The Foundation is a non-profit corporation formed in 1998 to raise money for the creation and ongoing support of Sebastopol Charter School. The Foundation currently holds $9 million in assets, consisting primarily of the school’s new 20-acre campus located at 1111 Hwy 116 N in Sebastopol, CA.
The funding for the Foundation comes principally from the pledge donations of our school families, along with various fundraising programs and events throughout the year. In school year 2021-2022, 98% of school families collectively pledged about $270,000 to the Foundation.
The Foundation is overseen and directed by its Board of Directors, which oversees its finances, fundraising, and building maintenance. The Board maintains close cooperation with the School Board and administration.
The Foundation is operated by 2 employees – Essie Bishop, Administrative Director, and Jill Bottomley, Community Engagement and Development Director.
Meet our wonderful Board of Directors and staff through their bios HERE.
The Foundation has committed to grant 100% of its fundraising revenue, net of operating expenses, to the School to be used as the School sees fit. In years that the school has been able to rely on its reserves instead, the Foundation has committed all of its revenue to saving, securing, constructing or enhancing the school’s new campus.
Contact The Charter Foundation at:
(707) 824-8430
PO Box 1260, Sebastopol, CA 95473-1260
1111 Gravenstein Hwy N, Sebastopol CA 95472
info@thecharterfoundation.org
essie@thecharterfoundation.org
jill@thecharterfoundation.org
501(c)3 Federal Tax ID is 94-3314538
Contact Sebastopol Charter School at:
(707) 824-9700
1111 Gravenstein Hwy N, Sebastopol CA 95472
www.sebastopolcharter.org