Giving: Frequently Asked Questions

VillaNOW provides flexible, unrestricted income for programs that are critical to a Villa Academy education and allows the school to meet the highest needs in the current year. Like all independent schools, our annual giving campaign fills the gap between tuition and other revenue and the true cost of providing a Villa Academy education.  It enables us to maintain our top-tier faculty and staff, rigorous academics, co-curricular programs, and diverse student body. Your gift to VillaNOW touches the lives of each and every student.

Raising tuition to the actual cost of educating each student would place too large a burden on many families, making it impossible for their children to attend Villa Academy. By containing tuition costs through your support of VillaNOW, Villa is able to fulfill its commitment to attracting talented as well as diverse students. Additionally, donations to Villa Academy are 100% tax deductible, and many donations qualify for additional contributions from corporate Matching Gift Programs.

School-wide participation in VillaNOW is a testament to the community’s strong commitment to the mission of the school and to the goals of a Villa Academy education. Achieving 100% participation builds community, identifies solidarity, and often inspires significant additional gifts. All VillaNOW gifts- at whatever level is possible for your family—make a collective impact which benefits each and every student.

Like most schools, the pandemic has increased overall expenses significantly due to necessary technology upgrades to support distance learning, additional teacher and staff training and support, added safety requirements, and greater demand for financial aid. And, Villa continues to investigate and secure ways to offset these increases through various grants.

Everyone in the school community—trustees, faculty, staff, current parents, past parents, grandparents, alumni, and friends—is asked to participate in VillaNOW. In recent years, 100 percent of trustees, faculty, staff, and current parents have pledged support to VillaNOW.

Unrestricted gifts to VillaNOW are preferred, as they allow the school to meet the most pressing current needs. However, to discuss a specific request, please contact Kelly Brackett, kbrackett@thevilla.org.

Many companies will match the value of charitable gifts made by their employees. Generally, your employer’s Human Resource department will know if your company participates in a matching program and, if so, will provide the necessary forms and instructions to initiate the match. Matching gifts are a great way to leverage VillaNOW donations.