Caroline County Public Schools Education Foundation

The Caroline County Public Schools Education Foundation is recognized by the Internal Revenue Service as tax-exempt under 26 U.S.C. 501(C) (3) and to which contributions are tax deductible pursuant to 26 U.S.C.170.

Tax Refund Donations

Virginia law now allows taxpayers to voluntarily donate all or part of their state income tax refund to qualified organizations as approved by the General Assembly, which includes a public school foundation. Any individual eligible to receive a tax refund may designate at the time of filing their return a specified dollar amount of their refund to go to the Caroline County Public Schools Education Foundation. Please refer to Virginia Schedule ADJ and use school foundation code 033001.

CEF Innovation Grants

CCPS is excited to partner with The Caroline Education Foundation to offer teachers the opportunity to apply for a CEF Innovation Grant. A total of $4,000 in funding is available for the 2018-2019 school year. These grants encourage and reward innovative classroom instructional approaches supportive of college and career readiness, technology integration, critical thinking/problem solving, STEM/STEAM, project based learning, student leadership/collaboration, etc. The Caroline Education Foundation will award Innovation Grants between the amounts of $200 minimum to $500 maximum per selected applicant or team of applicants (no more than two applicants per grant application). The application window will begin on August 31 – September 21 with the CEF committee notifying selected recipients in early October. Visits to CEF grant recipients’ classrooms will be scheduled in advance. Think innovatively about how this grant could positively impact classrooms and students throughout the year.

CEF Innovation Grant Evaluation Rubric 17-18 Print PDF Version
CEF Innovation Grant Flyer Print PDF Version
CEF Innovation Grant Application Print PDF Version