Annual Fund
Invest in What Matters Most
Creating a unique learning environment like Heathwood’s requires more than vision — it requires investment. Like all exceptional independent schools, Heathwood relies on the generosity of its community to deliver an education that far exceeds what tuition alone can provide.
When you give to the Annual Fund, you make an immediate impact on every student, every classroom, and every corner of campus.
Why Your Gift Matters
Participation in the Annual Fund is one of the most important measures of our school’s health. High participation — regardless of gift size — demonstrates a united community and sends a powerful message of confidence to:
- Prospective families
- Grant-making foundations
- Corporate donors
- Future faculty and staff
Every gift counts. Whether it’s $25 or $2,500, your support shows you believe in Heathwood’s mission — and you’re helping move it forward.
Donor Giving Levels
- 1951 SOCIETY: The 1951 Society is the premier leadership giving society for the Annual Fund at Heathwood Hall Episcopal School in Columbia, SC. It recognizes the school's most generous benefactors who make annual leadership gifts of $1,951 or more—a number that honors the year the school was founded. Members of the 1951 Society are honored at a special leadership reception and play a vital role in providing the essential financial support required to sustain Heathwood Hall's campus, faculty, and academic programs.
- Founder’s Circle $10,000 and above
- Headmaster’s Circle $5,000 - $9,999
- Tartan Circle $2,500 - $4,999
- Highlander Circle $1,951 - $2,499
FRIENDS OF HEATHWOOD:
- Benefactor $1,000 - $1,950
- Investor $500 - $999
- Patron up to $499
Real Impact, Right Now
Here are just a few of the ways your gifts have recently strengthened the Heathwood experience:
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FAQs
Is 100% participation really that important?
Yes! High participation in the Annual Fund helps Heathwood meet overall financial goals. Regardless of the amount of the gift, your contribution to the Annual Fund makes a powerful statement to foundations and outside donors who view participation from the school community as one measure of Heathwood’s overall strength. When parents make a gift to the Annual Fund, they demonstrate trust and loyalty to the school. Is it worth it to give a small gift? Yes! Gifts of $100 or less to last year’s Annual Fund totaled more than $21,000. The only gift that is too small is no gift at all.
What is the 1951 Society?
The 1951 Society is the premier leadership giving society for the Annual Fund at Heathwood Hall Episcopal School in Columbia, SC. It recognizes the school's most generous benefactors who make annual leadership gifts of $1,951 or more—a number that honors the year the school was founded. Members of the 1951 Society are honored at a special leadership reception and play a vital role in providing the essential financial support required to sustain Heathwood Hall's campus, faculty, and academic programs.
Why do I have to give when I pay tuition?
Like all independent schools, at Heathwood there is a gap between tuition and what it actually costs to educate each student. The school relies on the Annual Fund, income from our endowment, and other contributions to sustain the level of educational excellence our families expect from us. Gifts to the Annual Fund facilitate accessibility, enabling Heathwood to attract the best faculty, and support a diverse and talented student population. Augmenting tuition through charitable gifts helps keep tuition at a competitive rate. Furthermore, it allows contributors to take advantage of valuable tax deductions they would not otherwise realize if the gap were simply included as a part of our annual tuition. Plus, if tuition were simply raised to cover this cost, the burden of higher tuition would fully impact current parents. Instead, current parents, past parents, alumni, grandparents, and friends all contribute to bridge the gap.
How are gifts to the Annual Fund used?
The Annual Fund supports all aspects of Heathwood Hall. Academics Heathwood’s signature academic programs, coupled with our student-centric approach across every division, create a learning process and environment that is both dynamic and collaborative.
- Experiential Learning: Our immersive educational experience brings lessons to life through hands-on learning inside our gates and in the world far beyond. Students learn actively and gain astute self-awareness and confidence in the process.
- Technology: Thoughtful integration of state-of–the art technology complemented by professional development, enhances teaching and deepens learning at every grade level.
- Athletics: Physical education and organized athletics offer important opportunities to teach fitness, teamwork, self-discipline and individual excellence, promoting for each student a healthy mind, body and spirit.
- Arts: Through opportunities in visual arts, drama, instrumental music and chorus, woven into the fabric of the academic curriculum, students from age 3 to 12th grade explore and discover their own creative gifts, the arts enhancing their learning and their lives.
To learn more about Annual Giving, contact:
Erin Pope
📞 803-231-7717
📧 popee@heathwood.org