2019 Grant Recipients

Foundation 191 announced eighteen grant awards for the 2019-2020 school year totaling 11,127.50 to schools in the Burnsville-Eagan-Savage school district at the June 13 School Board meeting.

Each year, the foundation receives grant requests from district staff with some really creative ideas that would enhance, enrich, and expand educational opportunities for students in district 191, which is core to the foundation’s mission. We are very proud to help facilitate these collaborations.

Since its inception in 2005, Foundation 191 has provided more than $100,000 in grants and in-kind contributions to supplement and enhance students’ experiences.

2019-2020 Grant Awards

Burnsville High School 
Junior Achievement Finance Park
Grant Amount: $3000
Students Impacted: 500

Sky Oaks Elementary School
Peaceful Playground Recess Kit
Grant Amount: $2500
Students Impacted: 460

Sky Flyers Leadership Team
Grant Amount: $500
Students Impacted: 25

William Byrne Elementary School
School to Home Math Bags – Kindergarten
Grant Amount: $150
Students Impacted: 125

School to Home Math Bags – grade 3
Grant Amount: $240
Students Impacted: 70

Native YOU…Seeds for Education
Grant Amount: $375
Students Impacted: 320

Rahn Elementary School 
50th Anniversary Celebration
Grant Amount: $500
Students Impacted: 500 Grant Amount: $500

Podcasting in the Classroom
Grant Amount: $500
Students Impacted: 30 per school year

Marion W Savage Elementary School
Whaletale Publishing Center
Grant Amount: $250
Students Impacted: 400

Math & Literacy Learning Centers
Grant Amount: $250
Students Impacted: 30 per school year

Hidden Valley Elementary School
Growing Resilient
Grant Amount: $266
Students Impacted: 400

Growing Roots
Grant Amount: $600
Students Impacted: 400

Harriet Bishop Elementary School
Orienteering for Everyone
Grant Amount: $231
Students Impacted: 475

Nicollet Middle School
Classroom Atlases
Grant Amount: $300
Students Impacted: 150

AVID Binder Hospital
Grant Amount: $295
Students Impacted: 600

Diversity & [Extra]-ordinary Literature Student Book Club
Grant Amount: $286.50
Students Impacted: 175

Read Aloud Diversity Literature
Grant Amount: $350
Students Impacted: 200

The Hate U Give
Grant Amount: $525
Students Impacted: 200

Congratulations and thank you to all of the teachers and staff who submitted an application; we are grateful for your continued efforts to go above and beyond for our students and their families.