This year CEF has raised and donated approximately $51,265 to the Centennial School District for grants, programs, and food insecurity benefitting the students, teachers, and community.
This includes $40,000 from the PA Educational Improvement Tax Credit program.
The EITC funds will support STEM, STEM, and hands-on student entrepreneurial projects in Grades K-12. The funds supplemented local funds by providing start-up funding for a variety of projects. This year, the focus is on sponsoring virtual simulations for science and math.
For example, EITC funds are used to support a post-advanced placement psychology course on neuroscience research in partnership with the University of Pennsylvania and Fox Chase Cancer Center
There is support for new courses at the high school in the college and career pathways. This includes robotics and engineering courses in Technology Education.
There are opportunities for students who are English Language Learners to expand their knowledge and use of scientific language through field trip experiences.
The Centennial Educational Foundation funding is being provided via the Pennsylvania Educational Improvement Tax Credit program (EITC). The EITC provides a tax credit for businesses that make donations to non-profit (501c3) organizations, such as CEF, to supplement programs like STEM and STEAM and other enrichments to the regular school curriculum. Since 1997, the CEF has raised more than $500,000 in grants that are awarded to educators in the Centennial School District, providing supplemental funding to classroom projects that may otherwise not exist. CEF is independent of the school district and relies solely on donations and fundraising.
