Litchfield Montessori School, like all independent schools, relies on fund raising to offset the difference between tuition and the cost of maintaining the quality of our educational program. The school depends on the generous giving of friends, alumni, current and past parents, and grandparents to support its annual operating budget.
Generosity to the school can come in many forms, including the donation of supplies, equipment, and time, as well as dollars. In particular, fund raisers such as the annual wine and beer tasting depend on volunteer time as well as donations.
Give to the Annual Fund
The annual fund supports various initiatives, such as classroom resources, staff development, financial aid, Montessori materials and all the programs that enrich your child's educational experience. This fund ensures that our Montessori community thrives and continues to provide an exceptional environment for our children.
The participation of every member of our community in our annual fund campaign is essential because achieving 100% participation sends a powerful message of unity and commitment to our shared mission. It shows that, as a community, we value and invest in our children's education. It also encourages outside donors and grant organizations to support us, as they see the strong backing by our own community.
Please consider making a tax deductible gift to the Annual Fund to help the school maintain our extraordinary program as well as to help advance the school's mission.
Giving Securities
Giving stock/securities as a charitable donation is a great way to help the school, to hold onto your cash reserves and still be able to gain significant tax breaks. You can learn more about the benefits of giving investments to charity here: How to Give Stock to Charity.
Stock Transfer Instructions:
Thank you for considering a gift of stock to Litchfield Montessori School. The following information can be provided to your brokerage in order to facilitate your transfer.
Vanguard DTC# 0062, Account #21887009 For the account of: Litchfield Montessori School, 5 Knife Shop Road, Northfield, CT 06778
Retirement Plan and IRA Required Minimum Distributions:
Required minimum distributions (RMDs) are the minimum amounts you must withdraw from your retirement accounts each year. You generally must start taking withdrawals from your traditional IRA, SEP IRA, SIMPLE IRA, and retirement plan accounts when you reach age 72 (73 if you reach age 72 after Dec. 31, 2022).
Leave a Legacy
Help strengthen and sustain our community for generations to come by making Litchfield Montessori School part of your estate planning.
For further information, please reach out to our head of school.
Playground Capital Campaign
The indoor Montessori classroom environment is made up of beautiful, carefully chosen materials, often made of natural materials and simple in design. The outdoor environment should be much the same, but provide more space for free movement to support a child’s physical development.
We have 100 acres of woods where older children enjoy creative free play, building forts in a “town” they’ve endearingly named “Mudville.” Adjacent to the woods is our playground, which has served us well over the years, but has reached the end of its lifecycle. As parts of the playground have deteriorated, we have had to remove those pieces, leaving our students with fewer opportunities to climb, swing, and slide together. A new playground, with elements chosen by our trained Montessori faculty, is ready to be installed, but we need your help.
We are raising funds to remove our old playground structures and install a beautiful new playground that will not only provide what our students need during the school day, but will also serve as a space for families from our school and the larger community to use after school hours. Many families come to hike around the pond, for playdates, or to use the playground while soccer or other community events take place on the Northfield Park field, basketball court or pavilion. Our new playground will provide play structures that meet the needs of the school and the wider community.
Aligned with Litchfield Montessori’s mission and philosophy, the new playground has been designed to encourage independence, support the child’s sense of wonder, and foster opportunities for free movement as well as social interaction.
With your help, our children will have an outdoor environment that extends the beauty within our school’s walls to the structures on our playground.
