KPS Founders Day: A Day of Giving

The Kent Place Fund is Kent Place School’s annual fund which is essential to the school’s financial health. The school’s operating budget depends on these additional unrestricted dollars to maintain our academic strength, teaching excellence, student financial support, new initiatives, professional development for faculty and staff, and the maintenance of our buildings and grounds. A Kent Place Fund gift of any size has a direct and immediate impact on the life of every member of the KPS community.

Gifts to the Kent Place Fund directly support the mission of the school, our students, faculty, and staff each and every day, and have an immediate impact on the operating budget. Founders Day enables each and every gift to have an extra special impact as gifts of ANY SIZE will help the school unlock a challenge gift of $100,000 to meet our immediate needs! All gifts made to the KPF are 100% tax deductible.

Make your gift or pledge between 12:00 a.m. and 11:59 p.m. on Wednesday, March 8. You can easily make your gift one of the following ways:

• Online: Use this website or visit www.kentplace.org/give

• Phone: Call the Advancement Office at (908) 273-0900 ext.227

• Cash/Check: If you wish to pay via cash or check please make sure to make a pledge between 12:00 a.m. and 11:59 p.m. TODAY by calling the Advancement Office or email Anna Fisher ([email protected]) with the details of your pledge.

In 1894, six Summit families recognized that girls lacked educational opportunities equal to those of boys. With this discrepancy in mind, they decided to provide an outstanding education for their daughters and the daughters of other families — and that was when Kent Place School was founded. Over the decades, Kent Place has stood out among schools for girls and young women, and on Founders Day, we honor the vision of those six families and recognize the remarkable Kent Place community. The day of giving was branded “Founders Day” during Kent Place School’s 125th anniversary year in 2019.

Your gift may be doubled or tripled in value through you or your spouse’s company. Most companies allow you to process your matching gift online. You can contact your employer’s human resources department for more information or search on KPS website: kentplace.org/giving/how-to-give/matching-gifts

If you process your match online, it is helpful to notify our office that you have done so by emailing Mark Jorgensen, at [email protected]. If we need to sign a hardcopy form to verify your gift, please mail it to: Kent Place School, Office of Advancement, 42 Norwood Avenue, Summit, NJ 07901

Please contact Anna Fisher, Director of Annual Giving, at [email protected] or (908) 273-0900 ext. 227.