DeSoto County Education Foundation, Inc. is an independent not-for-profit organization whose corporate purpose is to focus the private sector upon enhancing the quality of and support for public education in DeSoto County.

Our Foundation was founded in 1997 and consists of fifteen Board of Directors exclusively from DeSoto County.

The mission of the DeSoto County Education Foundation is to acquire and distribute resources to DeSoto County Schools that will enhance, enrich and supplement learning opportunities for its students, staff and community.

We achieve this by providing direct support for student development, encouraging staff excellence and creativity, promoting the school district as a center for community learning, and helping to build a strong school partnership with the private business sector.