The Hopper Fund is GDS's annual giving program that supports all current operations. An investment in the Hopper Fund is what elevates the GDS experience and makes every day on campus extraordinary. Tuition alone cannot provide the incredible learning opportunities that we deliver. Tuition ensures excellence in all areas of the Georgetown Day School experience; the Hopper Fund helps turn excellent into extraordinary.
Gift Designations
You can direct your Hopper Fund gift to:
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Arts
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Athletics
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Financial Aid
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![Second graders with their blueprints and models for the "Pollution Solutions" project, which challenges them to generate ideas for cleaning and/or protecting waterways.]([{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_1/v1754713299/gdsorg/xvauy7fvjjv208jkmnpw/HS_tech_circuitboard.jpg","width":256},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_2/v1754713299/gdsorg/xvauy7fvjjv208jkmnpw/HS_tech_circuitboard.jpg","width":512},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_3/v1754713299/gdsorg/xvauy7fvjjv208jkmnpw/HS_tech_circuitboard.jpg","width":800},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_4/v1754713299/gdsorg/xvauy7fvjjv208jkmnpw/HS_tech_circuitboard.jpg","width":1200},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_5/v1754713299/gdsorg/xvauy7fvjjv208jkmnpw/HS_tech_circuitboard.jpg","width":1600},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto/v1754713299/gdsorg/xvauy7fvjjv208jkmnpw/HS_tech_circuitboard.jpg","width":1800}])
Technology/Innovation
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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