Newington’s Endowment Fund
The Endowment Fund has the goal to raise sufficient funds to provide up to 100 Bursaries at any one time, so that Boys of Promise whose families cannot afford a Newington education have the opportunity to become Newington Men of Substance. Newington’s diversity has always been its strength and the Endowment Fund will ensure that in perpetuity, our socio-economic diversity will be maintained – for the benefit of all the boys at Newington.
We currently have a small number of Bursaries operating that some of you have or are generously supporting. The Chris Wild Indigenous Bursary and the Phillip Davis OAM Mathematics Bursary are two that warrant continued Old Boy support. The Old Boy Trustees of the Chris Wild Indigenous Bursary have set a goal to fundraise $5 million so that every year, an Indigenous boy can be provided the opportunity of a Newington education.
With Phil Davis’ passing earlier this year, the opportunity is there for every Old Boy to chip in and fulfil his vision for a Mathematics Bursary in his memory. As the Patron of the Founders Society, Phil has substantially contributed through his Will but we need the support of every Old Boy from the last 66 years, to make Phil’s vision a reality.
As an Old Boy, we hope that you have had the chance to reflect on the value of your Newington education. We hope that now you may think it would be a good thing to provide, in a small way, the opportunity for another boy, not in as secure financial circumstances, to also benefit from a Newington education.
We ask you to please consider a donation to Newington College via the AIS USA Foundation. The AIS USA Foundation was created specifically to give US based alumni, friends and funding organizations a way to support educational institutions in Australia. In 2015 donations allowed the AIS USA Foundation to award almost AU$1million in grants to its member schools. In 2016 Newington College was the beneficiary of in excess of AU$224,000.00, that had been donated through the AIS USA Foundation.
Newington’s Bursary program and the Endowment Fund is ambitious but essential, if we are to keep Newington available for all boys, of all backgrounds. Will you help us meet this goal? To find out more, click on this link to visit our Foundation Website.
They say that one can only see so far because we stand on the shoulders of giants that have come before. Will you join us in being the giants for the next Newington generation?
Tax Deductible Donations.
The Australian Independent Schools (AIS) USA Foundation was incorporated in the United States in 2006 and has been granted tax-exempt 501 (c)(3) status by the US Internal Revenue Service (IRS). Gifts to the Foundation are tax deductible for US taxpayers and may be of benefit to Canadians with US tax liability.
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