To learn how you can best make an impact at FFS, please contact Kerri Ditro at kditro@frankfordfriends.org
Frankford Friends School relies on gifts from our families and friends as a show of support for what they love best about our school: the values, our teachers and programs, the diverse community, technology and project-based learning, our historic city campus, and most of all, our students. All gifts to Frankford Friends School are tax-deductible and affirm your commitment to our mission as a Quaker school in the city of Philadelphia. We are sincerely grateful for our donors who join us in building a better future for our students, School, city, and planet.
The FFS Annual Giving Program is the school’s top fundraising priority. It allows us to stay true to our mission and values: to nurture the mind and spirit of every student in our diverse community and to let their lives speak in the pursuit of lifelong learning, commitment to social justice, and service to their communities. At FFS, we strive to make our education more accessible and inclusive for all students to thrive in the real world.
Leadership Circle of Friends
Leadership Donors provide significant support that enables us to pursue and achieve our School’s mission in multiple ways; support for our students and teachers, scholarship opportunities, innovation, the care of our historic campus, and ultimately, ensuring that the best possible experience is available to every FFS student. FFS Leadership Donors include FFS families, grandfriends, alumni, alumni families, community members and friends of the school.
The extraordinary generosity of our annual donors provide many of the resources we need to continue our important work. Leadership levels of support, starting at $1,000, play a major role in the daily life of every student. But as much as the amount you give, your gifts are what matters. Participation in FFS Annual Giving speaks to your confidence in this community, and sets an example for others to include FFS in their philanthropic plans.
The 1833 Society
Founded in 1833, throughout its history, Frankford Friends School has remained committed to nurturing the Quaker testimonies of simplicity, peace, integrity, community, equality and stewardship, both within and beyond the classroom. A storied history such as ours is anchored by a strong community of families, friends, and neighbors who love our students and school. Making a gift in the amount of $1,833 is a vote of confidence in our history, our mission and the FFS vision for the future of FFS.
You can designate your annual gift to make an immediate impact, support innovation or to foster our continued commitment to equity in our community by specifying the fund you wish to support.
The Impact Fund is the school’s top fundraising priority. It allows us to stay true to our mission and values: to nurture the mind and spirit of every student in our diverse community and to let their lives speak in the pursuit of lifelong learning, commitment to social justice, and service to their communities. At FFS, we strive to make our education more accessible and inclusive for all students to thrive in the real world.
The Innovation Fund facilitates flexible support for short- and long-term mission-focused projects and opportunities that may emerge, ensuring innovation, growth, and the sustainability of Frankford Friends School.
The Equity Fund reflects our community’s commitment to strive to make Frankford Friends School accessible and inclusive of a socio-economically diverse community. All funds raised make a Frankford Friends School education possible for more students, propel initiatives that advance equity and inclusion, and help to create a learning and living environment in which all students can thrive.
Faculty Excellence
Our outstanding faculty will have your support by providing competitive salaries, benefits, and professional development opportunities.
Campus & Facilities
Our historic campus consistently undergoes renovation and repair to provide our students with a safe, innovative, and dynamic learning environment.
PBL & Technology
Our unique PBL program, the only one in the City of Philadelphia and the hallmark of our program, engages students in identifying problems, finding solutions, and taking action.
Creative, Physical, & Mental Health
Our robust visual and performing arts programs give students critical outlets for creativity and self-discovery, while our physical and mental health programs support happy and healthy bodies and minds.
Diversity & Community
Our commitment to economic diversity means that more than 30% of our student body receives some level of financial aid. Traditions, service, outdoor education, and trip opportunities provide authentic learning experiences to our students.
Our vision is for every child that desires a Frankford Friends School education to have access to it. FFS is committed to making a private school education accessible to as many families as possible. The FFS tuition assistance program provides financial aid support to qualifying FFS families. Gifts to our tuition assistance program alleviate the financial burden families may experience and allow our students to continue building bold futures for themselves and the future of people and the planet.
Frankford Friends School continues to charge the lowest tuition of any Quaker school in the Delaware Valley. Our commitment to socio-economic diversity means that we set our tuition to be accessible to as many families as possible, while also offering financial assistance to as many students as possible. More than 30% of our student body receives some level of financial aid. The tuition assistance opportunities offered to FFS families would not be possible without the support of our donors.
Individuals and businesses can support the FFS tuition assistance program with direct gifts or by participating in Pennsylvania State Tax Credit Programs such as the Educational Improvement Tax Credit (EITC) and the Opportunity Scholarship Tax Credit (OSTC) Program.
FFS is a member of The Friends Collaborative, a unique program created to support scholarships at Quaker Schools in Pennsylvania. Individuals and businesses who participate in giving to EITC though the Friends Education and Equity Collaborative are able to receive a Pennsylvania Tax Credit of 90% of their contribution for supporting scholarships.
To learn how you can best make an impact at FFS, please contact Kerri Ditro at kditro@frankfordfriends.org.
With Monthly Giving you can spread the financial impact of your gift across the entire year, lessening the financial effect on your budget but making an enormous impact on the school!
The Commonwealth of Pennsylvania offers two unique opportunities for individuals and businesses in the state to reduce tax liability – up to $750,000 per year — by supporting students at Frankford Friends School who live in low performing public school districts. Donors will receive a 90% tax credit for contribution to these programs; the programs pay the money forward to Frankford Friends School for distribution to deserving students. The application process is easy, and the benefit for maintaining socio-economic diversity at Frankford Friends School is huge. Individuals may apply in a variety of ways with a gift as low as $3,000. FFS will use your gift to provide tuition assistance to students in need.
Make a commitment to a special purpose entity (SPE) over two years, based on your PA personal tax liability.
Individuals may apply in a variety of ways with a gift as low as $3,000.If your company or business has EITC/OSTC credits available, you can delegate them directly to Frankford Friends School.
Frankford Friends receives a donation to support deserving students.
You will be issued a credit for your PA taxes!
Individuals interested in participating in any of these programs should contact
Kerri Ditro by email at
kditro@frankfordfriends.org
to learn about the best ways to support tuition assistance for eligible students.
To learn how you can best make an impact at FFS, please contact Kerri Ditro at kditro@frankfordfriends.org
To make a gift by credit card:
Contact Kerri Ditro at (215)533-5368 x 101.
Send a gift in the form of check or money order made out to:
Frankford Friends School
1500 Orthodox Street
Philadelphia, PA 19124
With Monthly Giving you can spread the financial impact of your gift across the entire year, lessening the financial effect on your budget but making an enormous impact on the school!
Many employers will match gifts by current employees or retirees to non-profit organizations like Frankford Friends School. Please check with your company’s human resources department which will be able to provide more information about such gifts and can provide the form you need to either double or triple the value of your gift to FFS.
Bequests, charitable gift annuities, trusts and other planned giving arrangements are vital to the School’s work and future. Gifts that are part of a thoughtful, comprehensive estate plan provides a way for you to make a significant gift to FFS that was not possible at an earlier stage of life. Planned gifts can provide advantages such as lifetime income and tax benefits to the donor or other beneficiaries.
Some donors take the opportunity to give to the school by providing tangible items related to our educational program. The Development Office can help determine the acceptability of such gifts.
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