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The Ridgewood Education Foundation is an independent 501c3 organization, whose mission is to collaborate with District Administration, the Home and School Associations and the Board of Education to enhance public eduction in Ridgewood, NJ.

ABOUT US

IN THE BEGINNING...

The REF was established in 1989 to provide private funds to enhance the experiences of students in the Ridgewood Public Schools.

OUR NEW STORY, OUR NEW ROLE...

Building on our 26- year legacy of philanthropy , in 2013 we made a bold decision to broaden our scope of our investments and raise the impact of our initiatives.

THE RESULTS...

Recent grants from The Foundation have supported a great range of initiatives—from a leadership grant to fund the new Learning Commons at RHS and the district’s first phases of foundational infrastructure to prepare for the new STEM curriculum to a gift to help the district provide an innovative yoga program for our students on the autism spectrum and our support of the RHS 1:1 Chromebooks for all RHS students.

We have deepened and redefined our role in the life of our community both by selecting to support projects with district-wide reach and by creating vigorous community-building events.

The Ridgewood Education Foundation is an IRC § 501(c)(3) non-profit corporation. All contributions are deductible to the fullest extent of the law.

GRANTS

CLICK HERE TO DOWNLOAD GRANT GUIDELINES AND APPLICATION

As we move forward, we continue seeking to fund innovative programs that meet that build community within the district and/or meet the following important criteria:

That continue to advance the District’s technology plan through the purchase of devices, hardware, infrastructure and other equipment needed for 21st Century Learning and academics;

That provide professional development to prepare teachers for new technology and project based learning in the classrooms, STEM (Science, Technology Engineering, Math) and other forward-looking curricula;

That fund broadly focused initiatives that support new technologies, STEM and other new related curricula;

That fortify facilities enhancements that support these needs.
That enhance educational excellence in Ridgewood.

TIMELINE OF ACHIEVEMENTS

2019

-Rutgers Science Bus BFMS grade 6

-Physics Supplies for RHS 9-12

2018

-Oktoberfest granted $75,000 to the -District MakerSpace and Physics Lab Projects.

-Awarded $20,000 from the Columbia Bank Foundation

2017

-Passes $1M in grants made to the District

-Awarded $1,000 from Wells Fargo

2016

-Granted $62,500 to create Makerspace for the district

-2nd Annual Oktoberfest

2015

-Granted $85,000 to modernize classrooms at BFMS and GWMS for the new STEM curriculum

2014

-Granted $150,000 to help fund Chromebook at RHS

-1st Annual Oktoberfest

2013

Granted $100,000 to accelerate the 1:1 initiative

2012

Granted $110,000 to the RHS Learning Commons

OUR SPONSORS

The support of our donors ensures that the tradition of innovation and excellence in public education in Ridgewood continues. Please help us show our appreciation by supporting their businesses!

Platinum

Columbia Bank Foundation

Gold

Ernst & Young

Silver

Jennifer McGee Designs~The Wine Seller~ Reno's Appliances~ Onyx Equities

Nancy Ricca~Backwoods~Ridgewood Tree Corporation~ Hammer & Nail~ The DeVita Family

Bronze

Jennie Smith Wilson~ Home Supply~ Park West Tavern~ Doherty Inc.~ Sheila Brogan and Bill Reilly~ Thomas Flint Landscape Design and Development~ Precision Orthodontics~ Messineo & Messineo~

Health Barn USA~ Van Dyk Health Care~ Tarleton Landscaping Company~ Rhee Plastic Surgery~

Rise Fitness~ Share, Inc~ Wegman's Food Markets~ West Ridgewood Dental~Wostbrock Home~

West Side Nursery School

Copper

Campgaw Mountain~ Printology~ Artisan Builders~ State Farm/John Dominiani~

Clemente Orthodontics~ Huntington Learning Centers/Ridgewood~

Janis Furhman/Terrie O'Connor Realtors~ Paredes/Grube Architects~ Pomptonian~ Z+ Architects~

Spring Lake Day Camp~ Eileen Phelps~ Ridgewood Alumni Association~ Veenstra & Sons

THANK YOU!

PHONE-A-THON

OCTOBER 1-3, 2019

THANK YOU!!

On the evenings of Oct 1, 2 and 3 members of the trustees, student and other community volunteers called district families asking for your support. Thanks to the many families who contributed, we raised more than $27,000!

It's not too late to participate! The more money we raise, the more we are able to grant back to the district to fund important initiatives that impact all Ridgewood students.

Mail a check to: The Ridgewood Education Foundation, 49 Cottage Place, Ridgewood, NJ 07450 or use the DONATE button on this site to make an on-line donation.

THANK YOU again, on behalf of all the students, teachers and administrators who depend on your generosity.