Priorities: Endowment | The Cove | Alexandria Campus | The Burgundy Fund

Strengthen & Activate Burgundy’s Endowment

Goal: $4 million

“A Burgundy education is a joyful, lifelong gift and we are excited to help ensure there will be future Burgundians through a strengthened endowment.”

JANE HYATT THORPE & MICHAEL SRAMEK P’24’29

Strengthening Burgundy’s endowment is the most important financial investment we can make to ensure the long-term financial sustainability of our school. While a strong endowment is fundamental to any independent school, Burgundy currently operates with a smaller endowment than comparable institutions. A larger endowment will provide flexibility in an evolving future, giving us the means to adapt and grow thoughtfully and in line with our values as a community. Most critically, growing our endowment will enable us to invest in our greatest strength: our diverse and engaged community.

Growing the endowment by $4 million will help make Burgundy accessible to more families, including lower- and middle-income families who otherwise could not afford a Burgundy education.

A larger endowment will help us to attract, retain, and invest in our faculty by offering more competitive compensation packages along with new professional development opportunities.

Total Endowment

The National Association of Independent Schools recommends a minimum endowment size of 100% of annual operating expenses. Burgundy has a good foundation, but is approximately $5 million short of the NAIS guidance for maximal stability.

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