Special Projects Benefit our Public Schools

Dinner Auction Fund an Item:
$141,500 for five initiatives since 2001 

Stay tuned for an announcement on the initiative for the November Dinner Auction! 

In addition to the Program Funding (Block Grant and Technology Resource or TRT funding), each year CSF works in conjunction with the schools to identify a program or equipment that require supplemental funding to launch or complete. This funding is directed to the special project and funds are returned immediately to the school sites, and divided equitably by enrollment. Since 2001, CSF has returned over $141,000 for fund an item iniative thanks to the generosity of guests at the event as follows:

Lipp Family Foundation Grants
$60,000/year to our schools

The 2009-10 school year will mark the fifth year that the Trustees of the Lipp Family Foundation have generously given the schools $60,000 per year to support math, science and music in Coronado’s public schools. $30,000 of these funds comes in the fall and are allocated per school based on the enrollment. The remaining $30,000 is returned to the schools in the program funding for Technology Resource Teacher (TRT) funding which was futher expanded for the current school year as requested by school sites.  The Board of Directors and staff as well at the teachers and students who benefit, are so very appreciative of this significant funding source.

District-wide School Musical (formerly All Schools Musical)
$2,000 for Professional Development

Starating in 2007, the Board of Directors approved a special funding initiative to pay for the royalty fees for the All Schools Musical.  Since that inagural year, CSF has continued to provide $2,000 annually in funding to underwrite the event.  In 2009, the musical was changed to a District-wide Musical that featured children from grades 4 - 12 from Village and Silver Strand Elementary Schools, Coronado Middle School, and Coronado High School.   It was received with great success and gives hundreds of school children the chance to perform at the CHS Theatre. ASE LINK HERE PLEASE)

CHS Theatre Steps
$1,000

The new CHS Theatre is a state of the art facility and will be the new home of the CSF Annual Telethon presented by Time Warner Cable as of March of 2008. The original designed lacked steps to stage left, resulting in students of all ages performing on the stage with no access. So, the CSF Board of Directors donated $1,000 to the Wood Hobby Shop and the teacher and students are custom designing the steps which will be a permanent and much appreciated fixture.

Scholarships for Graduating CHS Seniors
$30,000/year on average from private donors

CSF facilitates nearly 1/3 of the approximately 100 scholarships made available to graduating seniors at Coronado High thanks to the generosity of private donors. These scholarships account for approximately $30,000/year and the awards range from $200 to a full tuition scholarship at San Diego State University for $27,500 over 5 years.  For many students, these scholarships make further education a reality.  If you are interested in starting a scholarship to remember a loved one, contact the CSF office as outlined below.

Questions on Special Projects? Contact the Executive Director at CSF today, 619-437-8059, ext 3.