As it has every year since 2015 the Education Foundation for Bend-La Pine Schools has awarded Perseverance in Academics Awards with scholarships to BLS seniors graduating this year. This year there were awards given to 17 seniors to… Read More

Please stay tuned…When schools reopen we will be using the fillable PDF application.  Application dates will be determined as information becomes available. Requests will be for $200-$1,000 and determinations will be made as soon as possible. We look… Read More

For the first time ever, the Education Foundation is offering Back-to-School classroom funding for educators in the Bend-La Pine School District. BEND, Ore. (August 20, 2019) – The Education Foundation for Bend-La Pine Schools announced today that the… Read More

BEND, OREGON Aug 5, 2019 – The Education Foundation for Bend–La Pine Schools received a generous $3,000 donation from D.A. Davidson & Co. for its’ Latinx Scholarship program. The Education Foundation, in partnership with the Oregon Community Foundation… Read More

BEND, OREGON July 11, 2019 – The Education Foundation for Bend–La Pine Schools received a generous $3,000 grant from the US Bank Foundation towards arts and wellness classroom grants for the 2019-2020 school year. “We are so thankful… Read More

  BEND, OREGON July 9, 2019 – The Education Foundation for Bend–La Pine Schools received a generous $5,000 grant from the Pacific Power Foundation towards STEM classroom grants for the 2019-2020 school year. “The Pacific Power Foundation is… Read More

BEND, OREGON June 27, 2019 – Nineteen graduating Latinx students from Bend and La Pine received scholarships through a collaboration with the Education Foundation for Bend-La Pine Schools, the Oregon Community and the C.O. Latino Partnership Program this… Read More

It all began in 1988 when our first board, comprised of local business and community leaders, recognized the need to support our public schools and worked to donate $4,420 to educational and activity programs to our public schools…. Read More

The term “It takes a village” is a proverb that leverages the cultural context and belief that it takes an entire community to raise a child. A child has the best ability to become a healthy adult if… Read More