Since our founding in 1981, Children’s Community School’s parents, alumni, staff, friends, and supporters have made giving a priority to ensure that our educational program is dynamic, formative, and challenging. Tuition funds our mission of educating students to be active participants in a democracy, while philanthropy creates the magic of CCS. Facilities projects that enhance our spaces, immersive programming, generous faculty salaries, a dedication to professional development, our DEIJ efforts, and more are all made possible through your generosity. You help us make the CCS experience extraordinary for students of all ages and economic backgrounds.
Every gift to the Community Fund impacts not just your child, grandchild, or friend- it immediately affects the life of every single student and employee on this campus. Like every other private school, our tuition does not cover the costs of operating our program, so we rely on donations so that we are able to continue providing a stellar environment for inquiry, a place where students find their freedom in the arts, and where they make life-long friends.
Giving to CCS is an important part of creating a strong sense of community, and we ask every CCS family to fully participate in providing financial support for the school by making a gift that is meaningful to your family.
Because of its vital impact on our school, the Community Fund is the top fundraising priority of CCS and participation in this effort is frequently used as a benchmark of our community's collective strength. Our goal is to achieve 100% participation from current families, our staff, and board.
The 2024-25 Community Fund runs from October 15- December 3, 2024 (Giving Tuesday). All contributions are fully tax deductible, and your generosity is greatly appreciated.
If we secure $10,000 dollars in donations during the first week of the campaign (October 15- October 22), an anonymous donor will match these gifts 1:1. Let’s make this match a reality!
If we secure 25 donations during the first two weeks of the Community Fund campaign (ending at midnight on October 29) an anonymous donor will donate $25,000 to the Community Fund. Let’s come together to lift up our community!
Participate in community
By reaching 50% current parent participation by midnight on Friday, November 8, we will activate a $15,000 gift from an anonymous donor.
Five Days, Five Thousand!
If we raise $5,000 between November 12 and November 18, then an anonymous donor will match that with their own gift of $5,000.
Many employers match donations made to 501(c)(3) non-profits. Please enter the name of your company below to see if they match a gift. Additionally, many organizations only match on Giving Tuesday, so be sure to hold off on donating until that date if this is true of your company so that CCS can reap an additional benefit from your generosity.
Community Fund dollars ensure we provide generous salaries and benefits packages; enable employees to attend professional development sessions such as the Learning & the Brain Conference and the Institute for Descriptive Inquiry; and provide financial flexibility for us to staff the position of Student Support/Curriculum Coordinator.
To support belonging, we invite performers from a range of backgrounds to come to campus, launch Affinity Groups, and create events that celebrate the diversity of the human experience. Our focus on this effort is also visible in our engagement with local senior centers, connection with our community via events like BooksGiving, and the priority we place on social-emotional well-being with our on-staff consultant, Lisa Brauer, and DEIJ work with consultant Monique Marshall.
Community Fund donations are integral to keeping our campus and training protocols up to date. Recent donations that have been allocated to facilities have paid for our partnership with Joffe Emergency Services, the new entry gate at the pedestrian entrance, updated turf, the redesigned library, and the creation of The Nest and our outdoor classroom.
In the recent past, we have added the Illustrative math program, Heggerty Bridge to Reading program, two 3D printers to our STEM lab, new Physical Education equipment, and more thanks to the Community Fund. The staff will also be able to attend the Progressive Education Network conference as a team this fall. Your donations directly impact the daily instruction students receive and ensure they are provided a cutting-edge curriculum with state-of-the-art equipment and tools.
Donations to the Community Fund provide resources so that we can employ working artists that relate their learnings to our students. In recent years, gifts to the Fund have enriched their programs with items like new instruments, an updated art studio, and the auditorium divider.
Diversity is at the heart of Children’s Community School, and it flourishes on our campus in all aspects of life, including socio-economic diversity. To maintain our industry-leading standards of providing substantial financial aid to families, we rely on donations to the Community Fund. Over 40% of the students at CCS receive tuition assistance, which is only possible thanks to your generosity.
We asked the children of CCS...
"What Does 'GIVING' Mean to You?"
...and here's what they had to say.
Meet our Co-Chairs: Sanjay Chandani, Matt Marsh, & david straus
They are co-chairs of the Community Fund, and current/alumni CCS parents. That's right. This important endeavor is lead by volunteers- not employees- because that is how deeply committed they are to the school, and how valuable they know this work is. They also know firsthand from their children how money raised through the Community Fund makes a swift and substantial difference in their daily life at CCS.