Medford Educational Foundation

The Medford Educational Foundation is a community-based nonprofit that supports students in the Medford Public Schools by giving grants directly to teachers. Its funding goes to innovative teaching and learning projects that fall outside normal public budgets, helping educators spark student interest and build more responsive classrooms. The goal is to encourage innovation and excellence in local schools, and the grants give teachers a way to try ideas that would otherwise go unfunded.

The foundation depends on donations, and its list of benefactors includes the Medford Community Fund, Needham Bank, the Medford Kiwanis Club and Agero, a member company of The Cross Country Group that is headquartered in Medford. That network of backers links Medford’s business and civic community with its classrooms, channeling outside support to programs that public funds would not otherwise cover.

What to Know

• Donations can be made online, and the foundation says 100 percent of each gift goes to Medford educators.
• The Medford Kiwanis Club, which has supported local children since 1925, counts the foundation among its causes.
• Needham Bank’s Medford branch is recognized as a local partner.
• The foundation is a member of the Medford Chamber of Commerce.