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The Van Alstyne Education Foundation, Inc. (VAEF) is an independent, nonprofit 501(c)(3) corporation.

Our digital giving platform, Givebutter, is funded by OPTIONAL tips. These are separate from your donation to VAEF and do not in any way affect what the foundation receives. Click here for more info.

Please consider making a recurring or one-time donation of any amount to the foundation. Your donation will directly impact teachers and students in VAISD through teacher grants and scholarships every year! Today, over 80% of teachers and staff at VAISD contribute to the foundation on a recurring basis. Please join them and support our school district by donating using the form!

Since it's creation, VAEF has raised nearly $700,000 supporting grants and scholarships through the power of bringing all the community’s donations and support together!

Many corporations offer donation matching. Please feel free to contact our executive director here for any information you might need to submit for those additional funds, we are delighted to help!

VAEF uses Givebutter as our digital fundraising platform. It is free to the foundation which allows us to maximize the positive impact of your donations for the teachers and students in VAISD. In order to enable this free service, Givebutter is funded by OPTIONAL tips from donors like you. We want to stress that these are entirely separate from your donation to the VAEF and whether you tip or not does not in any way affect your donation to the foundation or the service we receive from Givebutter whatsoever. It is up to you the supporter whether or not to “tip” during the checkout process. A detailed discussion of how this all works from our platform provider is linked here if you’d like to learn more.

Corporate Donations & Sponsorships

We are so thankful for our corporate donors and sponsors. Please reach out to our Executive Director here for more information on how you can sponsor one of our widely attended events throughout the year. Being a featured sponsor can be a great way to connect with the community in addition to helping our students and teachers!

Fun Run

Clay Shoot

Gala

Sponsors

Sponsors

Partnership Opportunities

Volunteer at our Events

We are grateful for anyone who is willing to lend a hand, please fill out this form to join our volunteer list! Our executive director will reach out to you!

Endowments


The education foundation manages a portfolio of endowments to benefit teachers and students. Please consider working with us to create an endowment to benefit VAISD for years to come!

Endowments may be formed once they reach a value of $10,000 and can be funded via a lump-sum donation or built up over time with a minimum of $2,000 per year. Subject to Board of Directors approval, the donor will have the right to name the endowment and choose the criteria to be used to award the Scholarship or Teacher Grant.

Reasons to form an Endowment:

  1. Honor a family member or teacher who made an impact in your life or the community through a named endowment.

  2. Continue your legacy and benefit the next generation by pooling money with a group of friends or classmates. You may also consider VAEF in your estate planning by naming the foundation as a beneficiary.

For more information, contact our executive director via phone at 903-482-8817 or e-mail director@vanalstyneeducationfoundation.org

We are open to any creative giving ideas you may have and will happily work with you to do as much good as possible for the teachers and students at VAISD!

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