Our mission is to promote excellence in education and encourage classroom innovation by providing grants in academics and the arts to teachers in the public schools in Tippecanoe County.
Our Grants Make an Impact
You’ll find our handprint in every public school in our community. Over the last 37 years, donors have funded projects in each building and at every grade level – many times over. These testimonials help to highlight our impact.
As an educator, I must equip my students to be future leaders in our community and beyond. This project has helped make this possible. This is a real-world project where they identify a community need and take action. For example, some of my students sewed bow ties for dogs waiting adoption and others made travel pouches to donate to Lafayette Transitional Housing. As an added bonus, this project has ignited my students' entrepreneurial spirit.
A. Scott
Thank you! This is so fun. I told Mr. Bangert I know I've arrived in the world if I'm being interviewed by Dave Bangert! 🙂 I'm feeling rejuvenated as an educator and more excited about the profession than before. I even chose to spend some weekend time in my classroom rearranging to make better space for my math collaboration stations. Thanks again to you and everyone involved with the foundation.
S. Bosma
My project, Self-Selecting Books Based on a Budget required the support of many people and organizations in our community. Teachers, Read to Succeed volunteers, LSC staff, a Purdue student teacher, PSFTC and Duke Energy made my project come to life. Without this grant, our students would not the means to afford the purchase of books. When we work together to give our students the support and opportunities for success, we are building the foundation of our future. Thank you!
L. Merkel
Join us. Become a champion for public education, because together we can create innovative, valuable student and teacher experiences that will improve the quality of life for all constituents in Tippecanoe County.
Check out these videos highlighting projects that received funding in December. Hear first hand how teachers will utilize the money and what they hope to accomplish in their classrooms this winter and spring.
Their enthusiasm is evident, their smiles are contagious!
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Cupcake Walk/Run for Public Education
Our 10th annual Cupcake Run for Public Education, 2025 edition, was a great success!! Thanks to the participants, sponsors and volunteers, we raised just over $20,000 for our teacher grant program. Save the date: September 20, 2026. Registration will launch in March.
Thank you to our sponsors who cover expenses and make this event possible:
Mary Lou Donuts | Purdue College of Education | Tate & Lyle | Primient
Senator Ron Alting | Freckles Graphics | The Prochnau Family | Stuart & Branigin LLC
Smith Charitable Foundation | The National Group | Improved Pharma
Southwire | Representative Sheila Klinker | Farmers Insurance Jenna Isch Agency
P.C. Cassady LLC | Mike Aulby's Arrowhead Bowl | Fleet Feet | Arni's
First Farmers Bank and Trust | Patterson Horth | HotWorx | Stanley Steemer
Walt's Pub & Grill | Friends of Downtown, Inc. | Silver Lining Real Estate Group
21 Petals Flower Farm | Mike Aulby's Arrowhead Bowl | Skyepack/Career+
Caterpillar | Kappa Kappa Gamma Lafayette Alumnae Association
Sassafras Graphic Design | Travelin' Tom's Coffee Truck
I would like information on becoming a Cupcake Run Sponsor.
