Like other independent schools, FAIS relies on financial and volunteer support from our community to offset operating expenses, provide capital funds for campus projects, and support financial aid through its endowment. Tax-deductible gifts are essential to the ongoing health of FAIS, as they help ensure the financial health and sustainability of the School, and also help fund various initiatives that improve the educational program for all students. As important to the ongoing health of FAIS are the many volunteer hours our parents, grandparents, alumni, and friends contribute to the School. Like other independent schools, FAIS has two main fundraising areas: annual giving and capital campaigns.
While tuition covers the majority of our budget, annual fundraising allow us to expand programs, purchase new technologies, improve our campus inside and out, provide training to our teachers and staff, and it helps keep tuition at lower rates than other comparable independent schools.
Occasionally, independent schools need to embark on projects like facilities updates or growing the endowment, that are beyond the scope of the day-to-day school operations. These are called capital campaigns. These campaigns are fundamental to ensuring FAIS will be physically and financially to educate internationally minded, well rounded global citizens, fully prepared to meet the challenges of tomorrow.