Endowment gifts are a way to create a lasting legacy of support for Putney. It is the school’s policy to use a portion of the market value of the endowed funds to support programs designated by the donors and the Board of Trustees. The balance of the fund is reinvested with a goal of preserving and growing the value of Putney’s endowment relative to inflation.
Putney welcomes additional gifts to all existing endowment funds, as well as the creation of new named funds. The minimum amount required to establish a named endowment fund is $100,000. For more information, contact Kalya Yannatos, director of development, at 802-387-6261 or kyannatos@putneyschool.org.
General Endowment Funds
Class of 2006 Endowment Fund
Established in 2003 for general uses
General Endowment Fund
Established in 1984 for general uses
The Munger Endowment Fund
Established in 2008 by an estate gift from Elizabeth and Robert Munger (P’60, P’62, P’69) for general endowment
The Richard & Mathilde Sewall Memorial Endowment Fund
Established in 2003 for the general endowment
Martha Sherman Stewart Endowment Fund
Established in 2008 for general uses
Arts Funds
Dance Department Endowment Fund
Established in 1981 to endow the Dance Department
The Eliot Ferguson ’93 MIDI Lab Endowment Fund
Established in 2004 to maintain, repair, and replace equipment, as needed, to ensure that the Lab will remain a state of the art facility for developing students’ interests and skills in music composition
The William Gray Music Scholarship Fund
Established in 1994 to enable talented and committed scholarship students to continue their music instruction with the finest Windham County instructors
The Norwood and Cornelia Hinkle Scholarship Fund
Established in 1972 to provide scholarship aid each year to one or more students who possess classical instrumental ability
Miller Music Endowment Fund
Established in 1995 for general music support
Ann Robertson Yang Music Fund
Established in 1980 to support the music program at the school in general and, specifically, to enable the school engage outside musicians to come to the school to assist and enhance the school’s music program
Faculty Funds
The Barbara Barnes Faculty Fellowship for Excellence in Teaching
Established in 1989, this rotating fellowship, which will be awarded to one teacher annually, is intended to encourage those who have shown an unusual ability to inspire the love of learning and guide the maturing of young people. A one-year appointment will carry a significant financial bonus in addition to a greater opportunity for professional development projects throughout the year.
Faculty Salary Endowment
Established in 1992 to increase faculty salaries
The Carmelita Chase Hinton Endowed Chair for Environmental Studies and Sustainability
Established in 2012 to ensure that Putney will always be a school rooted in the land that it lives on, and committed to ensuring that “each generation will be better than the last.” It will also support the school in the efforts to employ a very talented and committed faculty with an endowed chair in the field of science specific to environmental studies and sustainability.
William R. Kenan, Jr. Endowment Fund
Established in 1989 to support high quality and effective teaching at The Putney School, such as the payment of appropriate salaries in provision for faculty enrichment and other benefits to teachers and those charged with the administration of the school
Religion and Philosophy Faculty Chair
Established in 1985 to fund the religion and philosophy teaching position
The John Davis Wirth ’54 Faculty Development Fund
Established in 2003 to provide opportunities not otherwise available for classroom teachers to enhance their own knowledge and skills in order to provide the most rigorous and stimulating educational experience for students at The Putney School
Financial Aid Funds
General Scholarship Fund
Established in 1985 to increase scholarship aid
George D. Aiken Windham County Scholarship Fund
Established in 1985 to provide tuition assistance to enable young people in Windham County whose families have requested financial aid to attend Putney
The Charles N. Brickley Scholarship Fund
Established in 1991 to support students who show a special interest in history and have demonstrated a dedication to its pursuit
Timothy F. Casper Memorial Scholarship Fund
Established in 1998 to assist needy students with an interest in art or music
Carmen M. Christensen Scholarship Fund
Established in 2005 to assist a worthy student whose family has demonstrated financial need according to the school’s normal policies and procedures
Class of 1951 Memorial Gift Fund
Established in 2001 for general scholarships
Class of 1952 Memorial Scholarship Fund
Established in 1999 to be used for scholarships, preferentially for descendants of the class members when and if there are candidates, and otherwise for general scholarships to the school
William Randolph Hearst Endowed Scholarship Fund for Minority Students
Established in 1988 to provide scholarship aid for minority students
Carmelita Hinton Memorial Scholarship Fund
Established in 1983 to provide financial aid for minority and international students at The Putney School
April Zweig Howard Scholarship Fund
Established in 1994 for general scholarship aid
Robert M. Hughes Minority Scholarship Fund
Established in 1998 to support African American students with tuition and expenses
Mary Richardson Kennedy Memorial Scholarship Fund
Established in 2012 to honor the memory of Mary Richardson ’77. The Richardson Family hopes these scholarship funds will encourage others to continue in Mary’s footsteps, highlighting environmental and social concerns to change the world for good and beauty.
Morgan Scholarship Fund
Established in 2006 in honor of Brian Morgan, director of The Putney School from 1995-2007, and his wife Joyce Vining Morgan, to provide general financial aid assistance
Roger Parrott Memorial Ecology Fund
Established in 2008 in memory of Roger Parrott, who taught at Putney from 1968-1995, to enable students in financial need to participate in programs related to ecology
Polynesian Scholarship Endowment Fund
Established in 1964 to provide scholarship aid for students from Tonga
Reader’s Digest Endowed Scholarship Fund
Established in 1973 for partial scholarships for academically qualified students from middle-income families
The Elizabeth Robinson and Emily Binger Cooper Discretionary Fund
Established in 2004 to provide small disbursements to cover unexpected needs of students who are receiving financial aid
Dorothy Page Ryder Fund
Established in 1991 for any student needing financial assistance for the purchase of non-text related books
C.V. Starr Scholarship Fund
Established in 2002 to provide scholarship assistance to students the school selects on the basis of merit and need
Taconic Foundation Scholarship in Memory of Michael S. Currier ’79
Established in 2005 to support diversity at The Putney School and help make a Putney education possible for students of all backgrounds. Special consideration will be given to students of color who come from urban backgrounds, particularly New York City
The Joseph Wasserman ’49 Scholarship Fund
Established in 2005 to provide financial aid to an American student of African ancestry provided that there is such a student enrolled who demonstrates financial need
Gregory Williams Memorial Scholarship Fund
Established in 1979 to provide funds for students interested in the arts, particularly photography
International Study Funds
Class of 1950 Endowment Fund
Established in 2000 to support international studies including the study of foreign languages, culture, and history, and may be used to support Putney students in such study abroad as well as at The Putney School
The Sell Fund for International Understanding
Established in 1992 to support The Putney School’s offerings in English as a Second Language and any other program that promotes international relations for the benefit of students at Putney
The George Shakespeare Memorial Fund
Established in 2005 to enable students in financial need to participate in one of the school trips abroad
Library Funds
Elizabeth K. Dale Book Fund
Established in 1990 to help the library purchase books dealing with New England for the use of the faculty and students
Ann Mills Memorial Fund
Established in 1992 to maintain and augment the poetry collection in The Putney School Library
Ewald Schnitzer Book Fund for Social Sciences
Established in 1994 to purchase books, periodicals, and computer software in social science disciplines for the library
David Thomas Library Fund
Established in 1998 for general support of the library, particularly the book collection
Claude Winfield ’61 Library Endowment Fund
Established in 2006 to provide books for The Putney School Library written by African American authors or about African-American history or issues
Special Purpose Funds
Berwind Family Elm Lea Farm Endowment Fund
Established in 2004 to be used solely and exclusively to support the facilities and operations of the Elm Lea Farm in perpetuity and to assure that the Elm Lea Farm will always be an integral part of the School
Elizabeth Baldwin Brett Director’s Discretionary Fund
Established in 1984 to provide ready access to a fund which may be used at the discretion of the head of school
Eve Cary ’61 Flower and Herb Garden Fund
Established in 2009 to provide funds for the continuation of The Putney School’s gardens
Diversity Fund
Established in 1991 to enhance diversity at The Putney School
Environmental Studies Program Fund
Established in 1989 to upgrade our educational experience internally and externally to provide opportunities for our students to apply their experiences in the larger environmental arena
Hutch Maynard Fund
Established in 1973 to provide for the operation of the greenhouse
Pereira Administrative Council Discretionary Fund
Established in 1975 to provide funds to be used by The Administrative Council
David Raynolds Hinton Help Fund
Established in 1983 in memory of Mrs. Hinton to function as a small, flexible endowment for small projects each year that weren’t in the budget
Liebe and Thomas Winship Fund
Established in 1984 to provide permanent funding of the English Department