Bringing schools and citizens together to improve education.
The Natick Education Foundation is a nonprofit organization dedicated to enriching, enhancing and supporting Natick’s public education system.
Our mission is to model excellence in the community and public education with the objective of supporting lifelong learning. We support innovation through grants, scholarships, professional development for educators, community-wide lecture series and workshops.
16 grants were awarded in 2024-25 totaling $27,262
This cycle, 11 grants were focused on classroom innovation — bringing bold, creative ideas to life. The remaining grants supported professional development, helping educators deepen their skills and passions.
Funded projects included:
Chicken incubators for life-cycle learning
Dash robots to teach accessible coding
Digital drawing tablet upgrades
Coding platforms
Sine 1996, NEF has awarded
358 grants totaling more than $1M
Of the grants awarded, 345 have gone to classrooms, 9 to professional rejuvenation, and 4 have been led by students.
Number of grants provided by school since foundation.
Number of grants provided by subject since foundation.
Public education is a team effort.
We need your help to better our children’s education.
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