Columbia Public Schools Foundation

Website

Columbia Public Schools Foundation The Columbia Public Schools Foundation (CPSF) began on the premise that every child needs a strong fo Expand learning opportunities for all our children.

CPSF is an independent, not-for-profit organization governed by a board of directors. CPSF volunteers represent community members, business professionals, educators and parents. We were established to collect and distribute contributions from individuals, businesses, and organizations. Our goals are to:

Enhance academic excellence in the public schools by providing funding not available through public sources. Stimulate creativity and innovation. Enrich the schools’ basic curriculum. Encourage community and business involvement in the public schools
Sometimes people wonder why this extra funding is needed since our public schools are supported with tax dollars. The simple truth is that those tax dollars barely cover “fixed overhead”: salaries, benefits, utilities, transportation, maintenance, etc. There are very few dollars left to invest in innovative teaching materials and experiences; sometimes even important basics such as library books aren’t adequately funded. Your donation to CPSF really make a difference for kids in the classroom. CPSF asks our entire community, individuals and businesses, to participate in our campaign to build and strengthen our endowment. With continued support we will achieve our goal establishing a substantial endowment capable of funding the worthy enrichment and enhancement project requests that we receive each year. Your donation to CPSF will be used to fund learning experiences for Columbia Public School students.

10/09/2026

Check out how Douglass High School used their Students First Funds to create a museum in the school!

More photos from an amazing celebration of 30 years of the CPS Foundation and our 2026 Hall of Leaders! Thank you to all...
10/05/2026

More photos from an amazing celebration of 30 years of the CPS Foundation and our 2026 Hall of Leaders! Thank you to all of our friends, supporters and sponsors who helped us celebrate our strong schools. Here's to 30 more years! Check out more photos on our website at https://cpsf.org/events/hallofleaders/

What a wonderful celebration of 30 years of the CPS Foundation and our 2026 Hall of Leaders! Congratulations to Outstand...
10/02/2026

What a wonderful celebration of 30 years of the CPS Foundation and our 2026 Hall of Leaders! Congratulations to Outstanding Alumni Emily Cantwell and Tom Hart, Outstanding Retired Educators Mary Korth-Lloyd and Janet Tilley, and Outstanding Volunteers Maureen Doyle and Jonathan Sessions. More photos to follow of an amazing evening celebrating our schools, students and teachers.

Congratulations to our Outstanding Volunteer Maureen Doyle! Maureen is an interpreter and volunteers working with studen...
09/28/2026

Congratulations to our Outstanding Volunteer Maureen Doyle! Maureen is an interpreter and volunteers working with students in the English Learners’ program at Douglass High School. Welcome to the 2026 Hall of Leaders, Maureen!

We have so many Bronze Sponsors to thank for their support of our students, teachers and schools! Thank you to all of th...
09/26/2026

We have so many Bronze Sponsors to thank for their support of our students, teachers and schools! Thank you to all of them for stepping up to invest in our community and in education. We appreciate all of you!

Check out all of these Silver Sponsors and be sure to tell them thank you for their support of our schools! We are so ap...
09/25/2026

Check out all of these Silver Sponsors and be sure to tell them thank you for their support of our schools! We are so appreciative of their generosity and commitment to education. Thank you, Silver Sponsors!

Our Media Partner KOMU 8 always does such a great job producing our video highlighting our grants from the previous year...
09/24/2026

Our Media Partner KOMU 8 always does such a great job producing our video highlighting our grants from the previous year. Thank you to for continuing to support CPS Foundation and our schools!

A special thank you to more of our Gold Sponsors: Gallagher Insurance, Mickes O'Toole, PWArchitects and Reinhardt Wilson...
09/23/2026

A special thank you to more of our Gold Sponsors: Gallagher Insurance, Mickes O'Toole, PWArchitects and Reinhardt Wilson. We appreciate your support and investment in our public schools! PWArchitects, Inc.

Thank you to our amazing Gold Sponsors: Lynn Barnett & Dave Sleper, Blitz Bardgett & Deutsch, DLR Group and DS Bus Lines...
09/22/2026

Thank you to our amazing Gold Sponsors: Lynn Barnett & Dave Sleper, Blitz Bardgett & Deutsch, DLR Group and DS Bus Lines. We love when our community supports our schools! Join these sponsors as we celebrate at Hall of Leaders on Oct. 1. @

Address

Columbia, MO
65205

Website

Alerts

Be the first to know and let us send you an email when Columbia Public Schools Foundation posts news and promotions. Your email address will not be used for any other purpose, and you can unsubscribe at any time.

Shortcuts

Share

Category