2024/2025 Impact Report
2024/2025 Impact Report
Thank you for another incredible year!
NCEF had another record-breaking year. We are in awe of the amazing community that made this year possible. Please read on for a detailed report on the impact we all made on our community.
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Fund Distribution
$45,000
Books to Schools
Distributed to elementary school libraries for books and materials.
$25,000
Instruments to Schools
Amount used to provide instruments in schools. We hate to toot our own horn, but we have to make noise about a great number like that!
$60,700
Grants and Classroom Support
Funds distributed via Educator Enrichment Grants, fundraising support, and JA Biztown.
$82,500
Scholarships to Seniors
We awarded scholarships to 24 amazing students in 4 North Clackamas School District Schools. For a full list of scholarships and who received them, please visit our scholarship page.
$25,000
Ready Set Go Support
Ready Set Go is a kindergarten readiness program to ensure our newest students are ready to thrive in their academic career.
$101,000
Student and Family Support
$7,900 given to Backpack Buddies, $17,000 to the Wichita Family Support Center, and the $76,000 to the Emergency Housing Fund.
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Highlights
2025 Gala
Our 2025 Gala was a lovely evening with community, complete with delicious food, amazing student performances, and inspiring speeches. Thank you to everyone who made the event a smashing success. We raised $105,000 and had a great time doing it. Please save Thursday, May 14th, 2026, for our next Let's Grow Gala!
New Event
Thank you to everyone who helped make our first ever lunch hour event so wonderful! We honored two amazing educators and helped connect our business and school community. You are cordially invited to our next Building Bridges Luncheon, which is noon on December 12th, 2025, at Sabin-Schellenberg Technical Center. See you there!
Thank you to our top partners!
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Thank you to our 24-25 Board!
Claire Hobson-Chair
Lois Costine-Vice Chair
Darren Driscoll-Treasurer
Jeanette DeCastro-Secretary
Anna Bruce
Kelly Coates
Trisha Stout
Orlanda Perez
Heather Dankenbring
Judith Hyatt
Yvonne McVay
Sarah Lansing
24-25 Staff
Stephanie Rose, Executive Director
Jennifer Hungerford, Administrative Assistant
Sam Hobson, Communications Coordinator
Special Thank You
We extend our sincere gratitude to everyone who made this impactful year possible. Thank you to our volunteers, all of our partners, the NCSD staff, the Wichita Center staff, our supporters, and of course, YOU!
2023/2024 Impact Report
2023/2024 Impact Report
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Thank you for an incredible year!
This year NCEF distributed more to the North Clackamas community than ever before. We extend heartfelt gratitude to everyone who made this incredible milestone possible. Please read on for a detailed report on how the funds were distributed.
Fund Distribution
$45,000
$20,000
Books to Schools
Distributed to elementary school libraries for books and materials.
Instruments to Schools
Amount used to provide instruments in schools. We hate to toot our own horn, but we have to make noise about a great number like that!
$81,100
Grants and Classroom Support
Funds distributed via Educator Enrichment Grants, fundraising support, and JA Biztown.
$66,500
Scholarships to Seniors
We awarded 25 scholarships to 20 amazing students, including two special new scholarships. For a full list of scholarships and who received them, please visit our scholarship page.
$25,000
Ready Set Go Support
Ready Set Go is a kindergarten readiness program to ensure our newest students are ready to thrive in their academic career.
$82,500
Family Support
$3,700 given to Backpack Buddies, $69,800 to the Wichita Family Support Center, and the $8,500 to the Emergency Housing Fund.
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Highlights
2024 Gala
Our 2024 Gala was a lovely evening with community. Thank you to everyone who made the event a smashing success. We raised $125,000 and had a great time doing it. Please save May 1st, 2025 for our next Let's Grow Gala!
New Partnerships
The 23-24 year brought a host of new partnerships that helped strengthen the bonds in our community and raise funds for the important work of NCEF. Thank you to LJ's Cafe for choosing us as a charity of the month twice, Oregon City Brewing for hosting us for a Pint's for Charity evening, Stanford's for the NCEF community cocktail, and Gray Gables for your incredible Gala support.
Thank you to our top partners!
Thank you to our 23-24 Board!
Rory Dunnaback, Chair
Claire Hobson, Vice Chair
Lois Costine, Secretary
Yvonne McVay, Treasurer
Orlando Perez
Jeanette DeCastro
Darren Driscoll
Trisha Stout
23-24 Staff
Stephanie Rose, Executive Director
Jennifer Hungerford, Administrative Assistant
Sam Hobson, Communications Coordinator
Special Thank You
We extend our sincere gratitude to everyone who made this fantastic year possible. Thank you to our volunteers, those who read our newsletters and share our posts, and of course, those who donate.