Verona Foundation for Educational Excellence supplements the basic educational process in the Verona Schools and enhances it by providing grants and funding for special projects. The foundation will decide based on submitted grant requests what grants will be funded. Grant applications are judged on how many students will be affected, how innovative the project is, and how it will impact students' learning. VFEE has five dedicated funds which can be designated if a donor desires to restrict his/her donation to a specific area of interest. The five dedicated funds are:

Technology & Learning Fund
Academic Enhancement Fund
Arts & Education Fund
Professional Development Fund
Cultural Enrichment Fund 

VFEE normally disburses funds twice during the year. These disbursements are usually in the form of small grants, one disbursement in the fall and one in the spring. A small grant is limited to approximately $1,500. During the entire year, VFEE will consider special grants, which may be above $1,500. In its first full year, VFEE provided over 40 small or special grants totally approximately $80,000.

If you are interested in applying for a small grant, please contact Edith Ries. Edith will provide you with all the necessary information and application forms. You can contact Edith Ries at eries@caldwell.edu or by mailed to:

Verona Foundation for Educational Excellence
Attn: Edith Ries – Grants Coordinator
121 Fairview Avenue
Verona, NJ 07044