Endowments: Be Invested in Our Future

Be Invested in Our Future

BELMONT DAY ENDOWMENTS

Through the generosity of alumni, parents, and friends, Belmont Day’s endowments and reserves continue to grow and provide vital support to the day-to-day experience of our students and faculty. The investment committee currently oversees funds exceeding $14.4 million, in both unrestricted and restricted funds.

Acorn Endowment

Established in 2003 by a Belmont Day family, this endowment supports a unique and central aspect of the Belmont Day curriculum: helping children to become strong citizens and effective leaders in their communities. Belmont Day School has a long history of nurturing community leadership through such activities as student-led community service, interpersonal skills curriculum, faculty development, and serviceoriented class trips. Proceeds from the Acorn Endowment provide consistent funding to support this tradition. Diversity Endowment

Established in 2017 by a Belmont Day family, this endowment funds diversity programming and initiatives for our students, faculty, and families.

Francine Brosens and Catherine Brosens Francis ’75 Endowment for Library Technology

Established in 2017 by the Brosens and Francis families and in honor of Belmont Day teachers Francine Brosens (French teacher, 1964–75) and Catherine Brosens Francis ’75 (world language teacher, technology specialist, 2004–18), this endowment provides funds for technology investment in the Erskine Library. Endowment for Reading and Learning Support

Established in 2003 by a Belmont Day family and expanded in 2016, this endowment provides funds for educating teachers about the complexities of the learning and reading process, engaging outside speakers and consultants, investing in materials for students and faculty, and developing learning support and enrichment initiatives.

Financial Aid Endowment

Established in 1994, this endowment provides financial assistance for families who would otherwise not be able to attend Belmont Day School.

General Endowment

Established in 1994, this endowment strengthens the school’s financial reserves, providing lasting security for the school and its current programs as well as preparing for future needs.

Lenesa Leana Endowment for Innovative and Collaborative Education

Established in 2011, this endowment supports the multidimensional ways that our community comes together to explore, develop, and implement innovation, all the while upholding the values at our heart.

Miss Zareen Taj Mirza ’69 Endowment for the Lower School

Established in 2017 by alumna Zareen Taj Mirza ’69, this endowment provides funds to directly support lower school curriculum and teachers.

Sarah Levine Endowment for Adult and Professional Development

Established in 1987 and renamed in 1998, this endowment provides grants to faculty and other adults in the community for continuing education, travel, summer curriculum development, research, and other opportunities for enrichment and personal growth.

Science Endowment

Established by the parents of the Class of 2005, this endowment supports the needs of the school’s science program, specifically the science laboratory, and ensures the ingenuity and depth of the program.

Teacher of Reading Endowment

Established in 2007 by a Belmont Day family, this endowment supports teachers trained in Orton-Gillingham techniques as they instruct students in their reading classes and in their individual tutoring sessions at school.

Technology Initiative Endowment

Established in 2002 by the Ramsey McCluskey Family Foundation, this endowment provides consistent support for the faculty Pioneer Program. These funds also support technology needs in the IMPACT Lab, Palandjian Arts Center, and classrooms. Tommy Kaplan Library Endowment

Established in 2000 by Nancy and David Kaplan in memory of their son Tommy, who would have graduated in the Class of 1981, this endowment provides consistent support for the purchase of library books, periodicals, and curriculum-related materials.

Walter Knight Music Endowment

Established in 1988 by an alumna in honor of her music teacher Walter Knight, this endowment supports the salaries of the music faculty and ensures the continued existence of the music program at Belmont Day School. The Zofnass Family Environmental Sustainability Endowment

Established in 2015 by the Zofnass Family—Paul ’59, Joan ’61, and Emily ’63— this endowment funds the school’s environmental sustainability efforts and supports curriculum in the study of environmental science. The yearly exposure to meaningful projects and annual recognition instills lifelong interest and commitment to the environment by our students. The Zofnass Environmental Award will be announced annually to celebrate a program supported by this endowment: 2019–20 Let the Garden Thrive; 2018–19 Initiating Schoolwide Composting Program; 2017–18 Building a Pollinating Garden; 2016–17 Establishing a Beehive Curriculum.