DPEA 2011-2012 Annual Operating Fund


Annual Operating Fund

As the Dos Pueblos Engineering Academy continues with its expansion to 400 enrolled students, the costs of offering project-based education are increasing. The DPEA Foundation supports the annual expenses of running the program above what is provided by the Santa Barbara Unified School District. We receive no special funding from the District and thus the program is wholly dependent upon generous benefactors to exist and thrive. We need your help to maintain this extraordinary and acclaimed "school within a school".

Tax-deductible contributions to our Foundation's Annual Operating Fund are used to pay for essential operating expenses including machine shop supplies, robotics parts and supplies, computers, design software, shop management, classroom supplies, and curriculum development. The parents of our students actively support the program; indeed nearly 100% of them supported our capital campaign.

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The Foundation is completely staffed by volunteers, so there is no overhead and 100% of your donation goes to benefit students. Thank you for your support!

Grateful thanks to our many generous supporters from 2010-2011.

Please browse our 2011-2012 levels of recognition.






2011-2012 Supporters of the DPEA Annual Operating Fund

See our corporate partner page for company descriptions.


Platinum Sponsors - $25,000 and Above

  • Anonymous
  • Mosher Foundation
  • Raytheon


Gold Sponsor - $10,000 and Above

  • Amgen
  • Valley Precision Products


Silver Sponsors - $5,000 and Above

  • The Allergan Foundation
  • ATK Space
  • Downey's Restaurant
  • Enerpro
  • Impulse Internet Services
  • Lockheed Martin - Santa Barbara Focalplane
  • Logan Family
  • lynda.com
  • Neal Feay Company
  • Rincon Technology
  • Tecolote Research, Inc.
  • Toyon Research Corporation
  • Venoco, Inc.


Bronze Sponsors - $2,500 and Above

  • Afar Communications
  • Citrix Online
  • Container Alliance
  • InTouch Health
  • Las Cumbres Observatory Global Telescope Network, Inc.
  • Rotary Club of Santa Barbara
  • Silvergreens


Sponsors - $1,000 and Above

  • Leonard Araki
  • Bildsten Family
  • Calmont Wire and Cable
  • Castleberg Family
  • FLIR Systems, Inc.
  • Fygenson Family
  • Gau Family
  • Green Family
  • Hogan Family
  • Jeeva Family
  • Mally Family
  • Nuttal Family
  • O'Gorman Family
  • In Memory of Gene Oliverio
  • Rakkiannan Family
  • Rose Family
  • Ryan Family
  • Seale Family
  • Smyth Family



Supporters - Up to $1,000

  • Shandeep Ahdi
  • Battin Family
  • Boulanger Family
  • Bouregy Family
  • Burns Family
  • Cooperman Family
  • Engle Family
  • Gilman Family
  • Glick Family
  • Goodman Family
  • Goss Family
  • Hartley Family
  • Howard Family
  • Huynh Family
  • Joan and Colin Jones
  • RoseMarie and Dennis Jones
  • Kaminskis Family
  • Kumar Family
  • Wayne Kuwahara
  • Lawson Family
  • Lebow Company
  • Lew Family
  • Elizabeth Matthews
  • Matthys Family
  • Meiburg Family
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  • Miller Family
  • Nam Family
  • Nisich Family
  • Perez Family
  • Peterson Family
  • Pfeiffer Family
  • Raphael Family
  • Daniel Renner
  • Reynolds Family
  • Richard Family
  • Robinson Family
  • Shinday Family (The Quadrex Foundation)
  • Barbara Quinn Simpson
  • Su Family
  • Suri Family
  • Teitelbaum Family
  • Thomson Family
  • Tran Family
  • Urschel Family
  • Vanhecke Family
  • Wang Family
  • Wyatt Technology Company
  • Yang Family
  • Zhang Family
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Special Note to Parents of DPEA Students:

Santa Barbara Unified School District (SBUSD) requires the following statement: California law and SBUSD board policies require that the donations used to fund school-related activities be truly voluntary. No student will be excluded from participating in any school-related activities because the student or their parent has not made a donation. Any suggested donation amount is also voluntary. If you choose to make a donation, you can make it any amount you deem appropriate. No donations will be returned to you if your child decides or is unable to participate in the program to which you donated.

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