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Giving at Brooklyn Friends School

Every independent school relies on the generosity of its constituents to safeguard and enrich the educational experience of its students. Our students benefit from talented and dedicated teachers, small classes, the latest technological resources, and exceptional offerings in the arts and athletics.

At Brooklyn Friends School, annual gifts to the Brooklyn Friends Fund from parents, grandparents, alumni/ae, faculty and friends provide the margin of excellence that characterizes a BFS education.

Gifts to our Capital Campaign, Building the Community: The Campaign for Brooklyn Friends, helped to provide the funds necessary for the renovation and expansion of our facilities (see a renovations update in @BFS!). By upgrading and enhancing these resources, we are able to provide even more thoughtful and robust educational programs for our children.

Planned Giving is another way for you to give back to Brooklyn Friends. A planned gift is a strategic charitable investment that can provide you with important tax benefits while greatly enhancing the School’s endowment thereby assuring a strong financial future for Brooklyn Friends.

Building on our endowment is a critical and strategic goal set out by the Brooklyn Friends School Committee. Supporting our endowment helps to secure the future of Brooklyn Friends for our students. Leaving the principle untouched, the interest derived from an endowment can help to support, supplement and otherwise enhance the costs and programs of an independent school education.

Please let us know if you have named Brooklyn Friends School in your estate plans. The 1867 Society, our first planned giving society, was launched this fall. Contact Karen Edelman, Director of Development at kedelman [at] brooklynfriends [dot] org or (718) 852-1029 x206.

For more information about development at BFS, please contact the Development Office, kedelman [at] brooklynfriends [dot] org

Save the Date! On Friday, May 2, 2008 we will celebrate 140 years of Brooklyn Friends and 100 years of the Upper School at our Annual Spring Benefit. This year we will commemorate our long history in Brooklyn at the Tobacco Warehouse in DUMBO, directly beneath the Brooklyn Bridge. Great Food, Great Friends, Live Auction, Silent Auction, Music and Dancing… This is an evening you will not want to miss! To learn more about the benefit or to volunteer, please contact Karen Edelman, Director of Development, at 718-852-1029, ext. 206. Download donation form. Download journal ad form.