For Every Student. For Every School.
We champion Madison’s public schools through direct support, community connection, and a belief in what’s possible when we invest in education.
About Us
Dedicated to Madison. Focused on our youth.
Our schools make Madison. They give more than 25,000 students a place to discover who they are, build the skills they’ll need and find their place in the community. We connect community support to the classrooms, programs and educators who make that possible.
Outcomes
Results matter.
See our impact.
$42M+
Secured for Madison public schools since 2001.
25,000
Students served across Madison schools and programs.
$957M
secured for Madison schools through referendum advocacy
Invest in schools. Invest in Madison.
For more than 20 years, Madison businesses, organizations, and community members have shown up for public schools through Adopt-a-School partnerships.
In 2025, partners contributed $837,000 in financial gifts, in-kind donations, and volunteer hours.
Since 2015, that investment totals more than $8 million.
Our teachers. Our heroes.
Our Teacher Support Network provides all Madison schools and students with essential supplies, snacks, personal hygiene items, and recess equipment. For decades teachers have filled these needs. Our goal is to eliminate those out-of-pocket expenses.
Empowering through endowment.
The Foundation stewards more than 170 endowment and program funds created by donors who care deeply about specific schools and students. In 2025, those funds distributed more than $150,000 directly to Madison schools, supporting arts, athletics, academic enrichment, and more.
Help us empower our students through opportunity.
“What can be more important to a child’s future than an excellent education? Their success is an investment in all our futures.”
Martha Vukelich-Austin, Schools Make Madison Champion Donor
Get Involved
Change lives. Your support of public schools is powerful.
Madison’s public schools need more than funding. They need people. Businesses can adopt a school. Individuals can volunteer time and expertise. Every contribution connects a student to someone who shows up for them.