About the Foundation

The Lewisville ISD Education Foundation matches donors and their interests with the district’s priorities. Our donors provide the resources that help teachers excel in their fields and students reach greater educational heights. By supporting educational excellence, we help students expand their futures by reaching for the stars. 

History – Circa 1990 (and not unlike today), LISD Administrators were facing the challenge of financing quality, public education. So on the efforts of a core group of concerned citizens and key district personnel, the idea for an education foundation to support LISD was born. After extensive research by Dr. Janet Luttrell, who would become LEF’s first Executive Director, the education foundation concept was presented to LISD’s Board of Trustees where it received unanimous support. In 1990, the Lewisville ISD Education Foundation was established as a public, non-profit corporation with 501(c)(3) tax status and kicked off its Founding Donor Campaign raising 50% of goal in just two months.

In 1990, then LISD Deputy Superintendent Dr. Michael Killian commented, “The Lewisville ISD Education Foundation is designed to promote [LISD’s pursuit] of quality education at . . . [a level] that we just can’t [financially] do [on our own].” Nineteen years later, his words still ring true.

Mission – The Lewisville ISD Education Foundation exists to enrich the quality of public education in the thirteen communities served by the Lewisville Independent School District (LISD) and serves as a vehicle for securing private funding benefiting LISD teachers and students.

Purpose – The Foundation was created to support excellence in education by establishing and distributing supplemental funds in designated program areas and supporting priority projects identified by LISD for which tax dollars are not available. Funding does not replace or alter use of funds from traditional tax-base sources. All contributions stay in Lewisville ISD and are tax-deductible as allowed by law.