Foundation

Ben Tucker (president)
Nick Dodd (vice president)
Katy Stanley (treasurer)
Barbara Trapp (secretary)
Ken Williams
Tracey Smith
Wendy Shinault
Mary Katherine Jones
Diante Curlee
Matt Quinn

Employees can submit a CSD Foundation grant application to receive financial resources for innovative, school-related projects. Previous projects include the Corinth Middle School Cafeteria mural, student resource rooms, STEM learning centers, Warrior Olympics T-shirts and trophies, BizTown field trips, Positive Behavioral Interventions and Supports rewards parties, English Learner T-shirts, instruments for physics students to teach CES students about light and sound waves, and an Accelerated Reader Skateworld party. Grant applications are graded by the foundation’s board on the basis of innovation, clear statement of purpose, implementation and evaluation plans, educational value and number of students involved. Approximately $20,000 is distributed each year with individual awards averaging up to $2,000. Applications are open in August and January, with award notifications in October and March. 

Due to state regulations, the district cannot provide employees or students with incentives or gifts that have monetary value. The Foundation steps in to recognize and support employees and students through:
• Back-to-school gifts
• Teacher of the Year gift cards
• Celebration luncheons for annual school ratings 
• Employee appreciation events
• Positive Behavioral Interventions and Supports student incentive gift cards 
• Student attendance incentive parties 

The Foundation oversees a variety of endowed scholarships for graduating seniors at Corinth High School. In 2025, ten scholarships totaling $8,500 were awarded. These scholarships are funded by private donors, with specific eligibility criteria and the selection is handled by external committees. Scholarship funds are paid directly to the students’ higher education institutions.

Community fundraising events allow the Foundation to continue its work in providing innovative student experiences and student/employee appreciation and incentives. The Foundation hosts an annual Golf Classic in September that serves as the primary fundraiser.