Giving Opportunities
Your tax-deductible donation of $368 provides a child with weekend food throughout the year.
Your tax-deductible donation of $200 restores an instrument for an aspiring student musician.
Your tax-deductible donation of $35 provides 10 books for a student.
Become a Club 196 Member
Your tax-deductible donation of $1,096 provides weekend food for 2 children for a year, 3 refurbished band instruments, and more than 50 new age-appropriate books! At the Club196 level, you also receive recognition on our website.
Thank you to our current Club196 Members:
Thank you to our past Club196 Members:
2022-2023 Year in Review
24,048 Meals
100 Instruments
Provided weekend meals to 670 District 196 students.
The District’s “Band for All” initiative restored 50 used instruments to allow more kids to enjoy the benefits of the arts.
5,000 Books
Fully funded books for 500 students, providing age-appropriate reading material for the summer months.
SCHOOL SUPPLIES
Funded the District’s school supply program so that no student was without school supplies throughout the school year.
32 SITES
Fully funded the startup costs to provide menstrual products in bathrooms in every school building to help address period poverty.
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Your Support Matters
With growing support from businesses, parents, teachers and citizens, the District 196 Foundation continues to eliminate barriers to learning. Beyond our core programs that ensure all children in the district have food to eat, books to read and instruments to play, we continually work with the district to fill critical needs for current students across our district.
Thank you for your continued support!
