Seacrest Annual Fund
A culture of giving is at the heart of a great educational institution.
Just as we ask our students to engage in their experience here at Seacrest, we also ask each member of our community to play an active role in delivering our mission. Because independent schools such as Seacrest operate without government funds, it is important to raise additional money each year, apart from tuition, to continue offering our students an exceptional learning environment. In addition to tuition, parents, alumni, grandparents, friends, community partners and outside constituents are asked to invest in the growth and enhancement of Seacrest through annual giving and special events.
We ask you to make annual giving to Seacrest's Annual Fund a top philanthropic priority each year. Gifts to the Seacrest Annual Fund support Seacrest’s operating budget, ensuring our students continue to receive an educational experience that will prepare them for the future.
Making your gift to Seacrest is easy. We graciously accept:
- Cash, check, or credit card donations
- Wire Transfers
- Matching Gifts
- Appreciated Securities – This is a popular alternative way to give a cash gift because it avoids capital gains tax on securities held long-term and provides an income tax deduction equal to the fair-market value at the date of transfer. If you would like to use this option, please contact Heather Moore, hmoore@seacrest.org.
Your charitable and tax-deductible contribution to the Seacrest Annual Fund supports faculty and staff salaries, professional development, programs, campus maintenance and improvements, tuition assistance and more. We are grateful for your support!
In addition to monetary gifts, our active parent body graciously gives their time to a number of activities and events on campus. Seacrest would not be the inclusive and exciting community it is without the participation of our families in the lives of their children and the life of our school. The information below will help introduce you to some of the inherent differences and the particular responsibilities of independent school parents.
Your support of the Seacrest Fund has an immediate impact on our students, faculty, and programs. This effort is instrumental in allowing us to live and fullfill our mission.
Frequently Unasked Questions
Why an Annual Fund?
WHY NOT JUST RAISE TUITION?
If we raised our tuition to fully cover our operating costs, we would price ourselves higher than other independent and private schools in the area and beyond the means of many Seacrest families. In addition, your gifts to the Seacrest Fund are tax-deductible, while tuition is not.
WHY GIVE IN THE FALL?
While we can support the Seacrest Fund all year long, a gift you make in the fall allows us to use those dollars in the current school year to fund programs and educational experiences that will benefit your children today.
WHY DOES 100% PARTICIPATION MATTER?
Healthy Annual Funds help create healthy schools. Seacrest’s Annual Fund is an effort by the entire community to support the people and programs that make Seacrest unique. We continually have 100% participation from our faculty, staff, and Board of Trustees, and teachers. Our goal this year is 100% participation at any level from all of our families. Your gift, large or small, honors Seacrest’s history and builds the future for our students for generations to come.
Giving Circles
Levels of Giving
Thank You to our 2024-25 Seacrest Fund Donors:
*Denotes a current Seacrest family
LEADERSHIP CIRCLE
Legacy Society: $100,000 and Up
Jim and Francia Shaw GP'14 '16 '18 '20
Founders Society: $50,000 - $99,999
Anonymous
The Wasmer Family
STEWARDSHIP CIRCLE
Trustees' Society: $25,000 - $49,999
David and Debra Huber P'16
Michael and Nancy O'Hara P'14 '16
Rodd Schreiber and Susan Hassan-Schreiber*
Nate and Ali Walton*
Head of School Society: $5,000 - $24,999
The Bartley Family
The Byrom Family*
Nick Gialamas P’25
Robert and Mariann MacDonald
John and Rachel Paz
Franklin Rudd and Cynthia Weirman*
Bob and Susi Sebes GP’23 ’25
Nicole Sebes P’23 ’25*
George Wilson
FRIENDS OF SEACREST
1983 Society: $1,983 - $4,999
Anonymous
The Brender Family*
Jeff and Trich Erickson P'10 '14
David and Elizabeth Mahler
Andrew and Megan Miller*
The Dellora A. and Lester J. Norris Foundation
Mike and Whitney Schadler*
The Tiafierro Family*
Tyra Turner*
Stingray Society: Up to $1,982
Gregory and Shawna Adams*
Anonymous (39)
Keith Arndt
Milena Ayala
Mrs. Elizabeth Barker
Jessie Bates
Jessica Beaverson
Martin Belanger and Stephanie Gauthier*
Jesse and Sandy Bernstein
Dr. Joe Bord and Rabbi Nicole Luna
MaryZoe Bowden P’03 ’08 ’10 ’13
Robin Bowers
The Bradley Family*
Dr. Jessica M. Bryant ’08
C.E. Brehm Foundation
Angela Brown-Burchett P’11 ’14 ’16
Abby Buckheit
Thomas and Stacey Bulloch*
Brittany Burton*
Allison Caron
Natasha Choyah*
Alison Clayton P’24*
Megan Clayton
Nadine Coban
Douglas and Helen Conroy*
The Creech Family*
The Crystal Family*
Jeanette Curvin P’02 ’10 ’13
David and Claudia D'Alessandro
The Diapella Family*
Joe and Megan Dodd
Liz Drugan '11
The Easterly Family
Howard Eddy
Carol Emerton P’11
Martina Entress
Juan Espinosa and Juliana Rueda*
The Farrow P’14 ’16 ’18 Family
Faith Ferretti ’18
Honoring Faith & Philip Ferretti & the outstanding Faculty & Staff of Seacrest
The Foley Family
Brooklyn Foster*
Kory Gallagher
Evan and Caroline Gappelberg*
Will Gledhill
The Grandi Family
George Grech
Harold Gretouce
Megan Beischer Gustavus*
Sean Haberman and Amanda Manning*
The Hacker Family*
Geoff and Caitlin Hall*
Camilia Hammas
The Heddings Family*
The Hollingsworth Family*
Candice Honick*
Dr. Pat Houlihan
Austin '11 and Madison '12 Hunt
Peter and Jennifer Huy*
Savannah Jensen
The Jobe Family*
Briana Kaparis
Bridget Killian
Julia Leiste*
The Lombardi Family*
The LoMele-Bennett Family*
Simone Low P’22
Sylvie Lucki
The Lyons Family*
Diana Macian*
Mandy Maiman*
The Martin Family*
Stephan and Nancy Mazula
Jennifer McCurry*
Lisa McLaughlin
Sabrina Medal*
Mario Mendoza*
The Mendyk Family*
Andrew Michalski
Heather Moore
Lisa Moschello
Katie Moxley
Maria Muniz
Mike and Barbara Murphy*
Nicole Nehf P’25
Patricia O’Connor*
Brett Oley*
Jose Ortiz P’12
The Perun Family*
Nick and Justyna Pohl*
The Raess Family*
Medena Rastorgoueva*
Jenya Raytses*
Sydney Richardson*
The Robinson Family*
Michael Rocha
Deo and Annalisa Savoretti ’11*
Rhya Schahrer
Eddie Scholz and Agnes Madej*
The Seabury Family*
Jessica Sharp P’25
Melanie Simmons
Cindy Sirois
Nicole Slivanik*
Brittney Smendra
Jennifer Summers
The Theel P’22 Family
The Timotheo Family*
Mrs. Tofino
Maira Turmakhan*
The Van Tongeren Family*
Kevin Varnes
Ryan Vasallo ’12
Kim Walbert
The Walden P’22 ’23 Family
The Weidenmiller Family*
Todd Werder*
The Whitcomb Family*
The Williams Family*
Andy and Mandi Wimmer*
John and Nancy Wojcik P’97
AmyBeth Wood P’24
JP Yates
Rae Young P’17
The Zapalski Family*