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- The Hopper
- Fund Impact
The Hopper Fund is GDS's annual giving program, and makes up nearly 7% of the operating budget. This fund supports all current operations and financial aid. An investment in the Hopper Fund provides support for all of our programming, facilities, staff salaries, professional development, and allows us to offer more robust financial aid packages. Quite simply, the Hopper Fund supports everything, every day.
When you support the Hopper Fund, your gift goes straight to work. Here are some ways the 1,429 Hopper Fund donors supported GDS last year:
$2.3 MIL
in financial support
44,799
bus rides for students, faculty and staff
1,260
balls for high school athletics
2,400
pounds of clay for high school studio arts
26,080
meatballs in the new LMS cafe
GDS is the village that helped me raise my son - it will always be on the top of my charitable giving list so other children can experience this remarkable place!
Linda Jackson, Parent of Alumni
GDS has given our children the intellectual rigor and emotional and social support they needed to develop and thrive. Giving to GDS allows us to play a role in enabling future generations to benefit from the extraordinary community and mission.
Lisa Fairfax, Parent of Alumni
Change starts with us, first. If we wait for another person or another time to give, change will not happen. We believe it's crucial to continue to build a legacy of equity and inclusion at and beyond the walls of GDS.
Nicole Lewis Tyson & Derrick Tyson, Current Parents
