Donations from educators and others committed to supporting teachers drive the Foundation’s ability to offer the following professional development opportunities. As of Spring 2023, the MCTM Foundation has awarded nine Arnie Cutler Scholarships for a total of $7,654.80. The Foundation has awarded 145 Spring Conference Support grants worth $52,071.31.
Credit card donations are easy with the On-line Donation Form.
For more information about the MCTM Foundation, contact the Foundation Governing Board Chair at foundation@mctm.org
The Purpose (Mission):
- Raise funds to support classroom teacher’s attendance at MCTM conferences, college coursework, and other professional development.
- Encourage teachers to apply for funds.
- Maintain effective practices for the financial health of the foundation.
MCTM and the MCTM Foundation offer four different grants or scholarships for teachers.
About the Foundation Committee
The MCTM Foundation Governing Committee is comprised of at least nine members appointed by the MCTM President and Executive Committee to each serve a three year term. The members of the current Foundation Governing Committee are:
| Name | Terms Ends | Title |
| Donna Forbes | Fall 2026 | Chair (2023-2025) Past Chair (2025-2026) |
| Teresa Gonske | Fall 2024 | Board Member |
| Christine Quisley | Fall 2025 | Board Member |
| Judy Stucki | Fall 2026 | Board Member |
| Amy Wix | Fall 2024 | Board Member |
| Kay Wohlhuter | Fall 2026 | Board Member
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| Chris Sieling | Fall 2027 | Board Member |
| Jan Cutler | | Founder's Chair |
Read the job description for the Foundation Committee Members and Apply here to get involved.
Donations
Credit card donations are easy with the On-line Donation Form.
Donations can be made in the following levels:
Ada Lovelace (1815 - 1852)
"The Analytical Engine weaves algebraic patterns, just as the Jacquard loom weaves flowers and leaves." |
$1-$49 |
Leonardo Pisano Fibonacci (1170-1250)
"How many pairs of rabbits can be bred from one pair in a year?" |
$50-$99 |
Grace Murray Hopper (Admiral) (1906-1992)
"From then on, when anything went wrong with a computer, we said it had bugs in it." |
$100-$249 |
Carl Friedrich Gauss (1777 - 1855)
"If others would but reflect on mathematical truths as deeply and continuously as I have, they would make my discoveries." |
$250-$499 |
Sofia Kovalevskaya (1850-1891)
"Say what you know, do what you must, come what may or....It is impossible to be a mathematician without being a poet in soul." |
$500-$999 |
Benoit Mandelbrot (1924 - 2010)
"Science would be ruined if (like sports) it were to put competition above everything else, and if it were to clarify the rules of competition by withdrawing entirely into narrowly defined specialties. The rare scholars who are nomads-by-choice are essential to the intellectual welfare of the settled disciplines." |
$1000 and up |
More Information
For more information about the MCTM Foundation, contact the Foundation Governing Board Chair at Foundation@mctm.org.
