Annual Giving Fund

Palm Beach Day Academy is a non-profit corporation organized in accordance with federal and state laws. Like other non-profit, independent schools, we rely on financial contributions from school supporters to offset costs not covered by tuition. Annually, through parent leaders, the school seeks support from all members of the PBDA community, including trustees, current and past parents, alumni, faculty, and friends to support the school's Annual Giving Fund.

How do we use the Fund?

Although the best broad answer is for general support of school operations, many of the enrichment activities provided for the students are possible only because of the Annual Giving Fund. Specifically, the monies:

• help us to maintain small classes
• provide flexibility to best meet the educational needs of our students
• fund professional development and competitive salaries for faculty
• fund enrichment programs, especially in technology, the arts, and athletics
• provide financial aid for qualified students who would not otherwise be able to attend
• assist with upkeep of our facilities and grounds

Capital Campaign

Presently, the school's physical assets are valued at approximately $40 million. Our endowment is approximately $6 million. None of this funding has come from operational sources (i.e. tuition). Funding has come entirely from parents and friends who have supported the school and its mission with personal and financial commitments. Over the years, these supporters have been asked to contribute to the development of this extraordinary school and its facilities. The school and its buildings are important parts of the heritage which our present students and families enjoy. Capital fund raising is designed to ensure and enhance that heritage for the present and future students of our school.

Capital Campaign gifts are vital to the school's future. Such contributions provide new buildings, renovations, new programs, faculty professional development, enhancement of technology, and endowment. It is a stated hope of the Board of Trustees of Palm Beach Day Academy to establish a high school in the future. Funding such an endeavor will necessarily require substantial major gifts from all school families. Each family is expected to contribute to ongoing projects in the same manner that preceding generations have done, to build the great school which current students