Endowment & Restricted Gifts

A gift toward endowment is a gift toward CSW’s future. A robust endowment provides The Cambridge School of Weston with a secure, flexible, long-term source of funding, enabling us to better address issues and achieve goals critical to the advancement and longevity of our school. In addition to offsetting important operational expenses, capital gifts help to curb rising tuition costs, fund programs, endow faculty positions, and support campus growth.

Gifts and pledges towards endowed and special funds received in the fiscal year beginning July 1, 2019 and ending June 30, 2020 totaled $243,000.

Giving with Purpose: Holly Henderson '59 Estate Gift

Holly (Ehrlich) Henderson ’59 was a devoted alumna of The Cambridge School of Weston, whose passion and drive for the pursuit of justice and a more equitable and inclusive world has transcended her passing. Holly was an esteemed member of CSW’s Patience Lauriat Society, an honorary association of individuals whose planned gifts have already been received or will someday accrue to The Cambridge School of Weston. Prior to her death, Holly was intent upon leaving her forever mark on CSW and was able to do so by including the school in her bequest. Funds received from her estate have since allowed CSW to create and support a highly important role on the school’s senior administration team: Dean of Equity & Inclusion. This role, now held by Rosanna Salcedo, leads and coordinates efforts to create a more just, equitable, diverse, and inclusive teaching and learning environment at The Cambridge School of Weston, by offering programming, training, and support to students, parents, faculty, and staff.

“I feel so grateful to be in a position to do the important work of promoting equity and inclusion at CSW," Rosanna says. "In the time I have been here, I have already witnessed the power and impact of Holly’s gift in so many ways. It is a gift that has and will continue to contribute towards the healthy, informed development of a new generation.”

Funds received from Holly’s estate have been utilized to form a term endowment fund to offset the first several years of operating costs for the Dean of Equity and Inclusion role. In that time, diversity, equity and inclusion efforts have been reshaped and expanded to adapt to the ever-evolving needs of the CSW community.

 "Holly had a passion for children and for equity. That is why it is so appropriate that her gift honors both. Holly also had a very special place in her heart for The Cambridge School of Weston. She would be so pleased, and so proud, to know that her gift was advancing an important issue to the school."

— Michael Broderick, friend and Executor of Holly's estate. 

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This list includes those who have made a gift to CSW for the fiscal year beginning July 1, 2019 and ending June 30, 2020. Every effort has been made to ensure accuracy of listings. Please notify the Development Office of any error or omission.

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The Cambridge School of Weston is a progressive high school for day and boarding students in grades 9–12 and PG. CSW's mission is to provide a progressive education that emphasizes deep learning, meaningful relationships, and a dynamic program that inspires students to discover who they are and what their contribution is to their school, their community and the world.