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No one has been unaffected by the COVID-19 pandemic.  Lost jobs, double shifts, sick family, homeschooling, depression.  In the past,

I know it’s only March, but if your high school graduating class is celebrating a milestone year in 2020, it

2019 was a whirlwind of celebration for the Foundation.  We marked 35 years of mission driven work to provide financial

While our sign might be on the door of the Educational Leadership and Support Center and my desk might be

The Cedar Rapids Community Schools Foundation has been funding the Summer Literacy Program for District elementary students, in partnership with PEARSON,

As the Executive Director of the Cedar Rapids Community Schools Foundation, let me be one of the first to congratulate

It’s that time of year again.  Spring.  When my phone begins to ring a bit more than usual.   The arrival

Every year, high performing nonprofits review their program to administration cost ratio – that’s fancy talk for “how much of

“There’s a school foundation?” Yeah.  I get that a lot. I also get, “Oh … yeah. The Greater Cedar Rapids