On May 29, 1998 the first CEF grant applications were approved for $2,402 for 7 teacher programs.

Title

Children’s Park

Science Fiction

Tastes of Asia

Continent of Asia

Craven Hall

Latin Club

Homework Wiz

Teacher

Lynne Dunn

Frank Klose

Robert Stremme

Keely Mahan

Woody Martin

Molly Leahy

Kathryn Dusen

School

Longstreth

Klinger

Longstreth

McDonald

Willow Dale

WTHS

Davis

Amount

$500

$300

$150

$500

$250

$323

$379

In 2021 CEF awarded over $50,000 in grants and programs for our students including $42,000 from the Educational Improvement Tax Credit Funds. In addition, we provided $40,000 in food insecurity during the pandemic.

The most telling statistic of all is how CEF heard the need for help with food insecurity during Covid, by regrouping, refocusing, and raising $40,000. This year alone, we will have raised and donated approximately $90,000. The money raised and awarded doesn’t let you know the number of students impacted by our programs. So, while CEF has raised almost $1,000,000 over its 24-year tenure, more importantly, we have helped impact the educational lives of over 200,000 students. *

*This data is based on approximate numbers of students impacted over the years and approximate funds raised

GRANTS IN ACTION

We are proud to sponsor grants that take children from the school classroom to the experimental classroom. We work jointly with Home and School Associations to help bring programs to schools and to support programs that necessitate a different atmosphere for learning.