure long-term sustainability. MBEF's model funds programs and educators ensuring parity in educational programs across the district.

Our fundraising efforts are comprised of a Annual Appeal Campaign, sponsorship program for Community Partners and an annual Manhattan Wine Auction.

A 90% donor participation rate at elementary levels and a dedicated community of volunteers allows us to provide annual grants that have increased every year since inception.

MBEF seeks to provide stable revenue that will shelter students from an inherently unstable public funding system in California. During the great recession, it saved many programs and teachers from being cut. Yet, the state's per-pupil funding is among the lowest in the nation. And our district's funding is far below that figure as well. Ultimately, the Foundation would like to provide enough funding to make our public schools great now and forever.