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Endowment Funds
STUDENT HONORS & PROGRAMMATIC OPPORTUNITIES
Civil Discourse Endowed Fund NEW
Fund Value: $255,469
Established in 2020 through a gift from Jennifer and Graham Foster, the Civil Discourse Endowed Fund permanently established The Civil Discourse Speaker Series, which allows St. Luke’s students and community to be exposed to the highest quality lessons in civil discourse. The income from this fund supports the costs associated with bringing together two parties or sets of experts in their respective fields to publicly discuss an issue that has two clearly articulated sides.
Class of 2012 Center for Leadership Speaker Series Endowed Fund
Fund Value: $402,295
Established as a legacy gift by the families of the Class of 2012, this endowment helps to underwrite the Center for Leadership’s speaker series program and support the Center for Leadership’s mission to develop every SLS student’s unique ability to lead and make a difference.
Class of 2013 Student Life Endowed Fund
Fund Value: $364,857
Established in 2013 as a legacy gift from the Class of 2013 to support activities related to student life and the promotion of school community and school spirit.
Karen E� Wiegman ’92 Award Endowed Fund
Fund Value: $20,833
Established in 2005 to provide an annual award to a senior who has shown the most growth over their years at St. Luke's School. This growth is marked by social connections, academic discovery, and personal maturation.
Parsons Family Women & Leadership Endowment Fund
Fund Value: $67,677
Established in 2013 to support initiatives related to women and leadership, including but not limited to program/ conference support, individual awards, and/or scholarships for female students with leadership potential.
Richard J� Pedrick Endowed Memorial Fund
Fund Value: $286,264
Established in 1995 in memory of past parent and former Trustee, Dick Pedrick, "to perpetuate, as a living memory, all that Dick Pedrick stood for." The Richard J. Pedrick award is awarded annually to a graduating senior who exemplifies leadership, dedication, intelligence, athletic participation, good sportsmanship,and love for his/her fellow human beings.
Social Justice Design Based Learning Fund NEW
Fund Value: $83,721
Social justice-focused design-based learning opportunities are an essential element of a St. Luke’s education. Established in 2020, income from the Social Justice Design-Based Learning Fund will be used to meet the costs associated with existing programs, such as J-Term and Community Service programs, or to launch new projectbased learning initiatives with a social justice or community service focus.
S� Philip Klein Emerging Leader Award Endowed Fund
Fund Value: $72,469
Established in 2012, this award is presented annually to a 9th or 10th grader who possesses good character, has strong leadership potential, and who wants to take on the personal challenge of the Hurricane Island Outward Bound program.
FINANCIAL AID & SCHOLARSHIP
Class of 2021 Experience Fund NEW
Fund Value: $1,000,441
This Fund allows students to participate in grade- and class-level trips, special athletic events, performing arts opportunities, as well as global exchange trips. The Fund also helps families afford books, transportation fees, and other costs beyond tuition.
Duncan Edwards Waterside School Scholarship Fund
Fund Value: $209,496
Established in 2013 to provide scholarship awards to outstanding students coming from the Waterside School in Stamford, CT.
E�E� Ford Foundation Fund for Minority Scholarships
Fund Value: $221,130
Established in 1997 to provide need-based scholarships for minority students, grades 9-12.
George E� Stevens Horizons Prize Endowment
Fund Value: $2,103,385
Established in 2010 to provide full scholarship support for a Horizons student for up to four years of high school. The prize recognizes students who love learning, demonstrate good character, pursue excellence, and embrace community.
McIntire Family College Opportunity Fund
Fund Value: $398,222
Established in 2012 in honor of Gavin McIntire ’08, this endowment provides funding for juniors and seniors on financial aid, to address college search-related expenses, so that they may discover and improve their chances of attending schools that will provide rewarding individual college experiences.
The Orlich Family "360" Endowed Fund
Fund Value: $189,381
The Orlich Family "360" Endowed Fund was established in 2019 to help fund non-tuition essentials so that students on financial aid will have access to the full St. Luke's experience, both in and out of the classroom.
Richard Whitcomb Endowed Scholarship Fund
Fund Value: $7,379,722
Established in 2003, in honor of beloved Headmaster Emeritus, Dick Whitcomb, the Whitcomb Scholarship provides need-based scholarships for students based on their ability to make a major contribution to the School and who personify former Headmaster Dick Whitcomb's passion for academic curiosity, strength of character and co-curricular involvement.
FACULTY HONORS & OPPORTUNITIES
The Tyler Family Endowed Chair for Theater Arts
Fund Value: $2,415,493
An Endowed Chair is the highest honor St. Luke’s can bestow on a faculty member. Established in 2019 by the Tyler Family, The Tyler Family Endowed Chair for Theater Arts supports the salary of the director of the theater arts program and/or the theater arts program.
Faculty Development Endowment
Fund Value: $255,564
Established in 2016 as part of the Final Phase of the Momentum Campaign, the Faculty Development Endowment supports well-established faculty members in their desire to take on high-level, long-term professional development projects that are ambitious in scope and ultimately advance teaching and learning at St. Luke’s School.
Fund Value: $64,941
Established in 2020, the Chadwick Family Faculty Development Fund supports the pursuit of projects that advance teaching and learning at SLS while enabling faculty to pursue areas of professional interest that are fulfilling to them and help them grow as professionals. Projects that will be funded will be beyond the scope of what is currently funded by the school’s professional development budget.
China Care Endowed Chair for Chinese Language Education
Fund Value: $1,108,483
Established in 2006 to fund a Chinese language instructor who will also be the coordinator of the St. Luke's School China Care Club, a student organization which will help further the mission of China Care.
Fund Value: $334,753
Established in 2011, this fund provides grants to teachers and administrators to pursue personally rewarding experiences, be it travel, summer study, or the opportunity to pursue a passion. See page 55 for this year's recipients.
Head of School Discretionary Endowment Fund
Fund Value: $1,422,780
Established in 2005 to fund projects determined by the Head of School.
Edward Scovner Excellence in Middle School Teaching Award Fund
Fund Value: $42,513
Established in 2013 by the Royce Family to support an award to a middle school teacher who has most inspired students to fulfill their individual potential through her/his commitment, deep affection for students, and most importantly, distinctive style and approach to teaching.
Kontulis Family Faculty Chair
Fund Value: $1,392,501
An endowed chair is the highest honor St. Luke’s can bestow on a faculty member. Established by the Kontulis Family in 2016, this rotating endowed chair helps St. Luke’s to recognize, retain and inspire top teaching talent. Chairholders serve a two-year appointment and receive a stipend to be used to further a project of their choice.
Fund Value: $1,147,726
The Dr. Kidd Excellence in Teaching Award is given to a full-time teacher who exemplifies the ideals of SLS through excellence in the classroom, service to the total School community, and dedication to the well-being and growth of St. Luke's students.
Tracy B� Duncan Innovation Award
Fund Value: $128,770
The Tracy B. Duncan Innovation Award quasi-endowment provides awards to innovative members of the St. Luke’s community whose work has made a significant impact on the student experience and in the development of a culture of innovation at St. Luke’s School.
UNRESTRICTED FUNDS
Unrestricted Board Endowment Fund
Fund Value: $14,413,522
Established in 2007, the income from this quasi-endowment provides unrestricted support to the school’s operating budget while allowing for flexibility in the future.
General Endowment Fund
Fund Value: $8,674,473
Established in 1980, the interest from this fund provides unrestricted funding to the school.
WHY I GIVE Fiorella Velasquez ’06
It is an absolute priority for me to donate to SLS and contribute in some way, no matter the circumstances each year, because I want the School to continue to carry out its mission. SLS was instrumental in nearly every aspect of my development as a person. SLS guided, encouraged and supported me in pursuing my heart's mission—to be an agent of social change.
DONORS TO ENDOWMENT
CHADWICK FAMILY FACULTY DEVELOPMENT ENDOWED FUND
Patricia & John Chadwick
CIVIL DISCOURSE ENDOWED FUND
Anonymous Elisabeth Evans & Mark Davis
Maureen & William Boian '64 Mary & Andrew Bowman '64 Clinton Cross '51 Susan & Donald Hill '67 Pamela & Peter Mezan '60 Susan & Kurt Ostheimer '61 Anne Richmond Deedie & Donald Rose '53 Mike Runyon '62 Betsey & Arthur Selkowitz '61 Lucia & David Tyler '65
FACULTY DEVELOPMENT ENDOWMENT
Nicholas Campofranco '02
GENERAL ENDOWMENT FUND
John Runnette III '50
Elizabeth & Steven Goldstone
HEAD OF SCHOOL DISCRETIONARY ENDOWMENT FUND
Mrs. Richard Cohen Melissa & Charles Froland
MCINTIRE FAMILY COLLEGE OPPORTUNITY FUND
Peggy & Ed Petner Sunny Greenberg & Steven Piltch
RICHARD WHITCOMB ENDOWED SCHOLARSHIP FUND
Anonymous TaShun Bowden-Lewis '90 Kelly Brewer '89 Joyce & Barry Chavkin Cindy & Mark Feinberg '81 Michelle Flowers '00 Gaye Frasca Fulljames '74 & Gregory Fulljames Jane & Robert Golenbock '66 Wendy & James Hilboldt, Jr. Anne & Mark Kelley '81 Marcia & Richard King '64 Christopher Marquardt '85 William Mason IV '82 Eileen & Scott Oakford The Perry Family Roseann & Roy Scaffi di Kristin Heineman Smith '89 Frederick Steiwer '71 Ingrid & Phillip Tucker Chris & Steven Ware '66 Andrea Whitcomb '83 Barbara Whitcomb &
Richard Whitcomb* Joseph Williams '10 Claire Wilson '18 Alexandra Zipparo '97
KONTULIS FAMILY FACULTY CHAIR
Elizabeth & Charles Kontulis
SOCIAL JUSTICE DESIGN BASED LEARNING FUND
Jennifer & Roger Schwartz
UNRESTRICTED BOARD ENDOWMENT FUND
Alisyn Camerota & Timothy Lewis
* deceased
