Giving
Annual Fund
Every Gift Matters
The Annual Fund raises over $350,000 annually to support innovation, creativity, and diversity in classrooms across all three of our campuses, including student-centered learning initiatives, need-based tuition assistance, and faculty professional development. Families, friends, businesses and foundations are invited to support the people, places, promise, and purpose of Headwaters School through donations and event participation.
The Annual Fund begins in September and runs through June. Tax-deductible contributions can be madein support of key areas of the school’s operating budget, helping to cover the gap between tuition revenue and budgeted expenses.
This year, in the wake of a global pandemic, Headwaters School has introduced the COVID Relief Fund. Your tax deductible donation to Headwaters’ COVID Relief Fund can help a Headwaters family experiencing hardship due to the pandemic stay afloat during this challenging time. Headwaters is expanding financial aid for both the rest of this school year and next school year, and your gift helps make that possible.
This year, in the wake of a global pandemic, Headwaters School has introduced the COVID Relief Fund. Your tax deductible donation to Headwaters’ COVID Relief Fund can help a Headwaters family experiencing hardship due to the pandemic stay afloat during this challenging time. Headwaters is expanding financial aid for both the rest of this school year and next school year, and your gift helps make that possible.
Gifts to the COVID Relief Fund also help us to maintain our business operations during this stressful time. Headwaters is committed to keeping our guides employed for as long as possible, and your generosity helps Headwaters School rise to meet this new norm in education
Recognizing the wide range of circumstances in our school community, we encourage everyone to be as generous as they can be and find ways to contribute that are meaningful to them.Your participation is meaningful and every gift makes a real and immediate impact.
What is the timeline for the Annual Fund Campaign?
- September: Annual Fund Launch
- September 22: Friends of the Fund host Ping Pong at the Community Picnic
- November 20: Gratitude Gathering for donors who have given over $1000, and leadership volunteers
- December 3: Giving Tuesday Gathering at Phil’s/Amy’s Percentage Proceeds Community Night
- March 5: Nurture & Sustain: Amplify Austin Day Concert
- May 2: Spring Fling Annual Fundraiser (Rescheduled as the Fall Fling on October 24, 2020)
- June 30: Annual Fund Ends
How can you support Headwaters School this year?
- Make a one-time or recurring gift to the Annual Fund. Click here to learn more about the ways to give.
- Become a Friend of the Fund Representative to help tell stories, spread gratitude and pass along fundraising information.
- Join as a Member of the Friends of the Fund and receive invites to intimate gatherings in support of the school throughout the year.
- Underwrite, Host, and/or attend fundraising events.
- Become a Business Sponsor
- Set up your own Amplify Austin Day fundraising page online and rally your friends and family to support financial aid and access to a great education.
- Participate in the auction in the spring by bidding or offering an item or experience.
- Identify other individuals, businesses, and foundations that could be connected to the school.
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