LFHS Foundation

The Lake Forest High School Foundation is dedicated to raising funds to enhance the educational experience for all LFHS students.

Who We Are
Founded in 2002, the Lake Forest High School Foundation is dedicated to raising funds to enhance the educational experience for all LFHS students. By providing students with collaborative learning spaces, cutting-edge technology, and world-class materials across every department and at every learning level, we help prepare them for their future success.

Our Mission
The mission of the LFHS Foundation is to raise money to provide funding for resources necessary to support and enrich the educational experience of the students, faculty, and staff of Lake Forest High School.

Investing in Educational Excellence
Over the last 16 years, the Foundation has awarded more than 250 grants totaling more than $2.1 million, including transformative grants such as the Business Incubator, Makerspace, 21st Century Learning Labs, Sound Studio, and World Language Lab.

Each year, the Foundation awards 10-20 different grants across all curricular areas, from underwater robotics equipment to executive function workshops for teachers and parents to The Forest Scout student newspaper, and more!

Grants Awarded
The following is a partial list of key investments made by the LFHS Foundation since 2012:
• Business Incubator classroom and curriculum
• Makerspace (3-D printers, robotics)
• World Language & Social Studies 21st Century Learning Labs
• Prairie Garden
• Physics high-speed cameras
• Student Services suite
• Executive Functioning workshops
• Digital cameras for art, photography
• Emotional Disabilities classroom refurbishing
• Collaboration Learning Commons in library
• Audio Video Recording Kits
• Science Lab furniture
• College Counseling & Resource Center enhancements
• SAT Prep class materials
• Professional Sound Studio equipment
• TEACCH® kits for special education
• “The Forest Scout” newspaper printing costs
• Vertical panels, upcut saws, routers
• SmartBoards in classrooms across all departments
• Wellness iPads, rollerblades, treadmills
• Robotics kits for classes & Robotics Club
• Wireless interactive English classrooms w/ surround sound technology
• Digital Art Room
• TedX Equipment