Organizations Filed Purposes:
CULTIVATE COMMUNITY INVESTMENT TO ENRICH STUDENT OPPORTUNITY.
THE AURORA PUBLIC SCHOOLS FOUNDATION EXISTS TO SUPPORT STUDENTS, FAMILIES AND STAFF OF THE JOINT SCHOOL DISTRICT NO. 28-J OF THE COUNTIES OF ADAMS AND ARAPAHOE, COLORADO. THE FOUNDATION HAS A COMMITMENT TO CULTIVATE COMMUNITY INVESTMENT TO ENRICH STUDENT OPPORTUNITY ACROSS THE DISTRICT, THROUGH THE DEVELOPMENT OF PARTNERSHIPS AND THE LEVERAGIING OF PROGRAMS THAT DRIVE INNOVATION AND EXCELLENCE FOR MORE THAN 40,000 STUDENTS OF THE AURORA PUBLIC SCHOOL DISTRICT. PROGRAMS ADMINISTRERED BY THE FOUNDATION INCLUDE COLLEGE AND CAREER CENTERS, SPECIAL PROJECTS AND A SCHOLARSHIP PROGRAM.
COLLEGE & CAREER CENTERS: THROUGH FYE 6/30/20, THE FOUNDATION CONTINUED TO SUPPORT COLLEGE AND CAREER CENTERS IN THE AURORA PUBLIC SCHOOLS DISTRICT. DURING THE 2019-2020 SCHOOL YEAR, THE FOUNDATION LAUNCHED THE FIFTH CENTER AT VISTA PEAK PREPARATORY SCHOOL. NOW MORE THAN 96% OF HIGH SCHOOL STUDENTS HAVE ACCESS TO COLLEGE AND CAREER READINESS RESOURCES AT THEIR NEIGHBORHOOD SCHOOL. MORE THAN 16 MILLION IN SCHOLARSHIPS WERE GRANTED TO HIGH SCHOOL SENIORS IN THE DISTRICT.
SPECIAL PROJECTS: THE FOUNDATION SERVES AS A CONDUIT FOR A VARIETY OF SPECIAL PROJECTS THAT SUPPORT THE AURORA PUBLIC SCHOOLS DISTRICT, INCLUDING COMMUNITY ACTION ZONES, INDIVIDUAL SCHOOL PROJECTS AND PROGRAMS AND OTHER DISTRICT INITIATIVES. THE FOUNDATION EXPERIENCED A SIGNIFICANT INCREASE IN THIS AREA OF PROGRAMMATIC ACTIVITY FYE 6/30/20 AS A RESULT OF ITS PARTICIPATION IN A CAPITAL CAMPAIGN FOR THE CONSTRUCTION OF A NEW STEM CHARTER SCHOOL, AURORA SCIENCE AND TECH.
FOOD AND CRISIS RELIEF: IN RESPONSE TO THE COVID-19 PANDEMIC, THE FOUNDATION LAUNCHED A FOOD AND CRISIS RELIEF FUND IN MARCH 2020. THROUGH JUNE 30, 2020, MORE THAN 1.2 MILLION MEALS WERE SERVED TO THE STUDENTS AND COMMUNITY MEMBERS. APPROXIMATELY 10% OF THE MEALS WERE FOR ADULTS AND FULLY FUNDED THROUGH THE APS FOUNDATION.
Executives Listed on Filing
Total Salary includes financial earnings, benefits, and all related organization earnings listed on tax filing
| Name | Title | Hours Per Week | Total Salary |
|---|
| Jill Ruiter | EXECUTIVE DI | 40 | $90,225 |
| Kevin Walton | SECRETARY | 2 | $0 |
| William Stuart | DIRECTOR | 1 | $0 |
| Simone Ross | DIRECTOR | 1 | $0 |
| Marcelina Rivera | DIRECTOR | 1 | $0 |
| Marsha Nelson | DIRECTOR | 1 | $0 |
| Robert Mcgranaghan | SECRETARY/VI | 2 | $0 |
| Lane Lyon | DIRECTOR | 1 | $0 |
| Richard Levin | CHAIR | 3 | $0 |
| David Lazarowitz | TREASURER | 2 | $0 |
| Harry King | DIRECTOR | 1 | $0 |
| Lisa Kessler | DIRECOTR | 1 | $0 |
| Shannon Jones | DIRECTOR | 1 | $0 |
| Derrick Fuller | TREASURER | 2 | $0 |
| Nathan Eckloff | VICE CHAIR | 2 | $0 |
| Peter Corridon | DIRECTOR | 1 | $0 |
| Monica Colbert | CHAIR | 3 | $0 |
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