Each year our New Parents Appeal reaches out to all new families entering the school to raise funds in support of the Campus Master Plan. 

In the words of Mariangela Brutti, Director, Advancement, “this appeal is the backbone of fundraising at Crofton House – it provides context to our spirit of giving and helps to build important relationships between parents and the School. Every year, we meet with the approximately 100 families who are new to CHS, encouraging each to support the School in a way that is meaningful to them, with the goal of achieving 100% participation.”

This unique approach of individual meetings, with parent volunteers attending to connect and share their experience, sets Crofton House apart. By choosing to maintain a donor-centred approach to fundraising, our parents are able to ask questions about the fundraising priorities of the School, how to make donations, what to expect in the long term and the advantage of supporting a not-for-profit.

Understanding that today’s students benefit from the forward thinking and generosity of past parents, the New Parents Appeal supports the Campus Master Plan. Current donations help meet capital needs and ensure that the campus and facilities will continue to support innovative programs and the evolving needs of a progressive school.

The CHS Annual Fund supports all students in every aspect of their daily education. These funds are essential in supporting various School initiatives and continuing to expand the unique opportunities available to CHS students.

The Annual Fund provides the opportunity to support CHS through: 

• Financial Assistance Fund – The CHS Financial Assistance Fund is here to support students and their families, whether new to the School or already enrolled.
• The Head’s Priority Fund – Donations to this fund will help enhance the Crofton House experience for all of our school community.
• The Ivy Fund – this fund underpins the academic, arts and athletics programs at CHS.

Since its inception in 1997, the Golf Classic has steadily evolved and expanded to become a signature fundraising event for the School. The Golf Classic continues to succeed, due to the outstanding participation of parents, past parents, alumnae and friends of CHS and the organization and leadership of the Golf Committee.

In 2017, the Golf Committee committed to raise $1 million in support of the new bursary program by 2020, which will provide financial assistance to extraordinary girls entering Grade 8, who show the courage, creativity and citizenship embodied at Crofton House. To date, $496,437 has been raised toward this goal.

The Crofton House Gala is a special way for our community to come together and recognize important milestones. The School’s fourth gala, 2019 Gala: Beyond Extraordinary, was held on March 2, 2019.

The evening was an opportunity to celebrate the work and legacy of Dr. Patricia Dawson and her 19 years as Head of School, while raising funds for the Dr. Patricia Dawson Bursary Fund. The event was an overwhelming success and we are pleased to announce that the Gala, including gifts to the Dr. Patricia Dawson Bursary Fund, raised $1,000,000. Thank you to everyone who participated and made it an evening to remember.