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Oregon Schools Foundation reports record fundraising, eyes $1 million endowment by Clay High centennial
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Amy Hansen, executive director of the Oregon Schools Foundation, told the Oregon City School Board the foundation raised record funds in 2025, including $64,000 from Frost Fest and a $100,000 gift from Sunovis Energy, and reported endowment growth to about $962,000 with a $1 million campaign goal for 2026.
Amy Hansen, executive director of the Oregon Schools Foundation and development director for Oregon City Schools, told the school board on April 21 that the foundation posted strong fundraising results in 2025 and is pushing an endowment campaign toward a $1 million goal.
Hansen said Frost Fest 2025 raised $64,000 for the foundation’s founders grant program, and that annual giving and designated gifts together contributed to roughly a half‑million dollars distributed across classroom grants. She described specific grants that funded a Friday coffee cart at Eisenhower, phonics kits for first graders at Koi Elementary, athletic and art projects at Clay High School and Jerusalem Elementary, gaming‑club equipment at Clay and STEM equipment including 3‑D printers.
She told the board the OSF endowment balance had grown from approximately $666,000 (about 18 months earlier) to about $962,000 as of April 20, 2026, driven by donations and market growth; the foundation’s campaign goal is to reach $1,000,000 in time for Clay High School’s centennial on Sept. 13, 2026. Hansen said the foundation partners with a CPA, files Form 990 reports and is registered with state charity regulators.
Hansen credited corporate partners and designated donors — including a $100,000 gift from Sunovis Energy and periodic grants tied to events from PBF Energy — for enabling targeted STEM, special‑needs and other projects. She said donor support allowed the foundation to create new alumni scholarships and to underwrite activities such as Frost Fest, which also serves as a community engagement and publicity event for the district.
The board thanked the foundation for its support and for returning private dollars to classrooms.
Hansen said the foundation will continue soliciting new donors and noted that endowed funds are preserved as principal while interest under the foundation’s spending policy can provide annual discretionary support for classroom grants.
