Make an Enduring Gift to Madison’s Public Schools
Pledge your multi-year commitment to support our public schools. Help ensure that each of our 50 schools is a place where every student can thrive. In the next decade, we can build even more supportive links between community and our schools, between scholars and resources. It will take a reliable, stable operating platform from which to launch innovative initiatives. It will take YOUR support!
The Champion Spirit of Giving
“I was part of the Foundation from the beginning. I’m a big believer in our mission and I’m so proud of how far we’ve come. We continue to support teachers but now we have a great plan to deliver far more resources to our staff, our schools and our 27,000 students. I invite you to join the Schools Make Madison movement. Together we have the opportunity to invest in our public schools, the most important element of a thriving city for all of us who call Madison home. “
Elaine Lohr – Founder, Foundation for Madison’s Public Schools
Become a Schools Make Madison Champion Today
- Complete a pledge form here to return to us; or
- Make your initial gift and commitment here, noting “SMMC” in your memo
- Contact us to discuss your giving preferences.
Current champions have helped us secure over $320,000 in support already. Join us today as a Champion for our public schools! Schools Make Madison Champion donors commit to a minimum 4-year giving pledge, and are recognized at the levels listed in the Honor Roll, below.
Schools Make Madison Champions Honor Roll
Graduates – $25,000 per year
Become a Graduate Champion
Your gift and commitment today will ensure scholar success tomorrow.
Start a Champions’ pledge form here. Contact us to discuss your giving preferences.
Thank you for being a Champion for our public schools!
Principals – $2,500 per year
Become a Principal Champion
Join current Principal level Champion donors – start a Champions’ pledge form here.
Principal Champions
- Carol and Peter Carstensen
- Cathy and David Gilman
- Melinda and Mark Heinritz
- Melissa Auchard Scholz and Karl Scholz
- Katie and Jay Sekelsky
- Gisele Sutherland and Brett Thompson
Your Champions gift today will ensure scholar success tomorrow. Thank you!
Contact us to discuss your giving preferences.
Honor roll – $10,000 per year
Become an Honor Roll Champion
Your gift and commitment today will ensure scholar success tomorrow.
Start a Champions’ pledge form here. Contact us to discuss your giving preferences.
Thank you for being a Champion for our public schools!
Educators – $1,000 per year
Become an Educator Champion
Join current Educator level Champion donors – start a Champions’ pledge form here.
Educator Champions
- 1 Anonymous
- Samantha Baruah
- Laura and William Bird
- Gordon and Gail Derzon
- Fred and Beth Evert
- Susan Goodwin and Alan Fish
- Jennifer and John Hannon
- Michael Hertting
- Elaine Lohr
- Marty Malloy
- Elizabeth and Daniel O’Callaghan
- Kevin and Cheryl O’Connor
- Monica and John Pembroke
- Charles and Helen Read
- Allison and Jeff Reimann
- Suzanne and Michael Swift
- Jane and David Villa
- Vukelich-Austin Family
- Michael and Beth Walsh
- Jessica and Jim Yehle
Your Champions gift today will ensure scholar success tomorrow. Thank you!
Contact us to discuss your giving preferences.
Leaders – $5,000 per year
Become a Leader Champion
Join current Leader level Champion donors – start a Champions’ pledge form here.
Leader Champions
- 1 Anonymous
- Cummings Christensen Family Foundation
- Betsy Huebel and Dave Silverberg
- The Meanwell Legacy Fund
- Joy C. Miller
- Deb Neff and Kurt Sladky
- Jeanne and Joe Silverberg
Your Champions gift today will ensure scholar success tomorrow. Thank you!
Contact us to discuss your giving preferences.
Scholars – $500 per year
Become an Scholar Champion
Join current Scholar level Champion donors – start a Champions’ pledge form here.
Scholar Champions
- Anne Arnesen
- Matt and Clare Carlson
- Jennifer Seeker Conroy
- Suzanne Dove and Miguel Garcia-Gosalvez
- Joseph and Joann Elder
- Victoria and Tim Enright
- Eloise Hein
- Janel Heinrich
- Howard and Judith Landsman
- Beth Lehman
- Jason and Kelly Misna
- Kathryn Price
- James and Tonya Prosser
- Hailey Riggle
- Mary Romolino
- John and Shelly Van Note
Your Champions gift today will ensure scholar success tomorrow. Thank you!
Contact us to discuss your giving preferences.
Schools Make Madison
“Our community has the awesome opportunity to work together to support Madison public schools so that all of our scholars reach their potential. We are so fortunate to have the Foundation for Madison’s Public Schools as our “go-to” partner. Because of the Foundation, our community has already so many ways to provide resources to us.
Working together, all of our elementary school students – including my scholars at Hawthorne Elementary School – will become the next generation of seniors graduating and going on to do great things. I believe that Schools Make Madison. Will you join me and Champion our Madison public schools?”
–Beth Lehman, Principal, Hawthorne Elementary School, Schools Make Madison Champion donor
