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The Pleasanton Partnerships In Education Foundation, more commonly known as PPIE, presented a record-breaking $900,000 donation to the Pleasanton Unified School District during last week’s school board meeting.
The investment, according to PPIE Executive Director Andrea Wilson, will help expand funding in several areas for the upcoming school year, including some that would have been cut due to the recent budget reductions.
“This is the largest donation in PPIE history, and we are incredibly proud to continue investing in programs and opportunities that positively impact students across all Pleasanton schools,” PPIE stated in a May 15 Facebook post. “Thank you for helping make this possible.”
For decades, PPIE has been helping raise money for Pleasanton schools through fundraisers, grants and other similar efforts. Some of their most notable fundraisers include the PPIE Run for Education, which raised roughly $85,000 this year, and its Fall Gala, which raised about $148,000 this past year.
During its annual report to the PUSD Board of Trustees on May 14, Wilson told the board that last year was one of PPIE’s most fruitful fundraising years, so much so that they broke their own record for most amount raised in a single year.
“Combined with nearly $40,000 in student-educator grants this year, PPIE’s total investment for PUSD will reach $900,000,” Wilson said. “It is the largest donation in our history and we are all so proud to be a part of it.”
Thanks to all of the people who have donated to the nonprofit, Wilson said PPIE’s $900,000 donation will help fund so many different programs throughout PUSD.
“That’s a massive amount,” Trustee Charlie Jones said regarding the nearly one million dollar donation. “That’s record breaking … it really shows the dedication you have to the community and to our students.”
For the 2026-27 school year, Wilson said the PPIE Board of Directors unanimously voted to fund the K-12 Librarian Program; middle school and high school mental health and wellness; outdoor education program transportation and the outdoor education program itself; and several student and educator grants.
“We value mental health, we value librarians, we value outdoor ed so we’re just so grateful for all your hard work,” Trustee Mary Jo Carreon said.
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