The Lerner Fund is a yearly campaign to help bridge the gap between tuition and the actual cost of a Lerner education. Lerner Fund dollars are an integral part of Lerner’s annual operating budget and are essential to Lerner’s sustainability and growth. Your dollars support:
Sustainers are donors who contribute a minimum of $1000 annually to the Lerner Fund. Sustaining donors are vital to the Lerner School’s continued innovation and sustainability.
Sustainers account for approximately 15% of our donor base and 62% of the dollars donated.
An endowment fund created in 1997 by members of the Fuchs family in memory of Sam Fuchs, a local business leader in Kinston, NC and founder of Kinston’s only synagogue. The Sam Fuchs Scholarship Fund supports Lerner’s robust flexible tuition program, enabling a greater number of students and families to experience a Lerner education.
An endowment fund created in 2003 by Elliot Cramer in honor of the Gelbs. The Albert and Adeline Gelb Scholarship Fund supports Lerner’s robust flexible tuition program, enabling a greater number of students and families to experience a Lerner education.
To learn more about contributing to, or establishing a fund within the endowment, please contact the Advancement Director, Tal Lewin Wittle, at 919-286-5517 ext. 104 or tal@lernerschool.org.
Celebrate a simcha (happy occasion) or remember a loved one through a donation to the Lerner Fund in honor/memory of someone or an event.
All donations made in honor/memory are recognized in Gesher (Lerner’s Weekly Newsletter) and an acknowledgement is sent to the individual/family or institution.
Restricted funds are established in concert with a donor to meet a particular school need or support an area of academic interest. Funds can also be established by the board to support new programs or curricular developments.
To learn more about donating to, or establishing a restricted fund, please contact the Advancement Director, Tal Lewin Wittle, at 919-286-5517 ext. 104 or tal@lernerschool.org.
A restricted fund established by FurnitureLab, a local business located in Carrboro, NC. The Fund provides financial support for Lerner’s arts and music curricula, including programs integrated into the classroom as well as class or whole school enrichment programs.
A restricted fund to support Lerner’s extensive library. In the library, preschool and elementary students are guided in search of books that will spark their imaginations and open their minds.
A restricted fund established by Lerner to honor a beloved Lerner teacher. The Jordan Shamp PE Fund supports Lerner’s physical education program as well as special field trips to enable our students to experience athletic opportunities not available on campus.
