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Support & Engage

Your Support Matters

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Gaëlle Feliz
Associate Director of Development
Liz Clark
Director of Development

Since the beginning, Prospect Sierra has remained strong in our vision to equip children with the education and skills they need to build a better world.

Your personal engagement and generous financial support allows Prospect Sierra, a 501(c)3 nonprofit organization, to continually deliver an outstanding, accessible education to all Bay Area families.

We are truly grateful for your gift of time or resources. Thanks to you, we can equip our classrooms, provide professional development for our faculty and staff; assist families with tuition for robust economic diversity; and ensure the long-term vitality of Prospect Sierra.

Your Support Matters
Ensure more children throughout the Bay Area get the education they deserve.

Testimonials

“I’ve had this deep appreciation of kids as they mature and become young adults that went here; they converse, look you in the eye, they’re creative, they’re constantly exploring themselves, and the world. They want to continue to learn and be changemakers in this world. That goes a long way as a parent when you have a young child entering this school to know how they’re likely to turn out. They can go in many different directions, but there is a commonality – maturity, respect for academics, and empathy for other people, and that really is profound to me.”

- Joe Parisi | Alum parent

Prospect Sierra is a great school because of the emphasis on creativity, diversity, inclusion, and respect. Along with a great curriculum, interactive and fun projects – they really help kids to learn. The faculty take the time to teach how things work, the science and reasoning behind it, and it will stay ingrained with students forever.

- Azal Laal | Class of 2018

When I look back at my time at Prospect Sierra, I think about the friendships I made and it’s a really happy time in my life. I also think the teachers really care about what they do and they were the best part of the academic experience here. It was the first time I felt really challenged compared to my previous schools, and I felt how much love and care they put into their students and classes.

- Mason Jones | Class of 2021

Support, Engage, and Stay Connected

Discover the many ways you can support and engage with us to help continue our legacy of joyful intellectual engagement.

Parent Association (PSPA)

Meet our dedicated PSPA members, learn about what’s on the agenda, and discover how you can get involved.

Alumni

Prospect Sierra alumni make a positive impact in the world wherever they are. Stay connected with us here after you graduate!

Donate

Ensure more children throughout the Bay Area get the education they deserve.

Pledge

Ensure more children throughout the Bay Area get the education they deserve.

Philanthropy FAQs

High participation = community confidence, and every gift supports our families — like yours! (Psst, we are more eligible for outside funding, like grants to help make the PS experience possible for your kids.)

Because 80% of our budget goes toward the salaries and benefits of the teachers you love. Many of our families also benefit from our tuition assistance program. We’re committed to keeping PS accessible for everyone to be part of this community.

Whatever is comfortable and impactful. Last year, gifts ranged from $25 to $25,000.

Many employers match donations (we received +$25k last year). You can double your impact — easy way to make a difference! You can double your impact — easy way to make a difference!

Find out today: https://www.prospectsierra.org/programs/matching-gifts/

Yes! Our endowment currently stands at $3,300,000. Gifts are invested in perpetuity — only a portion of the annual return is spent, while surplus earnings are reinvested so the fund keeps growing. A strong endowment eases pressure on our operating budget and secures PS’s long-term financial health.

Prospect Sierra relies on volunteers to make the Paws Fund (Annual Fund), count me in events, the spring fundraiser, and 8th grade gifts successful; we welcome your help!

Please connect with us, we look forward to hearing from you.

Liz Clark, Director of Development, at lclark@prospectsierra.org or 510.809.9012.

Gaëlle Feliz, Associate Director of Development at gfeliz@prospectsierra.org or 510.809.9041.