Sun Valley Community School's restricted endowments provide the school with earned income each year to support specific school needs. These funds enhance educational programs and student and faculty initiatives. Gifts to the school's core endowments, listed below—or to any of the school's named restricted endowments (that accept additional contributions)—may be made at any time at any gift level. Minimum gift amounts, however, apply to creating new named restricted endowments to ensure that the objective of the endowment can be realized. To discuss making an endowment gift, please contact the Development Office.
Core Endowments — Educational Programs
College Counseling Endowment
Sun Valley Community School’s college counseling program helps students navigate the college application process with the personalized attention of dedicated college counselors. Many Sun Valley Community School students attend colleges and universities that are geographically distant from Sun Valley, and the school seeks to inform students about the broad range of possibilities that exist, as well as maintain relationships with as many of these institutions as possible.Outdoor Program Endowment
The Outdoor Program is a founding hallmark program of a Sun Valley Community School education and an essential component of the school today. Outdoor trips, PreK-12, foster personal growth, teamwork, and leadership and strengthen the strong student-faculty relationships that are the cornerstone of a Sun Valley Community School education. By stepping outside their comfort zone, students grow in ways impossible in traditional classroom settings.
Creative Arts Academy (CAA) Endowment
Founded in 2016, the Creative Arts Academy aims to unify and strengthen arts programs, PreK-12. The program encompasses the visual, performing, musical, and digital media arts and allows students to pursue in-depth their passion for the arts in order to foster and grow their potential as artists and performers.
Outdoor Leadership Academy (OLA) Endowment
Founded in 2011, the Outdoor Leadership Academy builds upon Sun Valley Community School’s standard-setting Outdoor Program and enables students to take their outdoor leadership expertise to a higher level by developing the skills, experience, and certifications needed to lead in the outdoors. The OLA teaches skills that can be transferred to any endeavor, from the outdoors to the boardroom.
Learning Support & Educational Enhancement Endowment
Sun Valley Community School realizes that students learn differently. The school is committed to providing students with the needed resources to excel academically and personally, whether they need extra support to master important topics or additional challenges to stay engaged. Accommodating students’ different learning styles is an important priority of Sun Valley Community School.
STREAM Endowment (Science, Technology, Robotics, Engineering, Arts, & Math)
In the 21st Century, Sun Valley Community School recognizes the importance and value of providing a comprehensive STREAM curriculum. The School is committed to expanding and enhancing its course offerings and related experiential learning opportunities.
Sun Valley Ski Academy (SVSA) Endowment
Founded in 2011, the Sun Valley Ski Academy builds on Sun Valley’s remarkable skiing heritage and the school’s longstanding culture of supporting competitive snow sports athletes by offering excellent academics paired with world-class coaching, training, and competition in partnership with the Sun Valley Ski Education Foundation. The SVSA provides student-athletes with a targeted academic support program, which allows them to pursue excellence in the classroom and on the slopes and trails.
Sustainability Endowment
Sun Valley Community School is deeply committed to acting in sustainable ways and cultivating environmentally educated citizens who take the initiative to lead by example in their community. The school strives to extend the Outdoor Program’s Leave No Trace ethic to the entire campus, PreK-12, and to other school-related activities.
Core Endowments — Student Initiatives
Financial Aid Endowment
An important aim of Sun Valley Community School is to enable students from all socio-economic backgrounds to attend. Providing need-based financial aid is a major commitment of the school.
Diversity & Inclusion Endowment
Sun Valley Community School is committed to providing an exemplary education to children who reflect a broad range of ethnic and cultural backgrounds. The school actively seeks to expand its enrollment of young men and women from diverse ethnicities and better reflect the geographic representation of the Wood River Valley.
Tuition Remission Endowment
Sun Valley Community School is committed to supporting the educational aspirations of the families who work at the school. The school provides tuition support for the children of its faculty and staff in order to recruit and retain exceptional faculty and staff members.
Core Endowments — Faculty Initiatives
Faculty Enrichment, Recognition & Professional Development Endowment
Sun Valley Community School’s faculty are dedicated professionals who commit themselves day-by-day and year-by-year to educating students at a high level of excellence. In order to recruit, energize, support, and retain faculty over many years, the school is committed to providing avenues of enrichment, professional growth, and recognition.
Faculty & Leadership Chairs
Endowed faculty and leadership chairs are an important avenue for supporting critical teaching and leadership positions in an enduring way and honoring exceptional faculty and staff members for their distinctive contributions to the educational life of the school.