Submissions should be made Sept. 4 – Oct. 18 using the fillable PDF application. Funds are to be used for the remainder of the the 2019-2020 school year. Requests will be for $200-$1,000 and determinations made Nov. 1st…. 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

Congratulations to all the 2017-2018 Teacher Grant Recipients! We awarded over $54,000 in innovative classroom grants to teachers in the Bend-La Pine School District! We are excited to see all these amazing grants in action in the next… Read More