Annual Fund

Your Millbrook, Ever Better

WHY YOUR GIFT MATTERS

Millbrook's Annual Fund supports:

Committed, experienced, talented teachers
Exceptional community service plus local & global outreach programs
Competitive athletics with opportunities for every student
Education in conservation and stewardship
An extensive arts program with extraordinary facilities
Inspiring forums and educational speakers
An inclusive community where every student is known and needed

Every year, gifts to Millbrook's Annual Fund go to work immediately, directly supporting the people and programs that make a Millbrook education so unique and transformative.

Millbrook's fiscal year runs from July 1, 2024 to June 30, 2025.

Ways to Give

List of 8 items.

Give via Credit or Debit Card

Complete our giving form - make a one-time donation or set up a recurring gift.
Send a Check

Please make your check payable to Millbrook School and send to:
Millbrook School
Attn: Advancement Office
131 Millbrook School Road
Millbrook, NY 12545

Please indicate your class affiliation, if applicable.
Donor-Advised Fund

If you give through a Donor-Advised Fund, be sure to provide Millbrook's mailing address (131 Millbrook School Road, Millbrook, NY 12545) and tax ID (14-1413770) to your DAF administrator. In addition, if your gift from a DAF is for anything other than the Annual Fund, please make sure the DAF administrator is aware of the restriction and the grant letter states your specific designation.

Please contact Director of Advancement Operations Caitlin Kiley at 845-677-8261 x113 or ckiley@millbrook.org with any questions.
Gift of Securities

Information for gifting DTC-eligible securities

Fidelity Investments DTC # 0226
Account # 645-217648
Account Name: Millbrook School

School address:
Millbrook School
131 Millbrook School Road
Millbrook, NY 12545
(p) 845-677-6752
(f) 845-677-0339

Tax ID: 14-1413770

If you wish to donate securities to Millbrook, FIRST please notify Millbrook's Advancement Office via giving@millbrook.org or 845-677-6752, and the OCIO Client Service Team at the school’s investment advisor, FEG, via ocio@feg.com or 513-977-4400. If this is not done prior to a transaction, the unknown transfer may delay delivery into our account.

Please also communicate the name and number of shares being transferred as well as the name of the donor and contact information of your broker.

If you have any questions or concerns or wish to discuss gifting securities that are not DTC-eligible, please call the OCIO Client Service Team at FEG or the Advancement Office at Millbrook School.

Please send a copy of your correspondence to the Advancement Office at Millbrook School so we can keep track of your gift and acknowledge your generosity in a timely manner.
Wire Transfer

Parents and alumni can access a document with wire transfer instructions by logging into the secure Resources board on our website.
Parents, please click here.
Alumni, please click here.

Or, please contact Director of Advancement Natalie Smith at 845-677-8261 x230 or nsmith@millbrook.org.
Planned Gift or Bequest

A planned gift or bequest allows you to support Millbrook's mission while receiving financial and tax benefits for you and your family. Giving options range from naming Millbrook as a beneficiary in your will to more complex trust arrangements.

Please visit our 1931 Society page for more information, or contact Director of Advancement Natalie Smith at 845-677-8261 x203.
Corporate Matching Gift

Double the impact of your gift! Many corporations offer matching gift programs to their employees and their families. Simply obtain a matching gift form, normally provided by your company's Human Resources Department, complete the necessary information, and return it to our Advancement Office with your gift.
Pledge

You can make a pledge by contacting Director of Advancement Operations Caitlin Kiley at ckiley@millbrook.org or 845-677-8261 x113.

Our 2024-2025 Goal

Goal $2,800,000.00

Current $178,000.00

Remaining $2,622,000.00

Frequently Asked Questions

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What is the Annual Fund?

Each year parents, alumni, parents of alumni, and friends are asked to make charitable gifts to Millbrook’s Annual Fund. These contributions supplement tuition income and enable the school to meet its annual operating expenses, comprising approximately 12% of the operating budget.

This year tuition covers only 75% of the actual cost of a student’s education at Millbrook. Thus every Millbrook student benefits from gifts to the Annual Fund and receives a hidden financial aid award of approximately $8,000. This amount is the difference between tuition and the true cost of educating each student.
What kinds of expenses does the Annual Fund underwrite?

The Annual fund directly supports the essentials and the extras and provides the margin of excellence that we all associate with Millbrook’s faculty, program, and plant. Faculty salaries, financial aid, maintenance of the plant, the community service program, forum speakers, visiting artists and musicians, athletic uniforms, officials and transportation, art materials, and professional development opportunities for the faculty are some of the many programs which are greatly affected by the magnitude of the Annual Fund.
Why not raise tuition so that it covers 100% of the operating budget?

Charging the “full” tuition would put a Millbrook education out of the reach of many qualified students and would create a very homogeneous population. The diversity represented by the student body is an important aspect of the Millbrook community that the school values and seeks to preserve. In order to continue to provide opportunity for students from many different cultural, social, and economic backgrounds, it is necessary to find a fair way to counter increasing costs without significantly raising the tuition. Voluntary giving to the Annual Fund is an equitable way to counter rising educational costs and it is, unlike tuition payments, tax-deductible.
Why should I give to the Annual Fund?

First, participating in the Annual Fund to the best of your ability is one of the most meaningful ways to show support for Millbrook and the people who make a difference.

Second, the Annual Fund ensures quality in all that Millbrook is and does. It secures the current educational experience that we as alumni, parents, and friends of Millbrook have come to value and respect. Millbrook students deserve the best education that we can provide.

Third, foundations and major donors who Millbrook approaches for capital projects put a high premium on the percentage of participation among alumni and parents to the Annual Fund. Generous and widespread support indicates to them that “the customers are satisfied” and the school is worthy of their investment.

Generations of families offering their financial support have helped shape the Millbrook we know today. We hope you will help us carry on that responsibility and ensure the quality of a Millbrook education for our current students as well as those to come.

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