Ways to Give

List of 4 items.

• Annual Fund

  Annual Fund

• Student Scholarship Funds

  • Edith J. Lambert Scholarship Fund: Established in April 2000 upon the retirement of Edith Lambert to “assist a student who would otherwise not be able to benefit from a Tenacre education.”
  • Community Fund: Established in May of 2006 by Ellie and Phil Loughlin to provide an extra allowance, above and beyond tuition assistance, for all families receiving financial aid. This allowance is intended to help offset extra school expenses that prohibit families from participating.
  • Jane Reisman Jampolis '52 Scholarship Fund: This Fund was initially set up in October of 1995 by Marlene M. Graf’55, Trustee of Edith Babson Mustard Living Trust with a gift “to be joined with other funds in your Endowment Fund and used for student scholarships or faculty advancement.” 
  • Jeff Grogan Memorial Fund: The Jeff Grogan Memorial Fund honors Jeff Grogan, who graduated from Tenacre in 1968 and maintained strong ties with the school and its community throughout his life. Jeff and Kennie Grogan’s daughters, Ali ’07 and Katie ’12, attended Tenacre, and Jeff went on to serve as a Corporator, a Campaign Chair, a Trustee, and President of the Corporation.   For so many of us, Jeff was a guiding presence at Tenacre, giving generously of his talents for many years. His loyalty, wisdom, enthusiasm, and steady influence will endure at Tenacre. He epitomized the best qualities of a Tenacre graduate, and was an exemplary leader in our community.  The Grogan family established the Jeff Grogan Memorial Fund in Jeff's honor.
  • Mori Scholarship Fund: Established December 1993 with a gift from Faith Harding Mori, Trustee of the Harding Educational and Charitable Foundation, with a request that the “gift be placed in a restricted endowment fund, and only the income be utilized for the purposes of scholarship aid.”
  • Susan Costello Bryant Scholarship Fund: Created in May 1995 in honor of Sue Bryant for her long term dedication to Tenacre and in particular for her contributions as Acting Head of School in 1994-95.  Susan had been involved with Tenacre as a student, teacher, trustee and parent. The income from the scholarship fund is to be used as a financial aid grant to a child or children who might otherwise be unable to afford a Tenacre education.

• Student Enrichment & Wellness Funds

  • The Jean Ferguson Fund was established in 1993 by Jean’s family to honor her many years of service to Tenacre. The interest earned on this Fund is directed to the school’s academic support program to provide individual tutoring and support outside of the school to any Tenacre student.
  • Chess Club Fund: This Fund was established June of 2003 with a gift from Kevin and Libby McClintock for the specific purpose of supporting chess programs. The Fund would support, in order of priority: kindergarten chess class; financial aid for families who need help paying for chess class; chess materials for the chess program; a faculty chess class;  and a general subsidy to reduce the cost of chess for all Tenacre students.
  • Ronald Charles Gelb Fund: Established in September of 2007 by Nanci Gelb, this fund provides counseling and support services to staff members and their families and to current families at the school during difficult moments in their lives. This fund is a resource for staff for professional and personal advice, as well as for families who need emotional or parenting guidance. In addition, it could be used to provide pro-active support and strategies to help children and classes with social interaction issues. The Ronald Charles Gelb Fund would allow us to expand the depth and breadth of services to all members of the Tenacre community to enlist counseling support whenever they may need it.

• Faculty Professional Development & Assistance

  • Employee Emergency Fund: Established July of 2003 with a gift “to help the personal needs of the Tenacre faculty and staff.” It is available for emergency personal needs, as either a loan or grant, with a limit of $1,000 per year, “unless extreme circumstances require additional amounts." This Fund continues to be supported through additional gifts in other years.
  • GwinnLandry Fund for Summer Professional Development: Established in July 2014 as part of the At the Forefront capital campaign (2014–2017) by Kim and Mark GwinnLandry through the Landry Family Charitable Foundation to endow the summer professional program, which was originally established through the Endowing Excellence campaign (2005–2009).
  • Jane Reisman Jampolis '52 Scholarship Fund: This Fund was initially set up in October of 1995 by Marlene M. Graf’55, Trustee of Edith Babson Mustard Living Trust with a gift “to be joined with other funds in your Endowment Fund and used for student scholarships or faculty advancement.
  • Mabel Wolcott Brown & Spiker Family Fund: Established in December of 2001 through a bequest from the estate of Samuel R. Spiker and Elinor Brown Spiker ’18. Elinor was the daughter of Mabel Wolcott Brown, former Tenacre Headmistress from 1912 to 1930. The Brown Spiker family wished to honor the memory of Elinor Brown Spiker and Mabel Wolcott Brown by creating an endowed fund for faculty salaries.
  • Patricia B. Cross Fellowship for Master Teachers: Established in January of 1998 with a gift to endowment in Pat Cross’ name, with the hope that other donations would be added to the principal and that “the Finance Committee do what it thinks makes the most sense” with the income. In 2008 Pat Cross instructed the School to use this as the Patricia B. Cross Fellowship for Master Teachers to aid in recruiting and hiring new teachers and to boost compensation for all faculty members.
  • Phyllis G. Scoboria Fund: Established in December of 2000 upon the death of Phyllis G. Scoboria, a former headmistress of Tenacre from 1952 to 1972, as an endowed fund for faculty professional development.
  • Ronald Charles Gelb Fund: Established in September of 2007 by Nanci Gelb, this fund provides counseling and support services to staff members and their families and to current families at the school during difficult moments in their lives. This fund is a resource for staff for professional and personal advice, as well as for families who need emotional or parenting guidance. In addition, it could be used to provide pro-active support and strategies to help children and classes with social interaction issues. The Ronald Charles Gelb Fund would allow us to expand the depth and breadth of services to all members of the Tenacre community to enlist counseling support whenever they may need it.
  • Staff Enrichment Fund: Created to provide enriching experiences for teaching and non-teaching staff in addition to the professional development and in-service training funded by the School’s operating budget. The opportunity to fulfill a lifetime ambition for travel, the enhancement or development of a personal talent or interest or skill, are all supported by this Fund.