Your gift to The Sidwell Friends Fund makes an immediate and meaningful difference in the lives of students and faculty. Each year, the Fund supports the School’s highest priorities, including financial aid, faculty professional development, and engaging student experiences.
Annual gifts represent an important revenue source for the School and enable us to extend and enrich learning beyond what tuition alone can provide. These gifts ensure continued innovation and excellence in programming that is developed through strategic choices rather than compromises.
To support this important work, a dedicated group of current parent, alumni, and grandparent volunteers have joined The Sidwell Friends Fund Leadership Committee and the Grandparents Committee. If you are interested in supporting the School and joining a committee, please click here. The work that our volunteers do is invaluable and greatly appreciated.
- 2024-2025 Sidwell Friends Fund Current Parent Leadership Committee
- 2024-2025 Sidwell Friends Fund Alumni Leadership Committee
- 2024-2025 Grandparents Committee
2024-2025 Sidwell Friends Fund Current Parent Leadership Committee
2024-2025 Sidwell Friends Fund Alumni Leadership Committee
2024-2025 Grandparents Committee
Together, as parents, alumni, grandparents, and friends, there is no better way to show your support for the School and our students than through your contributions to the Fund. Your generosity strengthens the Sidwell experience and helps light the way forward for the next generation of ethical leaders. We are grateful for your support.
Below is a snapshot of the impact of annual support through The Sidwell Friends Fund.
Highlights of Your Direct Impact Last Year
$9.27M
is awarded in financial aid to 23 percent of our student body
425
student athletes competed on 34 sports teams
150+
talented students performed in theatrical productions
40+
students competed with the award-winning robotics teams
100%
faculty participated in professional development
45+
student competed with the award-winning debate team
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Annual Leadership Giving Levels
Gifts received annually by Sidwell Friends School at or above the leadership level ($1,883 or more) make up a significant proportion of giving totals.
Leadership gifts in support of the School’s key priorities have the power to transform the Sidwell Friends experience for everyone in our community. They provide for Sidwell Friends today and strengthen our foundation for the future.
Generous donors who make a gift to the 1883 Society ($1,883) or more receive special recognition in our Report on Philanthropy and an invitation to the annual Loyalty and Leadership Reception. Donors at higher giving levels are acknowledged as members of the giving societies shown below and receive additional invitations. Gifts are recognized each year during our fiscal year which is July 1 – June 30. Please contact an Advancement Teammate to learn more or to discuss your philanthropy.
Sidwell Society
$50,000 and above
Head of School Society
$25,000−$49,999
Zartman Society
$10,000−$24,999
Founders Society
$5,000−$9,999
Maroon and Gray Society
$3,500−$4,999
1883 Society
$1,883−$3,499
Contact
Dana Saab
Director of Annual Giving
saabd@sidwell.edu