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Tyler ISD Foundation reports near-record year, $449,689 raised and more than $4 million gifted since 1990
Summary
The Tyler ISD Foundation told the school board it has raised $449,689 so far this fiscal year, increased corporate and individual giving substantially and gifted more than $211,000 to the district during the year; lifetime gifts exceed $4 million since the foundation's 1990 inception.
The Tyler ISD Foundation reported to the Board of Trustees that it has raised $449,689 so far in the current fiscal year and has gifted a little over $211,000 to Tyler ISD during the same period.
Suzette Farr, identified in the presentation as the foundation's executive director, told trustees the foundation has substantially increased corporate sponsorships (up 25.8%) and individual donor giving (up 114.39%) and that the foundation's board has been intentional about diversifying revenue so it does not rely on employee-giving campaigns or endowment distributions.
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