Support US
As a not-for-profit independent school, financial support from our extended community is critical to delivering the world-class, innovative education our community values.
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Gifts to ILS impact every student, family, and team member by allowing us to:
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Provide an innovative and world-class program;
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Attract, develop and retain an amazing team of diverse, highly qualified, and passionate faculty and staff;
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Remain accessible to a wide range of families through a strong indexed tuition program, resulting in an economically diverse community.
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Ways to Give
Thank you for supporting our learning community and our commitment to the future of learning locally and globally! Below you will find a number of ways to support ILS:
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ANNUAL FUND
The Annual Fund is crucial to the success of the ILS Promise. The Annual Fund provides the flexible, unrestricted support ILS needs to support each learner to truly be their best selves, find their voice, and take meaningful action in the world.
Tuition alone does not cover the actual cost of providing an ILS education; the gap between tuition and the actual cost of tuition is over $5000 per student for the 2024-25 school year. Every member of our community is asked to support ILS to the greatest extent possible. We are grateful for the generous support from our current and former families, staff, trustees, and Friends of ILS.
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ILS has had 100% Board and 100% Family Participation Each Year!
Every gift counts and our goal is 100% participation from current families, staff, and trustees. ILS accepts donations via Apple Pay, credit card, check, or wire transfer.
Please make your check payable to Imagination Lab School and mail to:
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Annual Fund
c/o Imagination Lab School
4050 Middlefield Road
Palo Alto, CA 94303
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Apple Pay and Credit Card donations may be accepted via ChalkBooks. ​​​​​
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Wire Transfers may be accepted by contacting our George Tsatsos, our Business Manager.
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MATCHING GIFTS
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Many companies offer matching gift programs such as Benevity to encourage employees to contribute to charitable organizations. Some even provide matching funds for employee volunteer hours. The impact of your gift to ILS may be doubled or possibly tripled!
To find out if your company will match gifts to ILS, please contact your HR Department to initiate the match, and then notify our Business Office of the company and the amount. If your company does offer a matching gift program but does not have ILS setup as a beneficiary, please contact us directly. ​​​
We Appreciate Your Support
Your tax-deductible support makes a significant difference in the lives of our students and in the future of our learning community. These contributions help to close the gap between tuition revenue and the actual cost of an ILS education.
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Imagination Lab School is an incorporated not-for-profit, 501(c)(3), tax ID 47-2409286. Gifts made to ILS are tax-deductible to the extent allowed by IRS regulations for charitable organizations. Please consult a qualified tax professional for more information.
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