Mercer Island Schools Foundation

10/14/2026

✨The All In for Kids Online Auction is OPEN!
That glass of Sancerre and the zucca balsamica at Mio? They can wait. Guys’ night at the Roanoke? Seriously, it’ll still be there after the auction. And Sparky has already sniffed every tree in Pioneer Park—he can give you five minutes to bid. 😉

The bidding is heating up! 🔥 Get in on the action before Saturday at 11 p.m.

Support our fantastic Island schools and help keep them fantastic! Then resume your regularly scheduled Mercer Island activities. 💙

10/11/2026

🎉 Mercer Island, let’s go All In for Kids! Our Online Auction is OPEN!

Sports tickets, spa packages, dinners, getaways and unique experiences—find something you love while supporting our local schools. ✨

Strong schools are part of what makes Mercer Island such a special place to live—and keeping them strong takes all of us. Whether you have children in school, your kids have graduated or you simply care about our community’s future, you can help students thrive.

Every winning bid supports the Mercer Island Schools Foundation’s work to sustain essential programs, bring innovative ideas into classrooms and expand opportunities for students to learn, create and discover their potential. ❤️

Browse, bid and invite a neighbor to join the fun!

⏰ Bidding closes Saturday, Oct. 17 at 11 p.m.
https://givebutter.com/c/2026-misf-dd-online-auction-dyoe5m/auction

10/09/2026

One BIG check, but a whole community behind it. ❤️

Last night we presented the Mercer Island School Board with $1,127,910 — our community's investment through the Mercer Island Schools Foundation in our schools for 2025–26.

That means paraprofessionals in classrooms, new science and physics textbooks, training for teachers, fine arts, teacher grants, and a seventh period at the high school. All because families, businesses, and volunteers chose to show up for our kids.

To every donor, volunteer, sponsor and supporter: THANK YOU. You made this possible.

Mercer Island School District

Tell us in the comments: which program made a difference for your family?

10/05/2026

Got a little time and a little sparkle to spare? We’re looking for 4–5 more volunteers for Denim & Diamonds on Saturday evening, Oct. 17! Help guests try their luck at our fundraising games or record bid numbers as the paddles fly during the live auction and Raise the Paddle. It’s a fun way to support our schools—and boots and bling are encouraged! Must be 21 or older. Interested? Text Tammy at 206-300-2237. We’d love to have you!

08/26/2026

What a way to kick off the school year! 🍦❤️

More than 500 elementary students and families joined us Sunday evening at Island Park Elementary for our All Elementary Ice Cream Social. It was a fun night for all!

Kids played, friends reconnected, and the Issaquah Ice Cream Truck kept the treats coming. We loved seeing familiar faces, meeting so many new families, and hearing the kids excitedly share who their new teachers are and what grade they’re starting.

We love starting the year by bringing our elementary families together and welcoming new families into the MISF community.

Such a fun reminder of what makes this community special. Here’s to a great school year ahead! 🍎✨

08/20/2026

💎 Denim & Diamonds tickets are ON SALE! 🤠

Mercer Island loves a good party with a purpose, and we’re heading back to the Funny Farm on Saturday, October 17 for dinner, dancing, live auction fun, Dessert Dash, signature cocktails and a night that somehow gets more fun every year. ✨

We sold out fast last year—and tickets are already moving this year, so don’t wait!

Grab yours, gather your friends and get ready to go All In for Kids. ❤️

It's a two step process this year to alleviate the long check-in lines! Please make sure to REGISTER after you purchase your tickets.

🎟️ BUY TICKETS - https://givebutter.com/c/2026-misf-fall-fundraiser-0pyxgj
💎 REGISTER FOR THE EVENT - https://givebutter.com/c/2026-misf-fall-fundraiser-0pyxgj/auction/register

Boots. Bling. Bighearted giving. Let’s go All In for Kids!

05/14/2026

This is what community support makes possible.

SSALD’s Community Day was a joyful celebration of inclusion, connection, and belonging for Mercer Island families. The free event brought kids and families together for adaptive bikes, inclusive dance, bubbles, activity stations, touch-a-truck, a bounce house, food trucks, community resources, and so much more.

The Mercer Island Schools Foundation is proud to help fund programs and opportunities that support every student and help every family feel seen, included, and connected.

Thank you to our generous community for making moments like this possible.

This is the kind of impact your gift makes possible. If you have not yet given, now is the time to help ensure programs like this continue for our students and families.
MISF.com/DONATE

05/07/2026

We are still smiling thinking about the 2026 Breakfast of Champions last week! Thank you to the Mercer Island Reporter for capturing the energy, laughter, and incredible student moments from this year’s Breakfast of Champions.
Read the article here: https://www.mi-reporter.com/2026/04/28/mchale-brings-laughter-to-breakfast-of-champions/

If you haven’t made your spring gift yet, there’s still time to support the creativity, hands-on learning, enrichment, and opportunities that make our schools extraordinary - MISF.com/Donate

MIHS grad emcees Mercer Island Schools Foundation annual fundraiser.

04/30/2026

What a morning yesterday. 💙

Thank you to everyone who joined us for the 2026 MISF Breakfast of Champions and showed up as champions for Mercer Island students.

From Joel McHale’s hilarious hosting, to our incredible student presenters, to a gym full of community support, the morning was a powerful reminder of what makes Mercer Island schools so special.

Our students deserve extraordinary opportunities, and those opportunities happen because this community gives.

There is still time to be a champion for our students. ⬇️
MISF.com/DONATE

04/23/2026

The Breakfast of Champions is next Tuesday, April 28, and there is still time to register!

Seats are limited, and some table captain tables are already full, so please register soon using the QR code in the graphic. If your first-choice table is full, we’ll be happy to seat you elsewhere.

Join us for a fun and inspiring morning celebrating Mercer Island students, schools, and the programs made possible by community support — with special guest Joel McHale!

Childcare is available for K–5 students at all elementary schools from 6:30–9:10 AM.

Can’t attend in person?
The event will also be LIVE STREAMED so you can watch from home. Event starts 4/28 at 7:30am!
https://www.youtube.com/live/rbxVf9TUIR8?si=AVAfl4SMkyW8H1Z0