Foundation for Vancouver Public Schools

PO Box 6039

Vancouver, WA 98668-6039

360.313.4730

www.FoundationforVPS.org

PARTNERSHIP OPPORTUNITIES 2020-2021

INVESTING IN STUDENT SUCCESS!

Getting kids to school happy, healthy, and ready to learn since 1988.

Annual Luncheon: May 12, 2021

See page 6 for details.

INVESTING IN VANCOUVER YOUTH

The students we serve:

50% of VPS students are from families with incomes below federal poverty guidelines (i.e., qualifying for free or reduced-price lunch), with some VPS schools as high as 88%.

800+ students experienced homelessness during the past school year.

Approximately 1 out of 5 VPS students are chronically absent.

Our students are from diverse backgrounds, with 66 languages spoken and 19% with a home language other than English.

The Foundation for Vancouver Public Schools (VPS) serves over 23,000 youth in 37 schools and programs. Support for the Foundation for VPS helps students in need overcome barriers to learning and enriches the school experience to promote achievement for all students.

In 2019-20, funding to the Foundation for VPS addressed barriers to learning associated with poverty, supporting students through:

Housing stability support Health, dental & vision care, mental health

Family & community engagement

School engagement grants, student enrichment, mentoring programs

Food, clothing, school supplies, personal hygiene

Early learning programs

By leveraging funds

along with community

resources, we can

quickly meet

emerging needs.

Early Learning

2019-20Direct support to students:

$904,212

21%

6%

13%

60% Basic Needs

Student Enrichment, Engagement, & Mentoring

Family & Community Engagement

COMMUNITY IMPACT HIGHLIGHTS

Performance Measures VPS measures success by parent and community involvement, safe and supportive environments and student achievement. VPS data and teacher reports document the impact on student learning:

• Improved student performance• Increased graduation rates• Decreased absences• Reduced disciplinary actions• Smaller performance gaps between students of diverse

ethnic & economic backgrounds

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Thanks to donors...

Barriers to learning associated with poverty were removed so that students can come to school happy, healthy, & ready to learn:

• Basic needs funding, including Emergency Checkbooks for all37 school buildings

• 4,000 cafeteria meals

• 1,400 thrift store vouchers & 1,000 grocery store gift cards for emergency needs

• 243 children from 114 families received housing stability assistance to prevent eviction

• 42 students were provided with vision referrals & assistance

Students accessed engagement opportunities & were paired with mentors to spark their interests, connect to their passions, and help envision their future:

• Over $100,000 in enrichment grants & engagement activitiesbenefiting students at every school through projects, programs, & experiences inside & out of the classroom

• Mentoring programs at all grade levels including the LunchBuddy program & middle school lunchtime mentoring; & funded programs offered by Police Activities League, Girls Inc, & SaturdayAcademy

School communities were strengthened by family and community engagement activities:

• Family-Community Resource Centers hosted 213 family engagement events attended by 9,767 adults & 10,331 children

Early learning initiatives helped our youngest learners begin school ready to learn:

• Funding assistance for 1-2-3 Grow and Learn programming,held at 14 schools, engaging 2,959 children, birth-5, and their caregivers

• Evening Preschool offered at 13 schools, reaching hundreds of students & parents

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“When the community comes together to support students, they can succeed

and thrive. Students don’t have to worry about whether they can eat, or if they will be safe

and warm. Your support really does change lives.”

-Jennifer Blechschmidt, VPS Principal

Early Learning

Benefits of Giving to Foundation for VPS

Social Impact: Students are better prepared to enter the workforce and contribute to the well-being of our community.

Business values: Many community members choose to patronize businesses supporting students. Fostering a culture of giving back in your business can aid employee recruitment and retention.

Recognition of your positive community investment is an important part of the Foundation for VPS partnership program.

PARTNERSHIPS MAKE A DIFFERENCE

Partnerships strengthen our schools and communities!

It starts with a simple premise. In order to address the biggest challenges facing Vancouver children,

and to achieve systemic and lasting improvements, the path

for change leads through local schools and community support.

Vancouver Public School’s Community Schools model unites

schools, families, and communities to address opportunity

and achievement gaps and improve student learning.

The district’s Family-Community Resource Centers (FCRCs)

serve all VPS schools through a network of 18 on-site centers

and two mobile units, providing families with access to

academic and early learning programs, health and social

services, youth and community activities, and other services

and resources.

“There were times that if I didn’t go to school, I probably wouldn’t have eaten that day. I don’t think I would have graduated high school without the support of the Foundation and school staff.”

-Caiti, 2019 VPS graduate

“Without assistance from the Foundation’s Housing Stability Fund, I would have been homeless and my daughter would have been placed in foster care.”

-Leigh, VPS parent

“Covid has created a greater stress for families who were already struggling with lack of resources. Grocery gift cards from the Foundation provide food for families in highest need.”

-Hilda, VPS Family-CommunityResource Coordinator

Supporting Partners

There are many ways to support Vancouver students with a contribution in the range of $1,000 to $5,000. We will work with you to optimize your contribution budget in a way that reflects your company’s values and achieves the investment results you are looking for. See examples below:

Fund an innovative school project or Foundation for VPS initiative.

Use your donation as a challenge match for other donors during a giving campaign.

Host a fundraising event, employee giving campaign, or collection to benefit Foundation for VPS.

PARTNERSHIP OPPORTUNITIES

Options for Corporate Giving

We will work with you to customize a plan for your support that best suits your marketing goals and company values. The following are some of the ways you can invest in student success:

• Community Champions’ Circle

• Supporting Partner

• Event Sponsor

Event Sponsorship

Foundation for VPS Annual LuncheonMay 12, 2021(See next page for benefits)

Our largest community fundraising event, held virtually this spring, raises money to help remove barriers to learning for students living in poverty and to enrich the lives of all students across 37 VPS schools and programs.

As a sponsor, you will receive event access, company name on relevant marketing and event materials, and recognition during the event. Additional benefits are available based on sponsorship level.

Event sponsorship underwrites production costs, so that all funds raised during the luncheon go directly to help our students.

($5,000 or more in one year or pledged support

of $10,000 or more over three years.)

Community Champions are leaders in our community. These Champions have

made a joint investment in the future of our youth. Together, they are committed to removing barriers

to learning and providing opportunities for students to thrive in school and out.

Community Champions are recognized throughout the year in

Foundation for VPS communications and during community events.

Nada Wheelock,

Executive Director

Nada.Wheelock@vansd.org

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NOW is the time to invest

in student success & make a

difference for Vancouver youth!

Community Champions’

Circle

2021 Annual Luncheon SPONSORSHIP

Sponsor Benefits

Presenting Sponsor (exclusive)

$20,000

Challenge Match

Sponsor

$10,000

Appeal Sponsor

$5,000

Premium Sponsor

$2,500

Event Sponsor

$1,750

Lunch Coupon (up to 10 free meals) X X X X X

Event Gift Bag (up to 10) X X X X

RECOGNITION and PROMOTION

Exclusive Presenting Sponsor in all event materials & promotion

X

Logo/listing with link on event page Large logo Medium

logo Small logo Listing Listing

Email blasts (4,000+ recipients) 3X 3X 3X 2X 1X

Event flyer emailed to all subscribed VPS parent/guardians & staff

X X X X

Logo/listing on screen during portions of event and recorded event video

Large logo Medium

logo Small logo Listing Listing

Verbal recognition during virtual event 3X 2X 1X

2021-22 listing on website and annual report

“Community Champion”

“Community Champion”

“Community Champion”

“Supporting Partner”

“Supporting Partner”

Featured in donor profile shared via social media and newsletter

X X

Social media post mentions 4x 3x 2x 1x

In-Kind Support:

- Gift Bag Items (contact us for items needs) - Raffle prize (minimum value $50) - Auction package (minimum value $500)

For sponsorship information please contact:

Nada Wheelock, Executive Director, 360.313.4723, FoundationVanPS@vansd.org

Wednesday, May 12, 2021 Noon to 1:00 p.m. (Virtual Program)

Thanks to sponsors, 100% of event donations support our mission of

helping Vancouver Public School students be healthy, happy, and ready to learn!

mailto:FoundationVanPS@vansd.org

ORSHIP AGREEMENT

Type of Support:

Donation Only Grant Luncheon Sponsorship In-Kind

Level of Support:

Community Champions’ Circle: $5,000 now, or 3-year pledge of $10,000 or more combined

I pledge $____________ over __________ (#) years

Luncheon Sponsorship ($1,750 / $2,500 / $5,000 / $10,000 – See sponsorship overview)

Amount: $____________

Other __________________________________________________________________

Contact us to customize use of funds and/or funding schedule

Payment:

Please send an invoice

Check (payable to Foundation for VPS, PO Box 6039, Vancouver, WA 98668-6039

Credit card type: Visa, MC, Amex, Disc Exp date

Card number CVS

Name on card

Authorized signature

Questions? Please contact: Nada Wheelock, Executive Director, 360.313.4730, FoundationVanPS@vansd.org

The Foundation for Vancouver Public Schools has been granted non-profit status under

Section 501(c)(3) of the Internal Revenue Service Code. Federal Tax ID# 91-0971800

2020-21 Community Partnership Agreement Date

Sponsoring organization/individual

Contact name Title

Billing address

City, State, Zip

Phone Email

Website

BUSINESSES AND ORGANIZATIONS MAKING A LASTING IMPACT IN OUR SCHOOLS

Many businesses and organizations partner with the Foundation for VPS to make a lasting impact in our schools. We are grateful to the many Champions, community partners and individuals who made financial contributions and pledges in 2019-21. We are extremely grateful for thousands of individual donors and over 200 in-kind donors and partners.

Banner BankBiggs Insurance ServicesThe Boeing Company Clark CollegeClark County Dairy WomenClark County Realtors Foundation Clark Public Utilities Columbia BankCountry Financial-Tom P. Goetz Dorian Artistry in PhotographyGeorgia-PacificGoDaddyGoodwill Industries/Columbia-Willamette

HAPO Community Credit UnionHayward Uskoski & Associates Holt HomesKiddie Academy Vancouver-Salmon CreekLanderholm, P.S. Lewis Group CPAs, PCLower Columbia Estuary PartnershipMessiah Lutheran ChurchPapa Murphy’s InternationalPhoenix IndustrialPort of Vancouver USA Realvest Corporation R.H. Parker/United Foundation 

Rose Village NeighborhoodRotary Club of Vancouver Metro SunsetSW WA School Retirees Association Trap Door BreweryVancouver Education AssociationVancouver Paving CompanyWaste Connections, Inc.Whitaker Ellis Builders

Individual Donors 100 Men Who Care Clark County Anna & Dwight Schwab, Sr Fdn.Bassetti ArchitectsBeaches Charity FundBuilding Changes Cascades Presbyterian Church CE John Company, Inc.City of VancouverColumbia Credit Union Community Foundation for SW WACost Less Auto Parts- Orchards Craig Stein Beverage D.A. Davidson & Co. Data Abstract Solutions Dick Hannah Dealerships The Firstenburg Foundation Frances Chapin Foundation

Fred Meyer FVPS Board of Directors & StaffGaynor’s Automotive Great Western MaltingHarold Ernest Bowers Trust Harper Houf Peterson Righellis Inc. The Heathman Lodge Health-e ProiLani Casino & Resort/Cowlitz Indian TribeIMS Capital Management Inc.InvestEDiQ Credit Union Kaiser PermanenteKIC: An Accuride Corporation LakeShore Design Studio, LLC LSW Architects, PCMolina Healthcare

National College Access NetworkNorth Star Restaurants IncNuStar Energy LPOnPoint Community Credit Union PeaceHealthThe Price FoundationRiverview Bancorp, Inc.Skanska USA Building Inc.SlumberkinsUmpqua Bank Unitarian Universalist Church U.S. BankVancouver Methodist Foundation Vancouver Public Schools Employees VPS Student Chest DriveWells FargoWindermere Real Estate Stellar Group

Community Champions’ Circle (investment of $5,000+/year or $10,000+ over 3 years):

Supporting Partners ($1,000-$4,999 in 2019-20):

Thank you!

Foundation for VPS Partnerships_20-21.pdf2021 FVPS Luncheon Sponsorship Overview.pdfFVPS 20-21 Partnership Agreement.pdfPg 8.pdf