Giving Opportunities
Your tax-deductible donation of $440 provides a child with weekend food throughout the year.
Your tax-deductible donation of $200 restores an instrument for an aspiring student musician.
Your tax-deductible donation of $50-$100 covers one-year of school supplies for our pre-k to high school students.
Become a Club 196 Member
Your tax-deductible donation of $1,096 provides weekend food for 2 children for a year, 3 refurbished band instruments, and more than 50 students with the supplies they need to start the school year strong! At the Club196 level, you also receive recognition on our website.
Thank you to our current Club196 Members:
Since 2014, the District 196 Foundation has…
54,000 Meals
620 Instruments
Provided weekend meals to more than 1,600 District 196 students.
Restored 620 used instruments
to allow more kids to enjoy the benefits of the arts
through the district’s “Band for All” initiative .
$16,500 in SCHOOL SUPPLIES
Funded the District’s school supply program so that
no student is without school supplies throughout the school year.
Eliminated Period Poverty
Fully funded the startup costs to provide menstrual products
in bathrooms in every school building
to help address period poverty.
31,000 Books
Fully funded books for 3,000 students,
providing age-appropriate reading material for the summer months.
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Your Support Matters
With growing support from businesses, parents, teachers and citizens, the District 196 Foundation continues to eliminate barriers to learning. Beyond our core programs that ensure all children in the district have food to eat, books to read and instruments to play, we continually work with the district to fill critical needs for current students across our district.
Thank you for your continued support!
