Sustaining the Tradition of Outstanding Schools in Lake Oswego—
Since 1986, the Foundation has worked to provide additional funds to the Lake Oswego School District.
These funds are used only to hire additional classroom teachers which are the backbone of the district’s outstanding success.

The Foundation has a vision for today and the future. 

That vision is that every child in the Lake Oswego School District receive a world-class education.

Because of the generous support of this community, we were able to raise over $1.6 million last year. In the face of drastic state budget cuts, the District was able to maintain relatively low class sizes district-wide and to keep a diverse offering of electives at both high schools. The goal of the Foundation to maintain low student-teacher ratios has paid high dividends resulting in:

  • outstanding student performance;
  • high graduation rates;
  • large percentage of college bound students;
  • an "Excellent" rating by the State of Oregon on the State Report Card.

The Foundation conducts an annual campaign in the early spring of the year. It provides the greatest source of revenue. Other revenue sources are business programs, programs for realtors and mortgage lenders, corporate matching funds, direct mail and special events.

Our endowment program, The Stafford Society, has been established to provide sustaining funds for the Foundation.

Get to Know Us Better—
These Foundation publications are
available for download.
General Information Brochure Endowment Brochure