Annual Appeal 2023

When you give to The Wildcat Foundation, Mechanicsburg Area School District’s (MASD) education foundation, you make a difference for EVERY MASD STUDENT.

Thanks to donors like you, the Foundation distributed grant funds in excess of $95,000 during the current 2023/2024 academic year!

These grants supplement, not supplant, MASD’s budget. Your tax-deductible gift to the Wildcat Foundation allows us to invest in innovative programs and projects that strengthen the educational, cultural, wellness, and athletic programs of MASD.

• A gift from the former Citizens Fire Company supports CPR/First Aid training and certification for students, faculty, and staff. This same gift allows the Foundation to purchase lifesaving AED equipment.
• MASD music & theatre programs are supported with YOUR donation.
• Esports makes its debut in the district thanks to YOUR donor funds supporting the new club at the Middle School.
• YOUR donation helps provide supplies for Wildcat Cafe, a Life Skills program for students with intellectual disabilities and/or autism.

Your Educational Improvement Tax Credit (EITC) donations support 11 eligible programs that impact ALL K-12 student, to include:

• The Trails and Trees Environmental Center provides curriculum at all grade levels
• 8th grade students design and build water filtration systems in Design 4 Change
• Junior Achievement provides real-world learning opportunities for 6th graders
• MakerSpace and Soft Start morning activities are available at ALL grade levels
• Scholarships are available for college Dual Enrollment students in 11th and 12th grade
• Support for Media Production which developed an award-winning documentary about the senior murals at MASH - See the video 👇👇👇

Thank you for your considered support! Please know that your tax-deductible gift to the Wildcat Foundation will benefit EVERY student enrolled in the district and will allow the Foundation to continue to strengthen the educational, cultural, wellness, and athletic programs of the Mechanicsburg Area School District.

- Jon Boles

Wildcat Foundation Board President

Continuing our mission to strengthen the educational, cultural, wellness, and athletic programs of the Mechanicsburg Area School District, the Wildcat Foundation is distributing more than $95,000 in grant funding for the 2023-34 academic year.

The grant process for the 2024-25 school year begins in November when the application process opens up for teachers, coaches and programs across the school district.

The foundation will receive grant applications for the 2024-25 school through January. A committee of volunteers will then review the applications and funding recommendations will be presented to and approved by the Foundation Board of Directors and School Board of Directors in April.