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Annual Fund

Gifts to the annual fund make a positive impact on every aspect of our students’ education.

Why Give to the Annual Fund

From supporting teachers’ salaries and professional development, to helping us offer need-based financial aid, to ensuring that our facilities can support our dynamic and unique education program, supporting our annual fund benefits our students and teachers in innumerable ways.

Donations to the Annual Fund are a crucial way that parents, grandparents, alumni families, and others can show their appreciation for our unique learning community.

Gifts of all sizes are welcome and appreciated. 100% of all donations go to support the school you love. Your gift to our Annual Fund this year helps sustain River Valley for years to come.

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What does your gift support?

You can designate where you would like your Annual Fund gift to be allocated:

  • Greatest Need

    Allow River Valley to direct your gift where the funds are needed the most!

  • Campus Fund

    Help keep our campus beautiful with a gift to support the upkeep and improvement of our indoor and outdoor spaces.

  • Financial Aid Fund

    Your gift can support students who would otherwise be unable to afford a River Valley education.

  • Diversity, Equity, & Inclusion Fund

    You can support our efforts to build a framework for a more equitable school.

  • Teacher Development Fund

    Help us keep our whole school moving forward by supporting our teachers’ professional development and training.

Ways to make your annual fund gift even more impactful

  • Monthly Giving

    Sustained monthly giving is a simple and impactful way to support River Valley throughout the year.

    Your recurring gift helps us plan confidently and provides a steady foundation for our work with students.

    Even $10 a month makes a lasting impact.

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  • Corporate Matching Gifts

    Many companies will match their employees’ charitable contributions. Check with your employer to see if your donation to River Valley Waldorf School can be doubled—or even tripled—through a matching gift program.

    You can forward the matching gift paperwork to: River Valley Waldorf School attn: Allegra Ketchum 1395 Bridgeton Hill Road Upper Black Eddy, PA 18972, or by email to aketchum@rivervalleyschool.org. If you have any questions please don’t hesitate to call (610) 982-5606.

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  • Giving Day

    Every year in February we have an annual Giving Day. This is a special opportunity for our community to come together to support RVWS through donations to the Annual Fund.

    Our entire community, parents, faculty, alumni, grandparents, and friends show support for River Valley online and in person. Giving challenges contribute to the excitement and goodwill for River Valley on this exciting day.

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