Annual Report of Impact 2019-2020
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Contents Head of School Report.......................................................4 Board of Trustees Report..................................................6 MMS Leadership...................................................................8 Operating Revenue & Expenses...................................14 Giving Summary................................................................16 Giving....................................................................................18 The 2019-2020 MMS Annual Fund at a Glance....26 The MMS Annual Fund...................................................27 The MMS Stronger Together Fund...........................30 MMS COVID-19 Response............................................32 Faculty & Staff Recognition............................................40 Ongoing Schools for Our Graduates...........................43 Your Support.......................................................................44
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Head of School Report
TABLE OF CONTENTS
• Upgrading our HVAC to a hospital-grade system • Purchasing new furniture for classrooms to ensure safe, individual work spaces • Hiring movers to help re-arrange furniture (both before and after school started) • Creating a nurse’s suite • We also funded two new positions devoted to safety: A nurse, who is an essential gatekeeper to the school, supporting me with policy and connecting regularly with parents of sick children (mind you, we have had no known Coronavirus cases yet) who are inquiring about protocols for testing their children so they can return to school.
Dear MMS Community,
• Hiring a security guard to oversee building access and facilitate contact tracing • Acquiring new cameras, microphones, and other devices to improve remote learning
With the arrival of the COVID-19 crisis, the 2019-2020 school year tested Metropolitan Montessori School. But it also helped prove our resilience—and the value of having a tightknit community with a collective sense of responsibility to each other. This Annual Report focuses particularly on one aspect of that loyalty, philanthropy. Last year, our fundraising efforts focused on two areas. In the spring, we established the MMS Stronger Together Fund. This restricted fund provided temporary tuition-related assistance to current MMS families who found themselves in unexpected financial circumstances due to the COVID-19 crisis. Thanks to
We were proud to reopen on September 9, 2020, offering full days of in-person learning to families five days a week (some of our families have opted to be remote). We’re in a small group of schools across the country that can provide this opportunity to their students. I wish I could say the eye of the storm has passed. The reality is your continued and
these donations, the school was able to support various MMS families with tuition needs in
deepest generosity will sustain
the current school year.
Metropolitan Montessori School through these challenging
All other gifts were directed to the MMS Annual Fund. It’s in sustained crises like the
days. I am proud to lead this
pandemic that those dollars are truly most necessary. Here are just a few items that your
institution, and I know, with
donations facilitated: • Last March, when “remote learning” was just a buzzword, our teachers instinctively grasped the enormity of the challenges of switching to online school. Immediately, we needed to buy new devices and e-learning platforms, and mail out academic materials. • This summer, as we geared up to return to West 85th Street, we made a number of substantial changes to the building:
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our tenacity, we are building upon the legacy of earlier generations. Sincerely, Racheal Adriko
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All gifts Board to of the fund suppor t: Trustees
Report
Chairs Becca Tilghman and Chris Hancock, MMS Annual Fund Alumni Chair Anne Hayes, along with their committee of dedicated parent volunteers, we raised over $390,000, which included gifts from 88 percent of our parents. In a year with so much economic turmoil, this figure is impressive and illustrates a strong allegiance to MMS. Donors directed $170,000 of overall contributions to the MMS Stronger Together Fund, which provided tuition support, enabling several of our students to return to MMS who otherwise would not have been able to return. As we entered the summer, the enormous task of reopening school lay ahead. With new scientific
Dear Members of the MMS Community, The 2019-2020 school year is one that none of us will ever forget. As an institution, MMS has been through several stages in confronting this ongoing coronavirus crisis. Through each of those stages, certain members of our community have gone the extra mile to help the school navigate these difficult times. They provided skills, time and resources whether it was setting policies, fundraising, providing a sense of calm and stability, or planning much needed moments of celebration. I want to take a moment here to thank as many of them as possible. First and foremost, my deepest gratitude goes to Head of School Racheal Adriko and her team of academic leaders, Karina Cruz, Jody Quam, Nancy Burton (and now Anna Martucci) for a quick transition to online learning over spring break in March and their ongoing efforts through the summer of 2020 and on to create a productive learning environment. During the height of New York City’s lockdown, our community gathered virtually for a wonderful, family-friendly Benefit. Kudos to the incredible team—including parent Benefit Chairs Kali Karagias, Charlotte Crawford, and Gabriel Aldort and Development & Special Events Manager Melissa Stewart, Music Teacher Chelsie Nectow, and MC/Parent Andrew
research coming out daily, Racheal formed a panel of volunteers with scientific, medical, and insurance backgrounds, including Trustees, to support MMS and ensure a safe return to inperson instruction and learning. Thank you to Dr. Magdalena Cerda, Preeti Gureja, Dr. Luana Fioriti, Dr. Shirley Tilghman, Monique Kotsen, Dr. Fabio Stefanini, Dr. Jillian Parekh, Dr. Kelli Stidham Hall, Claudia Hamilton, and Health Advisory Coordinator Nicole LaMariana. I also want to thank my fellow Board of Trustees members who met routinely over the summer to make important strategic budgetary decisions that allowed us to reopen. In addition to financial donations, many members of our community gave their time in important and meaningful ways. Thank you to Bree Vandenberg, who led the Parents Association with the assistance of Juliane Trautmann this year, and who is now the 2020-2021 PA Chair. And thank you to the many other MMS parents who devoted time serving as Room Parents, helping out at Admissions events, coordinating community service efforts, organizing the MMS Book Fair, the International Potluck Picnic and much more. Finally, to each and every donor, as Racheal’s report indicates, your gifts were more than essential this year. On behalf of every member of this community—especially those with children attending school—your generosity is deeply appreciated.
Merelis—who produced such an uplifting occasion. Later that spring, every teacher and many
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staff also spent countless hours creating memorable year-end events, including a community-
Warm regards,
wide Closing Ceremony and Graduation, to honor students’ accomplishments and growth.
Jim Maffezzoli
Thanks to Board Development Chair Claudia Hamilton and MMS Annual Fund Committee
Chair, Board of Trustees
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MMS Leadership 2019-2020 BOARD OF TRUSTEES 2019-2020
HEAD OF SCHOOL
BOARD COMMITTEE
INVESTMENT
Racheal Adriko
CHAIRS
Zoe Vlachos
AUDIT
STRATEGIC PLANNING
Fred Wang
Ivy Lapides
Dana Alpert CHAIR
Alvin Crawford
Jim Maffezzoli
Pim Kraaijeveld
CO-VICE CHAIR Claudia Hamilton CO-VICE CHAIR Zoe Vlachos TREASURER Philip LaMariana
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2020-2021
Sarah Farivar-Hayes
DEVELOPMENT Claudia Hamilton
Robert Horler
FINANCE
Alison Horton
Philip LaMariana
Monique Neal Gerardo Rodriguez Sharon Schuur Thomas Vitiello
SECRE TARY
Fred Wang
Ivy Lapides
Jen Wekelo
HEAD SUPPORT & EVALUATION Monique Neal IDENTIT Y & BELONGING Alvin Crawford
Zoe Vlachos TRUSTEES Alison Horton ALUMNI RELATIONS TASK FORCE
BOARD OF TRUSTEES 2020-2021
CHAIR Jim Maffezzoli
Sharon Schuur
BOARD COMMITTEE
IDENTIT Y &
Racheal Adriko
CHAIRS
BELONGING
Alvin Crawford
AUDIT
Sarah Farivar-Hayes
Fred Wang
Robert Horler Pim Kraaijeveld
CO-VICE CHAIR
Monique Neal
Claudia Hamilton
Gerardo Rodriguez
CO-VICE CHAIR Zoe Vlachos
Claudia Hamilton Anne Hayes
HEAD OF SCHOOL
TREASURER Philip LaMariana
Sharon Schuur Dr. Shirley Tilghman
Alvin Crawford INVESTMENT Zoe Vlachos
DEVELOPMENT Claudia Hamilton
STRATEGIC
FINANCE
Ivy Lapides
Philip LaMariana
Zoe Vlachos
Thomas Vitiello
GOVERNANCE
Fred Wang
Thomas Vitiello
Anne Williams-Isom HEAD SUPPORT &
Zoe Vlachos
SECRE TARY
TRUSTEE EMERITUS
EVALUATION
Kelly Wang
Ivy Lapides
Peter Austin Vlachos
Monique Neal
PLANNING
ALUMNI RELATIONS TASK FORCE Claudia Hamilton Anne Hayes Sharon Schuur Zoe Vlachos Kelly Wang
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MMS Board of Trustees THIS YEAR WE WELCOME THE FOLLOWING NEW TRUSTEES TO THE BOARD:
DR. SHIRLEY M. TILGHMAN Shirley M. Tilghman was elected Princeton University’s 19th President on May 5, 2001, after serving on the Princeton faculty for 15 years. She oversaw the expansion of the undergraduate student body, the creation of a four-year residential college system, and the founding of the Princeton Neuroscience Institute, the Andlinger Center for Energy and the Environment, and the Lewis Center for the Creative and Performing Arts. Upon the completion of her term in June of 2013, she returned to the faculty. During her scientific career as a mammalian developmental geneticist, she studied the way in which genes are organized in the genome and regulated during early development, and was one of the founding members of the National Advisory Council of the Human Genome Project for the National Institutes of Health. Shirley serves on the MMS Health Advisory Committee, which has guided the School’s pandemic safety measures and policy. She is the grandmother of Nora (Grade 2) and Henry (Preschool 4s).
ANNE WILLIAMS -ISOM Anne Williams-Isom is the James R. Dumpson Chair in Child Welfare Studies at the Graduate School of Social Service at Fordham University. Previously, she served for six years as the Chief Executive Officer for the Harlem Children’s Zone, before which she was HCZ’s Chief Operating Officer. As COO, she oversaw all programs in HCZ’s cradle-throughcollege pipeline, including Promise Academy I and II, led HCZ’s 2,000+ staff, and strengthened the organization’s use of data to improve services and outcomes for over 25,000 children and families. She also restructured HCZ’s College Success Office and developed innovative strategies to support college students individually and at scale. Prior to joining HCZ, Anne worked in leadership at New York City’s Administration for Children’s Services (ACS) for 13 years, concluding her tenure as Deputy Commissioner of the Division of Community and Government Affairs. She is the parent of MMS graduates: Aiyanna ‘05, Phillip ‘08, and Ande ‘14.
PE TER AUSTIN VLACHOS, TRUSTEE EMERITUS Peter Austin Vlachos first joined the MMS community in 1975, when his children Zoë ‘82 (a current MMS Trustee and parent) and Dimitri ‘85 were students. As a board member in the 1970s and ‘80s, he championed scholarship opportunities, school diversity, and employee benefits. At the time, MMS was a cooperative school in which parents would take on various responsibilities, such as painting chairs, creating Montessori materials, and doing construction. Through the decades, Peter always maintained a strong connection to MMS and is excited to re-engage in the stewardship of the institution. Professionally, Peter has had a long career in financial advisory and investment management. In 1989, Peter founded Austin Investment Management and has served as a Managing Director at Adalta Capital Management since 2016. Peter has also served on the boards and investment committees of Colby College, Outward Bound, Scenic Hudson, HANAC, Inc., and The School for Strings.
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At Metropolitan Montessori School, the child is at the center of our work and purpose. We are dedicated to providing an inclusive, enriching, nurturing, and rigorous environment where each child is seen as capable and encouraged to grow to their fullest potential academically, emotionally, and socially.
The dynamic partnership of child, parent, and teacher creates a consistent Montessori framework offering “An Education for Life.� 12
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Operating Revenue Tuition
MMS Operating Revenue & Expenses
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93%
Contributions
5%
Interest & Dividends
2%
Operating Expenses Salaries & Benefits
60%
Tuition Assistance
14%
Debt Service & Interest Expense
12%
Administrative
6%
Facilities
4%
Academic & Program Materials
2%
Technology
2%
Fundraising
<1%
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Giving Summary The MMS Annual Fund...................$222,063 Spring Benefit/ MMS Stronger Together Fund*......$171,058 Capital Campaign Gifts received.....................................$14,000 MMS Swag Store.................................$75.70 GROSS FUNDRAISING SUPPORT $407,197 Fundraising Expenses
NET FUNDRAISING SUPPORT
$27,405 $379,792
*Includes gifts received in the 2019-2020 fiscal year earmarked for the 2020-2021 MMS Stronger Together Tuition Assistance Fund.
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Giving MMS HONORS THE FOLLOWING DONORS WHOSE SIGNIFICANT CONTRIBUTIONS TO THE SCHOOL AT LEADERSHIP LEVELS INSPIRE OTHERS TO GIVE .
MMS Giving
The 1964 Society
MADE TO METROPOLITAN MONTESSORI SCHOOL
Yixin Dai & Lei Chen Alison & Edward Horton
MARIA MONTESSORI
Montserrat Prado & Gerardo Rodriguez
COUNCIL
Nina Dastur & Dietrich Snell
Anonymous Nina & David Floren
PACESE TTERS GIFTS OF $2,000 TO $4,999 Ana Hurtado & José Calderón Regina & Jack Dishel
IN THE 2019-2020 FISCAL YEAR ENDING JUNE 30,
FOUNDERS’ CIRCLE
2020, INCLUDING BUT NOT LIMITED TO THE MMS
GIFTS OF $15,000 TO $24,999
ANNUAL FUND, THE MMS STRONGER TOGE THER
Patricia Pacelli & Eric Wepsic
Anne & Nikko Hayes
FUND, GIVING EAGER MINDS ROOM TO GROW: THE
Dana Alpert & Adam Guren
Ralitza & Robert Horler
Claudia Hamilton & Jon Hlafter
Claire & Anthony Ianno
Rui Deng & Xiaonan Hou
Rachel & Douglas Jarrett
Jaharis Family Foundation
Karine Rouge & Olivier Jonglez
Jen & Chad Wekelo
Nicole & Philip LaMariana
CAMPAIGN FOR MMS, AND MMS PART Y CATALOGUE EVENTS. CORPORATE MATCHING GIFTS ARE REFLECTED IN GIVING LEVELS.
PATRONS’ CIRCLE GIFTS OF $10,000 TO $14,999
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GIFTS OF $5,000 TO $9,999
Maria & David Molton
GIFTS OF $25,000+
THE FOLLOWING LIST INCLUDES ALL CONTRIBUTIONS
SOCIE T Y BENEFACTORS
Catherine Pan-Giordano & Joshua Giordano Natalie & Christopher Hancock
Wen Ji & Jingle Liu Joyce & James Maffezzoli Katherine & Frank Martucci
Anonymous
Anna & Benjamin Sarly
Sarah Farivar-Hayes & Adam Hayes
Racheal Adriko & Richard Spillberg
Magdalena Cerdá & Johnathan Jenkins
Grace Wang & John Sun
Kotsen Family Foundation
Fumi & Yasumasa Takeda
Monique Neal & Frank Kotsen
Rebecca Tilghman & Jeff Tracy
Sharon & Peter Schuur
Beatriz Ontañon & Carlos Varela
Shirley Tilghman
Courtney Hagen & Michael Wilson
Kelly & Fred Wang
Sharon Finkel & Saul Zion
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Giving
Tommica Ellis & Oscar Green
Kirtley Mitchell
Marc Szammer
Heron Haas
Chelsie Nectow
Natasha Talebian
MMS HONORS THE FOLLOWING DONORS WHOSE GENEROUS
Aferdita Hakaj
Liza Tonetti
CONTRIBUTIONS HELPED US ACHIEVE RECORD HIGH
Naaz Kazi & Mauricio Henao
Kerry McDermott & Paul Neubauer
PARTICIPATION LEVELS ACROSS ALL CONSTITUENCIES.
Patricia & Jon Hlafter
MMS Suppor ters
Sviatlana Fadzeeva & James Hunt Kelli Stidman Hall & Randall Hall
Caitlyn Slovacek Yaeger & Steven Yaeger
Celeste Koeleveld-Haskel & Paul Haskel
Zoe Vlachos ‘82 & Ho Yang
FRIENDS
Carolyn & John Jessup
GIFTS OF $500 TO $1,999
Melissa Sefl & Ritu Ketkar
Alicia Abel & Terence Griffin
Ivy Lapides & Adam Kolber
Alexander Asnes
Marianna Guliyeva & Boris Kogan
Sylvie & Volker Berl
Jennifer & Heebae Kong
Hanne Melfald & Paul Bjørdal
Sara Lind & David Leavitt
Brettne & Lawton Bloom
Marielle Lopez & Steven Oliveri
Keila Vall & Octavio Boccalandro
Emiko Iwai & Christopher Louie
Hanzhang Yao
CONTRIBUTORS
Celenia Nivar Seiji Ogata
Angie Tonuzi Juliane & Thomas Trautmann Rosa Rodriguez & Carlos Urgiles Aniela Vidal-Azcue
Rich Okamoto
Marialuisa Garito-Vitiello & Thomas Vitiello
Elva Infante
Janet Parker
Janeen Washington
Vincent Jackson
Vivaan Pasad ‘27
Marta Palladino & Jeffrey Webber
Benita Meswania & Hitesh Patel
Lara Zises
Karen Paulson
Monica Zweig
Jordan & Dean Jayson Peyton Jefferson Lori Joachim
Ana Peña Annette Perez
MATCHING GIF TS
GIFTS UP TO $499
Deborah Pessin-John & Richard John
Maureen Aryee
Kali Karagias
Andrew Preston
Devina & Anmol Bhandari
Catherine & Alan Keener
Alexis McIlwham & Jay Priest
Thomas Botts ‘16
Lisa Henricksson & James Kelly
Jody Quam
Ingrid Koh
Yuderka Raposo
THROUGH MATCHING GIFT
Aimée Steele & Pieter Kraaijeveld
Edith & Lev Ratinov
PROGRAMS.
George Kretzu
Laura Valpey Rodriguez & John Rodriguez
David Boyce Jessica Bradfield
Libbie Rice & Tom Botts
Zoe Maxwell-Timmins & Richard Lowe
Marta & William Colgan
Lesya & Bohdan Lysyj
Georgia Stitt & Jason Robert Brown
Kirsten Latner
Pamela Paradero & Carlos Concha
Natalie & Andrew Merelis
Roberto Bueno
Brenda & Louis Mizel
Nancy Burton
Kristin Brunner & Laurent Le Guernec
Alva & Alvin H. Crawford
Laura Murphy
Lazarus Casas
Charlotte & Alvin H. Crawford, Jr.
Ted Murphy
Elina & Adam Cohen
Natallia & Farhad Dehesh
Pilar Nava-Parada
Barbara Corti & Gianni Jetzer Corti
Debbie de Vries-Lepez & Jakob de Vries
Van & Charles Nguyen
Karina & Lawrence Cruz
Gabriela Ursea & Seth Padowitz
Barbara & Kavsy Dastur
Pilar Loren Nadres & Cezar Lopez
Karen Shaer & Benjamin Rosenberg
Laura & Edmond DeForest
Martin Shnay
Catie Braun
Giulia Lindsay
Katharine Petrycki
Wendy & Robert Reveri
Kristin & Andrew Rowe Alexandra & Daniel Rozenfeld
WE ARE GRATEFUL TO THE FOLLOWING EMPLOYERS WHO CONTRIBUTED TO MMS
AmazonSmile Foundation Bank of America BlackRock Chubb
Jennifer Ryan
Deutsche Bank
Ruth Samuelson
Dorsey & Whitney LLP
Noela Evans & John Seiter
Goldman Sachs
Beatrice Sibblies
Google Inc.
Daniel Snydacker
LinkedIn Corporation
Grace Cheng & Kuan Lu
Jane Ginsburg & George Spera
Morgan Stanley
Laetitia & Stéphane Ducroux
Luz & Tony Mack
Kingston Spillberg ‘26
News Corporation
Luana Fioriti & Simo Sorce
Kimberly Dykes
Bryannah Manon
Phoenix Spillberg ‘26
Nike
Sophie Georgiou & Steven Tishman
Lauri & Douglas Freedman
Anna Martucci
Vatchpol Srinuan
Pfizer
Preeti Gureja & Kunal Vaed
Jordan Friedland ‘06
Ayana Mbaye
Valeria Puca & Fabio Stefanini
Susanne & Mark Grether
Brelyn & Gregory Vandenberg
Magaly Gamarra
Kamila McFarlane
Amy Steinberg
Debbie & Peter Guren
Susan Deakins & Peter Vlachos
Marianne Garnier
Dana Bledsoe & Nicolas McKee
Melissa & Timothy Stewart
Emily Chiu-Do & Cuong Do Virginie & James Franklin Melissa Naple & Douglas Georgerian Tatyana Trakht & David Greenwald
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Gwen Beetle & Matthew Hudson
Laurie Morison & Ajit Nimalasuriya
Sabena Sadasivan & Erik Litver Lisa Locke & Jason Huang Diane Losee
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GIFTS IN HONOR & IN MEMORIAM Georgia Stitt & Jason Robert Brown In memory of Gordon Wilson
Kimberly Dykes In honor of the Students of MMS Lauri & Douglas Freedman In honor of Racheal Adriko on her Installation & Melissa Stewart Debbie & Peter Guren In honor of Max & Rose Guren Sabena Sadasivan & Erik Litver In memory of Lothar & Eleanor Molton Maria & David Molton In memory of Lothar & Eleanor Molton Laurie Morison & Ajit Nimalasuriya In honor of Stephen Nimalasuriya ‘06 Edith & Lev Ratinov In memory of John Selover Wendy & Robert Reveri In honor of Nancy Burton Noela Evans & John Seiter In honor of Leon Aldort-Ryan ‘23 Daniel Snydacker In honor of Lucien ‘22 & William Horton ‘25 Vatchpol Srinuan In honor of the Students of MMS Grace Wang & John Sun In honor of Christopher Sun ‘28 Sophie Georgiou & Steven Tishman In honor of Etienne & Tyler Tishman Marialuisa Garito-Vitiello & Thomas Vitiello In honor of Racheal Adriko on her Installation Hanzhang Yao In honor of Racheal Adriko on her Installation
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MMS Annual Fund MMS Stronger Together Fund
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FIDELIS: FI•DEY•LIS, ADJECTIVE , LATIN. FAITHFUL , LOYAL , SURE THIS ENCAPSULATES OUR DONORS WHO GIVE YEAR AFTER YEAR. WE HONOR AND THANK THOSE HERE WHO HAVE GIVEN GENEROUSLY TO MMS IN CONSECUTIVE YEARS.
10+ Years
Alicia Abel & Terence Griffin
Brettne & Lawton Bloom
Claudia Hamilton & Jon Hlafter
Libbie Rice & Tom Botts
Mariko & Philip Hordle
Laura & Edmond DeForest
Ralitza & Robert Horler
Tatyana Trakht & David Greenwald
Alison & Edward Horton
Celeste Koeleveld-Haskel & Paul Haskel
Sviatlana Fadzeeva & James Hunt
Anne & Nikko Hayes Claire & Anthony Ianno
Kathryn Jaharis & The Jaharis Family Foundation
Lori Joachim
Rachel & Douglas Jarrett
Marianna Guliyeva & Boris Kogan
Deborah Pessin-John & Richard John
Emiko Iwai & Christopher Louie
Ivy Lapides & Adam Kolber
Joyce & James Maffezzoli Dana Bledsoe & Nicolas McKee
Monique Neal & Frank Kotsen and The Kotsen Family Foundation
Kerry McDermott & Paul Neubauer
Nicole & Philip LaMariana
Sharon & Peter Schuur
Lesya & Bohdan Lysyj
Nina Dastur & Dietrich Snell
Kirtley Mitchell
Jane Ginsburg & George Spera
Brenda & Louis Mizel
Patricia Pacelli & Eric Wepsic
Pilar Nava-Parada
Sarah Farivar-Hayes & Adam Hayes
Laurie Morison & Ajit Nimalasuriya
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5+ Years
Marielle Lopez & Steven Oliveri
Wei Jiang & Andrew Alford
Karen Shaer & Benjamin Rosenberg
Keila Vall & Octavio Boccalandro
Fumi & Yasumasa Takeda
Georgia Stitt & Jason Robert Brown
Brelyn & Gregory Vandenberg
Alva & Alvin H. Crawford Charlotte & Alvin H. Crawford, Jr.
Marialuisa Garito-Vitiello & Thomas Vitiello
Laetitia & Stepháne Ducroux
Kelly & Fred Wang
Kimberly Dykes
Jen & Chad Wekelo
Catherine Pan-Giordano & Joshua Giordano
Courtney Hagen & Michael Wilson
Susanne & Mark Grether
Zoe Vlachos ‘82 & Ho Yang
Montserrat Prado & Gerardo Rodriguez
Caitlyn Slovacek Yaeger & Steven Yaeger
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The 2019-2020 MMS Annual Fund at a Glance
88%
100%
100%
CURRENT FAMILIES
Natalie & Christopher Hancock
Emiko Iwai & Christopher Louie
Wei Jiang & Andrew Alford
Sarah Farivar-Hayes & Adam Hayes Naaz Kazi & Mauricio Henao
Zoe Maxwell-Timmins & Richard Lowe
Claudia Hamilton & Jon Hlafter
Grace Cheng & Kuan Lu
Mariko & Philip Hordle
Luz & Tony Mack
Ralitza & Robert Horler
Natalie & Andrew Merelis
Brettne & Lawton Bloom
Alison & Edward Horton
Maria & David Molton
Georgia Stitt & Jason Robert Brown
Rui Deng & Xiaonan Hou Lisa Locke & Jason Huang
Laura Murphy
Roberto Bueno Yixin Dai & Lei Chen
Gwen Beetle & Matthew Hudson
Elina & Adam Cohen
Sviatlana Fadzeeva & James Hunt
Charlotte & Alvin H. Crawford, Jr.
Elva Infante
Maureen Aryee Sylvie & Volker Berl Devina & Anmol Bhandari Hanne Melfald & Paul Bjørdal
100%
Ted Murphy Van & Charles Nguyen Gabi Ursea & Seth Padowitz Vivaan Pasad ‘27 Annette Perez
Parent Participation
41
Faculty & Staff Participation
55
Annual Fund Committee Participation
Alexis McIlwham & Jay Priest
Board of Trustees Participation
The MMS Annual Fund
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Leadership Donors ($2,000+)
Fidelis Donors (5+ Consecutive Years)
New Donors (First Year Giving)
Alumni, Alumni Parents & Former Families Contributed
Edith & Lev Ratinov Montserrat Prado & Gerardo Rodriguez Kristin & Andrew Rowe Alexandra & Daniel Rozenfeld Jennifer Ryan Martin Shnay Beatrice Sibblies Nina Dastur & Dietrich Snell Luana Fioriti & Simo Sorce Kingston Spillberg ‘26 Phoenix Spillberg ‘26 Racheal Adriko & Richard Spillberg Valeria Puca & Fabio Stefanini Grace Wang & John Sun
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$2,734
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$625
Gifts from Grandparents
Average Household Gift
Increased Gifts
Median Household Gift
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Natallia & Farhad Dehesh
Rachel & Douglas Jarrett
Rebecca Tilghman & Jeffrey Tracy
Debbie de Vries-Lepez & Jakob de Vries
Magdalena Cerdá & Johnathan Jenkins
Juliane & Thomas Trautmann
Regina & Jack Dishel
Carolyn & John Jessup
Preeti Gureja & Kunal Vaed
Emily Chiu-Do & Cuong Do
Karine Rouge & Olivier Jonglez
Brelyn & Gregory Vandenberg
Laetitia & Stepháne Ducroux
Ivy Lapides & Adam Kolber
Nina & David Floren
Monique Neal & Frank Kotsen
Marialuisa Garito-Vitiello & Thomas Vitiello
Virginie & James Franklin
Aimée Steele & Pim Kraaijeveld
Kelly & Fred Wang
Catherine Pan-Giordano & Joshua Giordano
Nicole & Philip LaMariana
Jen & Chad Wekelo
Sara Lind & David Leavitt
Patricia Pacelli & Eric Wepsic
Susanne & Mark Grether
Kristin Brunner & Laurent Le Guernec
Courtney Hagen & Michael Wilson
Alicia Abel & Terence Griffin
Sabena Sadasivan & Erik Litver
Caitlyn Slovacek-Yaeger & Steven Yaeger
Dana Alpert & Adam Guren
Wen Ji & Jingle Liu
Zoe Vlachos ‘82 & Ho Yang
Kelli Stidman Hall & Randall Hall
Pilar Loren Nadres & Cezar Lopez
Sharon Finkel & Saul Zion
Tatyana Trakht & David Greenwald
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Rosa Rodriguez & Carlos Urgiles
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ALUMNI, ALUMNI PARENTS & FORMER FAMILIES Karina & Lawrence Cruz Gabrielle Cruz Laura & Edmond DeForest Meredith ‘07 & Peter DeForest Peyton Jefferson & Nigel Freeman Lola & Lucy Freeman Jordan Friedland ‘06 Celeste Koeleveld Haskel & Paul Haskel Aaron ‘09, Melina ‘14, & Justin Haskel ‘15 Anne & Nikko Hayes Alexandra ‘17 & Annabelle Hayes ‘19 Claire & Anthony Ianno Eleanor Ianno ‘16 Kathryn Jaharis Wilder ‘11 & Ava Ledes ‘15 Deborah Pessin-John & Richard John John Denton ‘01 Catherine & Alan Keener Christina ‘97 & John Keener ‘02 Lisa Henricksson & James Kelly Luke Kelly ‘11 Marianna Guliyeva & Boris Kogan Joseph Kogan ‘19 Joyce & James Maffezzoli Daniel ‘07, Gabrielle ‘10, Michael ‘13, & Emily Maffezzoli ‘19 Kerry McDermott & Paul Neubauer Oliver ‘11 & Clara Neubauer Laurie Morison & Ajit Nimalasuriya Stephen Nimalasuriya ‘06 Celenia Nivar Ofelia Garcia ‘06
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Wendy & Robert Reveri Jessica ‘94, Matthew, & Tim Reveri
Kimberly Dykes
Karen Shaer & Benjamin Rosenberg Jessica Rosenberg ‘05
Heron Haas
Sharon & Peter Schuur Samuel ‘15 & Grace Schuur ‘17 Jane Ginsburg & George Spera Paul ‘98 & Clara Spera Fumi & Yasumasa Takeda Kenya ‘19, Kahana, & Karen Takeda Sophie Georgiou & Steven Tishman Etienne & Tyler Tishman GRANDPARENTS
Magaly Gamarra Marianne Garnier Aferdita Hakaj Vincent Jackson Peyton Jefferson Lori Joachim Ingrid Koh George Kretzu Kirsten Latner
THE MMS ANNUAL FUND COMMITTEE
Giulia Lindsay Lisa Locke Marielle Lopez Diane Losee Bryannah Manon Anna Martucci
CO-CHAIRS
Ayana Mbaye
Christopher Hancock
Kamila McFarlane
Rebecca Tilghman
Chelsie Nectow Seiji Ogata
ALUMNI CHAIR
Alva & Alvin H. Crawford Mia ‘20, Elle, & Uma Crawford
Rich Okamoto
Barbara & Kavsy Dastur Jack ‘19 & Alixandra Kavsy
Karen Paulson
FACULTY & STAFF CHAIR
Ana Peña
Kamila McFarlane
Debbie & Peter Guren Max & Rose Guren
Patricia Pacelli Janet Parker
Katharine Petrycki Andrew Preston Valeria Puca
Anne Hayes
Brettne Bloom Lei Chen
Patricia & Jon Hlafter Cecilia & Beatrice Hlafter
Jody Quam
Kirtley Mitchell Lucien & William Horton
Alexandra Rozenfeld
Debbie de Vries-Lepez & Jakob de Vries
Ruth Samuelson
Sharon Finkel
Noela Evans & John Seiter Leon Aldort-Ryan Shirley Tilghman Nora & Henry Tracy FACULT Y & STAFF Alicia Abel Racheal Adriko Maureen Aryee
Yuderka Raposo
Amy Steinberg Melissa Stewart Marc Szammer Natasha Talebian Liza Tonetti Aniela Vidal Azcue
Pilar Loren Nadres & Cezar Lopez
Janeen Washington Lara Zises Monica Zweig
FRIENDS, FORMER FACULT Y & STAFF
Karina Cruz Laetitia Ducroux
Christine Ji & Jingle Liu Olivier Jonglez Fred Wang
Jessica Bradfield
Lazarus Casas
Alexis Mcllwham Natalie & Andrew Merelis
David Boyce
Nancy Burton
Claudia Hamilton
Angie Tonuzi
Alexander Asnes
Catie Braun
James Franklin
Lauri & Douglas Freedman Brenda Mizel Wendy & Robert Reveri Daniel Snydacker
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The MMS Stronger Together Fund
Zoe Vlachos ‘82 & Ho Yang Sharon Finkel & Saul Zion
ALUMNI, ALUMNI PARENTS & FORMER FAMILIES Thomas Botts ’16
IN THE SPRING OF 2020, IN RESPONSE TO THE GLOBAL COVID-19
Libbie Rice & Thomas Botts Thomas ‘16 & Camille Botts ‘19
PANDEMIC, THE BOARD OF TRUSTEES WAS PROUD TO CREATE THE
Jordan Friedland ‘06
MMS STRONGER TOGE THER FUND. THIS RESTRICTED FUND PROVIDED
Marianna Guliyeva & Boris Kogan Joseph Kogan ‘19
TEMPORARY TUITION-RELATED ASSISTANCE TO CURRENT MMS FAMILIES WHO FOUND THEMSELVES IN UNEXPECTED FINANCIAL CIRCUMSTANCES.
CURRENT FAMILIES
Aimée Steele & Pim Kraaijeveld
Sylvie & Volker Berl
Nicole & Philip LaMariana
Devina & Anmol Bhandari
Sara Lind & David Leavitt
Hanne Melfald & Paul Bjørdal Brettne & Lawton Bloom Keila Vall & Octavio Boccalandro Ana Hurtado & José Calderón
Kristin Brunner & Laurent Le Guernec Sabena Sadasivan & Erik Litver Zoe Maxwell-Timmins & Richard Lowe
Yixin Dai & Lei Chen
Natalie & Andrew Merelis
Elina & Adam Cohen
Maria & David Molton
Marta & William Colgan
Laura Murphy
Pamela Paredero & Carlos Concha
Ted Murphy
Barbara Corti & Gianni Jetzer Corti
Pilar Nava-Parada
Charlotte & Alvin H. Crawford Jr.
Benita Meswania & Hitesh Patel
Debbie de Vries-Lepez & Jakob de Vries
Annette Perez
Regina & Jack Dishel Nina & David Floren Melissa Naple & Douglas Georgerian
Edith & Lev Ratinov Laura Valpey Rodriguez & John Rodriguez
Tommica Ellis & Oscar Green
Montserrat Prado & Gerardo Rodriguez
Susanne & Mark Grether
Anna & Benjamin Sarly
Alicia Abel & Terence Griffin
Martin Shnay
Dana Alpert & Adam Guren
Nina Dastur & Dietrich Snell
Natalie & Christopher Hancock Sarah Farivar-Hayes & Adam Hayes Claudia Hamilton & Jon Hlafter Ralitza & Robert Horler Alison & Edward Horton Rui Deng & Xiaonan Hou
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Caitlyn Slovacek Yaeger & Steven Yaeger
Luana Fioriti & Simo Sorce Racheal Adriko & Richard Spillberg Vatchpol Srinuan
Anne & Nikko Hayes Alexandra ‘17 & Annabelle Hayes ‘19 Lesya & Bohdan Lysyj Lev ‘15 & Nika Lysyj Joyce & James Maffezzoli Daniel ‘07, Gabrielle ‘10, Michael ‘13, & Emily Maffezzoli ‘19 Kerry McDermott & Paul Neubauer Oliver ‘11 & Clara Neubauer Wendy & Robert Reveri Jessica ‘94, Matthew, & Tim Reveri Sharon & Peter Schuur Samuel ‘15 & Grace Schuur ‘17 Susan Deakins & Peter Vlachos Zoe Vlachos ‘82
GRANDPARENTS Debbie & Peter Guren Max & Rose Guren Kirtley Mitchell Lucien & William Horton Shirley Tilghman Nora & Henry Tracy Susan Deakins & Peter Vlachos Alexander Yang
FACULT Y & STAFF Alicia Abel Racheal Adriko Alexander Asnes Kimberly Dykes
Valeria Puca & Fabio Stefanini
Aferdita Hakaj
Grace Wang & John Sun
Marielle Lopez
Elva Infante
Rebecca Tilghman & Jeff Tracy
Rachel & Douglas Jarrett
Rosa Rodriguez & Carlos Urgiles
Magdalena Cerdá & Johnathan Jenkins
Brelyn & Gregory Vandenberg
Karine Rouge & Olivier Jonglez Kali Karagias
Marialuisa Garito-Vitiello & Thomas Vitiello
Melissa Sefl & Ritu Ketkar
Kelly & Fred Wang
Ivy Lapides & Adam Kolber
Marta Palladino & Jeffrey Webber
Jennifer & Heebae Kong
Jen & Chad Wekelo
Beatrice Ontañon & Carlos Varela
Ruth Samuelson Melissa Stewart Monica Zweig
FRIENDS, FORMER FACULT Y & STAFF Lauri & Douglas Freedman Katherine & Frank Martucci Wendy & Robert Reveri Hanzhang Yao
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MMS COVID-19 Response ON MARCH 10, METROPOLITAN MONTESSORI SCHOOL ANNOUNCED THAT IT WOULD BE CLOSING DUE TO THE ESCALATION OF CORONAVIRUS CASES IN NEW YORK CITY. SPRING BREAK OFFICIALLY BEGAN THE FOLLOWING FRIDAY. BUT FACULTY, STAFF, AND ADMINISTRATORS WORKED TIRELESSLY DURING THE FOLLOWING WEEKS TO PROVIDE A ROBUST, INDIVIDUALIZED, AND COMPASSIONATE REMOTE LEARNING APPROACH FOR MMS STUDENTS AND THEIR FAMILIES.
Spring Benefit DURING THE NEXT MONTH, WE ALSO TRANSFORMED OUR ANNUAL AND PRIMARY FUNDRAISING EVENT, THE SPRING BENEFIT & AUCTION, FROM AN ADULTS-ONLY EVENING GATHERING AT THE NEW YORK ATHLETIC CLUB, INTO A FAMILY-FRIENDLY VIRTUAL EVENT. THIS YEAR’S BENEFIT WAS HELD ON FRIDAY, APRIL 24TH. MMS @ HOME: STRONGER TOGE THER WAS A NIGHT OF FELLOWSHIP, ENTERTAINMENT AND SUPPORT, PROVIDING THE FIRST OPPORTUNITY FOR THE ENTIRE COMMUNITY TO COME TOGETHER ONLINE DURING SOME OF THE DARKEST DAYS OF NEW YORK CIT Y ’S OUTBREAK AND LOCKDOWN. ALL FUNDS RAISED DURING THE EVENT BENEFITED THE NEWLY ESTABLISHED MMS STRONGER TOGETHER FUND. THANK YOU TO BENEFIT CHAIRS KALI KARAGIAS, CHARLOTTE CRAWFORD, AND GABRIEL ALDORT FOR LEADING THESE EFFORTS; TO OUR WONDERFUL MASTER OF CEREMONIES, PARENT ANDREW MERELIS; AND TO THE PERFORMERS WITHIN OUR COMMUNIT Y, INCLUDING STUDENTS.
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2019-2020 SPRING BENEFIT COMMITTEE
COVID-19 Response: Virtual Springfest
CO-CHAIRS Gabriel Aldort, Charlotte Crawford & Kali Karagias Dana Alpert Devina Bhandari Hélène Brenkman Dana Bledsoe Susan Carman Magdalena Cerdá Natallia Dehesh Tommica Ellis Sviatlana Fadeeva Nina Floren Virginie Franklin Francesca Gianoli Natalie Hancock
RECOGNIZING THE COMMUNITY’S STRONG
Ralitza Horler
DESIRE TO GATHER AND ENGAGE WITH
Johnathan Jenkins
EACH OTHER, WE DEVELOPED A NEW EVENT, THE VIRTUAL SPRINGFEST. THE
Andrew Merelis Natalie Merelis
EVENT COMBINED STUDENT PERFORMANCES
Laura Murphy
AND SLIDESHOWS OF VISUAL WORKS OF
Beatriz Ontañon
ART ACROSS THE GRADES ( WORK THAT IS NORMALLY SHOWCASED IN OUR MAY ART FAIR). EVERY FAMILY WAS INVITED TO ALSO CREATE AND SHARE A MANDALA—A GEOMETRIC CONFIGURATION OF SYMBOLS
Edith Ratinov Rosa Rodriguez Jennifer Ryan Anna Sarly Amy Schwartzreich Beatrice Sibblies John Sun
WITH EASTERN RELIGIOUS ROOTS—OF
Tanya Trakht
NATURAL OR HOUSEHOLD ITEMS, WHICH
Juliane Trautmann
WERE COLLECTED IN A MONTAGE FOR THE SHOW ’S GRAND FINALE.
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Nicole LaMariana
Brelyn Vandenberg Marialuisa Garito-Vittielo Kelly Wang
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MMS HEALTH ADVISORY
COVID-19 Response: Preparing to Reopen
Dr. Magdalena Cerdá Associate Professor, NYU Grossman School of Medicine Preeti Gureja Vice President, Chubb Insurance Dr. Luana Fioriti Columbia University, Department of Neuroscience Dr. Shirley Tilghman Professor of Molecular Biology & Public Policy President Emeritus of Princeton University Monique Kotsen
AS THE SCHOOL YEAR DREW TO A CLOSE, MMS FORMED THE HEALTH ADVISORY COMMITTEE , COMPOSED OF AN ESTEEMED
MMS Trustee, Public Health & Finance Dr. Fabio Stefanini
GROUP OF PROFESSIONALS IN MEDICAL ,
Physicist and Neuroscientist,
INSURANCE , AND SCIENTIFIC FIELDS/
Columbia University
INDUSTRIES TO HELP US DEVELOP POLICIES DURING THE CORONAVIRUS PANDEMIC.
Dr. Jillian Parekh Physician in the Division of Academic
THE GROUP MET WEEKLY OVER THE
General Pediatrics, Children’s Hospital at
SUMMER AND DISCUSSED THE LATEST
Montefiore, Assistant Professor of Pediatrics
DEVELOPMENTS IN POLICY AND COVID-19 RESEARCH OVER SLACK ON A DAILY BASIS.
Albert Einstein College of Medicine Kelli Stidham Hall, PhD, MS
WITH THEIR GUIDANCE , MMS CREATED ITS
Associate Professor,
OWN EXTENSIVE REOPENING PLAN, WHICH
Mailman School of Public Health,
WAS SUBMITTED TO EDUCATION AND HEALTH OFFICIALS TO CLEAR THE PATH STARTING THE SCHOOL YEAR IN PERSON.
Columbia University Claudia Hamilton MMS Trustee, Montessori Education & Development
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COVID-19 Response: Reopening in September
MMS COVID-19 Response at a Glance
9 HEPA Filtration Towers
3,000 Masks (Surgical and KN95)
26,000 Pairs of Gloves
7 Touchless Water Towers
20 Touchless Soap Dispensers
20 Touchless Sanitizing Dispensers
THIS SUMMER, BASED ON THE RECOMMENDATION AND ADVICE OF RACHEAL , HER LEADERSHIP TEAM, AND THE HEALTH ADVISORY COMMITTEE, THE BOARD OF TRUSTEES APPROVED A NUMBER OF ONE-TIME AND ONGOING INVESTMENTS TO ENHANCE THE ACADEMIC EXPERIENCE AND FACILITATE A HEALTHY AND SAFE ENVIRONMENT. THOSE INVESTMENTS INCLUDE: HIRING A NEW NURSE AND SECURIT Y GUARD TO SUPPORT CONTACT TRACING EFFORTS, UPGRADING OUR HVAC, ACQUIRING NEW TECHNOLOGY TO IMPROVE REMOTE LEARNING, AND PURCHASING NEW FURNITURE, CLEANING SUPPLIES, AND PPE , AMONG OTHER THINGS. MMS WAS THRILLED TO BEGIN THE SCHOOL YEAR ON SEPTEMBER 9, 2020, WITH IN-PERSON LEARNING, MONDAY THROUGH FRIDAY FOR FULL DAYS, FOR STUDENTS OF ALL LEVELS. PARENTS HAVE ALSO BEEN ABLE TO REQUEST REMOTE LEARNING, AND THOSE STUDENTS ARE INTEGRATED INTO THE CLASSROOM EXPERIENCE .
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18 Web Cameras
60 Chromebooks
20 Touchless Faucets
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COVID-19 Response: Faculty & Staff Recognition THE PANDEMIC HAS SHONE A SPOTLIGHT ON THE ESSENTIAL NATURE OF SCHOOLS IN NOT ONLY EDUCATING CHILDREN, BUT STABILIZING THE SOCIAL-EMOTIONAL LIVES OF FAMILIES AND UNDERGIRDING THE ECONOMY BY GIVING PARENTS THE FLEXIBILITY AND FOCUS TO WORK, BE IT INSIDE OR OUTSIDE THE HOME. A SCHOOL IS ONLY AS STRONG AS THE ADULTS WHO CARE FOR AND EDUCATE STUDENTS ON A DAILY BASIS. THE DEEPEST GRATITUDE SHOULD BE EXPRESSED TO THE FACULT Y, STAFF, AND ADMINISTRATORS OF MMS FOR THEIR WORK E THIC, FLEXIBILIT Y, AND INGENUIT Y IN THESE TIMES OF GREAT UNCERTAINT Y.
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Ongoing Schools for Our Graduates THE UPPER SCHOOL PROGRAM PROVIDES A STRONG ACADEMIC FOUNDATION FOR THE ONGOING SCHOOLS THAT OUR GRADUATES ATTEND.
SINCE 2000 OUR GRADUATES
The Browning School
The Hewitt School
Sidwell Friends School - DC
HAVE BEEN ACCEPTED
The Buckley School
Horace Mann School *
The Spence School
AND MATRICULATED TO
The Calhoun School
Hunter College High School
THE FOLLOWING SCHOOLS
The Chapin School
Speyer Legacy School *
THROUGHOUT NEW YORK CIT Y
Collegiate School
Léman Manhattan Preparatory School
St. Albans School - DC
AND AROUND THE COUNTRY:
Convent of the Sacred Heart
Little Red School House
The Allen-Stevenson Schools
Columbia Grammar & Preparatory School*
Lycée Francais de New York
The Dalton School
Mott Hall II
St. Margaret of Cortona School
Delta Program NYC
Mount Saint Michael Academy
St. Mary’s Hall - TX
De La Salle Academy
National Cathedral School - DC
The Studio School
Dwight-Englewood School
The Nightingale-Bamford School
Dwight School
North Star Academy
Thomas Jefferson Middle School - NJ
Englewood Cliffs Upper School - NJ *
Riverdale Country School (2)*
Trevor Day School
Berkshire Country Day School
Ethical Culture Fieldston School
Rudolf Steiner School
Trinity School
The Birch Wathen Lenox School
Friends Seminary
Rumsey Hall School - CT
United Nations International School
The Brearley School
Grace Church School
Rye Country Day School
York Preparatory School
MMS GRADUATES HAVE
Colby College
New York University
University of Chicago
MATRICULATED BEYOND HIGH
Colorado College
Oakwood University
University of Colorado - Boulder
SCHOOL TO THE FOLLOWING
Columbia University
Oxford University
University of Massachusetts - Amherst
COLLEGES AND UNIVERSITIES
Cornell University
University of North Carolina - Chapel Hill
ACROSS THE COUNTRY AND
Dartmouth College
The Paris Institute of Political Studies
AROUND THE WORLD:
Duke University
Pomona College
University of Southern California
Avenues: The World School Bank Street School for Children Baldwin Middle School - LI Basis Independent School - Brooklyn Basic Independent School - Manhattan
Bard College Bowdoin College Boston College Boston Conservatory Boston University Brandeis University Brown University
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Georgetown University Harvard University The Juilliard School Kenyon College McDaniel College McGill University Mount Holyoke College
Bryn Mawr College
New England Conservatory of Music
Champlain College
New Jersey Institute of Technology
Marymount School of New York
Princeton University Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute Skidmore College St. Lawrence University Tufts University
St. Ann’s School - Brooklyn St. Bernard’s School St. Hilda’s & St. Hugh’s School
University of Pennsylvania University of Saint Andrews Vanderbilt University Wesleyan University Yale University
Sarah Lawrence College Scripps College Stanford University SUNY - Binghamton SUNY - Fashion Institute of Technology
* Represents 2020 MMS graduates’ chosen schools
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MMS ANNUAL FUND The MMS Annual Fund provides essential funding that can be used immediately. By giving to the Annual Fund, we ensure educational excellence and continuity for our school and families. We also model responsible community engagement for our children. As we continue to offer and renew a rich, child-centered Montessori education, we want to thank every member of our community for the pivotal role they play in transforming the life of every child.
THE MMS STRONGER TOGE THER FUND This restricted fund within the Annual Fund, established in April 2020 in response to the COVID-19 global pandemic, provides temporary tuition assistance to current and incoming families adversely financially affected by the COVID-19 crisis. In future years, this fund will help supplement our
Your Support
general tuition assistance budget. All donations to our annual spring fundraising event will go toward this initiative.
HOW TO GIVE CREDIT CARD OR ECHECK: Through our website: www.mmsny.org/support CHECK: Please make checks payable to Metropolitan Montessori School and send to the attention of the Development Office at Metropolitan Montessori School, 325 West 85th Street, New York, NY 10024 CORPORATE MATCHING GIFTS: Many employers offer matching gift programs and will match charitable contributions made by their employees. If eligible, your gift to MMS could be doubled or even tripled! APPRECIATED SECURITIES: Gifts of appreciated securities are easy to arrange and can offer
WAYS TO SUPPORT MMS, like any other independent school, relies on philanthropic revenue in addition to tuition to provide an exceptional education to our students. Your contribution signals a faith in Metropolitan Montessori School, its mission, and the faculty and programs that make it so special. MMS is grateful for your support, which strengthens our community and ensures its future.
significant tax advantages to donors.
MMS ANNUAL SPRING BENEFIT Stay tuned for more information on this yearâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s exciting Spring fundraising event to benefit The MMS Stronger Together Tuition Assistance Fund.
PLANNED GIVING Increasingly, independent schools use planned gifts to augment outright giving to the School. Planned or deferred gifts, such as bequests, gift annuities, and charitable remainder trusts, provide income to MMS for many years into the future and allow individuals to leave a legacy of learning.
Metropolitan Montessori School is a 501 (c)(3) charitable organization. All gifts of cash or stock to The MMS Fund are tax deductible to the fullest extent of the law.
For more information about making a donation to these initiatives, contact Melissa Stewart, Development & Special Events Manager, at mstewart@mmsny.org or visit our website at www.mmsny.org/support.
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