SEE OUR IMPACT

See Grants in Action

MPSF helps educators turn innovative ideas into meaningful learning experiences, supporting every school through Teacher Grants and other Foundation investments in areas such as STEM, literacy, the arts, student wellness, and career readiness.

Strong public schools benefit our entire community. Explore how MPSF support creates opportunities for Minnetonka students to learn and grow.

A Different Kind of Support. Unlike PTOs, PTAs, and booster organizations that typically focus on individual schools or activities, MPSF invests in curricular programs and learning experiences across the district.

Student Learning and Topical Areas

  • General Fund: Fuel the Foundation to create impact where it is most needed.

  • Arts & Music: Support innovative programs that enrich visual arts, music, theater, and creative learning experiences that help students discover their unique talents.

  • Entrepreneurship & Career Connected Learning (Momentum & VANTAGE): Prepare tomorrow's innovators and leaders through immersive learning experiences that connect the classroom to the workplace.

  • Language Immersion: Expand horizons through language and culture.

  • Literacy: Build confident readers, writers, and lifelong learners.

  • Special Education: Ensure every learner has the opportunity to thrive. Fund adaptive resources, innovative teaching strategies, and inclusive learning experiences.

  • STEM Education: Inspire curiosity through science, technology, engineering, and mathematics.

  • Student Wellness & Belonging: Help every student feel seen, supported, and connected. Invest in programs that strengthen mental wellness, foster belonging, build resilience, and create positive learning environments where every student can succeed.

  • Technology Enablement: Provide educators and students with innovative technology, digital tools, and emerging learning resources.

Grade and Learning Stage Impact Areas

  • PreK Learning: Build strong foundations from the very beginning.

  • Elementary School Learning (K–5): Nurture curiosity during the years that matter most.

  • Middle School Learning (6–8): Empower students to explore, discover, and grow during these transformative years.

  • High School Learning (9–12): Prepare students for career readiness and the skills students need to thrive beyond graduation.

Where Impact Happens

Foundation support reaches across all Minnetonka Public Schools. Teacher Grants and other Foundation investments have funded ideas that have helped students explore passions, discover talents, and develop skills that extend beyond the classroom in these areas and more:

The Minnetonka Public Schools Foundation funded a grant submitted by Dustin Michel for updated 3D printers in his classroom. 3D printing has become an essential tool for modeling and prototypes in STEM. This STEM class will now print ten times faster with current tools in updated software. It's a class where students can turn their ideas into reality.

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MPSF Impact Across the Minnetonka Public Schools District

Foundation grants are not limited to one school, subject, or grade level. They support district professionals whose work directly impacts student learning, including teachers, paraprofessionals, specialists, librarians, counselors, and other staff members. That means Foundation support can look different from one classroom to the next because the needs and ideas of students and educators are different, too.

2026-2027

  • Total number of grants: 49
    Total dollars awarded: $136,150.41
    Focus areas:

    • Literacy and library resources

    • STEM, engineering, robotics, and science education

    • Technology integration and digital learning

    • Social-emotional learning and student well-being

    • Fine arts, music, photography, and visual arts

    • Career and technical education

    • Mathematics enrichment

    • Physical education, recreation, and wellness

    • Language immersion and cultural learning

    • Collaborative and project-based learning

    • Student leadership and communication

    • Special education and sensory supports

    • Environmental and garden-based learning

    • Multi-School—5 grants—$37,259.74

    • Clear Springs Elementary School—2 grants—$4,394.08

    • Deephaven Elementary School—1 grant—$1,029.00

    • Excelsior Elementary School—3—$4,158.00

    • Groveland Elementary School—1 grant—$1,311.00

    • Minnetonka Community Education Center—2 grants—$5,100.00

    • Minnetonka High School—12 grants—$26,281.03

    • Minnetonka Middle School East—9 grants—$18,906.94

    • Minnetonka Middle School West—4 grants—$21,343.20

    • Minnewashta Elementary School—2 grants—$3,533.69

    • Scenic Heights Elementary School—8 grants—$12,833.73

2024-2025

  • Total grants awarded: 50
    Total funding awarded: $109,124

    Focus areas:

    • Classroom instructional materials

    • STEM/engineering equipment

    • Literacy and language immersion resources

    • Arts and music enrichment

    • Special education and accessibility supports

    • Physical education and health

    • Student engagement and community-building initiatives

    • Technology integration for learning.

    • All Schools — 3 grants — $8,457

    • Clear Springs Elementary School — 3 grants — $8,644

    • Deephaven Elementary School — 3 grants — $3,218

    • Excelsior Elementary School — 4 grants — $3,576

    • Excelsior & Scenic Heights — 3 grants — $4,550

    • Groveland Elementary School — 4 grants — $9,759

    • Minnewashta Elementary School — 1 grant — $256

    • Scenic Heights Elementary School — 2 grants — $1,100

    • Tonka Online — 2 grants — $3,325

    • Minnetonka Middle School East — 5 grants — $6,576

    • Middle Schools East & West — 2 grants — $9,390

    • Minnetonka Middle School West — 3 grants — $2,343

    • Minnetonka High School — 15 grants — $47,930

2021-2022

  • Total number of grants: 24
    Total dollars awarded: $43,425

    Focus areas:

    • Social-emotional learning (SEL) and student well-being

    • Literacy and reading engagement

    • STEM, coding, engineering, and technology integration

    • Cultural competence and language immersion support

    • Arts, music, and creative expression

    • Physical education and health/wellness initiatives

    • Special education supports and accessibility tools

    • Classroom innovation and instructional materials

    • Library enrichment and diverse collections

    • Early Childhood & Family Education — 4 grants — $2,473

    • Deephaven Elementary School — 1 grant — $350

    • Groveland Elementary School — 2 grants — $1,441

    • Excelsior Elementary School — 4 grants — $1,596

    • Scenic Heights Elementary School — 2 grants — $210

    • Minnetonka Middle School East — 1 grant — $746

    • Minnetonka Middle School West — 1 grant — $1,000

    • Minnetonka High School — 2 grants — $1,076

    • Multiple K–8 Schools — 6 grants — $29,533

    • All Minnetonka Schools K–12 — 1 grant — $5,000

2018-2019

  • Total number of grants: 41
    Total dollars awarded: $57,524

    Focus areas:

    • Literacy and reading

    • STEM/engineering and hands-on science

    • Mathematics instruction

    • Social-emotional learning (SEL)

    • Physical education and movement

    • Arts and music enrichment

    • Cultural and global learning

    • Technology integration

    • Special education supports

    • Early Childhood & Family Education — 1 grant — $327

    • Clear Springs Elementary School — 4 grants — $4,874

    • Deephaven Elementary School — 6 grants — $2,895

    • Excelsior Elementary School — 2 grants — $5,500

    • Groveland Elementary School — 1 grant — $1,000

    • Minnewashta Elementary School — 2 grants — $2,665

    • Scenic Heights Elementary School — 5 grants — $5,898

    • Multiple Elementary Schools — 3 grants — $14,880

    • Minnetonka Middle School East — 2 grants — $3,764

    • Minnetonka Middle School West — 3 grants — $2,700

    • Minnetonka High School — 6 grants — $7,262

    • All Schools — 2 grants — $5,759

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2025-2026

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2022-2023

  • Total number of grants: 41
    Total dollars awarded: $58,367.00.

    Focus areas:

    • Early childhood social-emotional learning

    • Literacy

    • Immersion programs

    • STEM and coding enrichment

    • Arts and music resources

    • physical education and adaptive fitness

    • Classroom technology integration

    • Online learning support

    • Expanded access to diverse and inclusive instructional materials.

    • Early Childhood & Family Education — 4 grants — $5,793

    • Clear Springs Elementary School — 1 grant — $1,000

    • Deephaven Elementary School — 3 grants — $5,901

    • Excelsior Elementary School — 3 grants — $1,961

    • Groveland Elementary School — 1 grant — $4,800

    • Minnewashta Elementary School — 3 grants — $6,355

    • Scenic Heights Elementary School — 1 grant — $275

    • Tonka Online School — 3 grants — $2,168

    • Multiple Elementary Schools — 4 grants — $6,093

    • Minnetonka Middle School East — 6 grants — $7,425

    • Minnetonka Middle School West — 4 grants — $3,954

    • Minnetonka High School — 5 grants — $5,568

    • Vantage Program — 1 grant — $2,100

    • Multiple Elementary, Middle & High School — 2 grants — $4,974

2019-2020

  • Total number of grants: 35

    Total dollars awarded: $61,438

    Focus areas:

    • Literacy and reading development

    • Social-emotional learning (SEL) and student well-being

    • STEM, engineering, and technology integration

    • Arts and music enrichment

    • Physical education and wellness

    • Language immersion and multilingual learning

    • Instructional innovation and classroom engagement

    • Student accessibility and intervention supports

    • Early Childhood & Family Education — 1 grant, $2,500

    • Deephaven Elementary School — 3 grants, $3,545

    • Excelsior Elementary School — 2 grants, $4,410

    • Groveland Elementary School — 1 grant, $1,001

    • Minnewashta Elementary School — 3 grants, $5,360

    • Scenic Heights Elementary School — 3 grants, $969

    • Multiple Elementary Schools — 4 grants, $4,845

    • Minnetonka Middle School East — 3 grants, $3,650

    • Minnetonka Middle School West — 5 grants, $8,654

    • Multiple K-8 Schools — 2 grants, $11,210

    • Minnetonka High School — 8 grants, $15,294

2023-2024

  • Total number of grants: 48
    Total dollars awarded: $94,181

     Focus Areas

    • Literacy & reading engagement

    • STEM, coding & technology

    • Arts & music education (instruments, studio tools, choir materials)

    • Social-emotional learning & inclusion

    • Language immersion & multilingual learning

    • Outdoor & experiential learning

    • Classroom environment & engagement

    • Community engagement & enrichment programs

    • Early Childhood & Family Education (MCEC): 3 grants — $6,996

    • Clear Springs Elementary School: 3 grants — $5,680

    • Deephaven Elementary School: 1 grant — $1,016

    • Excelsior Elementary School: 4 grants — $8,359

    • Groveland Elementary School: 2 grants — $2,210

    • Minnewashta Elementary School: 3 grants — $2,660

    • Scenic Heights Elementary School: 2 grants — $1,350

    • Tonka Online: 1 grant — $1,125

    • Multiple Elementary Schools: 1 grant — $2,115

    • Minnetonka Middle School East (MME): 8 grants — $15,909

    • Minnetonka Middle School West (MMW): 5 grants — $8,971

    • Multiple Middle Schools: 1 grant — $5,780

    • Minnetonka High School (MHS): 12 grants — $32,330

    • Vantage Program: 1 grant — $2,550

    • All Schools: 1 grant — $878

2020-2021

  • Total number of grants: 35
    Total dollars awarded: $61,438

    Focus areas:

    • Literacy and reading development

    • Social-emotional learning (SEL) and student well-being

    • STEM, engineering, and technology integration

    • Arts and music enrichment

    • Physical education and wellness

    • Language immersion and multilingual learning

    • Instructional innovation and classroom engagement

    • Student accessibility and intervention supports

  • Summary by School

    • Early Childhood & Family Education — 1 grant, $1,095

    • Clear Springs Elementary School — 5 grants, $4,454

    • Deephaven Elementary School — 3 grants, $2,800

    • Excelsior Elementary School — 1 grant, $1,000

    • Minnewashta Elementary School — 4 grants, $2,858

    • Scenic Heights Elementary School — 6 grants, $3,740

    • Minnetonka Middle School East — 2 grants, $1,400

    • Minnetonka Middle School West — 2 grants, $1,699

    • Minnetonka High School — 7 grants, $10,285

    • Multiple K–8 Schools — 4 grants, $20,040

2017-2018

  • Total number of grants: 35
    Total dollars awarded: $63,124

    Focus areas:

    • STEM/technology integration

    • Literacy and reading support

    • Mathematics instruction,

    • Social-emotional learning and mental health

    • Physical education and wellness

    • Arts and music enrichment

    • Cultural/global education

    • Environmental science and sustainability

    • Special education supports

    • Student leadership/service learning

    • Early Childhood & Family Education — 1 grant — $818

    • Clear Springs Elementary School — 4 grants — $5,448

    • Deephaven Elementary School — 3 grants — $6,050

    • Excelsior Elementary School — 3 grants — $5,336

    • Groveland Elementary School — 4 grants — $4,320

    • Minnewashta Elementary School — 3 grants — $5,790

    • Scenic Heights Elementary School — 4 grants — $2,518

    • Multiple Schools — 4 grants — $7,528

    • Minnetonka Middle School East — 1 grant — $2,995

    • Minnetonka Middle School West — 3 grants — $4,813

    • Minnetonka High School — 4 grants — $7,508

    • All Schools — 1 grant — $10,000

2016-2017

  • Total number of grants: 32
    Total amount awarded: $59,898

    Focus areas:

    • STEM & coding innovation

    • Literacy and writing support

    • Arts and music education

    • Social-emotional learning & mental health

    • Physical education & wellness

    • Global education & cultural learning

    • Environmental science & sustainability

    • Classroom technology integration

    • Clear Springs Elementary School — 1 grant — $1,350

    • Deephaven Elementary School — 1 grant — $3,200

    • Excelsior Elementary School — 4 grants — $3,516

    • Groveland Elementary School — 2 grants — $3,510

    • Minnewashta Elementary School — 2 grants — $3,851

    • Scenic Heights Elementary School — 3 grants — $2,823

    • All Elementary Schools — 3 grants — $4,554

    • Minnetonka Middle School East — 4 grants — $5,675

    • Minnetonka Middle School West — 2 grants — $1,990

    • Minnetonka High School — 6 grants — $18,325

    • All Schools — 3 grants — $10,354

    • Minnetonka Community Education/Early Childhood & Family Education — 1 grant — $750

  • “This grant gave my students the opportunity to learn in a way that felt exciting, hands-on, and meaningful. Seeing their curiosity grow was incredibly rewarding.”

  • “The best part was watching students who don’t always see themselves as ‘learners’ become completely absorbed in the experience. This grant opened a door for them.”

  • “Having access to these materials completely changed the way my students approached STEM learning. They were asking more questions, working together, and finding creative solutions to problems.”

  • “The grant helped us bring books and literacy experiences into the classroom in a way that made students excited to read. They were eager to share their thinking, make connections, and recommend books to one another.”

  • “The most meaningful part was seeing students who were hesitant to read become excited about books. The grant gave us new opportunities to make reading feel personal, engaging, and fun.”

  • “The Foundation’s support gave my students the opportunity to learn by doing. They weren’t just learning STEM concepts—they were experimenting, collaborating, solving problems, and discovering what they were capable of.”

As Minnetonka students, educators, and schools continue to evolve, the Foundation will continue connecting community support with innovative opportunities that enrich the student experience.

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