What does the Annual Fund do? It provides annual support for all aspects of The Langley School, including financial aid, academics, and athletics.

Who gives to the Annual Fund? Donors include alumni, current parents, past parents, grandparents, and friends of The Langley School, as well as foundations, corporations, and employer matching gift programs.

When is the impact from each gift felt? Immediately. Each gift goes directly to where the school needs it most – to support the library, classrooms, or one of many other Langley School programs. All dollars raised are spent in that school year.

How much does the Annual Fund contribute to Langley? The Langley School receives approximately 7 percent, or $500,000, in revenue from Annual Fund gifts.

 

Myths about Giving to the Annual Fund

The school has an endowment; it doesn’t need any more money. The Langley School, like other responsible schools, has a spending policy that dictates what can be spent each year from the endowment. Our policy calls for 5 percent of the value of our small endowment to be spent annually.

I pay tuition each year, so I’ve already sent in enough money. At independent schools, the cost of education is higher than tuition fees. At Langley, tuition and other income covers 94 percent of this cost, and the remaining six percent comes from gifts to the Annual Fund.

My gift won’t make a difference. Your gift of any size has a tremendous impact, helping talented students attend Langley, sustaining the high quality of the curriculum, maintaining low class size, and providing other vital support for the school’s day-to-day excellence.
 
My participation doesn’t matter. Your participation does matter. National private foundations consider alumni, faculty, staff, and trustee Annual Fund giving before awarding grants to schools. Foundations are more likely to award grants to The Langley School when the school’s own community financially supports the institution.

 

 

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