Established February 1, 2003, the SCSD Educational Foundation is an independent, non-partisan, non-profit, tax exempt, 501(c)(3) corporation overseen by a 28 member volunteer Board of Directors. Board members include community representatives, school district administrators, government officials, and two district high school students. The Syracuse City School District Educational Foundation is dedicated to assisting the District in providing supplemental resources for educational programs in the city schools. The Educational Foundation has raised funds through generous corporate and individual contributions received through its two signature and well-attended annual events. Each year the Foundation has hosted a community-wide Recognition Breakfast and successfully hosted a golf tournament. In addition, school district employees have designated the Foundation as their United Way beneficiary and have raised thousands of dollars to support the foundation's mission. Funds raised by Educational Foundation programs supplement but do not supplant existing revenue sources for the Syracuse City School District . All funds received by the Foundation at its annual events and through charitable donations are returned to the schools in the form of education grants for projects that would otherwise not have been possible in the Syracuse City Schools.