THE JIM BURKE EDUCATION FOUNDATION
We are the Jim Burke Education Foundation. The legacy of Jim Burke and his spirit of generosity continues to be the driving force of the Foundation. Our mission is to help the youth of Kern County excel through grants, scholarships and civic projects developed through the Ford Dream Builders student leadership program.
Each spring, the Jim Burke Education Foundation accepts 32 achieving, high school juniors to participate in the Ford Dimension and Dream Builders program. Together, these 32 students will gain leadership, career and life skills as they create and implement significant service projects that meet a community need.
INTRODUCING THE 2023-2024 CLASS OF FORD DREAM BUILDERS STUDENT LEADERS
WELCOME TO OUR FORD FAMILY!
Izzy Ali - Independence
Amy Alias - Highland
Riley Anwyl - BCHS
Zachary Been - Centennial
Harjaisal Brar - Stockdale
Mary Calley - Centennial
Eduardo Chew - Golden Valley
Isaiah Chrisco - Garces
Jared Delgado - East
Daniela Dibble - Centennial
Branton Dickey - BCHS
Noor Elkereamy - Stockdale
Breanna Gallardo - East
Tatiana Gonzalez - South
Natalie Hawkins - Frontier
Konrad Hettinger - BCHS
Iamanni Jackson - Highland
Ryan James - Liberty
Katie Johnson - Highland
Michael Kyei - Liberty
Ricardo Marin - BHS
Nathan Martinez - Frontier
Anna Oesch - BHS
Jiya Patel - Frontier
Arek Plate - Liberty
Sarah Pursel - BCHS
Alondra Rodriguez - Ridgeview
Ileanna Salinas - Ridgeview
Dylan Scherer - Liberty
Riley Truong - Stockdale
Lucas Wright - Stockdale
STUDENT LEADERSHIP PROGRAMS
The Jim Burke Education Foundation is a non-profit organization dedicated to providing students with opportunities to excel. Please click on the icons for more information on the Ford Dimension and Dream Builders programs.
The foundation believes the cooperative efforts of business, educators, students, parents and people like you make a difference in the quality of education for our local students. Thank you again for your support and interest. Please check out our Student Projects below. These young leaders have worked passionately and generously on their projects and we know they're making an impact!
News
"Escape the Vape" is an educational video identifying the dangers of vaping. -Team the Garlic Co (2019)
February 13, 2019Ishaan Brar and Luke Romanini named National Merit Semi Finalists
September 29, 2020Zach Buckey Commits to Play for Stanford
September 15, 2020Welcome Back, Janelle!
September 1, 2020Every year, four civic minded companies are corporate sponsors to an 8 member student leadership team. They provide mentorship, support, and scholarship to their students. The experience, knowledge and feedback students receive from their Corporate Sponsors is invaluable! Contact us to learn more about Corporate Sponsorship for this nonprofit.
TEAM SPONSORS
SCHOLARSHIP SPONSORS
COMMUNITY PARTNERS
“Service before self" is the motto of students of Ford Dimension and Dream Builders. Service to our community would not be possible without the assistance of various non-profit organizations that serve as Community Partners to our program. These organizations provide expertise, guidance, resources, venues, and collaborations to some of our students’ service projects.
Thank you Community Partners!
Alabama State University
Baylor University
Boise State University
Boston University
Brigham Young University - Provo
Cal Poly Pomona
Cal Poly San Luis Obispo
California Lutheran University
Case Western Reserve University
Chatham University
Chico State University
Claremont McKenna College
Clemson University
Colorado School of Mines
Cornell University
CSU, Bakersfield
CSU, Channel Islands
CSU, East Bay
CSU, Fullerton
CSU, Long Beach
CSU, Monterey Bay
CSU, Northridge
Fashion Institute of Design
and Merchandising
Fresno State University
Furman University
Georgetown University
Georgia Institute of Technology
Gonzaga University
Harvard University
Holy Names University
Howard University
Humboldt State University
Indiana University
Louisiana State University
Montana State University
Morehouse College
Occidental College
Pennsylvania State University
Pepperdine University
Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute
Sacramento State University
Saint Louis University
San Diego State University
San Francisco State University
San Jose State University
Seattle University
Sonoma State University
Stony Brook University
Talladega College
Texas A&M
UC Berkeley
UC Davis
UC Irvine
UC Los Angeles
UC Merced
UC Riverside
UC San Diego
UC Santa Barbara
UC Santa Cruz
United States Military Academy
United States Naval Academy
University of South Florida
University of Toledo
University of Colorado at Boulder
University of Iowa
University of Miami
University of Michigan
University of Mississippi
University of Nevada, Reno
University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill
University of Notre Dame
University of San Francisco
University of Southern California
University of Texas, Austin
University of Utah
University of Washington
Utah Valley University
Weber State University
West Virginia University
Wichita State University
Jim Burke Education Foundation is a non-profit.
The Jim Burke Education Foundation is a 501(C)(3) non-profit organization Tax ID # 77-0387337IRC.
