Dear Families and Friends of ISB,
Thank you to everyone in the community who gave to our Fund for Excellence during the 2023-2024 school year. Together, we reached our goal and raised $353,739 for ISB through donations from parents, alumni families, staff, faculty, grandparents, and associated companies and foundations! These dollars helped enhance the vibrant education our students received throughout the year. Because of your generosity, our school community benefited from:
Over 65 local, domestic, and global trips for students 15 author and illustrator visits
Over 75 professional development trainings
Enhanced classroom technology and resources Renovations to the West Building restrooms
And more!
This would not be possible without the help of our Fund for Excellence Parent Ambassadors! These dedicated volunteers whose commitment to raising awareness and encouraging support for the FFE helped us achieve our fundraising goal.
On behalf of the Board of Trustees, the Senior Leadership, our faculty and staff, and – most importantly –our students, thank you!
Gretchen Drobnyk President, Board of Trustees
Joe Santos Head of School Parent, ‘22 and ‘25
Parent, ‘21 and ‘23
REVENUE EXPENSES
$16,969,982 $16,861,171
The Annual Fund for Excellence supports ISB’s unique pedagogical model, a combination of language immersion and inquiry-based learning. These funds are used to enhance our curriculum and student experience with field trips, experiential learning experiences, and workshops through which our students’ studies come alive; help provide faculty professional development opportunities in which our dedicated educators hone their crafts and remain up-to-date on the latest developments in their fields; enhancements to our facilities, classroom resources, and technology; and so much more.
FUND FOR EXCELLENCE TOTAL: $353,739
TOTAL RAISED FOR THE FUND FOR EXCELLENCE $353,739
$1,140 $5,955
SALSA ON THE GREEN PECHA KUCHA $6,275 $5,955 HOLIDAY MARKET GRAPHIC LIVES PANEL
NEW DONORS 50 DONORS INCREASED THIER GIFT 123 DONORS 523 GIFTS 454
MAKE A GIFT OR A PLEDGE
To make a gift online, visit our giving page at isbrooklyn.org/support or make your donation on Venmo at @InternationalSchool-ofBrooklyn
You can also make a gift by check. Please make your check payable to “International School of Brooklyn.”
Checks may be mailed to: International School of Brooklyn 192 Luquer Street, Brooklyn, NY 11231
MATCHING GIFTS
Your pledge lets us know that ISB can count on your support in the current academic year. All pledge payments must be made by June 30.
Please contact advancement@isbrooklyn.org if you would like to fill out a pledge card.
Many companies match employee donations on a 1:1 or even 2:1 basis.
Please ask your payroll administrator or Human Resources department if your company matches gifts. It usually takes only a few minutes to fill out the form, and it can often be done online.
Please let the Advancement Office know to expect your matching gift at advancement@isbrooklyn.org.
APPRECIATED STOCK
Gifts of appreciated stock may allow you to receive a tax deduction for the stock’s current market value and favorable treatment of capital gains.
If you would like to make a gift of appreciated stock, please contact Joe Santos at joesantos@isbrooklyn.org.
GIFTS IN KIND
Please consider how you might help support ISB with sponsorship for events such as the Spring Benefit and Pecha Kucha! This is also a great opportunity for local businesses to reach a wider audience through their gift to help support these community events. ISB also works on projects that require the skills of artists, architects, builders, filmmakers, and culinary professionals.
If you are interested in donating products or services to the school, please contact advancement@isbrooklyn.org.
VOLUNTEER
Parent volunteers are vital to helping us reach our fundraising goals and cultivating a culture of philanthropy in our community. Please consider volunteering to be a Fund for Excellence Ambassador and help ISB grow our annual giving through peer outreach.
To learn more about ISB’s Fund for Excellence Ambassador program, please contact advancement@isbrooklyn.org.
We are continually grateful for your generous gifts to the ISB Annual Fund for Excellence.
Your support sustains our mission and provides every ISB student with an extraordinary educational experience.
PARENTS
Lindy and Warren Adams
Kelly George-Adams and Michael Adams
Marjolaine Cote and Yousuf Aftab
Natalia Echeverria and Dan Akers
Katie Andresen and Lucia Allais
Amy Greco and James Arena
Marisol Almeida and Gustavo Arreguin
Aurora Fernández and Gonzalo Amat
Laura Pellegrini and Bartomeu Amengual
THANK YOU!
This Annual Report gratefully acknowledges gifts made to ISB between July 1, 2023 and June 30, 2024. Every effort has been made to ensure its accuracy; however, if you discover any errors, please notify the Advancement Office so that we may update our records.
Angela Johnson and Dean Archer
Hilaria and Alec Baldwin
Elif Espinola-Engin and Ryan Barbur
Sarah Kennedy and Guillermo Barnetche
Brooke Nesset and Lorenzo Bernasconi
Sarah Riggs and Omar Berrada
Kathryn Landis and Luis Berruga
Anne-Cecile and Kenneth Blanchot
Madelyn and Carlos Bonetto
Julie Kofoed and Tyrone Boykins
Katherine Whoriskey and Daniel Breaker
Samantha Pownall and Todd Brockett
Julianne Carney-Chung and Mark Chung
Aurelia Clamond Caron and Eric Caron
Jessica Carrion
Megan Reilly Cayten and Christopher Cayten
Cynara and Philip Charles-Pierre
Florencia Tateossian and Ardash Chilingirian
Ashna and Rahul Chopra
Caroline Cissé
Antonette Whitehead and Candis Clemons
May and Jeff Cleophat
Marine Hartogs and Maximilian Coreth
Gretchen and Andrew Couchman
Penelope Coune and Christophe Cardon
Olga Timoshkina and Diego Crasny
Nathalie Bastin and Gregory Daco
Becca Martin and Olivier Daviron
Rebecca Hodges and Alex Derbes
Nicole DeVincentis
Allyson and Vikram Dhindsa
Stephanie Diaz-Matos
Cristina Guzman-Diiorio and Greg Diiorio
Tracey-Ann Dixon Ricketts and Raphael Dixon
Casey Reckman and Ignacio Dolega
Geraldine Tchang and Marco Donati
Sakai Troxell and Talisha Dorcean
Alison Maschmeyer and Guy Dorsainvil
Zaida Zamorano and Vikas Dua
Alyssa and Steven Ducker
Marion Ulmann and Jean de Larroche
Justine Dupont-Nivet
Kate Johnstone and Ryan Engle
Jenny and Ron Eugenio
Zofia and Benjamin Fabre
Dylan and Aaron Farovitch
Patricia Alvarez and Jason Fatula
Lindsay and Jason Fletcher
Susan Van Metre and Pete Fornatale
Tua-Lisa Runsten and Valentino Foster
Janet Brown and Christina Foti
Raquel and Mo Frechette
Kristin Van Note and Rich Fryzel
Laurie and Mike Furdyna
Mary Jo Johnstone and Adam Friedberg
Kim Carosella and Christopher Gallo
Irina Vaysfeld and Jose Garcia-Galan
Sarah Doty and Michel Garcia Miniet
Rupa Bhattacharya and Jefferson Gatrall
Si Yoon and Clay Giles
Bevin Kenny and Ned Gilliss
Lucrecia Briceno and Mark Gold
Valentina Toro and Federico Gomez
Jeanne Zelnick and Greg Goodman
Shana and Nuwoe Goteh
Emy Reimão and Sam Greco
Jessica Greif and Nick Gorevic
Michele Machalani and Sebastien Grouard
Caroline Goupil Hancey and Ronald Hancey
Sarah Simoneau and Malachi Handler
Sonia Gonzales and Jameel Harb
Christine Blackburn and Rafael Haroch
Jessica Taylor and Jamal Harris
Tori Lowther and Peter Hess
Pamela Pellacoeur and Jerome Hilt
Lauren and Paul Hogan
Allie Sharma and Floris Holties
Jenny Sedlis and Benjamin Homrighausen
Christina and Cedric Howe
Stephanie and Andrew Huber
Anna Nalbandian and Chamil Ioussoupov
Gabrielle Schonde and Vijay Iyer
Anna Jefferys
Marie-Cécile Girard-Jones and Antar Jones
Cristina Colón García and Matt Jones
Felicia Johnson
Lauren Wimmer and Odinn Johnson
Alyson Gerber and Andrew Kabala
Theresa Gonzalez and William Francis Keating
Tamar Keil
Saskia de Vries and Scott Kerns
Joanna and Haitham Khouri
Sophie Green and Matthew Kliegman
Abbie Noon and Aaron Kovan
Athena Papanicolaou and George Koveos
Cecile Rezazgui and Joerg Kuehnelt
Carolina Biernacki and Serkan Kutan
Melinda Shopsin and Andrew Lampert
Laura McGinley and William Lamson
Soraya Darabi-Laroche and Bertrand Laroche
Eleanor Milburn and Jim Larocque
Sarah Abanor and Ephraim Lasar
Melissa Mak and Cedric Leboul
Masha Panteleyeva and Thomas Leeser
Max Le Mounier
Aliya Best and Michael León-Rivera
Regan Penaluna and Mark Lessard
Ziggy Le Vin
Naturi Naughton-Lewis and Two Lewis
Estela Diaz and Allon Lifshitz
Susana Vidal Little and Matthew Little
Leslie Koren and Juan Pablo Lombana
Emilie Chanin and Matthew Lenski
Caroline Handschu and Matt Lundquist
Samantha and Floyd Martin
Suzanne Park and Kent Matricardi
Joan Moriarty and Chris Mason
Violaine Huisman and Thomas McCarthy
Claire and Mark McPherson
Tamar Behar and Uri Meidan
Teshira Nobie-Meslier and Christophe Meslier
Juliette and Andrew Michaelson
Michelle Jabs and Andrew Miller
Kristen and Jesse Moreland
Jennifer Downing and Ilan Moss
Michael Murphy and Hannah Kamaie
Christine Grochocki and Alarik Myrin
Solange Benjamin and Ronald Nicolas
Lucile Walgenwitz and Conall O’Callaghan
Eva Martineau-Ocasio and Ismail Ocasio
Stephanie Markowitz and Jorge Olivares
Selin and Alex Olmsted
Kate Ortega and Edgar Ortega Barrales
Sophie and Nash Panchal
Margaret Murphy and Jerome Petitgand
Miraida Morales and Alex Picciano
Heloise and Michael Parker
Tori Purcell and Antonio Hernandez Pardo
Juliette and Thomas Pasquet
Michelle Alcala and Martin Pons
Larysa Szanc Smarsh and Daniel Popadynec
Edouard Portelette
Mathilde Qader-Patrelle and Samuel Qader
Rhea and Camilo Quiñones
Naomi English and Conor Riffle
Lindsay Campbell and Ricardo Rodriguez
Esther Hwang and Aaron Ruff
Sabrina Farhi and Adam Ryder
Kathleen and Benjamin Samstein
Shellee Hendricks and Joe Santos
Leah Charlesworth and Brian Schartz
May Schee
Juno Shaye and Tony Schloss
Joan Aguirre and Peter Schmidt-Nowara
Shari and Robby Schnall
Caroline Mardok-Schoeppach and Brad Schoeppach
Lauryn and Charly Schwartz
Maryana and Seth Schwartz
Lily Zhou and Arthur Sebert
Julie and Thierry Serra
Elizabeth Sedlis Singer and Jeb Singer
Amy Kaufman and Sean Slemon
Jennifer Stahl Sherman and Gabriel Sherman
Rebecca Braun-Slife and Pete Slife
Marta Schaaf and Abigail Smith
Yolanda and Rodney Solomon
Darby Jack and Juliette Spertus
Huma Mody and Charles Sprinkle
Paige Arthur and Joshua Storck
Mariana Lee and Christopher Stromquist
Kalyane Tea
Céline Soudant and Sebastien Thiebault
Lee and Garen Topalian
Tina Tordjman-Nebe and Nicolas Tordjman
Rosa Torres
Simran Chaudhri snd Dominic Tunon
Lara Zizic and David Turner
Taylor Truitt
Sophie Amieva and Aaron Unger
Nelly and Sebastien Vacquie
Nicholas Solomon and Cristina Vasquez
Claudia Mora and Alejandro Venguer
Mélanie Heydari and Aurelien Villac
Alexandra Bechara and François Villegas
Kate and Chris Walker
Rebekah and Jason Wallin
Jorie and Brian Walsdorf
Rebecca Ruf and Erik Warner
Kathleen O’Neill and David Weeks
Amy Weesner
Mishka Brown and Brian Wilkie
Amy and Joshua Williams
Luisa and Peter Williams
Jennifer Wynn and Damian Williams
Marina Vidal-Young and Bryan Young
Annie Yun
Megan and Julien Zusslin
FACULTY & STAFF
Alda Arazi
Emily Auchincloss
Emily Beringhaus
Carolina Bermudez
Elizabeth Boyd
Anuja Butala
Rebeca Conget
Melanie Cozzi
Felix De Los Santos
Alexandra DiBuono
Maria Falgoust
Guillaume Fructus
Leticia Gonzalez
Emily Griffin
Hined Haida
Malachi Handler
Ashley Harris
Xavier Huc
Justin Indovina
Lily Infante
Andrea Kientz
Elizabeth Lahart
Sebastian Loza
Selena Lynn
Federica Marzolo
Itzel Mendoza
Bernard Mithieux
Nuria Montero-Santos
Oscar Pau
Flore Pouquet
Anne-Marie Raboud
Amy Ribakove
Katie Rogers
Kimesha Reid-Grant
Catalina Rojas Cuellar
Paul Romano
Guillaume Roper-Sirvent
Joe Santos
Sophia Sherman
Muriel Stallworth
Jayne Sugg
Alan Sze
Rosa Torres
Sakai Troxell
Danielle Valenti
Kelvin Ward
ALUMNI FAMILIES & FRIENDS OF ISB
Anonymous
Bella and Hans Accola
Stephanie Bayard and Phillip Anzalone
Amrita and Jérôme Barth
Jennifer and Bradlee Benn
Sarah Riggs and Omar Berrada
Florencia Tateossian and Ardash Chilingirian
Alexandra Clough
Addae Cox
Diana Davis Velasco and Michael Davis
Humbert de Wendel
Gretchen and Christian Drobnyk
Patrick Dugan
Maritza Fanith-Edelstein and Paul Edelstein
Isabelle Jouanneau-Fertig and Stanley Fertig
Michele Machalani and Sebastien Grouard
Rebecca Skinner and Jeffrey Joslin
Meira Keil
Leslie Koren and Juan Pablo Lombana
Juliette and Andrew Michaelson
Solange Benjamin and Ronald Nicolas
Sophie and Nash Panchal
Heloise and Michael Parker
Maggie Murphy and Jerome Petitgand
Kirsten Rezende Lopes
Shellee Hendricks and Joe Santos
Caroline Mardok-Schoeppach and Brad Schoeppach
Carolina Bermudez and Edgardo Serka Mimica
Nina Simone
Muriel and Phil Stallworth
Rosa Torres
Céline Soudant and Sebastien Thiebault
Teresa Santamaria and José Vascós
Alexandra Bechara and François Villegas
Kate and Chris Walker
Rebecca Ruf and Erik Warner
Amy and Joshua Williams
Nancy Lancaster and Mark Woodruff
Corinne Herndon and Kevin Zalanskas
GRANDPARENTS
Sheema Bhattacharya
Flavia and Barden Gale
Catherine and Bernard Girard
Nancy and Alex Little
Nancy and Chuck Riffle
Melissa Sedlis
Ann and Shelton Ann Stromquist
Nancy and James Van Metre
Susan Abanor and Harold Woolley
GIFTS IN KIND
Aaron Ruff
Addae Cox
Alejandro Venguer
Alessandra Olanow
American Dream Mall
Amy Greco
Antonette Whitehead
aNYbag
AP Wine Imports
Ashna Chopra
B.K Build Scott Kerns
Barkbox
Bevin Kenny
Bloom Garden
Books Are Magic
Brooklyn Game Lab
Caroline Rochon
Caroline Thelier
Chandra Silver
The Charlesworth/Schartz Family
Chinyere Vann
Chris Stromquist
Chris The Drummer
Christina Da Lomba
Christopher Cayten
Court 16
Court Street Grocers
Dekar Design
Digby & Iona
Dj Selecta Supa T
Dr. Dorsa Nia
Dr. Taylor Truitt
Dumbo Dentique
Emilie Chanin
Enchanted Lion Books
Federico Gomez
Frankies Spuntino
Gabrielle Iyer and Vijay Schonder
BNP PARIBAS
Deutsche Bank
Disney
Etsy
Google Inc.
Fox Aarons Foundation
Lancaster Woodruff Family Foundation
MarketAxess
Nike Inc
Omaha Community Foundation
Tower Research Capital LLC
Vista Credit Partners
George Koveos
Harbor Front Inn
Harold Woolley
Johnny Karate NYC
Julianne Carney-Chung
Kathryn Landis Consulting
Kohen Educational Services
Luis Torres
Mark Lessard and Regan Penanluna
Maryana Schwartz
Melt Bodywork Massage And Bodywork
Natalie Markoff and Joe Plummer
Night Kitchen
Odinn Johnson and Lauren Wimmer
Oriental Trading
Osay Our Stories Are Yours The Label
Other Half Brewing
Penelope Coune
Peter van Metre and Susan Fornatale
Rebecca Hodges
Roberto Falck Photography
Samstein Acupuncture
Sapphira and Treis Hill
Sarah Barnetche Kennedy and Guillermo
Saskia de Vries
Scott Kerns
Sean Gullette
Selin Olmsted Studio
Shop Saskia
Saturday Night Live
Sophie Green
Sound View Greenport Inn
Stephanie Huber
Suzanne Park and Kent Matricardi
The Topalians
Theresa Gonzales
Victoria Lowther
Virginie Clabiorne
Thank you to the Parents Association leadership and Class Parents. Your contributions to our school culture; your time, energy, and expertise make ISB a warm, vibrant, and thriving community.
PARENTS ASSOCIATION EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE
Mishka Brown, President
Lauren Wimmer, Vice President
Sarah Abanor, Events and Volunteer Co-Chair
Felicia Johnson, Events and Volunteer Co-Chair
Caroline Hancey, Secretary
Maira Emy Reimão, Communications Chair
Charly Schwartz, Treasurer
PARENTS ASSOCIATION COMMITTEE LEADERSHIP
Aleks Krotoski, Community Exchange Committee Co-Chair
Kate Whoriskey, Community Exchange Committee Co-Chair
Jessica Taylor, Diversity Committee Co-Chair
Rupa Bhattacharya, Diversity Committee Co-Chair
Eileen Ley, Green Dragons Committee Co-Chair
Lauren Wimmer, Green Dragons Committee Co-Chair
Masha Panteleyeva, Library Committee Co-Chair
Jennifer Stahl Sherman, Library Committee Co-Chair
Gretchen Couchman, Staff Appreciation Committee Chair
CLASS PARENTS
Aurora Amat
Solange Benjamin
Mishka Brown
Julianne Carney-Chung
Aurélia Caron
Leah Charlesworth
May Cleophat
Ignacio Dolega
Robert Dugdale
Jenny Eugenio
Dylan Farovitch
Jefferson Gatrall
Marie-Cécile Girard-Jones
Shana Goteh
Marine Hartogs
Rebecca Hodges
Stephanie Huber
Tamar Keil
Sarah Kennedy
Bevin Kenny
Julie Kofoed
George Koveos
Galliane Lagayette
Victoria Lowther
Eva Martineau-Ocasio
Kendall Masson
Claire McPherson
Huma Mody
Claudia Mora
Anna Nalbandian
Selin Olmsted
Suzanne Park
Juliette Pasquet
Mathilde Qader-Patrelle
Rhea Quiñones
Maira Emy Reimão
Maryana Schwartz
Chandra Silver
Sean Slemon
Chris Stromquist
Rebekah Wallin
Jorie Walsdorf
Amy Weesner
Antonette Whitehead
Lauren Wimmer
Thank you to parents and staff members who worked together to advance the school’s fundraising and admissions efforts.
DEVELOPMENT COMMITTEE
Antonette Whitehead, Chair
Gretchen Drobnyk
Marie-Cécile Girard-Jones
Thomas McCarthy
Juliette Michaelson
Joe Santos
ADMISSIONS PARENT AMBASSADORS
Marie Bromberg
Jenny Eugenio Si Yoon Giles
Sebastien Grouard
Angela Johnson
Victoria Lowther
Kyle Pope
Rhea Quiñones
David Renard
Chandra Silver
Jennifer Stahl Sherman
Chinyere Vann
BOARD OF TRUSTEES
Gretchen Drobnyk, President
Michael León-Rivera, Vice President
Teresa Santamaria, Treasurer
Sebastien Grouard, Secretary
Bradlee Benn
Jennifer Downing
Paul Edelstein
Alison Maschmeyer
Juliette Michaelson
Joe Santos
Chinyere Vann
Kate Eberle Walker
Antonette Whitehead
FUND FOR EXCELLENCE AMBASSADORS
Melinda Adams
Marie Bromberg
Ashna Chopra
Alyssa Ducker
Michelle Jabs
Marie-Cécile Girard-Jones
Bevin Kenny
Joanna Khouri
George Koveos
Mark Lessard
Alison Maschmeyer
Kathleen O’Neill
Mathilde Qader-Patrelle
Board of Trustees dedicates countless hours to the school’s governance, financial management, and long-range planning. We are grateful to ISB’s Trustees for their service to ISB in the 2023-24 academic year.
Our 2024 Spring Benefit was a celebration of the past, present, and, most of all, the future of our school. Thank you to the many supporters who helped us raise $58,735 for the ISB Annual Fund for Excellence. A very special thanks to our generous event sponosors and to Night Kitchen, AP Wine Imports, Other Half Brewing, Son Piragüero, DJ Selecta Supa T, Ben Hammersley, Annie Yun, Rebecca McBride, and Caroline Mardok for making this evening shine bright!
SPRING BENEFIT COMMITTEE AND VOLUNTEERS
Ashna Chopra
Addae Cox
Gretchen Drobnyk
Marie-Cécile Girard-Jones
Sebastian Grouard
Justin Indovina
Sarah Kennedy
Joanna Khouri
Thomas McCarthy
Bianca Mońa
Neva Palacio
Sophie Panchal
Charly Schwartz
Muriel Stallworth
Antonette Whitehead
Chinyere Vann
Annie Yun
THE CLASS OF 2024
Parents of each graduating 8th Grade class have a wonderful tradition of giving a special legacy gift that honors their children and the school. A heartfelt thank you to the Class of 2024 parents who came together to purchase robotics kits for future students and future engineers and designers to be!
CONGRATULATIONS TO THIS EXTROARDINARY GROUP OF ADVENTURERS, ADVOCATES, CHANGEMAKERS, AND LEADERS!
Aarav • Alessandro • Anaïs • Brad • Camille • Capucine • Dylan • Eliza • Ella Rose
Emma • Hana • Ilana • Jack • Juliette • Kalei • Loïc • Lola • Lucy • Lulu • Maddie
Maelie • Marlow • Marly • Marvin • Natalia • Nico • Penny • Samuel • Sasha
Savannah • Violette • William • Zach • Zoryana
Members of the Class of 2024 are attending the following high schools:
Academy for Careers in Television and Film
Avenues: The World School
Beacon High School
The Berkeley Carroll School
Brooklyn Friends School
Brooklyn Technical High School
Dwight School
Fiorello H. LaGuardia High School
Frank Sinatra School of the Arts
Friends Seminary
Grace Church School
Léman Manhattan Preparatory School
Midwood High School
Miss Hall’s School
Notre Dame School
The Packer Collegiate Institute
Poly Prep Country Day School
The Bishop Strachan School
Xaverian High School College
Stuyvesant High School
The United Nations International School
What is the Fund for Excellence?
The Annual Fund for Excellence (FFE) was established to help bridge the ongoing gap between the school’s operational costs and revenue and to provide immediate, unrestricted funds for learning opportunities that are not covered by tuition fees alone.
Why does ISB need to raise funds?
Tuition alone does not cover the full cost of educating a student at ISB. About 91% of the school’s revenue is generated from tuition. The remaining 9% is derived from after school and summer program fees and state funding (approximately 7%) and the Fund for Excellence (approximately 2%).
What does the Fund for Excellence support?
The Fund for Excellence supports our unique pedagogical model, a combination of language immersion and inquiry-based learning. These funds are used to enhance our curriculum and student experience with field trips, experiential learning experiences, and workshops through which our students’ studies come alive; help provide faculty professional development opportunities in which our dedicated educators hone their crafts and remain up-to-date on the latest developments in their fields; enhancements to our facilities, classroom resources, and technology; and so much more.
Does my gift support financial aid?
No. International School of Brooklyn’s robust tuition assistance program has been a core aspect of our school’s mission and culture since ISB’s founding. It is important to note that while one third of ISB families receive tuition assistance, and 19% of the budget is allocated for this purpose, the Fund for Excellence is not utilized for tuition assistance.
Why wouldn’t raising tuition solve the problem?
ISB is fully committed to enrolling students from a variety of socioeconomic backgrounds. While increases in tuition are unavoidable, they restrict access and diminish the education experience for all.
Does participation matter?
Absolutely! We strive for 100% participation as a demonstration of our shared dedication to ISB’s mission. Participation levels are a key barometer for external funders when considering grants and gifts to the school. Every gift — no matter the amount — contributes to the exceptional education that each student receives at ISB.
How much should I give?
Donation amounts can vary widely depending on the financial capacity of the donor. We encourage everyone to contribute a gift that is meaningful to them, whether it’s $100 or $10,000.
Is my gift tax-deductible?
Yes! 100% of your gift is tax deductible. International School of Brooklyn is a 501c3 nonprofit organization. Your contribution is tax deductible to the extent allowed by law. Our federal tax identification number is 134303389.
More questions? Contact the Advancement Office at advancement@isbrooklyn.org.
MAKE YOUR GIFT TODAY AND MAKE YOUR IMPACT ON THE 2024-2025 SCHOOL YEAR
