2021 Annual Report
We are celebrating our 30th year of supporting Lawrence Township public school teachers and schools (LTPS), and YOU have helped make 2021 one of the best yet! After the extreme challenges of the past year and a half, we have come back even stronger. Through it all, we have remained dedicated to funding important educator grants and you have made that possible. In the past 30 years, together we have contributed nearly $4.3 million to fund 1,055 grants in Lawrence Township Public Schools.
The LTEF raises funds from individuals, local businesses, corporations, and foundations for programs that foster excellence, creativity, and achievement in education for all students in Lawrence Township Public Schools. Through grant requests from teachers and school administrators, the LTEF funds programs that will have a substantial and lasting impact on LTPS students.
Thanks to your past generosity, in the 2020-2021 academic year,
the LTEF gave $143, 795 to LTPS for 54 grants.
Dr. Andrew Zuckerman, LTPS Assistant Superintendent
“The LTEF is an amazing organization. Their grant funding has provided countless opportunities for teachers to use their creativity to meet the instructional needs of their students in an engaging and meaningful manner. As the liaison between the foundation and the district, I am honored to work with the LTEF. Their dedication to the students of our district is a benefit to our students, our district and our community.”
INCOME
EXPENSES
The LTEF changed its fiscal year to June 30th during the 2020-2021 academic year. The income & Expense charts above represent 9 months of activity for the fiscal year ending june 30, 2021.
(October 2020 - June 2021).
($) BY IMPACT AREA
(%) BY BENEFIT TYPE
Grant INFORMATION ABOVE REFLECTS AMOUNT FUNDED DURING THE 2020-2021 ACADEMIC YEAR (not the FIscal Year)
Public education continues to face unprecedented challenges as our school leaders, teachers, and students navigate the COVID19 pandemic. Despite the issues that we also face as a nonprofit organization during this difficult time, the LTEF has remained dedicated to funding important educator grants. This past year’s funding included projects that improved both remote and in-person learning, promoted connection during this period of isolation, and kept the mind, body, and spirit healthy. After the extreme challenges of the past year and a half, we have come back even stronger in 2021-2022!
GRANT AWARDS
We're so proud of what we continue to achieve, together.
Exhibits from a few grants are included below.
Click on the photos above and hover over each for more information about the grant.
View a complete list of grants awarded here.
AREAS OF IMPACT
EQUITY & INCLUSION
The pandemic exposed existing inequities in education and created challenges for educators, students, and families. This past year, LTEF funded $40,000 in support structures for students and classrooms, helping to ensure equal access to vital resources. This enabled schools to advance their learning goals through audio equipment for remote instruction and flexible seating options for classroom learning. A renewed focus on social-emotional wellbeing and belonging helped students see themselves reflected in the curriculum, develop coping skills and empathy, and be empowered through positive thinking. Explore a complete list of grants, including those that benefit equity and inclusion initiatives.
STEM (Science, technology, Engineering & mathematics) Training & Programming
During the past year, we received fewer direct STEM requests as pandemic needs have drawn funding to other areas. However, we are excited to announce that Slackwood Elementary’s New STEAM and Media Center opened this summer! We look forward to continuing to fund important STEM initiatives as STEM returns to the LTPS classroom this academic year. Teaching STEM in our schools is critical to the development of our children as it helps to teach problem-solving, helps close the gender gap, and develops practical preparedness. Explore a complete list of grants, including those that benefit STEM education initiatives.
Arts & Cultural Enrichment
While arts and cultural education provide a window into entertainment and opportunities for enrichment, they are an essential opportunity for our students to engage in a broader context with the potential for deep and profound meaning. During the past year, the pandemic has created new challenges for arts and LTEF has helped teachers adapt and overcome. LTEF funding ranged from technology upgrades for students to sing together even when they are apart, equipment for when they returned, and scripts for theater productions. Supporting these programs helps create positive social environments which have proven results in greater civic participation and gradual residency growth; reduction of the neighborhood, ethnic, and class divisions; and decreases truancy, delinquency, and poverty rates. Explore a complete list of grants, including those that benefit ARTS education initiatives.
Classroom Technology & Resources
During the Pandemic years of 2020 and 2021, our dedicated educators asked for numerous technology solutions to help them pivot to non-traditional and remote teaching environments. LTEF answered that call by providing over $100K in grants for classroom technology and resources throughout the district. This helped students and teachers overcome the challenges of the health crisis, and continued to promote excellence in education in LTPS. Explore a complete list of grants, including those that benefit Classroom Technology and Resources initiatives.
Jeanne Muzi, Principal, Slackwood Elementary
“When I think about the LTEF, I really think about possibilities. This is an Ed Foundation that believes in teachers’ ideas and is always there to say, ’Yes, why not!?’ And that is evident here in this incredible new STEAM and library space.”
As our impact has continued to grow, we are challenging ourselves as well as our supporters with a renewed drive for the next decade: continue to foster educational excellence, creativity, and achievement in every Lawrence Township public school AND reach $6 million in contributions to LTPS by 2031. We have tremendous confidence that we can and will accomplish this goal but we cannot do it alone. Our supporters and educators are our most vital assets, and we call upon you now to strengthen our collective impact. Please consider making a special 30th-anniversary gift to the LTEF. Give a gift of any size today by mail or donate online at www.LTEFNJ.org.
With your investment, the LTEF will continue to fund amazing grants that enhance the school experience for our students. Together we will meet this new goal of making an even greater impact in our school system.
Please give a gift of any size today.
Thank you for your ongoing support. Best wishes for a safe and healthy 2022.
2020-2021 GranTEES
(Spring 2021 Grant Recipients Pictured Above)
Amy Amiet
Joelle Atkinson
Bridget Baill
Jay Billy
Jeff Berry
Alyssa Bloomberg
Tracy Bozarth
Kristin Burke
Patricia Burns
Gabrielle Casieri
Jeanne Cavanaugh-Todd
Melissa Clark
Jennifer Cline
Eileen Cramer
Ewa Elliott
Cheryl Eng
Alexis Esposito
Kimberly Finochiaro
Frank Giffone
Rebecca Guenther
Maureen Hayes
Jessica Heller
Jennifer Holmes
Kristin Hopson
Mandy Johnson
Veena Juroshek
Colleen LaFlamme
Michelle Liwacz
Randy Longwill
Judy Lopez
Sabrina Lucchesi
Charlotte Lucey
Abbey Mason
Mindy Milavsky
Linda Miller
Stacey Moore
Lori Wilson
Jeanne Muzi
Kim O’Boyle
Melanie Parker
Bess Ploener
Kayla Potena
Andrea Potocny
Dawn Recentio
Sharin Rello
Karen Rubinstein
Justin Schleider
Erika Smoots
Ashleigh Tangen
Irene Tarasov
Andrew Zuckerman
THANK YOU TO OUR PREMIERE PARTNERS, SPONSORS AND DONORS!
THANK YOU TO OUR 2021-2022 Annual Sponsors!
Donations listed below were received during the previous academic year (between September 1, 2020 and August 31, 2021). Please contact us if you were inadvertently omitted from the list.
Please note that ticket sales are not included in this list, but we appreciate your support.
VISIONARIES $500+
Autolenders
Patricia Beaber
Bristol Myers Squibb
Carol & Mark Connelly
Rabindranath Dash
Church & Dwight
Henricus & Susan Driessen
John Gutman & Liz Duffy
Educational Testing Service
Cheryl & Allen Gorski
Margaret & Harold Gronenthal
Albert Hamm
Fiona & William Humphreys
Investors Bank Foundation
Jammer Doors
Lawrenceville School
Chris & Audrey Maest
Mauser Packaging Solutions
Malik & Tabitha McKinley
Brian & Christine O'Reilly
Philadelphia Insurance Companies
Robert Polakowski
Premier Dental Arts
BENEFACTORS $180-$499
1911 Smokehouse BBQ
Pat Beach
Kay & Kelly Bidle
Michael & Michele Bowes
Paula & John Covello
Buxton Complex
Amy Davis & John Boccanfuso
Amy & Conrad Druker
BENEFACTORS continued…
George Dusichka
Veselka Dusichka
Casey & Karen Faiman
Jane & Theodore Fetter
Fluid Physio LLC
Fotobuddy Photography
Laurel & Steve Goodell
Steve & JoAnn Groeger
Eleanor Horne
Jenn & Michael Hsiao
Michael & Delaine Jodoin
Kazin Family
Michelle King
Steve & Nina Laubach
Lisa & Dan Lavery
Lawrenceville Beverages LLC
Suzanne & Lance Maloney
Nancy Maloney, Coldwell Banker Realty
Mayflower Ave. Neighbors
Russell McTague
Metamorphosis Agency
Mindy Milavsky
Liz Miller
Manuel & Cynthia Montes
Jennifer Polakowski
Poulson and Van Hise
Steven Prentiss
Mark & Michelle Pressman
Radiology Affiliates
Meryl & Robert Rothenberg
John & Chris Schafer
Jim & Carolyn Sienicki
BENEFACTORS continued…
Silly Grin Studios
Debbie & Jeff Silver
Courtney Smiles-Haggerty
Robin Smith
Rick & Kathie Smith
Raman Sundararajan & Buvaneswari Raman
Cat Taeffner
Karen & James Takasugi
Christine & Edward Tarby
Andrew & Jane Tunnard
Dennis & Laura Waters
Jessica Welsh
Theresa & Jay Wrobel
Jon Zoll
PARTNERS $100-$179
Buphendra & Mohinder Bathala
Jay Billy
Anne Casale
CBIZ Borden Perlman
Fozia Chaudry
Michael & Ivy Cohen
DeFelice Family
Rebecca Doherty
Eggert Aquatics
Nancy Feldman
Kimberly Gelb
Lynette Glenn
Dan & Janice Haggerty
Hines' Enterprises Lawrenceville Inc.
Fran & Doug Hulette
PARTNERS CONTINUED
Jeff & Ulrike Johnson
Karen & Bruce Kaplan
Wendy & Theodore Kapnek
Richard Kraeuter
Kathryn Lamb
Meredith & Hugh Lavery
Lawrenceville Home Improvement
League of Women Voters of Lawrence Township
Dorothy Lin
Kate Luckey
Dr. Mark McDonough
Shawn & Angela Maxam
Daniel & Maria Claudia McGuiness
Viviene McNamara
Mercer Council on Alcoholism & Drug Addiction
Jeanne Muzi
April Oliver
Christopher & Marcie Ordowich
Princeton Integrative Health
Douglas Raichle
Thomas & Janet Ritter
Dale & Kathy Robbins
Lisa Roche
Alberto Rodriguez
Eleanor Sannella
Ramanathan Subramanian
Kimberly & Kevin Van Hise
Rocco Varra
Daniel Wilson
Andrew Zuckerman
PROVIDERS ($50-$99)
1st Constitution Bank
Lisa & Ben Adler
Amy Amiet
Ana Azhir
Michele & Dan Ben-Asher
Jeff Berry
Fred & Carolyn Brehm
Tom & Jenn Byrnes
Cahill Family
Melissa Clark
Janet & Howard Cohen
Tim Corcoran
Alyson Costello
Theresa Daniels-Hester
Felicia & Mario DeVincenzi
Pat Devlin
Peggy DiTommaso
Cheryl Eng
Pepper Evans
Every Child Valued
Elizabeth Farletta
Alyson Fischer
Franklin Corner Dental Associates
Mark French
David & Krista Gervon
Bonne & Michael Giglio
Lori & David Glauberman
Mardoqueo Gonzalez
Hair Theory Salon
Melissa Harbaugh
Katherine Hindman
Shelley Holt
Rebecca & William Horne
Maren Horne
Bina & Anthony Indelicato
Hilary & Ira Jersey
David Kelley
Larissa Klein
Laurie & Michael Knab
David & Tracy Kocsis
Kona Ice NJ
Bijay & Sharon Kuwar
Lawrence Main Street
Cathleen & Paul Lewis
Chin & Luqing Liu
Melissa Lockett
Stacey & Michael Mann
Sharon Mark
Mercer Childrens Dentistry
Mercer County Computer Service
Mercer Group Landscaping LLC
Mom's Creative Memories
Alan & Madeline Monheit
John & Dawn Monsport
Jared & Cathleen Morgan
NJ Lifeguard, LLC
Mary Pancoast
Don & Obeua Persons
Maria Ream
PROVIDERS CONTINUED…
Sharin Rello
Sandra Rex-Rabe
Cory Rutt
Tony & Colleen Sarthou
Donna Scardelletti
Paul Schindel
Anita Shah
Brenda Silver
Lisa Snyder
Richard & Susan Steen
Stephen Szucs
TGA Premier Sports
The Point of Learning
Chris Thern
Three Bears Communications
Stefanie Tziarri
Kelly Valli
Stacey VanMetre
Thomas Waldron
Natalie Winsor
Woolley Training and Consulting
Dr. Barry N. Wasserman
FRIENDS $25-$49
David Adam
Lori & Dave Boggs
Eileen Bright
Tammy Caloiaro
James & Joanne Cordingley
Jonathan & Karen Dauber
Pamela Deriso
Sheetal Dewan
Cari & Charles Gallagher
Benjamin & Jenn Gering
Judy & Mike Gilbert
Charles & Karen Golden
Donna Hastings
Dorothy Hill
Elise Hobson
Michele Immordino
Feriza Irmer
Vanessa Jerez
Francine Jonas
Henry & Jennifer Jones
Christine Kelly
Deborah & Paul Kimaid
Joanne Koellner
Ronald & Sonia Kraemer
Alison Levandowski
Donald & Polly Little
Jennifer Mahler
Charles & Elizabeth McCall
Stephanie McHugh
Kim McNear
Kesavan & Jyoti Menon
Maureen & Joseph Mutinsky
Susan Olman
Cynthia Reagan
Karen Rubinstein
John & Linda Ryan
Christopher Salgado
FRIENDS CONTINUED…
Joyce Scott
Diane & Ken Senerth
Cheryl Simone
Anthony & Patricia Staltari
Sharon Stoneback
Lori & Scott Tennant
Richard & Megan Tepper
Bill & Ann Walker
Carol Welsch
Richard & Valerie Whittaker
Marni & Andy Zevon
IN-KIND DONATIONS
Academy of Natural Science Drexel University
Adventure Aquarium
Lauryn Ahearn, The Live Painter
Sherri Ahlers
AmeriKick Martial Arts
Kathie & Roy Baldassari
Applebee's
Kathy Bannon
Ben Franklin Swim Club
Taylor Blanchard
Boggs Barrett Soccer Camp
BRONCA
Centercourt
Christina Johnson & Rebecca Jonas
Church & Dwight
Patrizia Cifelli
Kelly Cleland & Charles Snellings
Club Pilates
Cobblestone Creek
Mary Angela Costabile
Costco
Crayola Experience
Katie Cruser
Nicole Curtis
Theresa Daniels-Hester
Amy Davis
Maria Delaney
Deputy Dawg
Sheetal Dewan
Judy Dill
Barbara DiLorenzo
Empower Yoga
ESF Camps
Karen & Casey Faiman
Brooke Fitzgerald
Five Star Swim School
Jamie Greenfield
Lynn Grodnick
Gordon Haas
Hair Theory Salon
Peggy Halls
Hilton Garden Inn
Katherine Hindman
Alexandra Holmok
Honor Yoga Pennington
Carrie Hotchkiss
Brittney Idland
IN-KIND CONTINUED…
Julia Immordino
Inn at Glencairn
Inner Drive Hoops
Inspired Edge
Jenkinson's Boardwalk
Jerry's Artarama
Jim's of Lambertville
Lawrence Art & Frame Gallery
Liberty Lake Day Camp
Liberty Science Center
Longwood Gardens
LSA Swim Club
Lucinda Luttrell
Suzanne Maloney
Debra Margolis
Kristin McCartthy
Mary Jane McCluskey
Leah McNeill
Mercadien
Mercer County Park Commission
Barbara Molony
Dawn Monsport
Music Mountain Theatre
Nivi Arts
NY Giants
Oriental Trading
Yvette Panasowich
Philadelphia Eagles
Philadelphia Museum of Art
Photography by Fabienne
Picaboo
Princeton Artist Brush Co.
Neal Pronek
Carolina Roe-Raymond
Real Central NJ
Katherine Ross
Meryl & Robert Rothenberg
Lizzie Salita
School of Rock
Seasons52
Sesame Place
Kelly Shenouda
SiriOm Singh
Michelle Spark
Drue & Phoebe Stapleton
Kelly Sullivan
Megan Tepper
Terra Momo Bread Company
The HoneyBaked Ham Co. of Lawrenceville
The Village Salon
The WaWa Foundation
TJ Maxx
Tranquility Den Massage
Trenton Thunder
Tumbles Princeton
Turning Point of Princeton
Wegman's
Wellness Dermatology
Jessica Welsh
Rebecca Zegas
Susan Zief
LTEF BOARD MEMBERS:
Karen Faiman, Executive Director
LTEF BOARD:
Vessy Dusichka - The Pew Charitable Trusts, President
Charles Snellings - Church & Dwight, Co-VP
Drue Stapleton - Rider University, C0-VP
Elizabeth Miller - Mauser USA, LLC (retired), Treasurer
TRUSTEES:
Kathie Baldassari - LTPS, Retired Pat Devlin - LTPS, Retired
Bonne Giglio - The Watershed Institute Lynette Glenn - Berkshire Bank
Jennifer Hsiao - Educational Testing Service
Kim McNear - Anchor House
Jeremy Ryan - Metamorphosis Agency, LLC
Carolyn Sienicki - The College of New Jersey
Catherine Taeffner - Princeton University Andrew Tunnard - New Jersey Department of Transportation Jessica Welsh - The Lawrenceville School
EX-OFFICIO MEMBERS:
Karen Faiman - Lawrence Township Education Foundation
JoAnn Groeger - Lawrence Township Board of Education
Cathleen Lewis - Township of Lawrence
Stephen Murray - The Lawrenceville School
Rita Nini - Educational Testing Service
Andrew Zuckerman - Lawrence Township Public Schools
Ross Kasun - Lawrence Township Public Schools
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