• Annual memberships
• Community donations
• Fundraising events

The foundation is a 501(c)(3) public charity. All donations made to the Addison Elementary School Foundation are tax deductible. The tax-exempt status from the IRS enables the Foundation to receive employee-matching funds and to apply for educational grant monies.

“Never doubt that a small group of thoughtful, committed citizens can change the world. Indeed, it’s the only thing that ever has.”
-Margaret Mead
 

Why do we need a Foundation for Addison?

Addison’s Foundation has a very specific and narrow set of objectives—To secure financial support, by working closely within the private and public sector.

Money will then be used to provide a variety of programs and resources that go above and beyond what is available from the Cobb County School District and our PTA. By enriching the curriculum, we will be strengthening the quality of the public education our students are receiving, allowing them the opportunity to remain competitive with other local students and on National and International levels.

In short, the Foundation can provide funding to hire specialized teachers and pay their salaries, address capital needs and facility improvements, purchase advanced teaching and training tools, provide enhanced programs, and supply the means for any other teacher, student, staff or parent identified need while creating valuable learning experiences for all of our children.


What's the difference between the Foundation and the PTA?

Our strong PTA allows Addison to have various programs, volunteers, and support for our teachers. The Foundation is designed to complement and journey hand-in-hand with the PTA for the main purpose of the children. A strong Foundation will give us the ability to secure funding to supplement the educational opportunities that are not currently being funded by the state or county budgets. Many of these programs cannot be funded through PTA either because they are subject to pre-designated restrictions and National guidelines that limit how our PTA can spend its money. For example, PTA can fund a Cultural Arts Day program but the Foundation can hire Science, Technologies, or Foreign Language instructors.