The Scottsdale Unified School District (SUSD) Foundation is a Scottsdale, Arizona-based, non-profit corporation, recognized by the Internal Revenue Service as a 501(c)(3) charitable organization. OUR MISSION The mission of the Scottsdale Unified School District Foundation is to help all students within the Scottsdale Unified School District (SUSD) achieve educational excellence. The Foundation fosters this by supporting programs that enhance the learning experience of our children and bringing community awareness to the significant financial challenges within our schools. Since 2006 the SUSD Foundation has funded many SUSD programs and grants, such as the Quest for Excellence MiniGrants, National Board Certification for Teachers, All-City Athletic Awards Banquets, Collective Capacity, Camp Invention, Common Core Standards Training and others, equaling a total of more than $800,000 awarded to the District to date.