
Your support helps bring key thought leaders to campus and helps boys climb to new heights — literally.


Capital giving can transform a school, preserving its past and securing its future. Donors who make contributions to advance the School's strategic priorities become a permanent and powerful part of the Gilman experience.
From supporting needed building and renovation projects to launching endowment funds for priorities such as tuition assistance, faculty support, and academic programs, capital commitments safeguard the excellence of a Gilman School education for future generations.
Endowed gifts become a permanent part of the Gilman legacy, providing for current and future students and faculty and securing Gilman's financial health in perpetuity. Our strong endowment allows Gilman to plan for the School's future and meet strategic priorities over time. The stronger the endowment, the greater the possibilities.
Gilman School manages more than 300 named endowed funds in support of scholarships, faculty development, and other programs. The minimum gift to launch a named endowed fund is $100,000. The principal is invested for long-term growth to serve present and future generations of boys, while a percentage of the income is used to support the School's annual budget.
Donors may recognize an individual, faculty member, family, friend or colleague through the creation of a named endowment. Such gifts may be designated for a particular division, program or area of interest.
A most treasured contribution to endowment is an unrestricted gift. Without a designated purpose or the constraints of a permanent endowment, an unrestricted endowed gift maximizes our ability to apply funds where they are needed most. Unrestricted endowment gives us the flexibility to move beyond annual budget limitations and respond immediately to compelling educational opportunities as they arise.
When Gilman invests in teachers, we recognize and strengthen their direct influence on the young men they teach, coach, and mentor throughout every Gilman school day and beyond.
Example Funds:
To increase our capacity to change lives and ensure that any gifted and motivated boy, no matter his ZIP code or financial resources, has access to the Gilman experience, we invite donors to invest in scholarship and tuition assistance funds. These funds may increase financial aid while also keeping tuition growth under control.
Example Funds:
Learn more through the pages below below about just a few of the ways named gifts at Gilman have created impactful programming and awards honoring excellence, service, character, and more. Many of these naming opportunities have allowed alumni and families to honor a teacher, student, or alumnus who made a difference in their life or is currently making a difference in the life of their child.
