Programs

  • Program 1 [2020]

    IN 2020, THE BURBANK ARTS AND EDUCATION FOUNDATION (BAEF) WAS FORCED TO ADJUST ITS FUNDRAISING EFFORTS, PROGRAMS, AND OPERATIONS IN THE FACE OF THE COVID-19 PANDEMIC. THE FINANCIAL DATA IN THIS YEAR'S FILING ILLUSTRATES THE TREMENDOUS IMPACT THAT COVID-19 HAD ON THE BAEF'S ABILITY TO FUNDRAISE AND REFLECTS THE RESULTING TEMPORARY PAUSE IN GRANTS AND SUPPORT FOR BURBANK UNIFIED SCHOOL DISTRICT (BUSD) AND ITS PROGRAMS. AS 2020 PROGRESSED, THE BUSD SHUTTERED ITS SCHOOL CAMPUSES, AND STUDENTS MOVED TO A VIRTUAL LEARNING ENVIRONMENT. THE BOARD APPLIED FOR AND RECEIVED CRITICAL PAYCHECK PROTECTION PROGRAM FUNDS TO PROVIDE SOME SUPPORT FOR FURLOUGHED STAFF. DUE TO REDUCED ON-CAMPUS NEEDS, THE GRANT PROGRAM WAS PLACED ON HIATUS. WHILE THESE CHANGES MEANT A REDUCTION IN OPPORTUNITIES FOR THE BAEF TO PROVIDE SUBSTANTIAL FINANCIAL SUPPORT TO THE SCHOOL DISTRICT, IT PROVIDED A CRITICAL OPPORTUNITY FOR THE FOUNDATION TO FOCUS ON INFRASTRUCTURE, PLANNING, AND OTHER WAYS TO SUPPORT THE SCHOOL COMMUNITY. IN THE SPRING OF 2020, BAEF CELEBRATED GRADUATING HIGH SCHOOL SENIORS THROUGH A SOCIAL MEDIA AND PRESS CAMPAIGN, HIGHLIGHTING THE ACHIEVEMENTS AND TENACITY OF BURBANK STUDENTS DURING THIS EXTREMELY CHALLENGING TIME. THE ORGANIZATION HOSTED SEVERAL VIRTUAL COMMUNITY OUTREACH EVENTS THAT RAISED FUNDS, AND MORE IMPORTANTLY, HELPED TO RETAIN STRONG CONNECTIONS TO OUR BURBANK FAMILIES. AS THE YEAR COMMENCED, BAEF LAUNCHED ITS ANNUAL YEAR-END FUNDRAISING CAMPAIGN TO RE-ENGAGE THE PUBLIC IN SUPPORTING BURBANK'S PUBLIC SCHOOLS AND BEGAN DEVELOPING THE PROGRAM FOR A VIRTUAL STATE OF THE SCHOOL'S PRODUCTION AND LOOKING FORWARD TO A BETTER 2021. THROUGH FUTURE GRANTS, PROGRAMS, AND COMMUNITY ENGAGEMENT, BAEF WILL CONTINUE TO FURTHER ITS MISSION AND GOALS TO SUPPORT INNOVATION AND EXCELLENCE IN SCHOOLS, INCLUDING ARTS EDUCATION, STEM PROGRAMS, STUDENT SAFETY, WELLNESS, AND OTHER NEEDS WITHIN BUSD.
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    Dates
    Jan 1, 2020 – Dec 31, 2020
    Source
    990
    No causes provided
    No populations provided
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    $46.2K

  • Burbank Arts and Education Grants

    IN 2023, THE BURBANK ARTS AND EDUCATION FOUNDATION (BAEF) AWARDED 51 GRANTS,DISTRIBUTING A TOTAL OF $100,026 ACROSS TWO CYCLES (SPRING AND FALL). SPRING 2023: 23GRANTS, TOTALING $39,438, WITH AN AVERAGE GRANT OF $1,715. FALL 2023: 28 GRANTS, TOTALING$60,588, WITH AN AVERAGE GRANT OF $2,164. THESE GRANTS IMPACTED A TOTAL OF 11,470STUDENTS ACROSS 51 SCHOOLS AND CLASSROOMS, HELPING TO ADDRESS VARIOUS EDUCATIONALNEEDS. BAEF''S MISSION EMPHASIZES EQUITY, DIVERSITY, INCLUSION, ACCESSIBILITY,COLLABORATION, AND INNOVATION. THIS FOCUS HELPS INSPIRE THE COMMUNITY TO INVEST IN THEDIVERSE EDUCATIONAL NEEDS OF EVERY BUSD STUDENT. BY PRIORITIZING THESE VALUES, THEFOUNDATION ACTIVELY ENGAGES THE COMMUNITY, ENSURING THAT EVERY CHILD IN BURBANKHAS ACCESS TO A HIGH-QUALITY EDUCATION.BAEF ALSO PRIORITIZED COMMUNITY ENGAGEMENT IN 2023. BURBANK ARTS AND EDUCATIONFOUNDATION WAS PRESENT AT MANY COMMUNITY EVENTS ACROSS THE CITY TO ENGAGE THEPUBLIC AND SPREAD OUR MISSION. ONE HIGHLIGHT WAS THE TAK IOKA ART SHOW FEATURING THECREATIONS OF A BURBANK ARTIST THAT PASSED AWAY LEAVING BEHIND A LEGACY OF BEAUTIFULART. WE HOSTED A RECEPTION THAT HAD HIS ART ON DISPLAY AND ENGAGED BURBANKFAMILIES. ANOTHER HIGHLIGHT WAS THE BURBANK HOLIDAY IN THE PARK EVENT, WHICH BRINGSTHOUSANDS OF COMMUNITY MEMBERS TOGETHER, PROVIDING AN OPPORTUNITY TO ENGAGE THECOMMUNITY ABOUT OUR MISSION WHILE INCREASING BRAND AWARENESS. WE GREW OUR SOCIALMEDIA COMMUNITY BY INCREASING INTERACTION AND POSTS ON ALL PLATFORMS IN WHICH WEPARTICIPATE.LASTLY, BAEF HOSTED THE 2023 STATE OF THE SCHOOLS EVENT THAT HIGHLIGHTS THE SUCCESSOF THE BURBANK UNIFIED SCHOOL DISTRICT, AND SHARES ITS GOALS, INITIATIVES, AND PROGRESS.THE FOUNDATION'S WORK DIRECTLY IMPACTS THE STATE OF EDUCATION IN BURBANK BYENSURING THAT GRANTS AND COMMUNITY SUPPORT ARE CHANNELED INTO INNOVATIVE ANDINCLUSIVE PROJECTS THAT ALIGN WITH THE BROADER GOALS OF THE SCHOOL DISTRICT. THISCONTINUOUS INVESTMENT FOSTERS EDUCATIONAL EQUITY AND INNOVATION WITHIN BUSD,SUPPORTING THE LONG-TERM SUCCESS OF PUBLIC EDUCATION IN THE CITY OF BURBANK.
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    Dates
    Jan 1, 2023 – Dec 31, 2023
    Source
    990
    No causes provided
    No populations provided
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    $144.7K