Endowment Giving
What is ENDOWMENT GIVING?
Fountain Valley School's General Endowment Fund are assets invested by FVS to support the delivery of its mission, ensuring both longevity and intergenerational opportunity. The interest income generated by the Fund supports the School's programs, financial aid opportunities, and physical plant.
Endowment and Fund Options
- CAMPUS MAINTENANCE
- PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT / CONTINUING EDUCATION / AWARDS
- FACULTY SUPPORT
- OPERATIONS
- PROGRAMS
- SCHOLARSHIPS AND FINANCIAL AID
- STUDENT RECOGNITION
CAMPUS MAINTENANCE
Class of 1969 Mountain Campus Endowment*
In honor of the Class of 1969’s 50th reunion year, many lifelong friends and dedicated alumni from the class joined to endow one of the School’s most important assets, the Mountain Campus in Buena Vista. Through this gift, the School is able to ensure that this facility remains a keystone of its academic and extracurricular program.
*The Bacon Family Endowment, The Cabot Fund and The William and Ethel Elliott Memorial Foundation Fund have been combined into the Class of 1969 Mountain Campus Endowment.
PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT / CONTINUING EDUCATION / AWARDS
FACULTY SUPPORT
OPERATIONS
PROGRAMS
The Gardner Lynch Gordon Carney Restricted Endowment Fund
Established by Mr. and Mrs. James H. Carney II in memory of their son, Gardner ’92. The fund supports the Gardner Carney Leadership Institute at Fountain Valley School, which provides training, research and literature on the pedagogy of leadership. The Institute’s annual Leadership Lab takes place each summer at Fountain Valley School, and many FVS faculty have participated in this training.
Henry B. Poor Endowment Fund
Created to honor the commitment of Headmaster Poor in supporting students of diversity, spirituality and character in order that they have the opportunity to experience a unique, college preparatory education at Fountain Valley School. This endowment contributes to the financing of qualified students’ tuition and other expenses incurred at FVS that are not covered by existing programs.
The Round Square Endowment
Established in 2016 by former Trustee Jim and Valerie Webster, parents of Danny ’14. The endowment supports the Round Square program at Fountain Valley School. Income from the fund underwrites the operating expenses of the program and supports the cost of educational exchanges at independent schools across the world.
SCHOLARSHIPS AND FINANCIAL AID
Coach Kardok Scholarship Fund
Donald “Coach” Kardok P ’73, ’75, ’77 arrived as a faculty member in the fall of 1969 and from then on made Fountain Valley School his home. The Kardok Scholarship Fund was established in 2014 with an initial leadership gift from an alumnus/former Trustee along. with matched funds from the School’s endowment to ensure that FVS is within reach for bright and dedicated students who desire to expand their intellectual horizons.
Elizabeth Sage Hare Trustee Scholarship Endowment
Established by current and former trustees, the scholarship provides a Fountain Valley School education to a qualified and deserving student who demonstrates need. The intent is to transform the recipient’s life through the FVS experience. This scholarship honors the extraordinary vision of the School’s founder, Elizabeth Sage Hare, who was determined to establish a great progressive school in the West.
Learning Center Scholarship Endowment Fund
The Learning Center Scholarship Endowment Fund was established by an FVS parent to support deserving students who benefit from the Learning Center at Fountain Valley School. This scholarship provides opportunities for qualified students to receive study assistance, learning and academic assessment, individualized academic support, tutoring and educational skill development.
The Scott Family Scholarship
Established by Mr. and Mrs. James R. Scott ’68, parents of James ’95, Courtney ’99 and Dana ’05, to provide scholarship opportunities for Native American students on the Crow and Northern Cheyenne Indian Reservations in Montana, and Native American students who are residents of Montana or the Sheridan, Wyo. area. The goal of the scholarship is to strengthen ties between Fountain Valley School and the Native American communities whose children would benefit from the transformative education that Fountain Valley provides.
STUDENT RECOGNITION
Make a Gift
In addition to the various Endowment Giving areas above, the Annual Fund is first and foremost for our School. Please consider also making a gift to the Annual Fund.