Bridgeport Public Education Fund Inc.
Bridgeport Public Education Fund Inc.
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About this organization
Mission
To increase involvement of the greater Bridgeport community in the Bridgeport public school system; to organize and solicit financial and other support for the Bridgeport public school system; to act as a catalyst for the development of new programs and new approaches to teaching and learning for the Bridgeport public school system; to encourage Bridgeport educators to be creative, innovative, and effective, and to recognize them for such achievements; to strengthen parental involvement in their children's educational process; to strengthen communication between educational, civic, and business constituencies and to increase public awareness of excellence within the Bridgeport public school system as well as the challenges faced by urban education and their place in the greater Bridgeport community; to bring information to the greater Bridgeport community regarding current educational thought in the United States and to promote change in the Bridgeport schools.
About
Enrichment programs- First day - A reading enrichment program that encourages reading skills by giving each first grade student a new book on the first day of school, and introduces hundreds of volunteers to Bridgeport classrooms. All first grade students in the Bridgeport public schools, New Beginnings Charter School, the 2 regional magnet schools participate in First Day. Community engagement: Education forums to bring information to our community and facilitate community conversations to enable our community to discuss issues, develop solutions, and implement their ideas. Inspiration event: An annual event to recognize and reward excellent educators in the Bridgeport public schools.
Interesting data from their 2020 990 filing
From their filing, the objective of the non-profit is stated as “To increase involvement of the greater bridgeport community in the bridgeport public school system; to organize and solicit financial and other support for the bridgeport public school system; to act as a catalyst for the development of new programs and new approaches to teaching and learning for the bridgeport public school system; to encourage bridgeport educators to be creative, innovative, and effective, and to recognize them for such achievements; to strengthen parental involvement in their children's educational process; to strengthen communication between educational, civic, and business constituencies and to increase public awareness of excellence within the bridgeport public school system as well as the challenges faced by urban education and their place in the greater bridgeport community; to bring information to the greater bridgeport community regarding current educational thought in the united states and to promote change in the bridgeport schools.”.
When talking about its functions, they were outlined as: “To increase involvement of the greater bridgeport community in the bridgeport public school system; to organize and solicit financial and other support for the bridgeport public school system; to act as a catalyst for the development of new programs and new approaches to teaching and learning for the bridgeport public school system; to encourage bridgeport educators to be creative, innovative, and effective, and to recognize them for such achievements; to strengthen parental involvement in their children's educational process; to strengthen communication between educational, civic, and business constituencies and to increase public awareness of excellence within the bridgeport public school system as well as the challenges faced by urban education and their place in the greater bridgeport community; to bring information to the greater bridgeport community regarding current educational thought in the united states and to promote change in the bridgeport schools.”.
- The legally reported state of operation for the non-profit is CT.
- According to the filing, the non-profit's address in 2020 is 446 UNIVERSITY AVENUE, BRIDGEPORT, CT, 06604.
- The non-profit organization as of 2020 has a total of 33 employees reported on their form.
- Is not a private foundation.
- Expenses are between $250,000 and $500,000.
- Revenue is between $250,000 and $500,000.
- Revenue less expenses is -$21,243.
- The organization has 19 independent voting members.
- The organization was formed in 1993.
- The organization pays $190,035 in salary, compensation, and benefits to its employees.
- The organization pays $24,814 in fundraising expenses.
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