--- title: "About the East Angel Foundation | East High School, Denver" url: https://eastangelfoundation.org/about description: "Funding Angel achievement and connecting Angels everywhere. Our mission, our history since 1926, our board of directors, and our relationship to East High School in Denver." lang: en --- Skip to content Image: Exterior view of East High School in Denver, Colorado (https://eastangelfoundation.org/assets/school-exterior-C1wIsdfs.jpg) About # Funding Angel achievement and connecting Angels everywhere. Our focus is to continue East High School's tradition of academic excellence, and is best captured in our tagline. Our mission ## We create a vibrant academic environment, and we seek to connect. The Foundation raises funds through generous gifts from parents and alumni, grants, and community support to fill the financial gap faced by East High School. East High School has a rich heritage of distinguished alumni. Our goals are to connect the vibrant community of East Angel alumni, facilitate their vital participation in East activities and enhance their overall engagement with the school. Supporting outreach to alumni allows the East community to continually benefit from the skills and experience of our alumni base. East High School continues to make a major difference in the lives of alumni and students, and we are dedicated to preserving and enhancing loyalty to this great institution. The East Angel Foundation exists to preserve and promote East High School’s past, present, and future. Our mission is to: - **Support East High School’s students and faculty** through grants, scholarships, and direct assistance programs. - **Preserve the historic campus** and its architectural and cultural significance. - **Engage alumni** to foster lifelong connections with East, helping them contribute to the success of future generations. ### Our vision A community where every East High School student can reach their full potential, supported by engaged alumni and a rich legacy of academic and cultural achievement. Our history ## A century of Angels giving back. Every date below is drawn from the Foundation's own program pages. Where the source site published no dated record, none is shown. 1. 1926 The East High School Alumni Scholarship Fund is established by the classes of 1923–1926. 2. 1995 The scholarship fund is revived, and the East Alumni Scholarship is established, funded by donations from generous East alumni. 3. 2010 EHS parent Margaret Berzins founds the East Angel Pantry so students have access to meals over the weekend. 4. 2011 The East Angel Foundation expands and takes over management of the scholarship program, now overseen by a volunteer Scholarship Committee. 5. 2016 Monty Cleworth (Class of 1978) establishes the Cleworth LEAP Scholarship, which has since awarded over $1 million to 13 students. 6. 2025 East High School celebrates 150 years, and the Foundation approves 39 Classroom Grants totaling over $80,000 for the 2025-26 school year. ## Our relationship to East High School The East Angel Foundation is an independent, registered 501(c)3 organization (Tax ID #32-0069773). It is not a department of East High School or Denver Public Schools. Instead, the Foundation raises and stewards private dollars from alumni, parents, and the Denver community, then directs them to needs the school’s own budget cannot cover. That work runs through East’s own people: teachers apply for Classroom Grants each fall, and counselors, teachers, and deans help students find Classroom Grant opportunities, a volunteer Scholarship Committee that includes East teachers selects each year’s recipients, and the Foundation coordinates with the school on preserving the historic building. The Foundation’s board includes the School Principal. Currently 32.5% of East’s student body — 805 of 2,476 students — are financially disadvantaged, and 344 students (14%) have physical or health conditions that may significantly impact their ability to learn. Those numbers are why the Foundation exists. ### Committees - Communications Committee eafcomms@gmail.com - Alumni Relations Committee alumni@eastangelfoundation.org - Buildings & Grounds Committee buildings-grounds@eastangelfoundation.org - Development Committee development@eastangelfoundation.org - Classroom Grants Committee grants@eastangelfoundation.org - Student Scholarships Committee scholarships@eastangelfoundation.org - Student Support Committee student-support@eastangelfoundation.org Board of directors ## The volunteers who guide the Foundation. Meet the leadership of the East Angel Foundation. - Image: Portrait of Greg Graeber, President of the East Angel Foundation (https://eastangelfoundation.org/__l5e/assets-v1/176b00af-6ba2-4c65-aba6-661f5919234b/board-graeber.jpg) ### Greg Graeber President A proud alumnus of East High School (Class of 1985) and Northwestern University ('89 and '99). His son, Sebastian, graduated in 2021, and his daughter, Sophia, is a sophomore in the Class of 2027. Greg runs an investment company in Cherry Creek and is passionate about ensuring that East High School continues its longstanding tradition of excellence. president@eastangelfoundation.org - Image: Portrait of Tammi Holloway, Secretary of the East Angel Foundation (https://eastangelfoundation.org/__l5e/assets-v1/0619a7eb-5d18-4919-8ed6-7cd9416780e6/board-holloway.jpg) ### Tammi Holloway Secretary Tammi Terrell Holloway is the President and CEO of the Foundation for Sustainable Urban Communities, the entity tasked with transforming a master-planned mix of residential, commercial, educational, and open spaces into a deeply connected community. She also recently celebrated 30-years working with the former Stapleton International Airport redevelopment program, where she has served as General Counsel and VP of Operations. A Denver East High graduate, she holds a physics degree from Clark Atlanta University and a law degree from Samford University. She serves on multiple civic and athletic boards and also co-founded programs dedicated to youth financial literacy and student-athlete success. She has been married to Dwaine Holloway for 27 years, and they share two sons who also graduated from East. secretary@eastangelfoundation.org See the full Board Members page (https://eastangelfoundation.org/about/board-and-committees). ## Every gift keeps an Angel moving forward. Your generosity funds scholarships, classroom projects, and the programs that make East East. EAF is a registered 501(c)3 — donations are tax-deductible. Donate (https://eastangelfoundation.org/donate) Donate to East Angel Foundation: https://eastangelfoundation.org/donate ## Structured data ```json { "@context": "https://schema.org", "@type": "NonprofitOrganization", "name": "East Angel Foundation", "alternateName": "EAF", "url": "https://eastangelfoundation.org/", "slogan": "Funding Angel Achievement and Connecting Angels Everywhere", "description": "From supporting current students through scholarships to connecting alumni around the world, the East Angel Foundation is a community committed to ensuring that every East Angel has the opportunity to succeed.", "email": "info@eastangelfoundation.org", "nonprofitStatus": "Nonprofit501c3", "taxID": "32-0069773", "address": { "@type": "PostalAddress", "postOfficeBoxNumber": "PO Box 6015", "addressLocality": "Denver", "addressRegion": "CO", "postalCode": "80206", "addressCountry": "US" }, "sameAs": [ "https://www.facebook.com/eastangelfoundation", "https://www.instagram.com/eastangelfoundation", "https://www.eastangels.network/" ] } ```