# Desert Sands Educational Foundation

Mission Statement: To enrich and enhance educational opportunities for student success in the Desert Sands Unified School District by securing funding and resources through strong community partnerships.

## Organization facts

- **Organization:** Desert Sands Educational Foundation
- **Legal name:** DESERT SANDS UNIFIED SCHOOL DISTRICT EDUCATIONAL FOUNDATION
- **Organization type:** 501(c)(3) nonprofit
- **EIN:** 33-0452541
- **IRS 501(c)(3) ruling:** 2012
- **Headquarters:** La Quinta, California
- **Primary cause:** Education
- **IRS classification:** NTEE B12 — Education
- **Cause confirmed by:** organization's own category selection on its CV Giving Day profile ('Education')
- **CV Giving Day status:** 2026 participant
- **Official website:** https://desertsandsfoundation.org
- **Giving page:** https://www.mightycause.com/organization/DSEF

## About Desert Sands Educational Foundation

Mission Statement: To enrich and enhance educational opportunities for student success in the Desert Sands Unified School District by securing funding and resources through strong community partnerships.
Vision Statement: To bridge gaps, open doors, and create opportunities, ensuring every Desert Sands Unified School District student has the tools to thrive.
The Desert Sands Educational Foundation (DSEF) was first established in 1991 and later revitalized in March 2012, when it regained its tax-exempt status under Section 501(c)(3) of the Internal Revenue Code (Tax ID# 33-0452541). Since then, the Foundation has been dedicated to providing financial, educational, and community resources through partnerships to ensure that every student in the Desert Sands Unified School District (DSUSD) has access to the full benefits of an excellent education, opportunities that extend beyond what state funding alone can provide.
While its early efforts focused on bringing technology into classrooms across the five cities served by DSUSD, the Foundation’s work has since expanded to support all aspects of a high-quality education.

## Record

- **Verified:** Identity confirmed against IRS records. Participation confirmed against CV Giving Day registration. Public information compiled from the organization's own sources. Organizations that have indicated a preference against search indexing on their CV Giving Day registration are excluded from search indexing and from this site's sitemap. A cause may come from the organization's own category selection, from its IRS classification, or from CV Giving Day review; the source is always stated on the page and in this record.
- **Participation years on record:** 2025, 2026
- **Years covered by our records:** 2025, 2026 (absence of a year does not mean the organization did not participate)
- **Last reviewed:** August 19, 2026
- **Canonical page:** https://www.cvgiving.org/nonprofits/desert-sands-educational-foundation/
- **Provided by:** Desert Community Foundation (501(c)(3), EIN 95-4725924)