Doris E. Schwartz Education Fund

Schwartz, a former West York teacher and flight attendant. Established to foster innovation in education and provide scholarship support.

Fund Size: $3.4 million endowment

Geographic Scope: York County, Pennsylvania (13 school districts)

Mission: Raise the bar for education in York County by helping York County public school teachers meaningfully increase their capacity to lead. Also provides scholarship support to graduating seniors.

Innovation Lab Grants

• Create forums for teachers to work together across school districts
• Teacher-student teams design and execute innovative solutions to real-world problems
• Cross-district collaboration on educational innovation
• Projects must be nominated by districts and go through application process
• Teams present results to peers and impacted communities

Scholarships

• Scholarships to graduating seniors from 13 York County school districts
• $52,000 per year in scholarships (2015-2016)

Grant Examples:

• Lincoln Intermediate Unit (LIU) 12: $100,000 per year for 2 years to create Innovation Lab

Donor Background:

• Doris E. Schwartz (1913-2013): Former educator and flight attendant
• Nearly a century old at death
• Extensive world travel influenced her commitment to education
• Inspired by personal educational achievements amplified by world experiences
• Sought to inspire locals to "think bigger"

Administration:

• Created under direction of executors Nancy L. Frey and Kenneth R. Smith
• Attorney: John Stitt

Contact Information:

• York County Community Foundation
• Phone: (717) 848-3733
• Address: 14 West Market Street, York, PA 17401
• Hanover Office: (717) 630-1843