AUSTIN ED FUND
INSPIRING THE FUTURE

OUR MISSION

Austin Ed Fund inspires the community to invest in Austin ISD.

OUR VISION

Austin Ed Fund is a recognized champion of Austin ISD.

ESTABLISHED IN 1993.

Austin Ed Fund was established as the Austin Public Education Foundation in 1993 to receive and disburse grants for the support of education and educational projects of the Austin Independent School District.

Since 2001, the Austin Ed Fund has facilitated more than $46 million in support of Austin ISD students and teachers.

Through its grant program that started in 2015, Austin Ed Fund has awarded more than $2.1M to 400+ teacher-driven projects that support innovative classroom practices and educational opportunities for economically disadvantaged students. We’ve funded robotics projects, writing workshops, professional development, field trips, hands-on learning experiences, and more.

In addition to the grant programs, the Austin Ed Fund supports important district-wide initiatives like the Austin ISD Crisis Support Fund, social and emotional learning and encouraging the community to give generously to Austin ISD teachers, students, and programs. Because of our community, our teachers feel supported, our students are inspired and our public schools are stronger.

  • Austin ISD serves nearly 74,871 students on 125 campuses across a 230-square mile district.

  • More than 28% of Austin ISD students are emerging bilingual students. Nearly 52% are economically disadvantaged.

  • The district enjoys an impressive 92.3% graduation rate, and its composite SAT and ACT scores exceed state and national averages.

WHO WE ARE

OUR BOARD

Chair:
Samantha Borders
Tapestry Foundation

Immediate Past Chair:
Doyle Valdez
Valco Resource Management, Inc.

Secretary:
Jackie Padgett
IGC Institute

Treasurer:
Kathy Burrell

Bank of America

At-Large:
Felicia Garcia
Coca-Cola

At-Large:
Khib Kugler

AKG Energy L.P.

Ex-Officio:
Matias Segura

Superintendent
Austin ISD

Ex-Officio:
Kevin Foster
Board of Trustees,District 3
Austin ISD

Priscilla Aquino Garza
Educate Texas

Jessica Bazan
O’Connell Robertson

A.J. Bingham
Bingham Group

Shawn Bose
REALLY

Rudy Garza
GarzaEMC

Manny Gonzalez
Western Governors University

Larry Graham
Texas Gas Service

James Guerra
JG Consulting

Julian Huerta
St. David’s Foundation

Meagan Longley
Austin Community Foundation

Oriana Love
Diffusion Labs I&T

Elizabeth Nelson
Community Memeber

Colette Pierce Burnette
Waterloo Greenway Conservancy

David Quintanilla
UT McCombs School of Business

Sean Ransenberg
H-E-B

Anita Salmon
Community Health Centers of South Central Texas, Inc.

Missy Strittmatter
United Way of Greater Austin

Kelea Youngblood
Austin Board of Realtors