The Dexter Southfield Fund is the School’s annual giving effort. Members of the Dexter Southfield community are asked to give every year to fund 8-10% of the School’s operating budget, to support innovation, and to underwrite all aspects of the Dexter Southfield experience. 

We accept credit card contributions online and are also able to take payments via cash, check, Donor Advised Fund, stock transfer, Venmo, and more. Learn more about Ways to Give. 

We ask you to consider making a gift at a level most comfortable and meaningful to you. Gifts to the Dexter Southfield Fund range in size from $5 to $125,000 and are all critical for reaching the Dexter Southfield Fund’s annual goal. Leadership contributions (gifts of $2,500 or more) represent more than 90% of the Dexter Southfield Fund’s total. Leadership donors receive special recognition. All gifts to the Dexter Southfield Fund are tax deductible.

Dexter Southfield operates on a fiscal year from July 1 to June 30. Gifts received by June 30 count toward that year’s fundraising total. The Dexter Southfield Fund is an annual initiative, and community members are asked to make a gift each year. Gifts and pledges made earlier in the School year can be put to immediate use. 

Donors give every year because they are committed to the extraordinary education and experience Dexter Southfield provides its students. Consistent giving not only funds current programming, it allows the School to launch new and exciting learning opportunities every year. 

More than one thousand employers sponsor matching gift programs and match charitable contributions made by their employees. By utilizing your or your spouse’s company’s matching policy, the impact of your gift to Dexter Southfield may be doubled or even tripled. As a donor, you are recognized for the full amount of your own gift plus any resulting corporate match. 
 
Some companies also match gifts made by retirees and/or spouses. To find out if your company has a matching gift policy, please contact your Human Resources department. To notify the School that your employer is sending a matching contribution, contact Data Coordinator Dean Weeden. 

Recurring gifts have benefits for both donors and the School by allowing the donor to split larger contributions into smaller payments and by enabling the School to plan for and immediately start using incoming contributions. If you would like to learn more about recurring gifts, contact Kelsey Burns, Assistant Director of Annual Giving and Alumni Relations.

Every year, the Dexter Southfield Fund is the School’s most important philanthropic priority. The School is deeply grateful for donors who have also chosen to support recent capital projects, the endowment and special funds, and to make a lasting impact through a planned gift. For more information, contact Courtney Luongo, Director of Development.