Who We Serve
The Made in Santa Rosa Education Foundation's primary focus is to support kindergarten through 8th grade — approximately 6,000 students.
Preschool
Lewis Early Learning Academy
Elementary Schools
Abraham Lincoln
Helen Lehman
Hidden Valley
James Monroe
Luther Burbank
Proctor Terrace
Steele Lane
7-8 Grade Students at
Hilliard Comstock Middle
Montgomery High
Rincon Valley Middle
Santa Rosa High
High School
Ridgway
2025/2026 School Year Support
This school year, the Made in Santa Rosa Education Foundation is proud to continue advancing literacy equity across the Santa Rosa elementary schools through two powerful initiatives that inspire a love of reading and support early learners where it matters most.
Book Vending Machine Inventory
We’ve provided $3,000 in funding to every elementary school to stock their book vending machines with diverse, high-interest books that students choose and keep. By ensuring every child can take home books they love, we’re helping build personal libraries, foster family reading habits, and make reading a joyful, equitable experience for all students.
Expanding ELITE Early Literacy
We’re funding two additional schools to implement the ELITE (Early Literacy Enrichment) program—serving 168 students who need extra support to reach critical third-grade reading benchmarks. ELITE combines small-group instruction, culturally relevant materials, and targeted practice to help young readers build skills and confidence that last a lifetime.
Together, these efforts are creating classrooms full of readers, dreamers, and confident learners—ensuring that every child in Santa Rosa has the opportunity to thrive through literacy.
Our Impact
The graphic below illustrates the disparity between schools in donations received. Enrichment education is largely funded through school donations. Our goal is to close the gap and raise funds to equitably invest in programs, projects and resources, so that all students have the same opportunities.
Elementary School Donations
Of the 9 elementary schools in 2022/2023
3 Averaged $25K
6 Averaged $6K
Middle School Donations
Of the 4 middle schools in 2022/2023
2 Averaged $23K
2 Averaged $2K
Become and investment partner and help close the access and achievement gaps