Founding Our Second Century

"An investment in knowledge always pays the best interest."

- Benjamin Franklin

The Founding Our Second Century Campaign is the most ambitious capital campaign in the history of Francis W. Parker School. The Campaign seeks to raise $89 million, with the major funding objectives of endowment and facility improvements.

Since its inception in 2004, the Campaign has made great strides in improving and enhancing the school's campus, including:

  • Suzanne Crown Goodman Science Wing
  • Fourth floor east wing addition, including classrooms for the visual, dramatic and musical arts
  • North wing renovation, which includes visual arts facilities, a dance studio, athletics facilities and improved climate control
  • Diane and David B Heller Auditorium

With the majority of physical needs addressed, the Campaign focuses now on an even more crucial asset - the endowment, which supports the people and programs that are fundamental to Francis W. Parker School.

The endowment comprises three key areas:
  • Financial assistance
  • Faculty endowment
  • Educational programs

Parker has one of the lowest endowments when compared to other independent schools around the country. Parker needs to grow its endowment to at least $50 million in order to sustain and enhance the school's commitment to maintain a diverse student body, attract and retain the best teachers and continue to provide innovative educational programs.

  • INDEPENDENT DAY SCHOOL ENDOWMENT
  • Albuqueque Academy (Albuqueque, NM) $287,100,000
  • Choate Rosemary Hall (Wallingford, CT) $267,000,000
  • Westminster Schools (Atlanta, GA) $239,000,000
  • Cranbrook Schools (Bloomfield Hills, MI) $191,000,000
  • Punahou School (Honolulu, HI) $177,000,000
  • Park Tudor School (Indianapolis, IN) $91,900,368
  • Mary Institute & St.Louis Country Day School (Ladue, MO) $91,640,502
  • Holland Hall School (Tulsa, OK) $87,953,539
  • St. John's School (Houston, TX) $63,955,961
  • University School of Milwaukee (Milwaukee, WI) $57,073,235
  • Hawken School (Gates Hills, OH) $55,082,617
  • The Blake School (Minneapolis, MN) $50,921,752
  • Sidwell Friends School (Washington, D.C.) $48,640,722
  • The Latin School of Chicago $18,216,907
  • Francis W. Parker School $13,020,000