Winters Education Foundation 
Celebrating over 15 years of supporting our schools!

Jill Aguiar

BIG DAY OF GIVING  MAY 7th , 2026!

Our most important fundraiser of the year is the Big Day of Giving, an annual event when our community comes together to support local nonprofits. WEF relies on the generous giving of our supporters during this special event to fund our mini grant program bringing enrichment materials and activities to Winters JUSD students at all grade levels. This year, BDOG falls on May 7. But you don't have to wait to have your donation counted! Click on this link to donate beginning April 23rd.

BDOG DONATION LINK

NEW!!!

Check out and bookmark our

new website!

WintersEducationFoundation.org

WEF has a new look, a beautiful new apple logo and a fabulous website more easily accessible and updateable to bring you the latest news and photos of your donations making a difference in our schools! 

WEF Donation Link

WEF awards over $15,000 in 2018/19 Mini-Grants!

OUR VALUES:

WE CARE

EQUITY

EXCELLENCE

INTEGRITY

COLLABORATION



OUR VISION:
To secure an enduring model education for all children in Winters.

W.E.F.
P.O. Box 1047
Winters, CA 95694

e-mail: WEF

Funding In Action

Since its founding in 2009, WEF has provided several thousands of dollars in mini-grants to our schools funding everything from books to field trips benefiting students at all grade levels. 

WEF Mini Grants get your donations directly to student programs!

To see a history of our mini-grant awards supporting education in the Winters schools click here.


To read student letters of appreciation and reports on grant useage click here.

Check out our Funding in Action photos below.

WEF president Kurt Balasek presentation to the WJUSD Board

For more information on WEF check out this informative January 7, 2016 slide presentation to the WJUSD Board of Trustees here.

WEF recieves Yocha Dehe Community Fund grant!

In 2013 WEF was the recipient of a technology grant in the amount of $353,720 grant from the Yocha Dehe Community Fund.  WEF, working with the Winters Joint Unified School District, identified technology needs throughout the district to be addressed including the purchase of new computers and other technology-based teaching aids and teacher training in the use of technology in the classroom. 

 


WEF Funding in Action Photos

Below are photos of just a few of the educational opportunties funded by WEF.

 

Check out the cool WHS robotics videos!

 


Watch the WHS AP Literature class discuss Catch 22 by Joseph Heller.