Endowed Funds at The Summit

Established in 2019.  This fund was created as an incentive program to encourage benefactors to establish a new endowed fund to grow the Summit Country Day’s endowment in support of the Summit’s Mission and students.  This fund will provide $5,000 to a qualified new fund, approved to receive additional funding from the Ragland Family Incentive Program. Eligible new funds created with a commitment between $50,000 and $99,000 will receive $5,000.  $10,000 will be provided to an eligible new fund created with a commitment of $100,000+.

Established in 2019.

Established in 2019.

Established in 2019.

Established in 1980.

Established in 2007.

Established in 2003.

Established 2009.

Established in 2005.

Established in 2015.

Established in 2015, as an unrestricted scholarship.

Established in 2007.

Established in 2015.

(Minimum gift commitment of $25,000) The Leaders of Character Society (LOCS) sets a pace and tone for giving to The Summit’s Annual Fund for Excellence. Their leadership, generosity and trust in the school and its mission assures their membership in LOCS. The newly created LOCS Forever Fund will allow donors to establish a permanent fund that will provide ongoing support to The Summit and permanently establish the donor in our yearly Honor Roll. An investment of $25,000 will generate $1,000 annually in perpetuity. The LOCS Forever Fund donors ensure that the values of The Summit mission will carry on forever.

Mr. Jeremy Campbell and Ms. Melanie Chavez, established 2019

Patricia LeBlond and Joseph H. Clasgens II SBS ’37 ⁺ established 2019  

(Minimum gift commitment of $60,000) The Angel Donor Forever Fund is designed to assist the education of a student who has the potential and the desire to attend Summit but is in need of financial assistance. Over $4 million dollars per year goes towards helping qualified students achieve “The Summit Advantage.” Donors who establish an Angel Donor Forever Fund will be permanently placed in the Leaders of Character Society of the Annual Fund for Excellence. A minimum investment of $60,000 will yield $2,500 annually in perpetuity. Establishing an Angel Donor Forever Fund will allow donors not only to be recognized in perpetuity by The Summit, but also have a significant impact on the lives of the students who receive their support.

Andy and Bing Hinton Angel Donor Fund, established 2019.

(Minimum gift commitment of $25,000) The Hardship Forever Fund allows students with financial need to attend and prosper at The Summit. Through the endowed gift, our benefactors will support students whose family circumstances challenge their ability to participate in educational trips and school events such as athletics, proms, graduations, etc. Summit strives to ensure that every student feels a part of the Summit community. To endow a Hardship Forever Fund requires a minimum investment of $25,000 to generate $1,000 annually in perpetuity.

(Minimum gift commitment of $60,000) The Trustee Sustainer Forever Fund aims to continue meaningful relationships with past Summit board members and other Summit champions. Through their membership, past trustees will establish an endowed annual fund gift to The Summit. Members of the Trustee Sustainer Forever Fund serve as a vibrant community of advice and support for our Summit mission. Having the support of past leaders of The Summit is an important message to the community – that the love and passion for the school never ends. Trustee Sustainer Forever Fund members will be recognized in perpetuity in The Summit Honor Roll. A minimum investment of $60,000 at 4.25% will yield $2,500 yearly for The Summit.

Endowed Chairs provide Summit with a significant and permanent source of funds to support a designated department/director.  Endowed Chairs are important for recruiting and retaining the highest quality faculty. Recognizing the continued contributions of senior-level administrators and providing funds to push academic excellence and scholarly activities are key purposes of the endowed position.

Schilderink Family Faculty Chair for Distinguished Teaching, established in 1989, promotes academic and institutional excellence with an annual award to a faculty member who exemplifies the highest standards of teaching and distinguished service to The Summit.

An endowed faculty position is a position permanently paid for with the revenue from an endowed fund specifically set up for that purpose. Endowed faculty aid The Summit by providing a faculty member who does not have to be paid entirely out of the operating budget, allowing the Summit to reduce its student-to-faculty ratio and/or direct monies toward other academic needs. Faculty impact hundreds of lives through the courses they teach and the students they mentor under their care. Endowed faculty positions ensure stability and promote the opportunity for our students to learn and interact with some of the most talented teachers/scholars in the country. Endowed Faculty positions are often awarded to its best faculty and to recruit top teachers who are contributing significantly in their respective academic disciplines.

Cotton Family Endowed Cross Country Coach Fund, established in 2015.

David R. Clare and Margaret C. Clare Foundation Endowed 5^th Grade Resource Teacher, established in 2019.

Chris and Wayne Lippert Endowed 6^th Grade Resource Teacher, established in 2019.

Myers Family Endowed Volleyball Coach Fund, established in 2020.

Established in 2008 for the maintenance of the property surrounding The Summit Country Day School.

Established in 2004 for the maintenance and upkeep of the Harold C. Schott Middle School.

Established in 2019, to support the maintenance and upkeep of the Upper School.