Get Full Government Meeting Transcripts, Videos, & Alerts Forever!
Dearborn Education Foundation reports $500,000 grant for Salina Green Schoolyards; lists grants and donations to local schools
Summary
The Dearborn Education Foundation told the school board it has funded dozens of classroom grants since September, is running crowdfunding campaigns and announced large donations including $50,000 from a partnership with PNC for Celina Elementary and a $500,000 grant to Salina Elementary for a Green Schoolyards project.
The Dearborn Education Foundation briefed the Dearborn Public Schools Board of Education on the foundation’s grants, fundraising and donations, and highlighted multiple gifts and two large grants earmarked for school improvement projects.
Chastity Townsend, executive director of the Dearborn Education Foundation, told trustees the foundation has funded 41 grants since September totaling $26,146.27 and reported $1,950.80 raised through crowdfunding efforts. She said restricted grants awarded since September total $130,000. Townsend named corporate supporters including Cleveland-Cliffs, Ford…
Already have an account? Log in
Subscribe to keep reading
Unlock the rest of this article — and every article on Citizen Portal.
- Unlimited articles
- AI-powered breakdowns of topics, speakers, decisions, and budgets
- Instant alerts when your location has a new meeting
- Follow topics and more locations
- 1,000 AI Insights / month, plus AI Chat
