Organizations Filed Purposes:
PROMOTE PUBLIC EDUCATION BY ASSISTING THE DECATUR PUBLIC SCHOOLS IN PROVIDING QUALITY PROGRAMS THROUGH MAKING FUNDS AVAILABLE FOR APPROVED GRANTS.
TO ACQUIRE AND DISTRIBUTE RESOURCES TO DECATUR PUBLIC SCHOOLS TO ENHANCE, ENRICH, AND ENCOURAGE LEARNING OPPORTUNITIES FOR ITS STUDENTS, STAFF, AND COMMUNITY.
THE LARGEST SINGLE PROGRAM OPERATED BY THE DPS FOUNDTION IS AN AGRICULTURE ACADEMY INVOLVING BOTH PUBLIC HIGH SCHOOLS IN FFA ACTIVITIES AND THE CONSTRUCTION OF A LIVING SCIENCE FARM. THE AGRICULTURE PROGRAM HAD 202 STUDENTS IN YEAR 1 AND 361 STUDENTS ENROLLED FOR YEAR 2. THE 2020-2021 ACADEMIC YEAR IS THE THIRD YEAR OF OPERATIONS.
THE DPS FOUNDATION GENERATES FUNDS TO SUPPORT A NUMBER OF ADDITIONAL DESIGNATED FUNDS AND SPECIAL PROJECTS. THESE RANGE FROM THE PERFORMING ARTS TO STEM TO COMMUNITY ENGAGEMENT ACTIVITIES, AND VERY YEAR TO YEAR BASED ON DONOR INTEREST. THIS CATERGORY (DESIGNATED PROJECTS AND PROGRAMS) HAS GROWN SUBSTANTIALLY IN THE PAST SEVERAL YEARS. DONOR-DESIGNATED PROGRAMS ENCOMPASS A WIDE RANGE OF ACTIVITIES SUPPORTED AS DIRECTED BY THE CONTRIBUTOR. UNDESIGNATED FUNDS RAISED SUPPORT ALL ASPECTS OF GRANT PROGRAM MANAGEMENT AND OPERATIONS, AND COVER THE COSTS TO IMPLEMENT GRANTS WITHIN THE PRE-K THROUGH HIGH SCHOOL ENRICHMENT PROGRAMMING.
OPERATION CALCULUS PROVIDES SCHOOL YEAR AND SUMMER BOOT CAMP SUPPORT TO AFRICAN-AMERICAN STUDENTS AT BOTH EISENHOWER AND MACARTHUR HIGH SCHOOLS AND MIDDLE-SCHOOL STUDENTS AT HOPE ACADEMY. PROGRAM COORDINATORS OFFER STRUCTURED ACADEMIC AND SOCIAL SUPPORT ACTIVITIES TO ENCOURAGE STUDENTS TO ENROLL IN THE HIGHEST LEVEL MATH COURSES, AND TO STAY ON TRACK FROM PROMOTION FROM MIDDLE SCHOOL TO HIGH SCHOOL DURING THE OFTEN-DIFFICULT 8TH/9TH GRADE TRANSITION. HIGH SCHOOL STUDENTS ARE AFFORDED AN OPPORTUNITY TO VISIT A HISTORICALLY BLACK COLLEGE OR UNIVERSITY AT THE CONCLUSION OF EACH SCHOOL YEAR, AND MIDDLE SCHOOL STUDENTS ARE PROVIDED WITH SUMMER BRIDGE TUTORING AND MENTORING. OVER THE LIFE OF THE PROGRAM, 100% OF THE SENIORS TO DATE HAVE GRADUATED AND WERE ACCPTED INTO COLLEGE.
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 |
|---|
| Zach Shields | EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR | 40 | $87,526 |
| Mike Allen | VICE CHAIR | 1 | $0 |
| Regan Lewis | TRUSTEE | 1 | $0 |
| Nikki Garry | TRUSTEE | 1 | $0 |
| Kathy Thompson | SECRETARY | 1 | $0 |
| Chelsea Sargeant | TRUSTEE | 1 | $0 |
| Amy C Ridley | TRUSTEE | 1 | $0 |
| Sue Pilling-Walker | TRUSTEE | 1 | $0 |
| Dan Oakes | TRUSTEE | 1 | $0 |
| Myung Kim | TRUSTEE | 1 | $0 |
| Kim Hurm | TRUSTEE | 1 | $0 |
| Evyonne Hawkins | TRUSTEE | 1 | $0 |
| Paul Fregeau | TRUSTEE | 1 | $0 |
| Regan Deering | CHAIR | 1 | $0 |
| John Weber | TREASURER | 1 | $0 |
| Tom Little | TRUSTEE | 1 | $0 |
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