Oklahoma Foundation for Excellence

We are a statewide nonprofit that recognizes and encourages academic excellence in Oklahoma's public schools. Through our flagship Academic Awards Program, OFE presents $175,000 annually to honor outstanding public school seniors as Academic All-Staters and exceptional educators as Medal for Excellence recipients. OFE also helps strengthen grassroots support for public schools through its Oklahoma School Foundations Network, which provides free training, resources and networking opportunities for new and established school foundations. Each May, OFE hosts the Academic Awards Celebration, where we honor Academic All-Staters, Medal for Excellence recipients and the winners of OSFN's Outstanding Program Awards for School Foundations. OFE also promotes the growth and development of quality youth mentoring statewide through grants for new and existing K-12 mentoring programs. We also partner with two national organizations, Fund for Teachers and the Colonial Williamsburg Teacher Institute, to offer quality professional development opportunities for Oklahoma Educators.