Lopez  Island  Education  Foundation

Investing in Students. Securing Our Future.

LIEF reached its $300,000 goal for the 2025–2026 school year, made possible by hundreds of acts of generosity in support of Lopez Island School—from bake sales to matching gifts and everything in between. This island-wide effort helped close the district’s immediate funding shortfall while preserving support for teacher grants.

While continued community fundraising at this level will be needed by LIEF and the community in the coming years, this milestone is a powerful reminder of what’s possible when our island community comes together. Thank you, Lopez.

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Encouraging Excellence in Education

The Lopez Island Education Foundation (LIEF) is an independent 501(c)(3) nonprofit, dedicated to excellence in education for Lopez public schools by bridging community support and state-based funding. We fund critical school programs and teachers’ grant requests (including field trips, curriculum, and STEAM).

As the Lopez Island School District faces a critical budget shortfall, we encourage every community member to donate to LIEF. Contributions of any size will directly support our schools and the programs that make our school special. .

(For details, please read the July 24, 2025 Islands Weekly article.)

Invest in students. Invest in our future. Please donate today!

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STEAM

The Foundation supports STEAM (Science, Technology, Engineering, Arts and Math) through funding of Chess & Robotics clubs, and support for K-12 class room expenses such as frog dissection materials, software for interactive online math instruction, calculators, and marine biology outings.

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Field Trips & Educational Resources

The Foundation supports off-island school trips such as 5th grade trip to Olympia, Tulalip Cultural Center, Guemes Island, and Museum of Pop Culture. LIEF also funded purchase of a school van to help reduce school transportation costs for sports & other trips.

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Week-long Intensives

LIEF supports funding for annual week-long elective courses developed by teachers based on passions of students & teachers, such as Asian Cooking & Cultures, Auto Mechanic Basics, and College Tour.

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