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Leadership Giving

Leadership donors empower the transformative experience of a Latin education for every Latin learner.

Fidelitas Society: Honoring Leadership Giving

The Fidelitas Society recognizes Latin’s philanthropic leaders who make annual gifts of $5,000 or more.

The Latin noun “Fidelitas” on the school crest translates as “active faithfulness, trust, or fidelity.”
 

As a Fidelitas Society member, you keep Latin strong with your faithful generosity and trust in our school's mission. Whether in support of the Latin Fund, event underwriting, capital efforts, or endowment, your generosity and leadership across multiple school initiatives demonstrates an active trust in the school’s passionate community of families, educators, and students.


 

How to Participate

In addition to the two annual efforts listed below, there are many other ways to support Latin’s strategic priorities, including gifts for capital projects and specific areas of our program that are particularly meaningful to your family.

Latin Fund: Experience the Impact of Giving
Latin Fund

We ask every Latin family to contribute to the Latin Fund, our primary giving campaign, which supports all the people and programs that make the Latin experience so powerful.

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Annual Event

Many families also support Latin’s annual fundraising event, which regularly funds more than one quarter of the more than $4 million Latin awards annually in need-based financial aid. This year’s event, Romans, Raise & Revel, will be on March 2, 2023. Individual and corporate sponsors are crucial to the success of the event. To learn more about sponsorship opportunities and benefits, please contact Beth Wojdyla at ewojdyla@latinschool.org or 312.582.6047.


 

GIVING LEVELS

 

Fidelitas Society Leadership Levels:
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Dignitas
$25,000+ 
or $1M+ lifetime giving
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Veritas
$10,000+
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Felicitas
$5,000+
 
Alumni Giving Circles

In addition, Alumni Giving Circles recognize alumni—at all stages of life—who lead their classes through support of Latin each year. Each of these circles will be recognized in school publications and celebrated in other ways throughout the year.

Civitas Circle
$2,500+
Mabel Slade Vickery Circle
$1,000+
Romans Circle
$500+
Orange & Blue Circle 
$250+
Loyal & True Circle
$125+

 

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Endowment

Endowment contributions are the most important investment in continuing Latin’s legacy of excellence. The steady income provided by endowment allows Latin to continually provide support that flows to students and families, teachers and staff. In growing endowment, Latin aims to secure its place as a top institution in perpetuity.
 

Your investment at the leadership level strengthens the rigorous and innovative educational program that has inspired generations of students at Latin to pursue their passions and lead lives of purpose and excellence. Naming Opportunities begin at $100,000.

Watch the video and click here to learn more.

 


 

Leadership Giving Makes a Meaningful Impact

 

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Support Students


Your leadership allows Latin to provide more than $4 million in need-based financial aid each year for students whose only barrier to a Latin education is cost.

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Support Faculty


Your leadership is an investment in Latin’s world-class faculty who are at the heart of the profound learning that makes the Latin Experience so special.

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Support EXPERIENCES


Your leadership is an investment in hands-on, experiential learning from junior kindergarten through the upper school. Latin students tackle challenging problems and engage deeply with their world, inside the classroom and beyond Latin’s walls.

FAQ

To learn more about giving opportunities, please contact the Development Office at 312.582.6040 or giving@latinschool.org.

We look forward to working with your family to help you make the philanthropic investment that is most meaningful to you.

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