Our Mission:

The Clipper Foundation is a community-wide partnership whose mission is to enhance the quality of public education within the K-12 public schools in the Seacoast area by:

  • Funding teacher-driven innovative initiatives that fall outside the school budget,

  • Working collaboratively with school districts to achieve their vision,

  • Building community-wide support for the benefit of our schools.

Through our carefully managed permanent endowment, we award teacher driven grants designed to:

  • Encourage creative and innovative thinking that enriches the curriculum,

  • Explore new teaching practices,

  • Foster partnerships among teachers, students and community members,

  • Create programs and curriculums that can be replicated in other classrooms.