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The Pillar Campaign is a $12 million endowment, facilities and Annual Fund initiative funding these important priorities, which are designed to serve those at the heart of Athenian's mission — students. The Campaign is a 5-year effort scheduled to be successfully completed on June 30, 2009. To contact the Development Office for information about The Pillar Campaign, click here.
Support this exciting and critically important School initiative and make your gift today!
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Pillar I
Provide stable, long-term support through endowment, including current and planned gifts which fund faculty support, student financial aid, and curriculum and programs.
Pillar II
Facilities
Create a new home for the music program with a multi-purpose facility called The Eleanor Dase Center. The Estakhri Family Sports Field has already been completed. Click here to see the Dase Center on the rise!
Pillar III
Annual Fund
Sustain funding for Athenian's current operating needs through the Annual Fund.
The Pillar Campaign Surpasses $11 Million
Thank you for responding so positively to our recent request for support. With just 3 months left until the conclusion of the Campaign, we need everyone's support!!
Why The Pillar Campaign?
Dyke Brown’s vision, leadership, and perseverance built The Athenian School. He modeled the school after the goal of Periclean Athens — the full development of each citizen, including intellectual growth, fitness of body and character, commitment to humane values, aesthetic sensitivity, and readiness for adult citizenship and leadership. He pictured a place that would take an interdisciplinary and participatory approach, a school that would foster students’ intellectual, physical, aesthetic and social capabilities, while imparting an understanding of self, society and the natural world. Dyke’s vision included several key pillars of educational philosophy, including international and multicultural understanding, community service, education for democracy, outdoor adventure, environmental stewardship and leadership.
The Pillar Campaign takes its name from these strong founding principles, and it is designed to ensure their vitality for the benefit of future generations of students.
Read Head of School Eleanor Dase's message about the importance of The Pillar Campaign.
Trustee Mike McCoy, Campaign Chairman, discusses how the Campaign will impact Athenian's future.
To view the 10-minute Campaign Video (copyright 2007 The Athenian School; all rights reserved), please choose the appropriate platform:
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Ways To Give
Donors to The Pillar Campaign will be recognized in a variety of settings, with a permanent donor wall listing all gifts of $25,000 and above. Recognition opportunities are available to create a permanent legacy for the donor, their family, or another individual that the donor wishes to honor.
Gifts to The Pillar Campaign can be structured to provide maximum philanthropic impact and substantial benefits for individual financial planning. Donors are encouraged to consider these options:
Current Gifts: Make a current commitment to Athenian and fund it with cash, check, appreciated securities, life insurance policies given outright, real estate or other assets. Gifts of appreciated securities are often particularly advantageous to the donor.
Matching Gifts: Provide additional funding to benefit the School through company matching gift programs.
Pledges: Make a two-year pledge, payable in installments. (Final pledge payments for The Dase Center must be concluded by December 31, 2010). Download a pledge form.
Planned Gifts: Make a bequest through a will or charitable trust that benefits Athenian and offers the donor benefits, too. (Athenian’s Development Office can work with each donor to create the best option for individual goals).
Charitable IRA: The Charitable IRA Rollover has been renewed and extended to December 31, 2009. It's a simple, tax-free, one-step distribution from your IRA to the School.
The Athenian School is a 501(c)(3) tax-exempt organization, with tax identification number 94-6070808. Donations are tax deductible to the full extent allowed by law.
For more information, please contact the Development Office.
Phone: 925-362-7210
Email: campaign@athenian.org
Mail: The Athenian School
2100 Mt. Diablo Scenic Boulevard
Danville, California 94506
Special Thanks To Campaign Donors and Volunteers
We gratefully acknowledge the generous donors and volunteers whose early support for The Pillar Campaign has been tremendous! Throughout the campaign, we look forward to recognizing this support in meaningful ways, including donor listings in campaign newsletters and the School magazine.
The Pillar Campaign leadership team is a dedicated group of parents, trustees, alumni and alumni parents, who are committed to ensuring the success of the Campaign. We ask that all members of the Athenian community welcome their communication in the months ahead as they work to share the news of The Pillar Campaign.
