Donor Story
“What this means to the school is that it will launch us forward in a lot of ways, but in a lot of ways, it will ensure that we will stay that same special community and great place that it’s always been.”
A Lasting Impact
The Charging Forward Campaign was active from 2013 to 2018 and raised more than $27 million to support the capital, endowment and Annual Fund priorities of the school.
Together We Raised
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Our Goal: $27,000,000
With a strong spirit of support, our Providence Day community is signaling its belief in the mission and core values that guide us.
Campaign Elements
Capital Projects
The Capital projects add three key features to campus, which will significantly enhance the teaching and learning environment and improve pace of life. View the time-lapse video of construction on our new building.
Endowment
The Endowment is a direct step toward securing the legacy of Providence Day School for future generations of students and faculty.
Annual Fund
The Annual Fund helps bridge the gap between tuition and the cost to educate each child by providing unrestricted support to the operating budget.
Campaign Overview
Serving as true stewards of Providence Day School means we must not only focus on today, but on future generations of students and faculty.
Campaign Timeline
May
Board of Trustees vote and approve launching the quiet phase of a comprehensive capital campaign with an anticipated goal of $27 million
Summer
Quiet phase of the comprehensive campaign begins in earnest
October
Providence Day School receives its first $1 million commitment in support of the campaign
June
More than $7.2 million in commitments are secured from our community
December
Providence Day School receives its second $1 million commitment in support of the campaign; the campaign surpasses the $10 million mark in dollars raised
March
Providence Day School receives its third $1 million commitment in support of the campaign
June
More than $13.8 million in commitments secured from community
September
The Providence Day School community celebrates the public launch of the campaign with $15,123,196 million in commitments
April
With more than $18.6 million raised, the school announces it will break ground Summer 2016.
May
The Providence Day School community celebrates the official groundbreaking to signal the start of construction. At the event, Howard & Julie Levine announced a $1.5 million matching challenge grant.
Site preparation underway for the Academic Center and DeMayo Family Gateway Center.
August
More than $303,000 in cash and commitments has been raised toward the Levine Family Challenge.
September
At the Founders’ Dinner, the school announced the $1.5 million Levine Family challenge had been met, elevating the campaign past the $20 million mark.
The foundation is poured for the Academic Center.
November
Steel begins to shape the Academic Center.
December
More than $22 million in commitments are secured from our community.
January
Latest progress in the construction of the Academic Center.
February
The school’s Endowment surpasses $11 million.
March
Progress continues in the construction of the Academic Center as brick is applied to the facade of the building.
April
The DeMayo Family Gateway Center begins to take shape.
June
The Half-Million Dollar Challenge was announced.
December
The Ribbon Cutting ceremony is held on December 4, 2017 to officially open the new Academic Building and the DeMayo Gateway Center.
January
Classes held in the new Academic Center building for the first time.
The Half-Million-Dollar Challenge was met and exceeded.
February
Campaign surpasses $25 million in commitments from those in our Charger community.
April
The $25,000 Grandparent Challenge was announced.
August
More than $26 million is raised to support the campaign.
November
The Charging Forward $50,000 Community Challenge was announced, met, and exceeded.
December
The Charging Forward Campaign concluded on December 31 raising $27,800,268.89 million to support the students, faculty and staff of PDS.
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