Why Donate?
The NEA Foundation, in partnership with educators, advances student achievement by investing in public education that will inspire and enable teachers to prepare every student to learn and thrive in a rapidly changing world. The NEA Foundation has consistently received a 4-Star Organizational Rating from Charity Navigator.
How to Donate
Donate Online
The NEA Foundation affords contributors a range of opportunities to support its work. Donations can be made generally or targeted to support a specific program. By making an online donation, you are providing essential funding to support teaching and learning in public schools across the country. Your Support "Helps Us Help Kids Know More"
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Your general or specific donation will help support the following NEA Foundation programs. For more information about giving opportunities, please contact DeAnna Duncan Grand, Development Officer, 202-822-7803 or
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NEA Foundation Programs
Grants to Public School Educators
We pursue ideas to strengthen teaching and learning. Our goal is to fund and share successful strategies to educate and prepare children for bright and rewarding futures. That is why, since 1999, we have awarded over 2,000 individual grants totaling more than $6 million to help public school teachers and other education professionals improve student achievement.
Closing the Achievement Gaps
The NEA Foundation created the Closing the Achievement Gaps Initiative to accelerate the achievement rate for under-achieving low income and minority student groups, thereby closing the gap between these students and their higher achieving, more affluent peers while raising achievement for all student groups.
With support from local partnerships led by school districts, NEA affiliates and community organizations, the NEA Foundation is undertaking a five-year, research-based effort in three pilot districts with a high number of under-achieving poor and minority students. Based on the success of these pilots, the Foundation will fund at least two more districts in 2010.
Awards for Teaching Excellence and Salute to Excellence in Education Gala
Known as the Academy Awards of public education, the NEA Foundation's Salute to Excellence in Education Gala is a national celebration of the men and women who work in America's public schools. Every year the Foundation presents more than 50 awards to the nation's top public school educators, most notably, the $25,000 NEA Member Benefits Award for Teaching Excellence.
Support the Annual Salute to Excellence in Education Gala
The Gala is an annual opportunity to honor exemplary public school educators and those businesses and individuals who significantly support them. The Gala features inspiring public school educators, outstanding entertainment and an elegant environment.
Read more about how to help us honor these individuals through a sponsorship.
Donor Privacy Policy
The NEA Foundation values each of our donors and takes their privacy very seriously. To that end, we maintain the highest level of confidentiality concerning our donors' contact and financial information. All online donor transactions with the Foundation are covered by this policy and are conducted over secure portals. Access to this data is password-protected and limited to authorized Foundation employees.