Annual Fund 2024

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Tuition Keeps us Going, but Donations Keep us Growing.

Help St. George’s continue to be the most consistent part of your day, for your most important people: you, your family, and your child.

2024 FUNDING GOAL: $25,000

What is Annual Fund?

Welcome to Annual Fund, our yearly campaign to fulfill pivotal growth goals. We reach these goals alongside our broader community, holding tribunals, open houses, and votes to determine where we need funding most.

Led by our Parents, Teachers, and Friends (PTF) Committee, Annual Fund is one key way we actualize our ambition and pride as Early Childhood Education professionals.

Annual Fund runs from Nov. 1 - Dec. 31.

This Year's Projects

Visits to industry-leading conferences.

  • Lift the caliber of St. George’s professional learning community

  • Network for professional development

  • Meet State licensing requirements.

New staff laptops.

  • Outdated laptops are holding our teachers back.

  • In a survey, 75% said laptops were “very” or “extremely” important to their daily job performance. Yet 4 out of 5 share a laptop with someone else on staff.

Acoustic “cloud” ceilings in classrooms.

  • Toddler classrooms are loud places!

  • Cloud ceilings can improve classroom communications, decrease teacher stress and fatigue, and foster student well-being.

Donations, Incentives, and How to Give

St. George’s accepts donations at any giving level. Every dollar goes directly into our general fund to support the projects and initiatives listed above. And at certain giving levels, each donor will receive a special reward.

Through our partners at Hello Fund, Donors can set up recurring donations for up to 10 months. And processing fees are lower than ever — down from 5% to just 3%!

Bigger gifts earn bigger rewards for donors.

Bronze Level | $50-$249

  • Donor Reward

    • 2 game tickets to our Knight for St. George’s Gala in April 2025

  • Your Donation Buys

    • $50 - Travel to a nearby conference for one teacher

    • $180 - Hotel for a day for one teacher

Silver Level | $250-$499

  • Donor Reward

    • St. George’s crewneck sweater with knit Dragon logo

  • Your Donation Buys

    • $250 - Travel and per diem to a conference for one teacher

    • $400 - All coursework and training hours at a conference for one teacher

Gold Level | $500-$999

  • Donor Reward

    • Invitation to 2024 Donor Party

    • Plaque on the St. George’s Donor Wall

  • Your Donation Buys

    • $500 - One teacher’s new laptop

    • $750 - Hotel stay for an entire conference for one teacher

Platinum Level | $1,000+

  • Donor Reward

    • Invitation to 2024 Donor Party

    • Commemorative tile on mosaic bench in St. George’s butterfly garden

    • St. George’s crewneck sweater with knit Dragon logo

  • Your Donation Buys

    • $1,000 - Laptops for an entire classroom

    • $1,200 - An entire conference experience for one teacher

Past Successes

Annual Funds have catalyzed many of St. George’s biggest successes and improvements. Our industry-leading nature playground, updated campus security system, and robust library are just a few examples.

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Key Dates

  • Nov. 1 - Annual Fund begins

  • Nov. 21 - ‘Tis the Season — a St. George’s holiday party

  • Dec. 3 - #GivingTuesday

  • Dec. 20 - St. George’s Christmas Pageant

  • Dec. 31 - Annual Fund ends