Funding Educational Opportunities for Our Children
We're an independent, nonpartisan 501(c)(3) education foundation funding grants to teachers, administrators, and student groups at every school and every level of learning across the Grosse Pointe Public School System.
Who We Are
The Grosse Pointe Foundation for Public Education (GPFPE) is a 501(c)(3) nonprofit organization, powered by a volunteer board of community members.
GPFPE is united by one belief: every child in our district deserves the best possible education. We are a 501(c)(3) nonprofit, fully independent of the school district's own funding, and our finances are audited annually - because the trust our community places in us is something we work to earn every year.
We're also nonpartisan. We have no political affiliation and remain independent from the The Grosse Pointe Public School System (GPPSS) and its Board of Education. Our board serves without pay, and our focus stays where it belongs - on the students and what they need to succeed.
WHO & WHAT WE FUND
Educational Grants for Our Students at Every School and Every Level of Learning
Grants are awarded twice a year, and the ideas come from our creative teachers, administrators, and student groups.
Teachers & Administrators
Curriculum initiatives and supplements, instructional materials, research projects, pilot programs and staff development. The tools that make good teaching possible.
Parents & Community Members
You don't have to work in a school to start something. Teachers, administrators, students, parents and community members are all eligible to submit a grant application with school district approval.
Students
Academic enrichment, extracurricular and co-curricular projects, and learning resources - funded at every grade level, from the elementary schools through the high schools.
Enriching, Engaging, Inspiring Our Future.
IN THEIR OWN WORDS
What These Grants Look Like from the Inside
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"Before there were robots, awards, or success stories, there was GPFPE. Their belief in us over the past 8+ years made everything that followed possible for hundreds of girls who may never have otherwise discovered their potential in STEM."
★★★★★
Sherry Betcher
Head Coach, Botmasterz 17975 & 9255
All-Girls Robotics Teams (Grades 5-12) -
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"I am incredibly grateful to the GPFPE for giving me the opportunity to bring this project to life in my classroom. Thanks to their support, our Marketing Shoe Project has evolved from a textbook lesson into a powerful, hands-on experience where students don't just study business—they live it."
★★★★★
Scott Sowers
Grant Recipient: The Shoe Project
Business & Marketing Teacher, Grosse Pointe Public Schools -
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"GPFPE helped our district Second Graders go back in time by providing McGuffey Readers, slates and old-fashioned games! The kids loved using the materials!"
★★★★★
Sarah Neely
Grant Recipient: Slates & Scholars
2nd Grade Teacher, Grosse Pointe Public Schools -
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"Having a therapy dog in our library at Pierce Middle School through the Bea*TWEEN the Books program has transformed our library space into a welcoming, calming sanctuary for students. Thanks to the support from the GPFPE SEED Grant our library has become more than just a place to check out books—it is an engaging, supportive environment where students (and dogs!) feel empowered, confident, and ready to learn every single day."
★★★★★
Christina Michaud
Grant Recipient: Bea*TWEEN the Books
Middle School Library/Media Assistant, Grosse Pointe Public Schools
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