Mission Statement

What We Do

The Maynard Education Foundation (MEF) invites grant proposals from our local experts:  the educators, students, and administrators who know best what their classrooms and schools need. 

Each year, MEF funds grants that bring innovative ideas to life, spark excitement about learning, encourage collaboration, and strengthen our school community. From hands-on science projects and leadership workshops to book studies, guest speakers, and professional development, MEF helps make possible the opportunities that traditional school budgets can’t always support.

Our goal is simple: to make sure Maynard’s public schools have the resources they need to inspire curiosity, celebrate achievement, and keep innovation alive. By investing in one-time projects with lasting and far-reaching benefits, MEF helps ideas take root and grow while keeping learning in Maynard dynamic, forward-thinking, and full of possibility.

Mission Statement

The Maynard Education Foundation (MEF) is an independent, non-profit 501 (c) 3 organization that uses its philanthropic contributions to enhance educational excellence in the Maynard Public Schools by funding ideas and projects which promote and celebrate academic rigor and achievement, excitement about learning, and innovation in instruction.

Our Purpose

The purpose of the Foundation is to:

  • Provide resources for implementing ideas consistent with our purpose;
  • Promote new educational ideas and initiatives;
  • Fund projects that benefit as many students and teachers as possible;
  • Provide clear instruction and criteria for both the grant application and grant evaluation process.

The Foundation shall achieve this by:

  • Raising contributions;
  • Determining the specific purpose for which moneys may be used;
  • Accepting or rejecting donations depending on their suitability;
  • Selecting various projects for which moneys may be employed.

Guiding Principles:

  1. The Foundation funds proposals that will enhance educational excellence in the Maynard Public Schools. Awards are granted to applicants for creative program development, instructional resources, and innovative projects.
  2. Priority considerations, whenever possible, shall be given to proposals that can be replicated, are sustainable, and have a potentially broad impact upon the schools.
  3. The Foundation shall not engage in activities inconsistent with policy of the Schools, with contracts entered into by the Schools, or with educational objectives of the Schools.
  4. Foundation funds are not intended to replace or relieve existing responsibility for public funding of programs for the public school system nor are they intended to substitute for normal budget growth and maintenance.
  5. The Foundation shall not finance projects which have continuing annual costs.
  6. Any equipment and materials that are acquired or produced in connection with a Foundation grant shall be the property of the Maynard Public Schools.