To secure the continuation of this high-quality experience for our students, we need this amazing generosity to continue to flow. And there are many ways this can happen. Please consider giving to The Learning Project through one of the following:
ANNUAL FUND
No effort is more critical to the financial health of the school than the Annual Fund. This yearly request for gifts to the school accounts for 15% of our income—a figure far higher than most independent schools and indicative of the loyalty and generosity of our community. The consistent renewal of support is critical to our ability to plan and to achieve our goals, and the addition of new donors each year allows us to keep pace with rising costs and to realize new ambitions. Will you join this critical annual effort at whatever level works best for you?SPRING AUCTION
The auction is our largest annual fundraising event. People support the auction through volunteer efforts, through gathering the all-important donations, through different levels of sponsorship, and, of course, through attendance and bidding. The auction is always a great party and fun evening, as well as a critical fundraiser. All are welcome at this grand event; please call the school for the date of the upcoming auction.COMMUNITY SCHOLARS
In the 1990’s an anonymous donor provided scholarship funds to support a student for the entirety of a Learning Project education—and the idea of the current Community Scholarship Program was born. The CSP now fully supports two students through graduation.This is a truly special giving opportunity as it allows donors to significantly and concretely impact the life of a specific child. Donors, if they are able, can sponsor a child by themselves, or join with like-minded donors to form a sponsorship group. Interested parties are welcome to contact us about this exciting opportunity to make an LP education available to a young child who might not otherwise benefit from “The LP Experience.”
ENDOWMENT GIVING
Long Time Friends
This program provides an opportunity for sustained giving by including The LP in your will. The program borrows its title from the song “Long Time Friends” that has been sung for many years at graduation.A robust and constantly expanding bequest program holds enormous promise for the school’s long-term future endowment and we are eager to increase the number of names on this list. Bequests, of whatever size (and this amount can be unspecified to us), are welcome. We strongly encourage participation and invite prospective donors to contact the school for further information, or to simply ask to have your name added to the list.
Current Long Time Friends
Phil Boyle
Michelle Davis and Craig Rochester
Gary and Jill Hatton
Fred Mauet
Michael and Elisabeth McCord
Funds for the Future
The school’s Board of Trustees has identified the need to develop a larger endowment as a strategic goal of enormous importance to the future quality and strength of The Learning Project. The schools “Fund for the Future” currently provide annual investment returns that contribute significantly to the school’s ability to provide a high-quality program, to maintain access through scholarship support, and to provide strong levels of compensation for the school’s teachers. In the years ahead, several million additional dollars of endowment funding will be needed.
Gifts of whatever magnitude to assist us in growing this critical resource are welcome, and will benefit the school for years to come.
Prindle Opportunity Scholarship Fund
The Prindle Opportunity Scholarship Fund was established in 1997 and was named after Sue and Paul Prindle to recognize their commitment to education and this school. A decade later, the Fund endows one scholarship, in perpetuity, for a student from an under-served population within the community. This fund is particularly appropriate for donors who would like to restrict their endowment giving to scholarship purposes.Cliggot Faculty Development Fund
Named after Wendy Cliggot, a teacher for 18 years at The LP, this fund provides opportunities for faculty to access professional education programs. The Fund is particularly appropriate for donors who would like to restrict their endowment giving to support teaching excellence at The LP.The school has received gifts in many forms, including real estate, equities, gifts in kind, and cash. Direct donations can be made to the school through this page, and checks should be made out to The Learning Project. Donors are asked to specify in writing, which program they are giving their support to, and if there are any restrictions on their gift.
Please contact the school’s Advancement Office at
(617) 266-8427 or advancement@learningproject.org for any additional information.
Thank you for supporting The Learning Project!
