Fast Facts • Our Mission: To provide resources to enrich the educational experiences of all students in Shaker Heights City Schools.
• SSF was the first foundation in Ohio to support a public school system when it launched in 1981.
• SSF covers what tax dollars cannot, enriching and
expanding opportunities for learning, in and beyond Shaker’s classrooms.
• Since its inception, SSF has raised over $6.5 million in support of Shaker schools, impacting all schools at all grade levels.
Your support puts our mission in motion by providing:
• Technology and equipment to enhance both remote and in-person learning
• Innovation - makerspaces, robotics, graphic design tools • Teacher grants to support creative learning solutions • Social and emotional learning • Entrepreneurship and mentoring • Fine and performing arts programming • Opportunity and travel assistance to provide more equitable access
• Visiting artists and authors, hands-on science, and cultural field trips
Shaker’s annual benefit, A Night for the Red & White, raises additional funds for special initiatives and educational enrichment.