About Hillsborough Education Foundation

Our mission is to ensure every student in Hillsborough County receives an outstanding public education that equips them for a fulfilling future.

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We Partner with Our Community

Hillsborough Education Foundation is dedicated to deepening our impact on students and teachers to ensure every student receives a high-quality education.
We are particularly focused on creating equity and leveling the playing field in our highest needs schools.
Together with our partners, we are investing in a prosperous future for our community.

Our work centers around making an impact, engaging our community to invest in education and ensuring our teachers have the necessary resources to provide all students with an equal opportunity to graduate and achieve success.

By strengthening public education, we strive to build a better community to positively impact the lives of individual teachers and students, regardless of background or economic status.

We pride ourselves in collaborating with our supporters to ensure your gifts are used in the most impactful way possible. For every dollar our partners invest, 91 cents is used directly for programs supporting teachers and students.

It is due in part to our dedication to be responsible stewards of donors’ contributions that we have earned a 4 Star Charity rating from Charity Navigator.

We partner with our community to provide resources to empower teachers to be effective leaders of change to move the needle toward the ultimate goal of every student graduating high school prepared for postsecondary, career and life success.

*Charity Navigator is an organization that evaluates and rates nonprofits based on financial health, accountability and transparency. Learn more here.

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CORE BELIEFS

  • We put students and teachers first

    Because education is key to a prosperous community, we put the needs of students and teachers above all else. Every decision we make and action we take is to improve their lives and livelihoods so our entire community can thrive.

  • We relentlessly pursue equity

    Every student deserves access to an outstanding public education that opens doors to a lifetime of opportunity. We prioritize efforts that level the playing field, so what the highest-resourced schools have is what everyone has.

  • We approach challenges creatively

    We view problems as possibilities to transform lives through public education. Using data to drive our decisions, we test new ideas and scale proven results to benefit our children and community.

  • We work collaboratively

    We can do more together than any of us can do alone. We partner with Hillsborough County Public Schools, families and the community to multiply our contributions and maximize our impact for students and their futures.

  • We uplift each other

    We view our work as a calling and a privilege. Because we share a profound sense of accountability and responsibility to fulfill our mission, we support our teammates, express gratitude, and celebrate accomplishments. Because when one of us succeeds, we all succeed.