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GIRARD COLLEGE DEVELOPMENT FUND

 

" My deeds must be my life.  When I am dead, my actions must speak for me.”

- Stephen Girard 

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The mission of the Girard College Development Fund is to promote and enhance the educational facilities and services provided to the students of Girard College (elementary and secondary school) and other Philadelphia area schools by raising funds from the alumni and friends of the institution. 

 

For more than 160 years, Girard College has provided excellence in residential education for children from single-parent families of limited financial resources. We have been able to remain tuition-free since we opened in 1848, thanks to the Girard Estate, which provides most – but not all – of the funding needed to cover the costs associated with educating and housing our students in grades 1 through 12.  Each year Girard, like most independent and charter schools, depends on the generosity of friends, alumni, parents, faculty and board members for financial support.  Gifts to the Girard College Development Fund also help to close the gap between what the Girard Estate can provide and the actual cost of educating and caring for each child.
If you would like to make a gift to Girard College, please send a check (payable to the Girard College Development Fund) to:
 
Girard College
Development Office
2101 S. College Ave.
Philadelphia, PA  19121-4860.
 
 
If you have any questions about giving to Girard College, please call Odalys Alcivar at (215) 787-2601.
 
Your tax-deductible donation to the GCDF will provide the extra resources needed to help our students explore their interests, talents, and opportunities outside of the classroom and to cultivate skills that will stay with them for life.
 

The students at Girard are the future of our community and of our world.  The success of our mission is the key to breaking the cycle of poverty, improving the quality of life for children here and elsewhere, both today and tomorrow.

 

We have wonderful plans for today’s students -- and we need your help to make their tomorrows happen.  Thank you for your consideration and support. 

 

For more information, please contact the Development Office.

Girard College

2101 S. College Avenue

Philadelphia, PA  19121-4860

phone: 215-787-2601
fax: 215-787-2725