Annual Fund
Gifts
to the Annual Fund provide unrestricted support and are a key component of the
School’s operating budget. These gifts enable the School to provide challenging
and innovative academic and co-curricular programs, attract and retain superb
teachers, and support exceptional programs in athletics, technology and the
arts.
The
Annual Fund appeal begins each October and continues through 30 June, the close
of ASL’s fiscal year. In 2008-09, the School raised £1,021,918 from 989 donors, with gifts ranging from £1 to
£25,000.
Leadership
Gifts:
First Friends Society
£20,000
and above—Thanks to our supporters at the highest level.
Stephen L.
Eckard Society
£10,000 to £19,999—This society
honors ASL’s founder and first Head of School.
Orange
& Black Society
£5,000
to £9,999—Show your school spirit.
1951
Society
£1,951
to £4,999—This society honors the year of ASL’s founding.
Young
Alumni Leadership Gifts:
Eagle
Society Once
an Eagle, always an Eagle.
Alumni 1-5 years out £100 and
above
Alumni 6-10 years out £200
and above
Giving
Circles:
Knightsbridge
Circle
£500
to £1950—This society honors the School’s first location, Hans Place in
Knightsbridge.
St.
John’s Wood Circle
£1 to £499—This society honors
ASL’s home since 1971.
Matching
gifts, challenge grants and Inland Revenue Gift Aid are all used to determine a
donor's level of recognition.
For more information about
the Annual Fund, please contact Laurie
Hindley, Associate Director of Advancement for Annual Giving, at +44 (0)20 7449
1409, laurie_hindley@asl.org.