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Oregon Schools Foundation reports $343,000 in gifts for 2024, launches endowment matching campaign
Summary
Amy Hansen, Development and Alumni Relations Director, told the board the Oregon Schools Foundation raised $343,000 in 2024 across Frostfest, annual fund and restricted gifts, described grant programs for teachers and announced a matching opportunity for an endowment campaign.
Oregon City — Amy Hansen, the district’s Development and Alumni Relations Director speaking for the Oregon Schools Foundation, gave the board an update on April 15 saying donor support generated roughly $343,000 in 2024 and describing ongoing grant programs and a limited-time endowment matching opportunity.
Hansen told the board the foundation operates four fundraising “buckets”: FrostFest, an annual fund, designated restricted gifts and corporate partnership grants (the transcript itemized these categories). She said FrostFest raised about $55,500 in 2024 and that founders’ grants available to teachers total roughly $22,000–$25,000 each year, with the foundation currently processing nearly $25,000 in founder grants from the April/May cycle.
Hansen said designated corporate partners — including Mercy Health Saint Charles, ProMedica Bay Park and PVF Energy — support projects such as facility dogs, CNC equipment for STEM programs, murals by alumnus Dean Davis, and elementary art and robotics programs. “Without the foundation, those little extras probably would not happen,” she said.
Endowment campaign match: Hansen said the foundation launched an endowment growth campaign at FrostFest and has a 90-day matching challenge from S and D Capital: “For every $1,000 donated to our endowment growth campaign this year…we’ll be matched dollar for dollar by S and D Capital” through May 25; the foundation’s near-term goal is a $50,000 matched increment toward a larger campaign goal of $1 million in endowed assets by 2026.
Why this matters: The foundation’s grant programs fund classroom projects, extracurricular experiences and some capital items that district operating budgets do not cover. The endowment campaign aims to create a perpetual income stream so the district can fund supplemental programs from interest while preserving principal.
Board response and context: Board members and the superintendent thanked the foundation for the work. Hansen also reviewed alumni-association activities, including reunions, a new alumni brand and fundraising events connected to the Clay High School centennial in 2026.
Ending: Hansen invited community members to participate in fundraising events and noted donors and foundation trustees present at the meeting.
