HELP FULFILL LONG-TERM GOALS

The WIS endowment plays an important role in promoting financial stability and sustainability. The endowment delivers critical near-term budget support for current students, while simultaneously serving as a vehicle for long-term growth to ensure the School will be well equipped to address future priorities and needs.

Supporters can donate to existing funds, or establish a named fund as part of the WIS endowment. If you are interested in donating to an existing endowment fund, contact Associate Director of Advancement Gerad Teague at 202.283.1816 or gerad.teague@wis.edu to learn more. WIS’s minimum to establish a named endowed fund is $100,000.

FUND COMPOSITION & PERFORMANCE

As of June 30, 2025, the WIS endowment stands at $12 MM, and is composed of funds in the following categories:

The WIS endowment has grown from around $30,000 in 2003 to more than $12 million today. However, it remains small relative to other schools in WIS's cohort. Building a robust endowment will provide additional resources for critical investments in the best faculty and staff, a talented and diverse student body, cutting-edge facilities and technology, professional development and training for teachers and staff, service and learning opportunities, and much more.

DESTINATION WIS

WIS is in year four of our five-year comprehensive campaign, Destination WIS. As a part of this campaign, we aim to double the size of our Financial Aid endowment from $3 million to $6 million, which would continue to grow the total endowment by 2026. WIS is committed to meaningful progress that opens access to a first-rate education and expands socioeconomic diversity — a key strength of our exemplary learning community — by increasing this important source of financial aid funding.

Through the course of the campaign, we have also recently established a new financial aid fund in memory of former music teacher Larry Vincent. Larry left a generous bequest to WIS and, in accordance with his wishes, we have created the Larry Vincent Memorial Fund, which each year supports WIS's financial aid budget to help ensure a WIS education is accessible to students from all backgrounds.

PROGRAM FUNDS