2023 Annual Report
Thanks to YOUR generosity, in the past 32 years, we have contributed more than $4.6 million to fund 1,100 grants in Lawrence Township public schools, and nearly $136,000 in the 2022-2023 academic year alone.
2022-2023
$136K
2022-2023
48
The LTEF raises funds from individuals, local businesses, corporations, and foundations for programs that foster excellence, creativity, and achievement in education for all students in Lawrence Township public schools. Through grant requests from teachers and school administrators, the LTEF funds programs that will have a substantial and lasting impact on LTPS students.
Dr. Robyn Klim LTPS Superintendent of Schools
“Not every district is fortunate enough to have the love and dedication of its very own education foundation. LTEF truly does fulfill the hopes and dreams of our educators, and they bring innovation into our classrooms. We are beyond fortunate for the LTEF board of volunteer community members and all of their supportive efforts to make instruction both dynamic and accessible for our learners.”
INCOME
EXPENSES
(July 2021 - June 2022).
($) BY IMPACT AREA
(%) BY BENEFIT TYPE
GRANT AWARDS
Students in Lawrence Township are continually making new discoveries and benefiting from enriching opportunities thanks to you and other LTEF supporters.
These 2022-2023 grant photos illustrate the impact we make together.
Eldridge Park & SlaCKWOOD SCHOOL WELCOME AUTHOR & ILLUSTRATOR,
RASHID MALIK DAVIS
This fall, Photography by Fabienne visited Eldridge Park School with us and took some wonderful photos of a a grant presented to both Slackwood & Eldridge Park for $1,800. This grant provided presentations and workshops for all 3rd graders at the two schools by author and illustrator Rashad Malik Davis (a former Slackwood student). Please scroll through these wonderful photos!
AREAS OF IMPACT
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This past year, LTEF funded more than $24,000 in support structures for students and classrooms, helping to ensure equal access to vital resources. This enabled schools to advance their learning goals for all students. Explore a complete list of grants, including those that benefit equity and inclusion initiatives.
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We continue to fund important STEM initiatives and contributed more than $51,000 in this area during 2021-2022. Teaching STEM in our schools is critical to the development of our children as it helps to teach problem-solving, helps close the gender gap, and develops practical preparedness. Explore a complete list of grants, including those that benefit STEM education initiatives.
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Arts and cultural education provide intrinsic enrichment opportunities, but they are an essential avenue for our students to engage in a broader context with the potential for deep and profound meaning. Supporting these programs helps create positive social environments which have been demonstrated to yield greater civic participation and gradual residency growth; reduction of neighborhood, ethnic, and class divisions; and decreased truancy, delinquency, and poverty rates. This year, we provided nearly $34,000 in grants for Arts & Cultural Enrichment. Explore a complete list of grants, including those that benefit ARTS education initiatives.
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Our dedicated educators asked for numerous technology focused grants. LTEF answered that call by providing over $26K in grants for classroom technology and resources throughout the district. Explore a complete list of grants, including those that benefit Classroom Technology and Resources initiatives.
Photo of 2022-2023 Eldridge Park grant ~ a visit from author & illustrator, Rashad Malik Davis. Photo Credit: Photography by Fabienne
Amy Amiet, Principal, Eldridge Park School
“One of the most incredible things about the LTPS community is the support and generosity of the LTEF. LTEF grants have been an integral part of giving our students equitable classroom experiences as well as allowing our teachers to "reach for the stars" and bring dreams to life for our school communities. Experiences ranging from enhanced recess equipment, to makerspace carts in each library, to artists in residence working with our students on various passion projects our students are afforded the opportunity to learn and grow from the opportunities that the LTEF funds. Thank you LTEF for believing in our ideas and supporting ALL of our school communities through your tireless work.”
We need your help! Each year, the LTEF is unable to fund roughly $40,000 in grant requests. This year is particularly challenging, as shifting priorities from one of our long-standing corporate partners will result in 20% less funds available for grants. Serving our students, our educators, and our schools is our mission, and to continue to make our public schools exceptional places for creativity and learning, your support is more important now than ever.
Please give a gift of any size today. Thank you for your ongoing support. Best wishes for a safe and healthy 2024.
2022-2023 GranTEES
(Spring 2023 Grant Recipients Pictured Above)
Amy Amiet
Frederick "PJ" Barrett
Jeffrey Berry
Jay Billy
Alison Bleich
David Boggs
Kristin Burke
Patricia Burns
Catherine Campbell
Melissa Carberry
Melissa Cartlidge
Gabrielle Casieri
Destiny Cherry
Daniel Christel
Melissa Clark
Tami D'Errico
Tanya Damon
Heather Dow
Michael Drobish
Tracy Drukenbrod
Nicole Flaherty
Karen Formisano
Rebecca Franke
Cari Gallagher
Emma Hansen Rickler
Debbie Harrington
Jessica Heller
Beth Hopkins
Kristin Hopson
Michele Immordino
Feriza Irmer
Mandy Johnson
Lisa Kapp
Lindsay Karlson
Douglas Lehnert
Michelle Liwacz
Melissa Lockett
Randall Longwill
Jonathan Marbach
Elizabeth Mayo
Andrea Meyer
Stacey Moore
Jeanne Muzi
Jen Nguyen
Karen O'Brien
April Oliver
Stephany Palacio
Mary Pancoast
Morgan Petronis
Bess Ploener
Andrea Potocny
Kristen Potter
Amanda Prettyman
Amy Reif
Rachel Scaturo
Julie Schmidt
Elizabeth Seipp
John Tees
Nicole Tunnard
Melissa Wall
Joelle Weidenbaum
Timothy Williams
Sarah Yoskowitz
Jennifer Zuczek
Thomas Zumchak
THANK YOU TO OUR PREMIERE PARTNERS, SPONSORS AND DONORS!
THANK YOU TO OUR 2022-2023 Annual Sponsors!
Donations listed below were received during the previous academic year (between September 1, 2022 and August 31, 2023). Please contact us if you were inadvertently omitted from the list.
Please note that ticket sales are not included in this list, but we appreciate your support.
VISIONARIES $500+
Autolenders
Bayada Home Health Care
Bristol Myers Squibb
Capital Health System
Church & Dwight Employee Giving Fund
Rabindranath Dash
Dent Blanche Dental
Educational Testing Service
Heath & Steven Friedman
Cheryl & Allen Gorski
Haldeman Lexus of Princeton
Honor Yoga Pennington
JAG-ONE Physical Therapy
Jammer Doors
Kazin Family
Charles & Michelle King
Lawrenceville Home Improvement
The Lawrenceville School
Metamorphosis Agency
Rakhi & Saurabh Palkar
Mark Ploener
Robert Polakowski
Route 1 Diner
SBH Counseling Services
Signature Realty N.J.
Van Stone Family
The Wetterberg Foundation
BENEFACTORS $180-$499
Nana Abena Ocran
Roy Baldassari
The Bank Of Princeton
Patricia Beaber
Pat Beach
Kelly & Kay Bidle
Jay Billy
Melissa Bogad
Brian and Julie Boyle
Pat & Mark Butler
Citizens Bank
Davis, Saperstein & Saloman
Christopher & Bobbi Jo DeFelice
Rebecca Doherty
John Gutman & Liz Duffy
Jane & Theodore Fetter
Fox Pest Control
Laurel & Steve Goodell
Dwight Green
Steve & JoAnn Groeger
Jennifer Hsiao & Michael Prikril
Johnson & Johnson Matching Gifts Program
Sameer & Rita Khan
Leonardo's II
Chris & Audrey Maest
Master Plan Investment Group
Viviene McNamara
Kim McNear
BENEFACTORS continued…
Russell McTague
Mindy Milavsky
Elizabeth Miller
Manuel Montes
April Oliver
Poulson and Van Hise
Steven Prentiss
Princeton Integrative Health
Radiology Affiliates
Kathy & Dale Robbins
Meryl & Robert Rothenberg
Janet & Efren Salugao
Chris & John Schafer
Debbie & Jeff Silver
Courtney & Tim Smiles-Haggerty
Rick & Kathie Smith
Karen Brown & James Takasugi
Andrew & Jane Tunnard
Richard Van Den Heuvel
Dennis & Laura Waters
Peter & Rona Webster
Jessica Welsh
Jon Zoll
PARTNERS $100-$179
Ana Azhir
Anne Casale
CBIZ Borden Perlman
PARTNERS $100-179
Melissa Clark
Pat & Peter Devlin
Peggy DiTommaso
Veselka Dusichka
Patricia Evans
Every Child Valued
Sean Fry
Joann & Richard Graja
Dan & Janice Haggerty
Melissa Hair Company
Hair Theory Salon
Fran & Doug Hulette
Karen & Bruce Kaplan
Ross Kasun
Robyn Klim
Richard Kraeuter
Kathryn Lamb
Meredith & Hugh Lavery
Paula & Stuart Levinsky
Suzanne & Lance Maloney
Sharon Mark
Mark McDonough
Mercedes-Benz Of Princeton
Monica & Carlson Parsons
Douglas Raichle
Lisa Roche
Alberto Rodriguez
Amanda Santos
Ramanathan Subramanian
Christine & Edward Tarby
Stefanie Tziarri
Stacey Van Metre
PROVIDERS ($50-$99)
Andrea & Paul Alfieri
All Seasons Aesthetics
Amy Amiet
Gloria Anderson
Michele & Dan Ben-Asher
Jeff Berry
Lori & Dave Boggs
Fred & Carolyn Brehm
Eileen Bright
Pamela Brown
Tammy Caloiaro
Jonathan & Melissa Chichilitti
Alison Ciesla
Michael & Ivy Cohen
Paula & John Covello
Barbara & Richard Dearborn
Felicia & Mario DeVincenzi
Casey & Karen Faiman
Elizabeth Farletta
Alyson Fischer
Franklin Corner Dental Associates
Cari & Charles Gallagher
Rishi Gupta
Catherine Ihonvbere
Michele Immordino
Christine Kelly
Deborah & Paul Kimaid
David & Tracy Kocsis
Eileen & Chester Kulak
Cathleen Lewis & Paul Penna
Deb & Dave Margolis
Charles & Sandra Mauro
William & Denise McBride
Elizabeth Charles McCall
Stephanie McHugh
Mary McKillip
Mercer Childrens Dentistry
Eric & Dana Meth
Madeline & Alan Monheit
NJ Lifeguard, LLC
Susan Olman
Cynthia Reagan
Sharin Rello
Rothenberg & Associates, LLC.
Karen Rubinstein
Lisa Snyder
Susan & Richard Steen
Stephen Szucs
TGA Premier Sports
Thomas Waldron
Trina & Ken Weingarten
Mary Whitehead
Diane & Thomas Wilfrid
Barbara & Chris Woolley
FRIENDS $25-$49
Bernice & Abe Abramovich
David Adam
Heather & Scott Berman
Amy & Brian Ciuffreda
Gale & Allen Cohen
James & Joanne Cordingley
Teresa Costagliola
Thomas DeFillipo
Pamela Deriso
Debra Evanovich
Alphonse Gatabazi
Olive & Michael Giles
Judie & Joseph Grossi
Christian & Joey Hilario
Jennifer & Henry Jones
Ronald & Sonny Kraemer
Jennifer Mahler
Daniel & Maria Claudia McGuiness
Kesavan & Jyoti Menon
Tammy Miller
Sarika Pednekar
Michelle & Mark Pressman
Marilyn & Richard Roman
Linda & John Ryan
Christine & Charles Schwartz
Cheryl Simone
Patricia & Anthony Staltari
Roger Veto
Elizabeth & Richard Voss
Carol Welsch
Marni & Andy Zevon
IN-KIND DONATIONS
1911 Smokehouse BBQ
A Cut Above
Acacia
Adventure Aquarium
Sherri Ahlers
Ahn's Taekwondo at Lawrenceville
All About Word Art
Amalfi's
Amber Spa
AmeriKick Martial Arts
Anchor House
Applebee's
Arthur Murray Dance Center of Princeton
Roy Baldassari
Bark Box
Ben Franklin Swim Club
Lori & Dave Boggs
Bonefish Grill
Boutinful Gardens
Caesar's Bagels & Deli
Cafe Domenico's
Camp Homework
Candelas
Card My Yard
Chambers Walk Cafe & Catering
Cherry Grove Organic Farm
Chick-fil-A
Church & Dwight
Kelly Cleland
Club Pilates
Colavita Jewelers
Cooper Pest Control
Costco
CRAVE
Crayola Experience
Jess Deak
Pat & Peter Devlin
Diamond Sky Cakes
Dick's Sporting Goods
East Coast Float Spa
Eatalia
Eggert Aquatics
Empower Yoga
Enzo's
Casey & Karen Faiman
Final Boss Comics & Games
Brooke Fitzgerald
Frances Valentine
Bonne Giglio
Lynette Glenn
Grounds for Sculpture
Hair Theory Salon
Honor Yoga Pennington
Hooters
Hopewell Valley Vineyards
Ice Land Skating Center
Inclusions Sports Performance Training
InMotion Fitness & Wellness
Inn at Glencairn
Intrepid Sea, Air & Space Museum
Jenkinson's Boardwalk
Jerry's Artarama
Jersey Mike's
Joe Canal's
Karate Fit USA LLC
Kelsey Theater at Mercer County Community College
LSA Swim Club
IN-KIND CONTINUED…
Kate Luckey
Suzanne & Lance Maloney
Nancy Maloney
McCarter Theatre
Kim McNear
Leah McNeill
Meatheadz
Mercer Art LLC
Mercer Bucks Pickleball Club
Mercer County Park Commission
Elizabeth Miller
Moe's Southwest Grill
Mom's Creative Memories
Brian & Jen Moog
Morey's Piers
Music Mountain Theatre
New Jersey Athletic Club
Nothing Bundt Cakes
NY Giants
Olive Garden
OrangeTwist Princeton
Oriental Trading
PEAC Performance
Pennington Market
Philadelphia Eagles
Photography by Fabienne
Pix to Pixels
PJ's Pancake House
Princeton Integrative Health
Pure Green
Real Central NJ
Red Lobster
Restore Hyper Wellness
Revolution Prep
RiverHorse Brewing Company
Rockville Climbing Center Inc
Monika & Jeremy Ryan
School of Rock
Screen Time Clinic
Seasons52
Sesame Place
Kelly Shenouda
Carolyn & Jim Sienicki
Simply Fit
Six Flags Great Adventure
Sky Zone of Hamilton
Drue & Phoebe Stapleton
Starbucks Lawrenceville
State Theatre NJ
Statements Boutique
Stephanie Bradberry
Stumpy's Hatchet House of Princeton
Sylvan Learning
Catherine Taeffner
Terhune Orchards
The Druery Brewery
The HoneyBaked Ham Co. of Lawrenceville
The MAX Challenge of Lawrenceville/Pennington
The Philadelphia Flyers
The Village Salon
The WaWa Foundation
Trader Joe's
Tranquility Den Massage
Tumbles Princeton
Andrew & Jane Tunnard
Turning Point of Princeton
Udo's Bagels
Wegman's
LTEF BOARD MEMBERS:
Karen Faiman, Executive Director
LTEF BOARD:
Drue Stapleton - Rider University, President
Charles Snellings - Church & Dwight, Vice President Vessy Dusichka - The Pew Charitable Trusts, Immediate Past President
Elizabeth Miller - Mauser USA, LLC (retired), Treasurer
TRUSTEES:
Kathie Baldassari - LTPS, Retired Pat Devlin - LTPS, Retired
Bonne Giglio - Planned Parenthood Lynette Glenn - Citizens Bank
Jennifer Hsiao - Educational Testing Service
Kim McNear - Anchor House
Jeremy Ryan - Metamorphosis Agency, LLC
Carolyn Sienicki - Westrick Music Academy
Catherine Taeffner - Princeton University Andrew Tunnard - New Jersey Department of Transportation Jessica Welsh - The Lawrenceville School
EX-OFFICIO MEMBERS:
Karen Faiman - Lawrence Township Education Foundation
Arundel Clarke - Lawrence Township Board of Education
Stephen Murray - The Lawrenceville School
Rita Nini - Educational Testing Service
Rajneet Goomer - Lawrence Township Public Schools
Ross Kasun - Lawrence Township Public Schools
For a current list of board members, click HERE.