Our 2024-2025 Annual Fund
The Funding Gap and Annual Fund 2024-2025
Like all NYC schools, there is a gap between what LearningSpring receives from the NYC Department of Education and the cost of educating each of our students. To meet the needs of our students, LearningSpring is faced with the challenge to raise the remaining funds.
What is the Annual Fund?
The Annual Fund is our most important source of private funding to bridge this gap. Annually, we strive for 100% parent participation and this will be our 17th consecutive year accomplishing this goal. Through a series of campaigns, our plan is to raise $600,000 during the 2024-2025 school year. Last year, like years past, everyone chips in, with our current LSS families leading the way (see chart below). $13,453 per child is a tall task, and we (trustees, parents, alumni, grandparents, friends and extended family, and corporate programs) band together and set out to meet our Annual Fund goal.
What is paid for by the Annual Fund?
Simply put, any and everything that the Department of Education does not cover. Here are a few examples: 1. The Annual Fund covered the upgrades to the play roof equipment so that LSS students can play outside safely without leaving the facility. 2. Whatever portion of our Arts Enrichment Program not paid for by grants, the Annual Fund covers. 3. The Literacy Specialist, Literacy Program and Library Services for our students are covered. 4. The maintenance of our facility where our children learn is wholly covered by the Annual Fund. 5. Our Librarian and many library books are covered by the Annual Fund. 5. Technological devices, programs and apps that keep you connected to your child’s teacher are covered by the Annual Fund. These examples are only a few among many.
How much should I donate?
No matter how much you give, every single dollar makes a difference. Annual Fund gifts are put to immediate use and have a direct and immediate impact on every LSS student. LSS works hard to provide our children with the best educational environment to meet their unique challenges. The school strives to go above and beyond for our children and, frankly that requires more funds to see strategies and the vision through. We hope that each and every family is thoughtful about your ability to give to LearningSpring, and keep your eyes open for other funding opportunities via individual, corporations or foundations.
Who can I contact?
For more information about our Annual Fund, please email or call our Director of Development, Alooma Tete, at development@learningspring.org or (212) 239-4926.
LearningSpring School is a registered 501(c)(3) not for profit. Annual Fund gifts are 100% tax-deductible.
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