2026 Online Auction & Raffle

The NEF’s online raffle is back – bigger and better than ever! There are silent auction items, themed-raffle baskets with items from your favorite Needham shops and restaurants, and a new 50/50 raffle! These items are only available online through March 10th.

2026 Trivia Bee

Register your team now for the 2026 Trivia Bee! This year’s family-friendly event will be held on March 11th at Needham High School. Students–Contact your NEF School Rep to get onto your school’s official team!

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NEF Funds Eight Winter 2026 Grants Totaling $27,971

At the Needham School Committee meeting on February 24, 2026, the Needham Education Foundation (NEF) announced the recipients of eight grants totaling $27,971 in its Winter 2026 grant cycle. Awarded grants include: Rock the Blacktop: A Community Public Art Project at...

Rooting Students in Indigenous Knowledge

Through an NEF grant, all 3rd grade students are hearing from Annawon Weeden, a cultural educator and performing artist with the Mashpee Wampanoag, Pequot, and Narragansett tribes, on contemporary and traditional Wampanoag life. Students will get to see and touch...

NEF Funds 6 Fall Grants Totaling $34,051

At the Needham School Committee meeting on November 18, 2025, the Needham Education Foundation (NEF) announced the recipients of 6 grants totaling $34,051 in its Fall grant cycle. Awarded grants include: Rooting Elementary Students in Indigenous Knowledge - All...

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2025-2026 Grant Deadlines

Apply for a grant to fund an innovative or enriching project that will benefit the Needham Public Schools.

Fall Deadline: Oct 17th
Winter Deadline: Jan 16th
Spring Deadline: Apr 10th