The Matanuska Susitna Schools Foundation supports excellence in the Matanuska Susitna School District by providing supplemental funding for education. Children are our future. Therefore, investments in improving educational opportunities for kids are investments in our community and society as a whole.

The Matanuska-Susitna Schools Foundation is a nonprofit, tax-exempt corporation organized to support the educational needs of our school district. Contributions are exempt from Federal income tax under section 501(c)(3) and deductible under section 170 of the Code.

Mat-Su Imagination Library
Read more about the Imagination Library that has come to the Mat-Su Valley. Registration forms are available for Wasilla, Palmer, and Big Lake residents at neighborhood schools and CCS Head Start. Or register online.

Mat-Su Imagination Library
Bob the Builder Events at the Palmer, Wasilla and Big Lake Libraries. Many children and their parents attended the Palmer,Wasilla and Big Lake events with more than 100 children registering for the Dolly Parton's Imagination Library.

The welcoming Bob the Builder caterpillar from NC Machinery, the Cat Rental Store

Scholarships
$1000 Dr. Curtis D. Menard Memorial Memorial Scholarship ~ information and application ~ Application deadline is April 15, 2011.

Teacher Grants
Mat-Su Schools Foundation is now accepting grant applications for the 2010-2011 school year. ~ more information and application ~ Application deadline is Friday, Oct. 8, 2010.

MSBSD Inside News Article on some teacher grants awarded for FY10 (see page 6).

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Pick. Click. Give.
Give a part of your PFD to MSSF through the Charitable Contributions Program
Mat-Su Schools Foundation is pleased to announce that we are part of the new PFD Charitable Contributions Program. The Alaska Legislature passed a law in 2008 making this new way to give possible for all Alaskans filing for their PFD on-line. We are excited about the opportunity that it provides all Alaskans to give to their favorite nonprofit organizations.

By giving through this program, you join others to become an important force in bettering our communities and our state. For those of you who already support MSSF, we appreciate your gifts and hope you will use this option to make an additional donation.

How to Donate Using Your Dividend:
When you go online to sign up for you dividend, you will see the option called " Gift of Giving".

1. Click the "Gift of Giving" option
2. Choose the (Statewide) Region
3. Choose (Mat-Su Schools Foundation) name
4. Choose the amount you would like to donate
5. Enter your contact information so we are able to acknowledge you contributed
Thank you for your donation!
You can find more information about the program, including frequently asked questions here, or you may email us.

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