About
A 30-year community institution.
An independent, volunteer-run foundation that has put more than a million dollars into Somerset Hills classrooms since 1996.
Mission
SHEF funds the ideas the school budget can't — so SHSD teachers can teach what's possible.
Vision
A district where any teacher with a good idea has the resources to try it, and every student benefits from the imagination that funding makes possible.
The district we serve
Three schools. One funding partner.
Bedwell Elementary
- Grades
- K–2
- Students
- ~420
Bernardsville Middle School
- Grades
- 3–8
- Students
- ~830
Bernards High School
- Grades
- 9–12
- Students
- ~720
Board of trustees
The volunteers who run it.
AH
Alicia Hartman
President
ML
Marcus Lee
Vice President
PS
Priya Shah
Treasurer
DO
David Okonkwo
Secretary
JA
Jen Adams
Marketing Director
RC
Robert Chen
Grants Chair
MV
Maria Velez
SHEF30 Co-chair
TW
Tom Whitfield
SHEF30 Co-chair
Governance & transparency
Where the money goes.
Contributions to the Somerset Hills Education Foundation are tax-deductible to the extent allowed by law. Consult your tax advisor for specific guidance.