Giving at Peninsula

A gift to Peninsula School’s Annual Giving Campaign is the single most important gift you can give to the school.

Every year we invite our community—parents, staff, board members, alumni, parents of alumni, grandparents, and friends—to contribute to Peninsula School’s Annual Giving Campaign. Thanks to everyone’s generosity, we have exceptional participation rates!

AGC donations typically contribute 5-6% to our operating budget annually depending on the year. Gifts immediately and directly benefit each student and staff member by allowing us to deliver our one-of-a-kind progressive education programs.

WHAT YOUR AGC GIFT SUPPORTS
- Our inspirational progressive education programs
- Compensation and benefits for our exceptional staff
- Preservation of our unique buildings and grounds
- Tuition Assistance for around 25% of our students

If you are interested in naming Peninsula School as a beneficiary of your will, charitable trust, retirement account, or life insurance policy, please use the legal name of our organization, “Peninsula School Ltd. of Menlo Park, CA”.

Please be aware that the most useful and versatile gifts for Peninsula School are those which are designated as “unrestricted”. Unrestricted gifts can be targeted towards the most pressing and critical needs at the school during any given time. If you are interested in designating your bequest towards a specific purpose, please contact the Development Office in order to ensure that we will be able use your gift as specified.

The school kindly requests that you notify the Development Office of your intention to include Peninsula in your estate plans, so that we may include you in our Duveneck Legacy Society. If you have questions or would like to contribute, contact Peninsula's Development Director at development@peninsulaschool.org.

Raise Your Paddle (RYP) is an annual fundraising effort for a specific restricted Peninsula cause. This initiative usually takes place in the spring and is associated with our Community Party, formerly the auction. In the past, this fund has helped to raise dollars for tuition assistance, staff wellness, and various building and grounds projects.

The Eighth Grade Commemorative Fund is an endowed fund created exclusively for families of graduating eighth graders to honor their child’s Peninsula journey. The goal of the fund is at the heart of Peninsula’s values - supporting the School’s commitment to affordability and accessibility for both students and teachers.

Affordability
Keeping Peninsula School financially affordable for:
- Families by offering financial support for tuition and other school-related expenses
- Our staff by maintaining competitive and livable compensation and benefits

Accessibility
Continuing to honor all of the differences that enrich our community through support for initiatives to make the school culturally accessible, supportive and welcoming to families and staff

If you have questions or would like to contribute, contact our Development Director at development@peninsulaschool.org.

The Peninsula School Endowment and Trust Fund (PSE&TF) was established in 1970 by forward-thinking Peninsula parents to provide a permanent trust fund which will grow over the years and in time furnish a broad financial base for the support of Peninsula School. Over 50 years later, with a current endowment of $1 million, every year the PSE&TF draws makes a substantial annual contribution to support the operations of the school. Current parents can contribute to this fund annually by marking the designated box on each year’s enrollment contracts. If you have questions or would like to contribute, please contact us at development@peninsulaschool.org.

We deeply appreciate your investment in the long-term health and well-being of the school.