24 Hours. 250 Gifts.
Be bold and unapologetic
about your love for Burke!
At Edmund Burke School, our mission is simple yet bold: to bring together a diverse community of students, guide them on a deeply personal academic journey, and prepare them to step forward as thoughtful, courageous leaders. In these polarizing times, the need for bold individuals who tackle complex challenges with empathy, creativity, and conviction has never been clearer.
Your support of the Annual Fund* fuels this mission. Contributions directly sustain equity and inclusion initiatives, small class sizes, financial aid, and exceptional opportunities in academics, arts, and athletics. Together, we ensure Burke remains a place where students thrive and grow into the leaders our world needs most.
We know that some members of our community have already made a gift this year to the Annual Fund - thank you! We invite you to consider an additional participatory contribution today to help us unlock our challenges!
*Gifts to Burke’s Annual Fund provides operational support for the school. Should funds raised in any particular sub-category exceed Burke’s operational needs, the School will redeploy those funds to the area of greatest need. All undesignated gifts will be applied to areas of greatest need.
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What else can I do to help?
- Make your gift to Burke's Annual Fund and direct your support to an area of our mission that is most inspiring to you. You can even honor a faculty member, coach, or other member of the Burke community with your gift, and we'll let them know.
- Make an impact by encouraging your classmates, family, and friends to join you in supporting the Day of Giving. Share via Facebook, Twitter, Instagram, Text Message, Email, Phone Call, Carrier Pigeon… The sky’s the limit! ✔️Sign up to be an advocate by clicking the "Advocates" tab above.
- 🤝Offer a Match (or Challenge): Leverage your gift and encourage others to give via a match or challenge. Consider restricting your match or challenge by your class year, affiliation, an area of support, or to a list of your friends (by email address) to raise the stakes. Questions? Contact Director of Development and Alumni Relations Jennifer Rawlings: jennifer.rawlings@burkeschool.org.
Day of Giving alumni speaker, Ben Hartheimer '15, spoke about Burke's amazing advisory program at this morning's assembly. Amazing faculty and staff make amazing advisors. Just another reason to show your love for Burke!
We're so close to our 250 donor goal! Thank you for showing your support and keep it coming!!
Thanks to great early evening giving, inspired by our mystery match, we have now exceeded our 250 donor goal, locking in a $50,000 gift from the Board of Trustees. We are truly grateful to all who made this possible - thank you so very much!
Does that mean the day is done? Not quite...
An anonymous parent will give $20,000 if an additional 25 gifts are made today. Need a little incentive?
Check out this video to see why Burke Faculty and Staff give to Burke!
A Mystery Match has been announced, but it's not a mystery why these faculty love teaching at Burke!
In honor of the Day of Giving, the bridge linking Burke’s buildings has been transformed into a vibrant gallery of gratitude! Students were invited to reflect on the people, experiences, and things they’re thankful for, using colorful flags as a canvas to express their appreciation. Take a moment to see what some of our community members are grateful for during this season of warmth and togetherness. We are truly thankful for our incredible community and your ongoing support!
Hear it straight from our faculty and staff!
35 days ago by Abigail ShawnThe morning excitement continued as we welcomed parent visitors to campus for a special Parent Coffee Social, followed by a spectacular Day of Giving all-school Assembly featuring speaker Ben Hartheimer ‘15. Our 7th and 8th grade chorus performed, students shared what they are grateful for at Burke, and the 6th and 8th grade classes tied for our school spirit contest! It’s been a wonderful morning and we’re more than half way there to our 250 donor overall goal today. Amazing! Let's keep it going, Burke community!
This morning at Burke has been nonstop exciting! We hit our early bird challenge of 50 donors last night, so our whole school community was greeted with donuts on their way into school today!
And… we’re almost halfway to our 250 donor overall goal today. WOW! Thanks, Burke community! Let’s keep the momentum going!
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