Can enough money be raised by the North Clackamas Education Foundation?
The North Clackamas Education Foundation is an independent nonprofit organization led by community supporters of the school district. Funds are dedicated to provide grants for district programs and scholarships for students. After about 10 years of operation, the foundation’s best year saw it raise more than $200,000–mostly from one contribution. Raising large amounts of money can be difficult in a community where residents tend to identify more with their local school rather than the district as a whole. In meetings with parents many have said they would rather support their local school than the community-wide foundation.
