WSMS Growing Together

Planting Today

Annual Giving · $4 million over 5 years

Help us plant the seeds today that nurture our vibrant WSMS community. Annual Giving nurtures the everyday moments our community treasures. The warmth, care, and joy families feel at WSMS don’t just happen. They are thoughtfully and intentionally created, and your gift makes them possible.

Make an Annual Fund Gift

Children reading together

Annual Giving closes the gap

Each year, tuition and other revenue cover on average 92%+ of the WSMS operating budget. Annual Giving closes the gap.

Tuition & other revenue · 92%+

The gap Annual Giving closes

The what

What Annual Giving supports

Annual Giving supports WSMS’ operating budget each year, enabling our school to blossom with possibility every day and making a difference for every WSMS child by supporting:

Financial aid

Our financial aid program assists approximately 20% of our enrolled families. This year, our financial aid budget has grown from $1.5 million to $1.8 million.

Teachers

Teacher professional development and salaries

WSMS-TEP

Teacher Education Program (WSMS-TEP) scholarships

Classrooms

Classroom materials

Annual Fund

The powerhouse of our Annual Giving, runs year-round, July 1 to June 30. We ask every enrolled family to participate.

100%
participation is our goal
95%
record-breaking participation last year
100%
participation from the Board of Trustees

When we come together, we create meaningful impact. Every gift counts, and every contribution matters.

The why

What your gift makes possible

Books on a classroom shelf

$100
Buys books for the library or classroom
A teacher reading with children

$1,000
Sends one WSMS teacher to the annual American Montessori Society Conference
Two children working on a lesson together

$5,000
Pays for a month of Early Childhood Summer Vacation School for one LAP child
A teacher presenting Montessori materials

$8,950
Pays for one WSMS teacher to receive early childhood Montessori training at WSMS-TEP
The how

How Annual Giving works

Year-round
Annual Fund

The powerhouse of our Annual Giving, runs year-round, July 1 to June 30. We ask every enrolled family to participate; our goal is 100% participation.

October
Fall Festival

A wonderfully fun community event held in October. While the Fall Festival is a community-building event, not a fundraiser, we ask for 100% tax-deductible donations through underwriting to cover its cost. Any proceeds go to Annual Giving.

Spring
Auction

Our beloved spring community celebration and fundraiser.

WSMS Growing Together

Two ways to give, one future

Planting Today = Annual Giving
Operating Budget Support: $4M over 5 years

Each year, tuition and other revenue cover on average 92%+ of the WSMS operating budget. Annual Giving closes the gap.

Make an Annual Fund Gift

Growing Tomorrow = Growth Campaign
Transformational Larger Investments: $10M over 5 years

Grows the future of WSMS by investing multi-year gifts in major projects.

Make a Growth Campaign Gift