Generous Parent pledges $125,000 in Matching Funds

In order to help the Parent Annual Fund soar past its $1 million goal, senior parent, Ephraim Gildor, has made an extraordinary pledge of $125,000 in matching funds. As such, all new gifts to the Parent Annual Fund will be matched one-to-one through June 30 or until the $125,000 is gone.

There is no better time to make your gift!

Current Parent Giving

The 2012-13 Loomis Chaffee Parents Annual Fund is being chaired by Patty Kent (Katie ’13, Sam ’16).The fund is well on its way to reaching its goal of $1,000,000 and 80% participation.

The Parent Annual Fund is a volunteer effort, guided by the school’s Alumni/Development Office, that seeks unrestricted gifts from Loomis Chaffee parents to support the school’s Annual Fund.

The Parents Annual Fund is critically important to Loomis Chaffee as all contributions flow directly into the operating budget, immediately benefitting the community and helping to fill the 32 percent gap between tuition and the true cost of educating our children. We rely upon the generosity of parents, alumni, parents of alumni and other friends to make up the $14,800 difference per student. With your support of the fund, the school is able to provide excellence in every program offered; attract and retain a superior faculty; enhance dormitory and student life; and provide financial aid to talented students.

We hope that you will choose to participate, together with other Loomis Chaffee parents who have already demonstrated their support, by considering a gift to the school. Please know that every gift makes a difference, and has an immediate and direct impact on your child and his/her classmates. Most importantly, your contribution sends a powerful message that you believe in Loomis Chaffee; its mission and educational programs; and the teachers, coaches and mentors who are integral to it.

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FAQs

What is the Annual Fund?
Why is the Annual Fund necessary?
Why should I give to the Annual Fund?
How much should I give?
Does participation matter?
How do I give?
What are matching gifts and how do they help?
My child is receiving financial aid. Is it okay to make a gift?
Can I make a gift to Loomis Chaffee through the United Way?
How can I learn more?

What is the Annual Fund?
The Annual Fund is a volunteer-driven campaign to which alumni, parents, and friends make unrestricted gifts that flow directly into the school’s operating budget each year.  Last year’s Annual Fund raised more than $2.3 million dollars, representing 7% of the school’s total operating budget.  The Annual Fund runs from July 1 through June 30 each year.
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Why is the Annual Fund necessary?
While tuition to attend Loomis Chaffee is substantial, it covers only 68% of the actual cost of educating each student.  Endowment income and gifts to the Annual Fund make up the difference.  Virtually all independent schools are presented with the requirement to raise revenue through an Annual Fund to cover operating expenses.
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Why should I give to the Annual Fund?
Your tax deductible gift will help Loomis Chaffee retain and attract the best faculty; acquire and improve classroom equipment; make new information resources and library acquisitions possible; enhance dormitory and student life; make improvements to facilities; bring guest lecturers to the school; and expand financial aid.
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How much should I give?
Gifts from current parents to the Annual Fund range in size from $10 to $100,000.  No gift is too small, and each and every one is essential.  Your gift to the Parent Annual Fund can also be made anonymously.
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How do I give?     

• In the Fall, you will be contacted by a parent volunteer, asking you to make your gift/pledge to the Annual Fund.  You can make your gift at that time, or, at anytime during the year:
  • You can make your gift on-line
  • You can send a check, payable to “Loomis Chaffee,” in the mail to:
         The Loomis Chaffee School
         Alumni/Development Office
         4 Batchelder Road
         Windsor, CT  06095
• You can make a gift of securities, credit card gift, or a gift by wire transfer, by calling KeriAnne Travis, Director of the Annual Fund, at 860 687 6281.

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Does participation matter?
Yes!  Every tax-deductible gift makes a difference to the school.  Participation in the Annual Fund sends a powerful message that you believe in Loomis Chaffee and its educational program and the teachers, coaches and mentors who are integral to it.
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What are matching gifts and how do they help?
Matching gifts are often provided by your employer as a benefit to increase the impact of your donation.  A company with a matching gift program will make a gift to Loomis Chaffee when you make your gift, often dollar for dollar.  In order to take advantage of this benefit, you will need to get a matching gift form from your employer’s human resources department and send it in with your donation. Please visit our Matching Gifts page to see if your company offers matched gifts.
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My child is receiving financial aid. Is it okay to make a gift? 
Yes, your gift to the Annual Fund will not affect your financial aid package. We encourage all families to support the Annual Fund.
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Can I make a gift to Loomis Chaffee through the United Way? 
Yes.  Simply include “Loomis Chaffee” as the recipient on the donor form, together with the school’s address:  4 Batchelder Road; Windsor, CT  06095.
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How can I learn more?
For more information about the Parent Annual Fund or volunteer opportunities, please contact Christine Mangiafico Steiner ’83 , Director of the Parent Annual Fund, at 860 687 6805. 

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