The Mission of the Bethlehem Area Education Foundation is to bring philanthropy into the Bethlehem Area public schools by generating financial resources that will contribute to the quality of public education for the city’s public school children.

 The goal of the Bethlehem Area Education Foundation is two-fold: (1) to supplement funding for programs which are already supported by public financing at a basic level but which can be substantially improved by additional private sector financing; and (2) to finance programs that might not receive funding from traditional sources such as the district budget or state aid.

 The Foundation is governed by a Board of Trustees made up of members of the community working in concert with, but independent of, the Bethlehem Area School District. The Board of Trustees is        accountable for designating how the funds are used. The Foundation’s Board of Trustees has endorsed a preliminary goal of raising $1 million.