Since being created in 1988, the Indian Prairie Educational Foundation has:
Provided more than $2 million in educational enrichments for District 204 students, staff, and schools
Awarded about $315,000 for 428 IPEF mini-grants and $221,500 for 148 artist-in-residence grants, which have resulted in a wide variety of classroom and other educational experiences for District 204 students
Sponsored District 204's annual Fine Arts Festival and science & technology fairs, which showcase the creative talents and academic excellence of students at all grade levels
Established Excellence in Education program, which has honored more then 1,000 of our district's top graduating high-school and middle-school honor students
Recognized more than 730 teachers and other staff members, who were nominated as "most influential" by the aforementioned high-school and middle-school honor students
Supported student-conducted research in the High School Human Genome Project
Provided more than $220,000 in audio-visual and sound/lighting improvements to all District 204 schools - enhancing student presentations and learning experiences
Established annual Community Service Awards, which are given to two graduating seniors (one from each high school) to acknowledge their volunteer activities and service to the community
Collected more than $270,000 for program enrichments through various fund-raisers, including our annual golf outing, the sale of pewter keepsakes (depicting each district school), and music/theater events open to the public
Established a middle-school math enrichment program
