Grand Island Public Schools Foundation

The GIPS Foundation builds strong partnerships with the district and community stakeholders, responsibly manages and grows charitable assets, and inspires the power of community to invest in access, equity and opportunity for all GIPS students.

The Grand Island Public Schools Foundation is the tax-exempt organization that accepts gifts on behalf of the 10,000 students that attend Grand Island Public Schools. Since our beginning in 1990, we have made it our mission and goal to enhance a tax-funded education by creating additional opportunities for students through philanthropic means. Our generous donors have given us the capacity to invest over $1.4 million annually into programs benefiting students of the Grand Island Public Schools. Programs and projects that fall under our enhancement umbrella include booster clubs, college scholarships for Grand Island Senior High graduates, the development of district vocational and recreational facilities, teacher and student recognition, alumni relations, the Grand Island Senior High Hall of Honor, the Classroom Grants Program, the Student Kindness Fund and the Food for Thought Program.