EdUCate! University City Foundation for Public Schools—A History:

Founded by a group of parents, educators, and business people from the University City Community. Incorporated and recognized by the IRS and State of California as a 501c3 Nonprofit Foundation in 1993 (Federal Tax I.D.33-0539815)

Created as a single foundation for all five schools in the University City cluster: Curie, Doyle, Spreckels Elementary, Standley Middle School and University City High School. This was accomplished to facilitate communication among the schools, avoid duplication of fundraising activities, and enhance the efficiency of raising and using funds.

The foundation was created with and has continued to solicit specific and comprehensive input from the entire educational community (parents, teachers, administrators, business people).

The foundation was created to benefit all students who attend University City schools, celebrating and capitalizing on the diversity of culture, talent, and ability in our educational community.

The governing board is all-volunteer and drawn from the entire community.

We have grown over the years from a small foundation with one annual fundraiser, to a multi-faceted foundation, providing many different ways to support the schools.  We have Dollar-a-Day, Oktoberfest by EdUCate!, Teacher Wish List, Honor a Teacher (HAT), Taste of the Triangle, directed donations, corporate donations and grants and more! Our vision has grown, too as we have been able with your generous support to raise more dollars, we have distributed more as well.  EdUCate! passed an important milestone in 2010, providing over $1,000,000 in funding to the five schools in University City since its inception in 1993.

Our vision is to continue to grow and change as the needs demand.  In change is growth and in growth is prosperity.  Grow with us!