The Calhoun Annual Fund
The Calhoun Annual Fund is the philanthropic foundation of giving at Calhoun. Your gift provides essential resources for the Calhoun student, community and campus not covered by tuition alone.
Your generosity makes our commitment to intellectual authenticity possible in every Calhoun student, strengthens our campus as a reflection of our progressive educational vision, and nurtures our community as one that is truly of and for New Yorkers.
Gifts to The 2025-26 Calhoun Annual Fund will support the following programs and initiatives:
- Innovative and inclusive curriculum that inspires a passion for learning.
- Financial assistance to support students and families.
- Diversity, equity and belonging initiatives around teaching practices, curriculum, employee recruitment and more.
- Faculty training to ensure that our educators deliver an impactful Calhoun education.
- Athletic programming that empowers students with leadership skills they can use both on and off the court, field or track.
- Experiential arts programming that makes the learning process more engaging.
- What Calhoun needs most throughout the year.
“Supporting The Calhoun Annual Fund is a way for us to help ensure we provide our children with a community they can thrive in as students, athletes, artists and anything else they strive to be. It is important to us that we give our time to the CAF to enable Calhoun to continue serving families without compromise, expanding its reach and growing the community.”
Denise James-Walker and Gamal Walker, P’25, P’27
Operating Revenue
Tuition (Net): 90%, Annual Fundraising: 7%, Auxiliary: 2%, Endowment Payout: 1%, Other: 1%
Giving Circles
Leadership Donors
Steve Nelson Society
Visionary Leaders: $50,000+
Lifelong Learners: $25,000 - $49,999
Curiosity Allies:
$10,000 - $24,999
Beir Society
Community Champions:
$5,000 - $9,999
Head of School Partners:
$2,500 - $4,999
Loyalty Donors
1896 Founders:
$1,896 - $2,499
West End Circle:
$1,500 - $1,895
Little Calhoun Circle:
$600 - $1,499
Laura Jacobi Partners:
Up to $599
Young Alumni Leadership Society
Classes 2017-2025:
$100+
Classes 2011-2016:
$250+