About Us

Creating opportunities, supporting innovative programs and promising educational practices to increase student success.

The purpose of the Santa Ana Public Schools Foundation, a non-profit public corporation (501(c) 3, is to benefit Santa Ana Unified School District by:

Introducing the Santa Ana Public Schools Foundation

In 2010, SAUSD Trustees Dr.Yamagata-Noji, Mr.Rob Richardson, district and community volunteers set in motion the application process to establish a non-profit foundation, following the dream of retiring superintendent, Jane A. Russo.The vision for the Foundation is to augment, supplement, or complement programs and activities currently being provided by the Santa Ana Unified School District.The foundation was launched on June 23, 2011, as a tribute to the illustrious career of Superintendent Jane A. Russo as a lasting legacy on the impact she had made on countless students served by the Santa Ana Unified School District.