At The Fund for the School District of Philadelphia, we believe that all of Philadelphia’s public school children deserve the opportunity to become a part of a strong, productive, and sustainable future for our city.
We identify, coordinate and connect philanthropic resources—through effective public-private partnerships—to leverage investments in local public schools. We target strategic priorities that have an impact on the success of students regardless of their zip code, family income, or circumstances.
raised to support the
School District of Philadelphia since
the year active fundraising began
Working with the Superintendent, the executive team of skilled educators, and school leadership, we help set funding priorities and manage philanthropic contributions, directing crucial resources to the needs of Philadelphia’s public schools and school children to improve educational services and academic achievement.
Our work to create a welcoming, enriching, and equitable learning environment for children and families in public schools is critical for developing a productive workforce and enhancing Philadelphia’s future. Targeted investments in public schools offer the opportunity to advance learning outcomes for all students.
Meet the TeamOur first major priority was to raise $7 million to support equity goals in Early Education. Our fund helped to establish libraries in every K-3 classroom in the Philadelphia School District, and supported educators’ goals to have all children reading on grade level by 4th grade. Join our corps of committed donors who care deeply about the quality of public education and the success of our children!
This project led by the Office of Grant Development builds fundraising capacity in 5-10 volunteer schools as a part of an effort to create greater equity in philanthropy across the district. We seek to empower school leadership and communities to prioritize needs that will help foster equitable learning spaces for all students, especially students of color, students with disabilities and English language learners (ELL).
View ResourceThe Office of Grant Development is proud to offer a Guide to Fundraising and Grantwriting for Schools to help principals, teachers, parents and school communities secure the resources they need to enhance school programming and facilities.
Download ResourceWe’re grateful for our special partners who are helping us improve educational outcomes for Philadelphia’s students. Thank you to our investors, sponsors, and supporters for your generous contributions to help realize the District’s goal to give every child, no matter their zip code, a great school close to where they live.
Sheldon and Jill Bonovitz
The Willam Penn Foundation
Comcast NBCUniversal Foundation
The GIANT Company
The John B. Rosenthal Foundation
GlaxoSmithKline
We are the only philanthropic organization that works directly with school leadership to align the investments of partners—private foundations, corporations and businesses, community organizations and individual donors—with the strategies that will impact the success of students attending our neighborhood public schools.
