Recent Accomplishments
Our most recent annual report encompasses 12 months of Appleton Education Foundation activity (January – December 2024). We are excited to share how grants and scholarships totaling more than $360,000 enriched the lives of thousands of Appleton Area School District students and turned dreams into realities for more than 100 creative educators.
138 grants
$362,570 grants and scholarships funded
$6.2 million granted since 1997
Empowering Educators
The Appleton Education Foundation funds teaching and learning opportunities that are not possible through the normal school budget. We believe in empowering educators to implement their creative ideas to increase student engagement and enhance learning.
Grants are awarded four times each year.
What’s Going On?
- The Science of Singing Bowls
In physical science classes at Appleton West High School, students aren’t just learning about sound waves—they’re creating them. Science teacher Julie Branner used a grant from the Appleton Education Foundation’s Alan and Vira Stoner Education Fund to purchase sets of Tibetan singing bowls to help students explore the relationship between wavelength, frequency, and wave speed … Read More - Seeds of KnowledgeWith support from an Appleton Education Foundation grant, Foster Elementary Charter School can more fully utilize its hydroponic growing system, giving more than 200 students hands-on access to STEM learning while producing fresh, nutritious food for the school community. From planting and monitoring nutrient levels to harvesting, preparing, and serving produce, students are involved at … Read More
- Equipping Educators for Chapter OneMore than 130 new educators walked into the Appleton Area School District at the start of the 2025–2026 school year, including 62 stepping into their very first classroom. Many carried the same quiet question: Am I ready? Thanks to a grant from the Appleton Education Foundation, they didn’t have to answer that question alone. The … Read More
Our Impact
