About LEF
The corporation was first established on April 18, 1990 as the Willet H. Parr Jr. Foundation, Inc. as a memorial to the late partner of the Parr Richey Obremskey & Morton of Lebanon. The name was revised on September 17, 1990 to the Lebanon Educational Foundation, Inc.
The LEF is a non-profit, IRS exempt organization under 501(c) (3) of the Internal Revenue Code. Donations made to LEF are tax deductible.
Our Mission
Lebanon Educational Foundation supports the Lebanon Community School Corporation by partnering with donors to invest in our community’s educational future.
What does our mission support?
LEF awards scholarships to LHS Senior students that are planning to attend an institution of higher education after graduating from the LHS.
LEF awards classroom grants to teachers for programs and expenditures that cannot be funded by the school’s regular budget. Programs must be educational, innovative and creative.
LEF provides funding for various LCSC programs, departments, projects, etc.
Board of Directors
The business and affairs of the corporation are managed by a board of up to twenty (20) members who each serve for a term of three years. Most members are elected by a majority vote of the members of the corporation present at the annual meeting. A board member may succeed himself/herself two (2) times in succession unless otherwise waived by a vote of two-thirds (2/3) of the Board.
Mary Meyer – Vice President
Krisha Sutphin – Treasurer
Melanie Beltran – Secretary
Pam Reese – Director
Jeff Smock – Director
Jesse Smith – Director
Denise Niblick – Director
Anne Patterson – Director
Dr. Jon Milleman – Director
Jason Joris – Director
Ginger Harris – Director
Adam Shifflett – Director
Michael Reynolds – Director
Shelly Ladd – Director
Jocelyn Taylor – Director
Executive Committee
The Executive Committee consists of the Officers of the Corporation; i.e., President, Vice-President, Secretary and Treasurer/Finance Chair, and the Superintendent of the LCSC or their designee, a representative of the Parr Richey Obremskey & Morton law firm, and up to four persons to be selected by the Board of Directors.
Meetings
Annual Business Meeting: Held in April of each fiscal year for the election of directors and the transaction of such other business matters that need to take place on an annual basis.
Board Meetings: Held approximately six times during the fiscal year.
Executive Committee Meeting: Held approximately six times during the fiscal year.
Revised and Approved April 16, 2007
The Lebanon Educational Foundation supports the Lebanon Community School Corporation by partnering with donors to invest in our community's educational future.
Lebanon Educational Foundation
Hattie B. Stokes Elementary
1005 Hendricks Dr.
Lebanon, IN. 46052
765.482.1185
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