What We Do
The LEAF endowment fund provides supplemental funding for academics, activities, arts and athletics. In addition, LEAF provides many ways to support student activities and academic programming.
ENDOWMENT FUNDS
The LEAF Activities and Academic Achievement endowment funds provide supplemental funding for academics, activities, arts and athletics.
HOMELESS STUDENT
SERVICES FUND
This fund provides school supplies, clothing, food and crisis housing assistance for District 742 homeless students in need.
IMMERSION PROGRAMS FUND
The Immersion Program Legacy Fund supports District 742 Chinese and Spanish immersion programs.
ADOPT-A-CLASSROOM
Connecting individuals to specific classrooms to help provide needed supplies with tax-deductable $250 contributions.
ACTIVITY PARTICIPATION FUND
This fund helps underprivileged students with expenses so that they can participate in extracurricular programs.
PAKRAT
(Partners And Kids Reading A-lot Together)
During the summer months the PAKRAT bus provides books to all preschool through grade 3 students in District 742.
PAKCAT
(Partners And Kids Counting Alot Together)
Generous grants, along with other individual donations help LEAF support the efforts of District 742 build reading and math literacy in our youngest learners!
Hans Bodvarsson Scholarship Fund
A scholarship in Hans’ name will be provided to a college-bound Tech High School student each year.
’67-’17 Scholarship
The scholarship is given yearly to a Tech student who has demonstrated academic or extracurricular excellence and plans to attend any form of post-secondary education.
Retired Educators Club
Retired educators understand the importance of a well-rounded education and continue to have an impact on the our district’s students.
Legacy & Planned Giving
Gifts of $25,000 or more allow donors to set up a Legacy Fund within LEAF that can be directed to benefit a specific activity or educational program