Madison Education Foundation
ActivePublic CharityEducation
About Madison Education Foundation
The MEF mission is to award grants that help faculty and staff inspire and challenge Madison public school students. MEF funds educational enrichment that is above and beyond the school district budget.
Focus Areas
K-12 educationTeacher-initiated classroom grantsSTEAMLiteracy/reading programsSpecial education supportsField trips and experiential learningProfessional development
Who They Fund
K–12 students (junior school and high school)Madison High School studentsJunior school studentsAll schools within the district / school-wide student population
Funding Style
About Madison Education Foundation
Madison Education Foundation’s grantmaking centers on one district: Madison Public Schools, where it awards competitive, teacher-initiated support to enrich curriculum, instruction, and student experiences beyond the school district budget. The foundation’s recent awards show a consistent emphasis on equipment, programs, and trips that reach students across K–12, with grants flowing to schools and districtwide beneficiaries in Madison, New Jersey. The largest recent award went to Madison High School for $47,302 to provide equipment and programs that enhance math and sciences, English/language arts, physical education, and arts, music, and cultural education. At the junior-school level, Madison Junior School received $35,207 for programs and equipment to enrich science, technology, art, mathematics, English, humanities, world language, and social and emotional development. Those awards illustrate a pattern of support that combines classroom resources with broader student-enrichment opportunities. MEF also recognizes teaching practice through its Meffie Awards, a co-sponsored program with the Rotary Club of Madison that celebrates innovative teaching based on creativity, collaboration, and reach. That mix of teacher recognition and direct classroom grantmaking defines the foundation’s role in the district.
What Madison Education Foundation Funds
Across K-12 education, Madison Education Foundation supports both schoolwide and grade-specific enrichment. Kings Road School received $28,096 in 2025 to fund programs and trips and to purchase tools and equipment for science, math, arts, English, language arts, physical education, and social and emotional development. The foundation also backs districtwide support. Borough of Madison Public Schools, to benefit grades K-12, received $25,855 in 2025 for programs, trips, tools, and equipment across all schools. At Central Avenue School, a $5,411 grant in 2025 supported similar enrichment for science, math, art, English, language arts, physical education, and social and emotional development. Its topic mix includes STEM, literacy, arts and music, physical education, and social-emotional learning, all framed as classroom and student-experience enhancements.
How Madison Education Foundation Gives
Typical grant size sits at $11,602 at the 25th percentile, $16,551 at the median, and $33,063 at the 75th percentile. Recent awards also include larger district and high-school grants, showing that the foundation can fund both targeted classroom projects and broader schoolwide initiatives. The recent grants list shows repeat funding to the same recipients across years, including Madison High School, Madison Junior School, Kings Road School, and Borough of Madison Public Schools. Madison Education Foundation is a public charity, and its active teacher grant programs accept unsolicited requests from Madison Public Schools faculty and staff.
Financial Snapshot
Annual Giving
$237K
Total Assets
$97K
Total Revenue
$111K
Total Expenses
$157K
Typical Grant Size
Most grants fall between $12K and $33K, with a median of $17K.
25th Percentile
$12K
Median
$17K
75th Percentile
$33K
Geographic Reach
Local1 state funded
About 100% of grants go to recipients in NJ.
Funding intensity
LowHigh
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