About

Somers Education Foundation (SEF)

The Somers Education Foundation (SEF), established in 1994, is a not-for-profit, tax-exempt organization comprised of parents, school representatives and community members. SEF supports Somers schools by raising funds for specific student and teacher-initiated projects that enrich the educational experience and are not funded by the district’s budget. Since 1994, SEF has awarded over 485 grants and scholarships worth over $2.0 MILLION!  Our grants range from “SmartBoards” and computer/audio-visual equipment, to uniforms for the fife and drum corps, to funding diversity programs, to supporting our schools Power Libraries and most recently, the new collaboration style whiteboard furniture for the Intermediate School.

Annual Newsletter

Read about all of the amazing highlights of the year including the grants and scholarships we’ve awarded, our fundraising events, and community supporters here.

Our Mission

The Somers Education Foundation (SEF) promotes community awareness and support for Somers schools by raising money for programs not funded by the school budget or other school groups. SEF’s objective is to support specific teacher and/or student initiatives and special projects which enrich the educational experience.

Trustee Meeting Schedule

If you’re interested in joining SEF, join us for a meeting to learn more.  Meetings for the 2025-2026 school year will be held on:

– September 15, 2025
– October 20, 2025
– November 17, 2025
– December 15, 2025
– January 26, 2026
– February 23, 2026
– March 16, 2026
– April 20, 2026
– May 18, 2026
– June 15, 2026

We hope you can join us for a meeting!

Please send an email to sefinfo123@gmail.com for more information.

Follow us on social media to stay informed of our events, new grants awarded, and all other updates.  Click Facebook or Instagram links below and follow us!

We Are Raising Funds

Our Goal is: $3,000,000

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$2,000,000

We are so thankful to sell out our events. Sign up for our mailing list and we will let you know about our online registration the day before the general public knows.

Scholarships

The Somers Education Foundation is delighted to offer scholarships to Somers High School graduating seniors who demonstrate excellence in a variety of domains.

Please stay tuned for our scholarship announcement later this fall and encourage your Tusker to apply!