Programs

  • Excellence in Education and Community Investment

    EXCELLENCE IN EDUCATION, EMERGENCY RELIEF AND COMUNITY INVESTMENT- SEE STATEMENT O
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    Dates
    Jul 1, 2022 – Jun 30, 2023
    Source
    990
    No causes provided
    No populations provided
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    $602.9K

  • Program 1 [2024]

    SUNNYSIDE UNIFIED SCHOOL DISTRICT FOUNDATION (SUSDF) OR (THE ORGANIZATION) IS A NONPROFIT ORGANIZATION ESTABLISHED TO PROMOTE EDUCATIONAL EXCELLENCE BY PROVIDING RESOURCES TO SUPPORT WORK THAT ENRICHES THE EDUCATION, DEVELOPMENT, AND WELL-BEING OF ALL SUNNYSIDE UNIFIED SCHOOL DISTRICT (SUSD) CHILDREN AND THEIR FAMILIES THAT RESIDE IN TUSON?S SOUTHSIDE. THE SUSD IS THE SECOND LARGEST SCHOOL DISTRICT IN PIMA COUNTY, ARIZONA AND SERVES MORE THAN 12,000 STUDENTS. OVER 80% OF THE CHILDREN LIVE BELOW THE POVERTY LINE. SINCE ITS INCEPTION, SUSDF HAS EXPANDED THEIR CAPACITY TO STRATEGICALLY COALESCE A COLLECTIVE POWER WITHIN TUCSON?S SOUTHSIDE COMMUNITY, RELIEVING HARDSHIP AND ENSURING EASIER ACCESS TO EDUCATIONAL AND ECONOMIC OPPORTUNITIES FOR ITS PEOPLE. THEIR THREE FUNDING PRIORITIES INCLUDE EXCELLENCE IN EDUCATION, EMERGENCY RELIEF, AND COMMUNITY INVESTMENT. THE EXCELLENCE IN EDUCATION FUND ENHANCES THE EDUCATIONAL EXPERIENCE AND OPPORTUNITIES FOR SUSD STUDENTS AND EDUCATORS BY PROVIDING FUNDING FOR CLASSROOM PROJECTS AND SUPPLIES IN THE AREAS OF LITERACY, STEM, HEALTH & WELLNESS, AND ARTS & CULTURE; SCHOLARSHIPS FOR GRADUATING SENIORS AND DUAL ENROLLMENT COURSES, PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT THROUGH SUNNYSIDE COMMUNITYSHARE, AND INVESTING IN STRENGTHENING CAREER & TECHNICAL EDUCATIONAL COURSES. THE EMERGENCY RELIEF FUND FOCUSES ON ADDRESSING THE ROOT CAUSES OF COMMUNITY CHALLENGES BY BUILDING UPON AND AMPLIFYING THE EXCELLENT WORK, MUTUAL SUPPORT, AND ADVOCACY THAT SOUTH SIDE COMMUNITY MEMBERS ARE ALREADY DOING. THIS WORK HAS INCLUDED EMERGENCY RENTAL, MORTGAGE AND UTILITY PAYMENTS TO FAMILIES, FOOD BOX AND TOILETRIES DISTRIBUTION, AND DIGITAL EQUITY WORK INCLUDING IN-HOME WIFI INSTALLATION. THE COMMUNITY INVESTMENT FUND WAS ESTABLISHED TO SUPPORT COMMUNITY IMPROVEMENT INITIATIVES WHICH BUILD UPON THE WORK CURRENTLY UNDERWAY BY COMMUNITY MEMBERS, LOCAL ORGANIZATIONS, AND WITHIN THE LARGER SOUTH SIDE OF TUCSON. THIS WORK HAS INCLUDED SERVING AS A FISCAL SPONSOR TO GRASSROOTS COMMUNITY ROOTED EFFORTS AND SUPPORTING COMMUNITY ENGAGEMENT ACTIVITIES AT THE EL PUEBLO NEIGHBORHOOD CENTER. THE SUSDF IS CONSTANTLY SEEKING AND SECURING NEW FINANCIAL RESOURCES THROUGH NATIONAL AND LOCAL ORGANIZATIONS AND ENTITIES WHERE THE ORGANIZATION AND DONORS WORK TOGETHER ON IMPACTFUL PROJECTS TO SERVE STUDENTS AND THE LARGER SOUTHSIDE COMMUNITY IN TUCSON.
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    Dates
    Jul 1, 2023 – Jun 30, 2024
    Source
    990
    No causes provided
    No populations provided
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    $368K