How much do you contribute to the School Fund?

[Anonymous]

We can afford it so we give $10k-20k. We tend to give appreciated stock or donate from our DAF so there are good tax benefits. No special treatment received, from what I can tell (and I acknowledge I may not be able to tell).

[Anonymous]

$5-10k per year for 2 kids in elementary so we have a long ways to go.

[Anonymous]

We give $10K in total per year and the only special treatment we receive is from the ever annoying folks in development.

That said there are some highly suspicious people on the board who obviously bought their seat. Their kid arrives at the school and they miraculously are on the board despite knowing little about the school or education.

[Anonymous]

We give $1k per kid. And are full pay. We could afford more, but in my view there are many, many more worthwhile charities that we choose to give to instead.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Less than they want me to and more than I want to.

This

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:We give $1k per kid. And are full pay. We could afford more, but in my view there are many, many more worthwhile charities that we choose to give to instead.

Similar - 1-2k per kid and larger give (5k) in graduation year (8th at one school and then 12th at next school)

[Anonymous]

For majority people participation is good enough. If you wish to be recognized, I think there is certain thresholds like membership tiers. The two private we have been with the lowest tier starts at 2000 for one and 2500 for the other. But I don’t think school cares that much unless you are at a high tier. There are families who set up special trust funds and have generations of kids going.

[Anonymous]

Truly just give whatever you're comfortable giving. The school "Fund" is usually the most important in terms of things you care about as a parent at the school.

[Anonymous]

$1k-5k for a school that's only about $15k a year. I would pay less, but DH always wants to pay more.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:For majority people participation is good enough. If you wish to be recognized, I think there is certain thresholds like membership tiers. The two private we have been with the lowest tier starts at 2000 for one and 2500 for the other. But I don’t think school cares that much unless you are at a high tier. There are families who set up special trust funds and have generations of kids going.

I’m pp from further up in the thread. Giving within a member tier is also something we have done at schools our children attend .