GRANTS

CLASSROOM ENRICHMENT GRANT

The Kent Schools Foundation provides grants that directly benefit Kent School District students. The purpose of the Classroom Enrichment Grant initiative is to fund projects such as art, music, STEM, reading, field trips, social/emotional programs, and unique experiences that enrich student learning in the classroom. Grants help teachers amplify, support, and reinforce their daily curriculum with innovative projects that reach students at their level. Grant awards are typically $500 or less for each application. In limited circumstances, the Foundation may award a grant greater than $500. Applications requesting $500, or less, will be evaluated prior to those which are greater than $500. Each grant application requires approval from the schools’ principal. Applications must be submitted through the Foundation’s grant email address: grants@kentschoolsfoundation.org. 

2022 – 2023 GRANT APPLICATION CYCLE AND FORMS

• Applications for the 2022-23 Grant Cycle Closed on October 28, 2022
• In mid-November, we will award the winning grants. We look forward to sharing project reports and impact stories from our students and educators later this school year.

2022-2023 Classroom Grant Application

2022-2023 Enrichment Grant Project Report Form

If you have questions about the process or need assistance completing the application, please contact us at grants@kentschoolsfoundation.org

Latest Award Cycle Brings Classroom Enrichment Grant Awards Total to Nearly $22,000 Just Last Year  

This is the fourth year of the Kent Schools Foundation (KSF) annual Classroom Enrichment Grant cycle. The purpose of the Classroom Enrichment Grant program is to fund projects such as art, music, STEAM, reading, field trips, and unique experiences that enrich student learning in the classroom. Classroom Enrichment Grants from KSF support our KSD Educations by amplifying and reinforcing their daily curriculum with innovative projects that meet the unique needs of our students, classrooms, and schools. 

The initial grant cycle, held in early 2019, resulted in awarding 18 grants totaling over $9,000 to 11 schools. In 2020, over $14,000 in grants were awarded to 26 schools across the district. In the 2021-2022 school year, nearly $34,000 in grants were awarded to 25 schools across the district.  All Kent School District teachers and staff were eligible to apply during this grant cycle beginning now, which will close on October 28th, 2022. KSF grants are to be awarded on the week of November 14th, 2022. We look forward to sharing the impact these grants have in KSD after we receive project reports from recipients; we will share impact stories from these reports on our website kentschoolsfoundation.org. 

Congratulations to these Schools and educators 

• Cedar Heights MS, Librarian  
• Crestwood Elementary, Alycia Jones
• Crestwood Elementary, Stephanie Hames
• Crestwood Elementary, Kirsten Horton
• Daniel Elementary, Andrea Ulrigg
• George T. Daniel Elementary, Maina Gachugu
• Glenridge Elementary, Carrie Calonzo  
• Glenridge Elementary, Hannah Bauer 
• Glenridge Elementary, Erica Jones
• Glenridge Elementary, Arlene McKee
• Horizon Elementary, Elijah Olson
• Jenkins Creek Elementary, Emma Goliff 
• Kent Elementary, Jana Pfefferkom
• Kent Elementary, Caroline Kramer
• Kent Elementary, Anita Chiarenza
• Kent Laboratory Academy, Lisa Horton 
• Kent-Meridian High, Dee Klem 
• Lake Youngs Elementary, Adrienne Adzanku
• Lake Youngs Elementary, Anna May Brennan   
• Lake Youngs Elementary, Johanna Hernandez
• Lake Youngs Elementary, Zaekiah Spriggs
• Lake Youngs Elementary, Arlene Mckee
• Lake Youngs Elementary, Sam Vonderscheer   
• Martin Sortun Elementary, Carolyn Hunt 
• Martin Sortun Elementary, Erica Jamieson 
• Mattson Middle, Librarian 
• Meeker Middle, Scott Quinn  
• Meridian Elementary, Paige Burke
• Meridian Elementary, Sharon Escandon 
• Meridian Middle,
• Mill Creek Middle, 
• Mill Creek Middle, Vaudrey Brown 
• Neely O’Brien Elementary, Kelli Martinez 
• Neely O’Brien Elementary, Lindsay Knight 
• Northwood Middle, Huidiam Peng
• Northwood Middle, Sara Dacus 
• Panther Lake Elementary, Jacob Dixon
• Pine Tree Elementary, Elizabeth Schwendeman
• Ridgewood Elementary, 
• River Ridge Elementary, Jessica Rideout 
• Sawyer Woods Elementary, Aimee Wiseman
• Sawyer Woods Elementary, Dawn Pringle
• Sawyer Woods Elementary, Brandy Ingham
• Sawyer Woods Elementary, Christa Bina 
• Sawyer Woods Elementary, Julie Rowland
• Sawyer Woods Elementary, Amber Gonzalez
• Sawyer Wood Elementary, Kathy Thomas
• Springbrook Elementary, Nadia Dawood
• Sunrise Elementary, Alicia Gray

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Past Classroom Grant Recipients