Zionsville Education Foundation

10/09/2026

We ended our week leading up to Fall Break with an exciting ‘26 Fall Grants parade on Thursday. ZEF awarded $24,736.71 for the fall grant cycle and we look forward to telling you more about each grant after the break! Here’s a little sampling of some impactful grants!

Special thanks to the Arthur Family Gift Fund, Boone REMC Community Fund, Chic Nails, the Community Foundation of Boone County, Duke Energy, and Eli Lilly and Company for their support of this grant cycle.

Have a wonderful break and we look forward to seeing you at ZEF Bash in November!

10/01/2026

October is here and we are a little more than a month away from ZEF Bash! Get your tickets today and make plans to join us at the Golf Club of Indiana on Saturday, November 7th to celebrate the incredible impact ZEF makes on Zionsville Community Schools.

A special thanks to our Premier Sponsors, Barnes & Thornburg, Fanning Howey, The Skillman Corporation and Summers Plumbing Heating & Cooling and our Masters Sponsors, Church Church Hittle + Antrim, Ed Martin Buick GMC, Epic Insurance Midwest, KeyBanc Capital Markets, Olympia Stone, Star Financial Bank, Stifel and Zionsville Eyecare.

Purchase tickets at https://ow.ly/y2pp50ZTtLw or through our website.

09/30/2026

09/15/2026

We’re gearing up for this year’s ZEF Bash and need your help! We’re collecting gift cards from local Zionsville businesses for our always-popular gift card pull. If you can, please purchase a $20+ gift card from your favorite spot and donate it to support ZEF. Check out the available slots below and sign up to support a local business you love!

In an effort to make it easier for you we now have a Venmo option! If you would like to sign up and then Venmo us the funds, we will pick up the gift cards for you! Venmo , and don't forget to include your name.

Sign Up Genius for gift cards: https://www.signupgenius.com/go/8050849AEA72DA6F49-65152851-zefbash/22700248 #/

09/15/2026

Make plans to attend our biggest community event of the year! Join us at the Golf Club of Indiana on November 7th for great food, drinks, amazing auction items, and evening entertainment by Living Proof.

Rally your crew, raise a glass, and let’s celebrate the awesome impact ZEF has on Zionsville Community Schools! Buy your tickets today at our website or by visiting https://ow.ly/GBUY50ZNYra.

09/08/2026

ZEF is a sponsoring partner with Zionsville Community Schools and the Zionsville Chamber of Commerce to bring you a discussion and Q&A with Dr. Rebecca Coffman and Zionsville Community Schools Leadership at the ZCS State of the Schools on September 30th. Doors open and breakfast is available at 8 a.m. This event will be at the Cardinal Room at the Golf Club of Indiana.

Register today and submit questions in advance at https://ow.ly/GwnX50ZKKbe

09/01/2026

ZEF Bash 2026 tickets are now on sale on our website! Mark your calendar for Saturday, November 7th, 2026 and make plans to attend our biggest community event of the year.

Join us at the Golf Club of Indiana for an unforgettable evening filled with great food, drinks, exciting auction packages, and live entertainment from Living Proof. Gather your friends, raise a glass, bid on something amazing, and celebrate the incredible impact ZEF makes for Zionsville Community Schools. And, of course, stick around for our famous Cap Off the Night, because no ZEF Bash is complete without it!

Purchase tickets on our website at zionsvilleeducationfoundation.org or directly at this link, https://bit.ly/zefbash2026.

08/28/2026

See you tonight at Eagle Fest! Stop by the ZEF tent for the chance to spin our prize wheel, or donate $75 or more to ZEF and grab the current ZEF hat (while supplies last) before it is retires very soon.

We are looking forward to kicking off the Zionsville home football season with you! 💚 🏈

08/20/2026

See us next week at Eagle Fest - Fundraiser Benefiting Zionsville Athletic Booster Club! Eagle Fest returns on Friday, August 28 from 5pm - 7pm at Jennings Field! 💚🦅 Eagle Fest is one of ZCS’s largest community traditions, and always coincides with the first home football game of the season and entry gives back to the athletic booster organizations. See the Eagle Fest flyer for info on buying pre-sale tickets.

ZEF will have our own tent there, where you can catch up with the ZEF staff, spin our wheel for prizes, and it will be the last opportunity for you to get the current ZEF hat (while supplies last.) We love being a part of this annual ZCS tradition to kick off the exciting Eagles football season!

08/12/2026

Save the dates! Two nights. Big impact. Endless reasons to celebrate. And one big purpose: supporting opportunities for ZCS educators and students. 💚

Mark your calendar for our two biggest fundraisers for the school year, ZEF Bash on November 7th and Trivia Night on February 26th, 2027. The planning is already underway! Our ZEF Bash committee has been busy dreaming up the details, with decorating and planning meetings happening throughout August + September. We can’t wait to share what we have in store!

ZEF Bash tickets go on sale September 1st at ZionsvilleEducationFoundation.org.

A huge thanks to our amazing sponsors already on board for this year’s ZEF Bash! Sponsorship opportunities are still available. For more information, please contact Julie Bradley, ZEF Development & Events Manager at [email protected].