Funds
Backpack Program
Educators Supporting Educators
By electing the Educators Supporting Educators fund your dollars will go directly to your fellow educators through Teacher Grants and the annual end of year Teacher of the Year celebration. There are a number of sponsorship opportunities for you to select or you can create your own donation amount.
Helping Richland 2 Families
The Helping Richland 2 Families in Need initiative has helped 237 families over the past 10 years through disbursement of over $103,000 to help families who are in need. The goal of the Helping Families in Need program is to provide housing stability for Richland 2 families. The R2 Education Foundation understands that children's basic needs must be met or their academic success may be negatively impacted. This program provides financial assistance to Richland 2 families when outside resources are not available or are exhausted.
School social workers work closely with families and assess their needs. When resources are not available, the Lead Social Worker reviews all requests and determines eligibility for the Helping Richland 2 Families fund.
This program is funded through grants, strategic partnerships and by generous community donors like you. See how you can help our Richland 2 families in need.
Ready 2 Read
The R2 Ed Foundation knows that reading is key to student success. R2 Ready to Read is a year-round initiative which encourages community partners to collect new and gently-used books for Pre-K through 2nd grade.
This school year's goal is to collect enough books (roughly 40,000) to provide each Pre-k through 2nd grader with 10 new or gently used books geared toward their grade level prior to the 2024 summer break!
To help support future students, please email R2EdFoundation@gmail.com for more information.
General Fund
Our mission is to encourage and support excellence in Richland School District Two by enhancing educational opportunities for students, fostering community involvement, and providing resources that promote success in the district.
Partner Sponsor Levels
We are excited to announce our R2 Partner Sponsor annual donation options for the 2023-2024 school year! By selecting one of these campaigns your contribution will be recognized at multiple R2 District events based on your one time payment option. For details of all Partner Sponsor Levels.
All Partner Sponsorships cover costs associated with:
- Back2School Bash
- R2 Ready2Read
- District Highlights Mailer
- State of the District
- Order of the Flame
- Teacher of the Year banquet
- Educator Grants
- School Support
- Helping R2 Families in Need