✨Ignite the Night Auction Party on March 21 followed by the Online Auction March 24-27! ✨
CLICK HERE to view the 200+ amazing items available for bidding.
Thanks to all the generous donations of parties, tickets, vacation homes and so much more from our generous parent and business community! All Live, Silent and Online Auction items that will be available for bidding are now available for viewing via our online auction catalog (link above).
Ignite the Night Auction Party with Silent and Live Auction: March 21. All party attendees will have access to both the silent auction and live auction. You must have purchased a ticket to the event to bid on silent and live auction items.Ticket sales for the upcoming Auction Party is now closed.
MPAEF Online Auction: March 24–27 - OPEN TO ALL! Our online auction is just a few days after the auction party and is open to everyone! The online auction features favorite items open for bidding including teacher parties, kid parties, summer camps, travel/sports experiences and more!
An account is needed to view pricing and bid during the online auction. Taking a moment now to create or update your bidder account ensures you will be ready to start bidding when the auction opens! If you created a bidder account for a prior auction, just log in and make any updates necessary to your account. Need help? Watch thisvideoorCLICK HEREto view this helpful document.
Questions? If you have any questions about the upcoming event or online auction, please email events@mpaef.org.
✨Fund-A-Need 2026: Student Physical Health & Well-Being✨
CLICK HERE to donate to this year’s Fund-A-Need.
Each year during the auction, MPAEF works closely with MPCSD leadership to identify a one-time need that the community can come together to support. Funds are raised for this initiative through a paddle-rase at the auction event and online through the online auction. The 2026 Fund-A-Need is to support Student Physical Health & Well Being inititaives and supplies and the goal is to raise $100,000.
MPCSD’s vision to educate and empower students while embracing childhood and adolescence includes access to high-quality, engaging physical health and well-being activities throughout their TK–8th grade journey. Research shows that physical activity primes the brain for math, reading, and problem-solving. Our community has the opportunity to support MPCSD’s investment in tools and programming that focus on all aspects of physical health and well-being: from recess and P.E. supplies that provide the "cognitive reset" needed to learn, to diagnostic tools for our nursing staff to provide immediate, accurate care. The goal is for all students to be confident, active, healthy, energized, and thriving at school and beyond.
CLICK HEREto read more details about the 2026 Fund-A-Need: Student Physical Health & Well Being.
MPAEF Auction 2025 Fund-A-Need Update: At the March 2025 Auction Event last year, the Menlo Park-Atherton community raised $159,373 to fund “Students as Mathematicians” supplies and experiences across MPCSD during the 2025-2026 school year. MPAEF is excited to share an update on how these funds have been allocated so far during the school year: CLICK HERE to learn more.
MPAEF Auction 2026 Rules & Guidelines: CLICK HERE
The document linked above is where you will find information on how to place a bid, winning bidder notifications, auction item sales terms, refunds, and how to pick up auction items you have won. Please take a moment to review before this year's auction.
Click here to go to the IRS website to read Rules on Tax Deduction of Charitable Auctions. In a nutshell, if you pay more than the fair market value of an item, the difference may be tax deductible. Few of our auction items end up being eligible for tax deduction.
