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North Syracuse Education Foundation awards more than $15,000 in teacher grants, outlines $500,000 endowment goal
Summary
The North Syracuse Education Foundation announced roughly $15,000 in classroom grants, described a five‑year sustainability campaign aiming for a $500,000 endowment and offered free tickets to a combined district talent show.
Jackie Forte, president of the North Syracuse Education Foundation, told the Board of Education on May 13 that the foundation awarded just over $15,000 in classroom grants this year and is working toward a five‑year goal of a $500,000 endowment.
The grants will fund classroom materials ranging from music instruments and headphones to a reptile habitat and core‑word communication tools. Forte said the foundation currently holds about $250,000 in assets, some placed in an endowment at the CMY Community Foundation, and that reaching $500,000 would allow the foundation to support programs from interest rather than continuous fundraising.
Forte described the foundation as a 501(c)(3) whose “sole purpose is to support enriching education for students in pre‑K through 12th grade in the North Syracuse Central School District.” She…
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