The US Annual Fund supports faculty compensation and professional development, enabling US to attract, develop, and retain outstanding teachers.
University School students are the ultimate beneficiaries of our support as they learn from teachers, mentors, and coaches who are experts in their field and who show extraordinary care for student learning. Participation in the Annual Fund is a powerful demonstration of our confidence in the school and commitment to ensuring its continued strength.
Along with providing competitive salaries for teachers, the Annual Fund supports faculty grants, so teachers can pursue professional development opportunities that contribute significantly to their growth in their area of service. These awards support a wide range of activities such as conferences and workshops, curriculum development projects, graduate studies, or independent projects to study or write. They can take place locally or across the globe.
Through this state program, you are able to provide scholarship support to US students and receive a dollar-for-dollar tax credit for your gift up to $750 ($1,500 for married couples filing jointly) to reduce your state tax liability.
To make a qualifying donation, you may make a gift directly through the Ohio Association of Independent School (OAIS) website at https://oais.gosgo.co/donations/new. When prompted, select "University School."
Per Ohio guidelines, donations given through this program will directly benefit scholarship students, with priority given to low-income students.
All donations through this program will be distributed to University School, and you will receive Annual Fund recognition for your restricted gift to financial aid.
To mail a check, please be sure to include your name, address, and contact information as well as information about your donation. Make the check out to University School and mail to:
Setting up a monthly gift is a convenient and customizable way to make your Annual Fund gift in support of University School. You may set up an automatic monthly gift from your credit card, debit card, or as a bank transfer. You may also choose to continue this recurring gift for a specific time period such as 1 year, 5 years, or indefinitely.
With matching gifts you can sometimes double or even triple your gift!
Many employers sponsor matching gift programs and will match charitable contributions made by their employees. To find out if your company has a matching gift policy, please clickHERE or visiting www.us.edu/matching-gift.
Get Involved!
Join the more than 200 parents, alumni, and friends who volunteer for the Annual Fund each year. For more information, contact Annual Fund Coordinator Hannah Kish at hkish@us.edu or 216-292-2156.
Here at US, the Annual Fund supports faculty compensation and professional development, allowing US to offer nationally competitive salaries and provide significant professional development opportunities for faculty. Research shows there is no greater influence on student outcomes than teacher quality.* As masters of their discipline, our faculty and staff mentor our students with integrity and compassion. US boys know excellence when they see it and build the strength to achieve it themselves.
*Glenn Whitman and Ian Kelleher, Neuroteach Brain Science and the Future of Education (Lanham, MD: Rowmann & Littlefield, 2016).
We receive gifts from parents, alumni, parents of alumni, grandparents, grandparents of alumni, current and former faculty and staff, students, friends, corporations, and foundations. All members of the US community are encouraged to participate.
The Annual Fund has a significant impact on the school’s ability to attract, develop and retain outstanding teachers. A decade ago, we were in the bottom quartile for faculty salaries among our peer schools in the region. Thanks to Annual Fund growth, we are currently the regional compensation leaders. The financial support provided to the school by the Annual Fund allows US to continue to increase faculty salaries while keeping tuition increases low. In addition, Annual Fund support allows US to provide robust and meaningful professional development opportunities. These experiences enrich and strengthen US faculty. US boys are the ultimate beneficiaries of your support as they learn from teachers, mentors and coaches who are experts in their field and who show extraordinary care for student learning. Participation in the Annual Fund is a powerful demonstration of your confidence in the school and commitment to ensuring its continued strength.
The entire US community is asked to contribute to the best of their ability. We hope parents will make US a philanthropic priority while their son(s) attends the school. We hope alumni recognize the critical importance US played in their development and success and will support the school’s ability to provide a similar opportunity for those who follow. Gifts of all sizes are appreciated. Each brings us closer to reaching our goal in support of faculty.
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University School serves 870 boys in Junior Kindergarten to grade 12 on two campuses in suburban Cleveland, Ohio. The School’s mission is to inspire boys of promise to become young men of character who lead and serve. Dedicated faculty, rigorous curriculum, and experiential programs foster intellectual, physical, creative, and moral excellence. University School is a diverse and inclusive community where each boy is known and loved.