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Supply Zone for Teachers
Classroom suppliesStudent basic needsIn-kind resource distribution
Who can apply: Brevard public school teachers and schools (free resource center for teachers to provide to students in need).
About Brevard Schools Foundation
Brevard Schools Foundation fills educational funding and opportunity gaps at all of our 86 public schools for over 70,000 students and 4,800 teachers by supporting innovation, engaging communities, and changing lives.
Focus Areas
K-12 public educationScholarshipsTeacher support and retentionClassroom grantsSchool supplies and basic needsMentoring and dropout preventionSTEM / space education
Who They Fund
K-12 studentspublic and private schoolsteachers and school staffschool administrators
Funding Style
About Brevard Schools Foundation
Brevard Schools Foundation Inc’s largest recent grants all go to the School Board of Brevard County FL in Melbourne for “SUPPORT BREV SCHOOLS,” including $1,510,252 in 2025 and $1,513,637 in 2023. That pattern points to a funder built around direct support for the public school system rather than a wide external grant portfolio. The foundation says it fills educational funding and opportunity gaps across all 86 public schools, serving more than 70,000 students and 4,800 teachers through school-based support, scholarships, classroom grants, and teacher-focused programs. Its active programs include scholarships for graduating seniors, classroom mini-grants for teachers, space and STEM education outreach, mentoring and dropout-prevention work, and a free supply resource center for teachers. The grant record and program list show a consistent local emphasis on Brevard County public education, with support aimed at student access, classroom innovation, and teacher capacity. Recent giving also includes a $1,387,650 grant in 2024 to the same school board, reinforcing the foundation’s role as a local education funder that channels resources into district-wide support.
What Brevard Schools Foundation Funds
Scholarship support is one of the foundation’s clearest program areas. Brevard Schools Foundation Inc runs scholarships for Brevard Public School graduating seniors, including designated scholarship funds and Jump Start Scholarships for students with financial need, with awards listed at $250–$5,000. It also supports Take Stock in Children, a mentoring and scholarship pathway for students in Brevard County. Classroom innovation is another focus. The Bright Ideas Classroom Grants program provides $500–$1,500 for teachers to fund initiatives that improve student achievement, including creative projects, hands-on learning, and study trips. For STEM and space education, the foundation lists Destination Space, an outreach program for Brevard students centered on space experiences and school engagement.
How Brevard Schools Foundation Gives
The foundation’s recent grant sizes are tightly clustered: the 25th percentile is $1,448,951, the median is $1,510,252, and the 75th percentile is $1,511,944. That suggests a small number of very large institutional grants rather than a broad spread of amounts. The recipient pattern is also consistent: the same school system appears across multiple years in the recent-grants list, indicating recurring support. Brevard Schools Foundation Inc is a local grantmaker, and it funds organizations in Florida only. It does not fund individuals and does not make program-related investments.
Financial Snapshot
Annual Giving
$1.8M
Total Assets
$7.7M
Total Revenue
$4.1M
Total Expenses
$4M
Typical Grant Size
Most grants fall between $1.4M and $1.5M, with a median of $1.5M.
25th Percentile
$1.4M
Median
$1.5M
75th Percentile
$1.5M
Geographic Reach
Local1 state funded
Funding intensity
LowHigh
Headquarters
Leadership
JANICE KERSHAW
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