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The Durango Education Foundation supports the rural Durango School District public schools through four funding streams:
1) Classroom Grants that are impactful and encourage innovation and excellence in our schools ($160,000 in 2025)
2) Scholarships for our graduating seniors (over $115,000 awarded in 2025)
3) Service Events such as our two resource fairs and our teacher appreciation celebration that, together, served approximately 1,000 people in our community
4) Cause Campaigns such as the $350,000 Bridge the Gap campaign to help our students gain ground after Covid and our $50,000 Coding and Makerspace to bring high-quality curriculum and equipment to all Durango School District schools and, in 2025, our exciting Ignite Mobile Learning Lab, a school bus transformed to bring high tech learning to kids throughout the summer, during school, and after school!
Find out more about the Durango Education Foundation's work that we have been doing, successfully, in Durango public schools for the last 40 years here: durangoeducationfoundation.org
The Durango Education Foundation provides relevant and innovative impact for our 9-R community through classroom grants, scholarships, and service.
Founded by a family as a single memorial scholarship in 1984, the Durango Education Foundation has evolved into an organization that engages all aspects of academic education in Durango School District 9-R. DEF is a proactive partner, seeking out needs and creative possibilities, and finding resources to further encourage excellent opportunities for the district's students.
Organization name
Durango Education Foundation
other names
Durango Foundation for Educational Excellence
1984
Tax id (EIN)
74-2350944
Category
Education
Organization Size
Medium Organization
Address
281 Sawyer Drive Suite 100La Plata County, CO, US
Phone
970-385-1491
Other
970-769-7600