Charleston Collegiate Annual Fund

Proceeds from the Charleston Collegiate Annual Fund are applied to the yearly operating budget that covers such expenses as faculty salaries, financial aid, physical plant, equipment, and classroom supplies. Click here to learn more about the Annual Fund.

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Endowment

A strong endowment will enable Charleston Collegiate to establish a firm financial foundation and to balance the financial needs of a growing academic institution.

Charleston Collegiate received an exciting challenge this spring. Mr. Hardwick Caldwell read Kathleen Parker’s nationally syndicated column in March and was inspired by what Charleston Collegiate offers socially and academically. At the same time, he was distressed to read that our endowment stood at $3,500. In an extraordinarily generous gesture, he contacted the school to offer a $100,000 challenge gift to build our endowment. The prospect of creating an endowment of substance is very exciting, and it will offer Charleston Collegiate greater stability in the future. The initial response has been heartwarming. Within a few months, philanthropic people from Charleston and beyond have raised $44,500 toward the goal of matching Mr. Caldwell’s remarkable gift. Although Charleston Collegiate’s present $48,000 endowment is 14 times what it was in March, it is still meager when compared with those at nearby competing schools.

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Capital Gifts

As Charleston Collegiate attracts more students and expands its academic, athletic, and fine arts programs, there is tremendous need for capital improvement. The school will need additional classroom and meeting/production space. In addition, routine maintenance include expensive projects such as a new roof for the Upper School building, repaving the road, new lights for the football field, and the upgrading of classrooms, offices, and the cafeteria.

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Collegiate Scholars Program

The Collegiate Scholars Program provides deserving students with the opportunity to attend a college preparatory school and exposes them to experiences that will enhance their lives. Click here for more information about the Collegiate Scholars program, or please contact Hacker Burr [E-mail].

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Gifts-in-Kind

Gifts-in-Kind are gifts of goods or services rather than money, for example, computers, furniture, or playground equipment. Receipts for gifts-in-kind are issued with the value of the gift based on the current market price for the goods or services donated.

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Library Birthday Books

Last year, Charleston Collegiate revived the Library Birthday Books Program that enables the school to expand our library and honor children at the same time. Parents may contribute $25 to Charleston Collegiate to honor a student with a book on his/her birthday. A book plate with the student’s name, birthday, and the name of the donor(s) is placed in an age-appropriate book. Each month at the all-school assembly, students receive their books and then the books become part of our library. The program is a marvelous opportunity to inspire reading and to enhance the library. Please contact the CCS Library for more information.