Giving

Jean Dunnington, Director of Development

We at Tandem Friends School welcome you to our community. Thank you for joining us in our work to help young people grow into powerful and productive adults.

Each individual brings unique talents and resources to our community. Tandem Friends offers bountiful opportunities to put these to good use, and we hope you will become involved in the life of our school in ways that you find rewarding and inspiring.

Tandem Friends School counts on the support and involvement of each and every member of our community. Contributions of time, talent, imagination, and financial resources make Tandem the vibrant, thriving school that we are today. The ongoing generosity of our parents, students, grandparents, alumni, and friends keeps Tandem Friends vital and strong and enables us to provide the best possible education to our students.

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Volunteer Opportunities
Volunteer involvement has a rich tradition at Tandem Friends. Through parent, grandparent, and alumni involvement, Tandem Friends fosters a sense of community, supports the health of the school, and shows our students the depth of our commitment to their development into caring, productive, and responsible adults.

Whether your volunteer interest is helping in a classroom, planning an event, being a Tandem Campaign volunteer, working in the library, or making a presentation to students about your life experiences, there is a place for your gifts of time and energy at Tandem Friends.

All Tandem Friends parents are encouraged to become active members of the Parents Association, which supports the school in countless ways. The Parents Association is devoted to promoting family involvement in the life of the school and to fostering close working relationships between parents and teachers. At the beginning of each school year, information is provided on how to become involved.

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Charitable Giving Opportunities

Tandem Friends School is an independent, private school. Like other independent schools, Tandem Friends School relies on charitable giving to help meet a variety of needs.

Annual Fund
The Annual Fund is the most important giving opportunity provided by the school each year; it bridges the gap between tuition and the actual cost of a Tandem Friends education.

Each year, tuition pays for 80-85% of the cost of educating our students. In essence, every Tandem Friends student is subsidized. By relying on charitable gifts to make up this difference, the school is able to keep tuition as affordable as possible, allowing the school to continue to serve families from a range of economic backgrounds.

Funds raised through the Annual Fund are unrestricted and meet our most pressing needs by supporting the current operating budget.

Capital Giving
To realize goals identified in the Strategic Plan, the Tandem Friends Board of Trustees will, when needed, initiate a capital campaign to fund major projects. A capital campaign, over a period of years, raises substantial funds to finance major building projects and renovations, increase endowment funds, and meet other significant needs. Projects such as the Community Hall and the Math and Science Building were funded through capital campaigns.

Endowment
Endowment funds are similar to savings accounts that generate income from the investment of the principle. A gift to endowment is invested so that it may grow and generate more income as years pass.

Tandem Friends has existing endowments for diversity scholarships, faculty salaries, tutorial assistance, financial aid, and faculty professional development.

Please contact the Development Office for more information. 434.296.1303, ext. 304

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Annual Report

To read the 2008-2009 Annual Report, click here.