Organization: GRAND FORKS FOUNDATION FOR EDUCATION
Mission: TO PROVIDE OPPORTUNITIES FOR ALL STUDENTS TO DEVELOP THEIR MAXIMUM POTENTIAL.
Activities: THE ALUMNI NETWORK CURRENTLY SERVES APPROXIMATELY 1,500 ALUMNI AND FRIENDS OF THE GRAND FORKS PUBLIC SCHOOLS.
THE FOUNDATION AWARDS SCHOLARSHIPS TO NEEDY STUDENTS THROUGHOUT THE YEAR. THIS PAST YEAR THE FOUNDATION AWARDED 685 SCHOLARSHIPS TO THESE NEEDY STUDENTS. ADDITIONALLY, THE FOUNDATION AWARDS SCHOLARSHIPS TO SENIOR STUDENTS TO FURTHER PURSUE ACADEMICS IN HIGHER EDUCATION. THIS PAST YEAR THE FOUNDATION AWARDED 77 POST HIGH SCHOOL SCHOLARSHIPS. SCHOLARSHIPS TOTALED $88,496 FOR THE YEAR.
THE FOUNDATION AWARDS GRANTS TWICE ANNUALLY TO EDUCATORS FOR ALL ELEMENTARY, MIDDLE AND HIGH SCHOOL GRADES. THE APPROXIMATE NUMBER SERVED IS 7,358 STUDENTS.
NTEE category: Education
Secondary category: Youth Development