History

1984

• CEEF is incorporated as a 501(c)(3) nonprofit corporation
• CEEF bid on and won the option to develop a CUSD surplus school site

1985 – 1990

• CEEF partners with a land developer to develop the surplus school site
• The development project was completed in 1990 and the property was sold; CEEF receives $3.5 million from the proceeds of the sale and establishes an endowment fund for the perpetual benefit of CUSD

1991 – 1993

• CEEF commits to distributing $1 million to schools over the next 3 years as a goodwill gesture to community

1994 – 1999

• CEEF continues to make contributions from endowment in the range of $200,000-$450,000 to CUSD and school sites.
• Between 1990-1999, CEEF grants $5.5 million to CUSD and school sites

2000 – 2004

• CEEF launches $6 million Endowment Campaign for Enhanced Cultural Arts and Integrated Information Literacy Program ($4 million raised from community contributions):
  1. CEEF Contribution from existing endowment -  $2,000,000
  2. Visual and Performing Arts Matching Grants – $750,000
  3. Classroom Music Education – $1,250,000
  4. Information Literacy Program - $2,000,000

2005 – 2009

• CEEF contributes more than $3 million to CUSD and school site matching grants

2010

• CEEF partners with CUSD, parents and the community on the ‘Their Future is Now’ Campaign, which raises $2.5 million to help the District retain 115 K-8 teachers, prevent K-8 teacher reshuffling, and maintain 20:1 class size ratio in grades 1-3