We Can Make A Difference

Mission

We mobilize community resources to ensure that our students have equitable opportunities to reach their brightest future.

Vision

Every Beaverton student is inspired and prepared for their brightest future.

Foundation History

Founded in 1988, the Beaverton Education Foundation raises money to provide hands-on innovative academic enrichment and advancement programs & projects that go beyond normal school funding at all 54 Beaverton public schools and is a 501(c)(3) community-based nonprofit organization. BEF mobilizes community resources to fund innovative classroom, summer and after-school programs.

BEF receives no public funds but relies on more than 2,500 tax-deductible contributions annually from school families, community members, alumni, district staff, and local businesses. Funds donated to BEF pay for programs not mandated or funded by the state, but ones our parents and dedicated educators consider necessary for a quality education. State funding for education in Oregon is inadequate for many basic programs, insufficient to fund enrichment programs, and unavailable to underwrite innovative programs.

BEF funds only hands-on academic programs and projects. Funding requests are received from all 54 schools as well as from District-wide and multi-school programs. Families and businesses throughout the Beaverton community have invested more than $6.13 million in grants for 3,021 programs and projects, through the 2023-2024 school year, that would not have existed without community support.

BEF Staff + Board

Kristine Baggett, Executive Director email >

Orissa Crispin, Gifts and Systems Coordinator email > 

Lauren Garrett, Deputy Director email >

Holly Van Houten, Corporate and Foundation Relations

 

BEF BOARD OFFICERS

Rob Guild, Amazon Web Services, Inc., Chair

Rebecca Porter, First Tech Federal Credit Union, Vice Chair

Jonas Cisneros, Intel Corporation, Secretary

Carol Baldwin, Perpetual CPA, Treasurer

 

BOARD OF DIRECTORS

Oluwatosin (‘Tosin) Iyasele, RoadScholar

Katie Lukins, Beaverton Education Association

Jessica McBride, Strategies 360

Kimberly Ogadhoh, International Education Consultant and Community Volunteer, Past Chair

Vincent Pollard, OnPoint Community Credit Union

Rajesh Shah, Datamaton, Inc., Past Chair

Olga Vargas, Vernier Software & Technology

Andy Saultz, Pacific University

Andrew Le, Beaverton Downtown Association

Christopher Prahl, Kirby Nagelhout Construction Company

 

 

EX OFFICIO 

Gustavo Balderas, D.Ed Superintendent Beaverton School District

Shellie Bailey-Shah, Beaverton School District, Foundation Staff Liaison

Ugonna Enyinnaya, Beaverton School Board Member

 

Call for BEF Board Nominations – applications are accepted at any time of the year: Would you or someone you know like to participate on the BEF Board of Directors? Learn how >