Miss Porter's School • 60 Main Street • Farmington, CT 06032 • 860-409-3500 • admission@missporters.org
Miss Porter's School • 60 Main Street • Farmington, CT 06032 • 860-409-3500 • admission@missporters.org
Miss Porter’s School was built by women. For generations, women have given their time, their advocacy and their money to sustain and catalyze exceptional education for girls. They have used their power to ensure that Miss Porter’s School endures, educating each new generation of girls for the futures they will define for themselves.
Generous donations from our Ancients, parents, grandparents and friends allows Porter’s to care for our historic campus, provide tuition assistance to families, fund global learning experiences for every student, pay teachers well and keep the lights on. From opportunity to action, and from scholarships to endowment: every gift – your best gift – strengthens Sarah Porter’s founding mission.
Contact us to discuss how you can make an annual, planned, matching or recurring gift.
+1 860-409-3520
giving@missporters.org
The Annual Fund is an important tool, funding ten to thirteen percent of the school’s operating budget every year.
Here is where most donors invest in the everyday excellence that is a hallmark of Miss Porter’s School. Gifts of all sizes immediately impact our students through the collective power of your philanthropy.
The trustees of Miss Porter’s School adhere to a long-term financial model built around a disciplined spending policy of 4.5% annually, which balances impact today with institutional endurance. At that spending rate, approximately $66.7 million in new endowment dollars would be required to generate the same impact as $3 million in annual, recurring support. When community members join together, their Annual Fund gifts are a powerful engine for Miss Porter’s School.
Gifts to the Annual Fund provide support for every student experience, life-shaping teaching and the sustainability of our historic campus, all designed for the most ambitious 21st century education for girls.
Make a one-time gift, make a monthly gift or make several gifts each year to the Annual Fund. Giving to MPS feels good and does good.
Please make checks payable to Miss Porter’s School. Please include your name and class, if applicable, and indicate either the Annual Fund or the name of the fund the gift is to benefit. Checks may be mailed to:
Miss Porter’s School
Alumnae and Development Office
60 Main Street
Farmington, CT 06032
If you have questions, please contact the Database and Gift Services Manager at 860-409-3625. Your gift will be credited the day it is received.
Credit card donations can be processed securely through our GiveCampus portal.
When you make a secure online gift through our GiveCampus portal, you have the option to use Venmo, PayPal, Cash App, Apple Pay or cryptocurrency. Using these tools will make your donation experience even smoother.
Many companies offer dollar-for-dollar philanthropic matches to their employee’s charitable giving. Some even match on a two-to-one basis tripling the impact of your gift to Porter’s! Retirees can often participate, too. Help further your impact and check to see if your company offers a match!
You can also contact giving@missporters.org or call 860-409-3625 for more information.
Donors may make a secure gift by wire transfer through their financial institution. Please contact Database and Gift Services Manager at (860) 409-3625 for wiring instructions. When executing the transfer please be sure to include your name and the purpose of your gift so we can properly acknowledge your contribution. We are happy to assist with any questions.
Donating appreciated securities is a good way to make a gift to Miss Porter’s School. If you own stock or mutual fund shares that have appreciated in value, you can give these shares to the school and not have to pay any capital gain tax on your “paper profit.” And you can take a federal income tax charitable deduction for the full appreciated value of the securities, subject to some limitations, if you have held them for more than one year.
Please contact our Database and Gift Services Manager at (860) 409-3625 if you would like more information on making a gift of securities.
When you are ready to send your stock gift, follow these directions to help us properly credit your gift, or contact the Database and Gift Services Manager at (860) 409-3625 with your name, the type and number of shares and gift designation when the gift is sent.
Miss Porter’s School will credit the gift at the mean value on the day of irrevocable transfer to our account. Miss Porter’s School is a 501(c)(3) organization. Our Federal Tax ID is 06-0646786.
When you make a secure online gift through our GiveCampus portal, you have the option to use DAF Pay where you can recommend a grant to Miss Porter’s School.
Academic Year 2024-25
Our endowment sustains Porter’s excellence. It secures our strong financial foundation and supports long-term growth and innovation.
The endowment is our strategic advantage. It empowers our school to invest in students, teachers, innovative academic programs, modernize infrastructure sustainably, and embrace emerging technologies. It ensures Porter’s remains a dynamic community of excellence.
Miss Porter’s School Recognition Societies are a way for us to celebrate our donors and volunteers who support our school in myriad ways.
Ancients, families and friends collectively make tremendous impact in our community and it is a testament to the power of their generosity, empathy, and unity in shaping an ever-changing world.
Ivy Society recognizes and celebrates the loyalty of donors with five or more consecutive years of giving to Miss Porter’s School.
Moonbeams Circle was established in 1992 by the board of trustees and honors individuals who include Porter’s in their estate plans.
Sarah Porter Society honors those who have previously served MPS in leadership roles as trustees or Alumnae Board members. Their dedication, vision, and service helped shape Miss Porter’s School for generations of girls. Members are recognized for their wisdom, lasting contributions and their continued commitment to our mission and girls education.
Chief Advancement Officer
Director of Operations, Alumnae & Development
Major Gifts Officer
Director of Development
Associate Director of Alumnae & Parent Engagement, Dorm Affiliate
Director of Annual Giving
Manager, Database and Gift Services
Assistant Director, Prospect Research and Management
Director of Alumnae & Parent Engagement
Assistant Director of Donor Relations
Executive Assistant to the Chief Advancement Officer
Senior Leadership Gift Officer, Global Resources
Director of Gift Planning
Director, Special Events
