Why does Pennington have an Annual Fund?
Your gift to the Annual Fund is a critical investment in the success of The Pennington Schoo1, our students, and our faculty and staff. The returns on your investment are clearly defined and demonstrated each and every year. Simply put, the special programs from which children benefit every day are directly due to the generous resources individual donors, corporations, and foundations invest in Pennington.

What is the 2007-08 Annual Fund Goal?
The Board of Trustees set the goal at $750,000 and is confident we can meet this goal with your help. We surpassed last year's goal with outstanding contributions from current parents, grandparents, alumni and their parents, faculty, staff, and friends.

How will Pennington use my contribution?
Due in part to your funding, the Faculty Mentor Program continues to flourish. Award-winning instruction in the visual and performing arts continues. Nationally competitive AP Exam and Honor Society numbers increase. Prep-B championship athletes strive to repeat, and three-peat, or more. Students in the Center for Learning experience academic successes, some for the first time because they are now a part of our School. International students achieve fluency in English and represent Pennington superbly across the globe. And, Financial Aid available for deserving students and families grows. You may choose to direct your gift to one of these areas. However, investing in Pennington with an unrestricted leadership gift to the Annual Fund provides the greatest flexibility to meet the School's most pressing needs.

Is my gift crucial to the success of the Annual Fund?
Yes! Your annual, increased gifts, along with greater participation from other parents, alumni, and friends of Pennington, ensure the success of the Annual Fund and the School. Please make your pledge early and send your contribution before June 30. Secure your current year tax advantage by contributing prior to December 31. We greatly appreciate your gift of securities; please contact Julia Meneghin at jmeneghin@pennington.org for the Pennington account information. We strongly encourage you to ask your human resources or personnel department if your company has a matching gift program so that you can double or triple your gift to the School!

What are the Pennington Annual Fund gift club levels?
Receive an invitation to join Chair of the Board Peter J. Tucci ’79 and Head of School Penny Townsend at a reception by making a gift of $1,000 or more to the Annual Fund this year. Leadership gifts are critical to the growth of the Annual Fund and continued success of The Pennington School. Leadership donors are recognized in the Annual Report Issue of Pennington Magazine according to the following gift levels:

Cupola Society	$10,000 or more
1838 Founders' Society	$5,000 to $9,999
Trustees' Society	$2,500 to $4,999
Chair of the Board Society	$1,000 to $2,499
Francis Harvey Green Club	$500 to $999
Old Main Club	$100 to $499
Red Raider Club	$1 to $99
Gifts matched by your employer raise your gift level to the combined dollar amount.