Giving

Support Dalton

Each year, thanks to the generous support of our parents, alumni, grandparents, parents of alumni, faculty, staff, and friends, our inspiring faculty — guided by the progressive principles of the Dalton Plan — can foster academic excellence and provide their extraordinary students with a transformative education.

How You Can Help

  • Annual Fund Annual Fund
    Your unrestricted, tax-deductible gift makes an immediate, tangible impact on our students' daily lives, serving as an essential complement to tuition revenue and endowment. The Annual Fund helps our teachers broaden and deepen our curriculum, supports professional development and financial assistance, and so much more!  For more information, please contact Director of the Annual Fund Brigid Berger, bberger@dalton.org, 212-423-5458.
  • Spring Benefit Spring Benefit
    The Dalton community came together for fun and camaraderie — while helping to support our School — at Dalton Carnival: Spring Benefit 2025 on April 10, 2025. Contact Director of Special Events Jessica Torres-Rosa, jtorres-rosa@dalton.org, 212-423-5248 with questions about future Spring Benefits.
  • Senior Class Gift Senior Class Gift
    Each year, Senior Class parents are asked to make one meaningful, increased gift that Dalton recommends allocating: 25% to the Senior Class Gift and 75% to the Annual Fund. Seniors select this one-time gift to honor Dalton graduates while bestowing a meaningful legacy from the graduating class to the School. For more information, please contact Director of the Annual Fund Brigid Berger, bberger@dalton.org, 212-423-5458.
  • Endowment Endowment
    Endowed funds support many school priorities. The endowment forms the capital strength of the school by providing long-term stability and flexibility. Gifts to the endowment are permanent assets and give Dalton the power to respond to long-term needs. For more information about our endowed funding opportunities, please contact Director of Strategic Engagement Hannah Cobin, hcobin@dalton.org, 212-423-5316.
  • Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion Initiative Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion Initiative
    This endowed fund, created in Fall 2020, focuses on the student experience and supports the school's DEI Vision Statement. To learn more about this fund, please contact Chief Advancement Officer L.J. Mitchell, ljmitchell@dalton.org, 212-423-5255. 

    For more information or to make a multi-year pledge contact the Advancement Office at giving@dalton.org.

Every Gift Makes a Difference

Please click on the appropriate button below to make your gift or pledge payment.

Ways to Give

All gifts are tax-deductible.

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  • Credit Card

    Dalton accepts American Express, MasterCard and Visa. Click the Make a Gift link on the right and select the appropriate designation to make your secure online gift.

  • Direct Debit

    On the online donation forms, select “Direct Debit” in the Payment Details section and enter the requested information.

  • Checks

    Make checks payable to The Dalton School and mail to The Dalton School, 108 East 89th Street, New York, NY 10128, Attn.: Advancement Office.

  • Donor-Advised Fund

    To make a gift through a donor-advised fund, select “Dalton Schools, Inc.” (Tax ID/EIN of 13-2751872) as the recipient for all gifts to Dalton. Please make sure to specify the gift designation.

  • Gifts of Appreciated Securities

    To transfer securities please give your broker the following information:
          Charles Schwab & Co., Inc.
          DTC: 0164 
          Dalton Account Number: 4673-5690

    When transferring securities be sure to notify the Advancement Office at 212-423-5254 or giving@dalton.org with your name, type of stock and number of shares being transferred, and designation of gift.

  • Wire Transfers

    Please contact giving@dalton.org for instructions on how to make a gift by wire transfer.

  • Matching Gifts

    Many employers offer matching gift programs that will increase the value of a donor's gift. Contact your human resources office to obtain the necessary paperwork or information and send to The Dalton School, 108 East 89th Street, New York, NY 10128, Attn: Advancement Office, or giving@dalton.org.

The Parkhurst Society
Giving at Dalton: A Simple Gift Became a School

Dalton wouldn’t exist were it not for the foresight and generosity of Mrs. W. Murray Crane. By virtue of her husband’s family business, the paper company Crane & Co., established in 1801 in Dalton, Massachusetts, Mrs. Crane provided the financial support Helen Parkhurst required to found the Dalton School in 1919. Since then, Dalton parents, parents of alumni, grandparents, alumni, faculty, and friends have made generous gifts to support the School’s expansion and growth. Our community’s commitment has positioned Dalton as a leader in progressive education.

You, too, can have a lasting impact on the future of Dalton by creating an endowment or by naming the School as a beneficiary of your will, retirement plan, living trust, life insurance policy, or any other arrangement that benefits Dalton in the future. Gifts can be unrestricted, or designated for a specific purpose such as financial assistance or a programmatic area. These planned gifts are a powerful and meaningful way to support the School and to ensure that Dalton can pursue its mission for generations to come.

We welcome all members of the Dalton community who have included Dalton in their estate plans or created an endowment into our honorary Parkhurst Society. Membership in the Society unites you with an important group of individuals who have exhibited a strong commitment to Dalton. Our valued Parkhurst Society members receive special recognition at School events and are invited to an annual reception with the Head of School. Each member also receives a gold pin with the Dalton logo to wear at all events for quick identification as a Society member.

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  • Parkhurst Society Members

    Class of 1937
    Constance Keene *

    Class of 1939
    Jane Meyerhoff de Rochemont *
    Constance Amberg Farnham *

    Class of 1941
    Margot Loebl Gumport *
    Jerome Ziegler *

    Class of 1942
    Marianna Van Rossen Hoogendyk *

    Class of 1944
    Joyce Schubert Sinsheimer

    Class of 1945
    Judith Ellis Liederman

    Class of 1946
    Ellen Kraft Weinstein

    Class of 1948
    Joseph Broido *
    David Goodrich *

    Class of 1949
    Diana Sloan Field *
    Mary Ann Steinweg Fribourg

    Class of 1951
    Brigid Moynahan Cortright
    Joan Goldstein Kallman

    Class of 1952
    Peggy Mark Heller

    Class of 1953
    Nancy Lang Hamilton

    Class of 1957
    Bonnie Kilstein Ring
    Jane Levenson

    Class of 1965
    Joan Brodsky Schur

    Class of 1968
    Janis Getz Bear
    Nancy Roth Remington
    Patricia Braun Silvers

    Class of 1969
    Judith Levinson Oppenheimer
    Douglas Sloan

    Class of 1970
    Li Bailey *
    Frederick Iseman
    Jamie B.W. Stecher
    John Zeiler

    Class of 1971
    G. Scott Diddel

    Class of 1977
    Casper Caldarola

    Class of 1978
    Karin Williams

    Class of 1979
    Nicole Kafka

    Class of 1982
    Lisa Podos
    Cynthia Sulzberger

    Class of 1983
    Abigail Pogrebin

    Class of 1985
    Astrid Perlbinder SabellaRosa

    Class of 1986
    Leslie Abbey
    Aaron Lamport
    Alison Manheim
    Mara Leighton-Weiner ’86 and Scott Weiner

    Class of 1988
    Jeremy Feinberg

    Class of 1989
    Muffy Perlbinder Flouret
    Alexandra Shuman and Michael Shuman ’89

    Class of 1990
    Arielle Tepper Madover ‘90 and Ian Madover

    Class of 1992
    Brett Moore
    Monica Weinberg and Andrew Weinberg ’92

    Class of 1995
    Lauren Katz

    Class of 2006
    Olympia Portale

    Class of 2010
    Victoria Portale

    Current and Past Parents
    Anonymous
    Karen and William Ackman
    Winifred Barnes *
    Katerina and Andreas Dracopoulos
    Braden and David Bergan
    Veenu Narang and Vinit Bharara
    Madeleine and Philip Braverman
    Deborah and Christopher Buck
    Helen Chardack
    Leslie Cornfeld
    Ming Liu and Guoqing Chen
    Celia and Silas Chou
    Peter A. Cohen
    Vivian Donnelley
    Ann Thivierge and Richard Durkin
    Susan and David Edelstein
    Andra and John Ehrenkranz
    Jill and Michael Franco
    Rebecca Connor and Anthony Gould
    Carol Green
    Jane and Robert Harrison
    Katie Danziger and Steve Horowitz
    Laurie Doane Kefalidis
    Sadie F. Klein *
    Cynthia and  Anthony Lamport
    Beth and Thomas Lowy
    Deepti and Suneet Mittal
    Robert Ouimette
    Grace and Samuel Pilcer
    Sribala Subramanian and Arvind Raghunathan
    Karen Ranucci and Michael Ratner
    Linnea Conrad Roberts and George Roberts
    Czashka Ross and Gary Roth
    Susan Robbins Rothberg
    Jeannie Tseng and Colin Rust
    Jackie and Bippy Siegal
    Robert Tishman *
    Andrea Pollack Usdan and Adam Usdan

    Current and Past Grandparents
    William Chardack *
    Evelyn Cohen and Richard Cohen *
    Sharon Gans
    Loretta Perlmuth *

    Current and Past Faculty/Staff
    Jacqueline D'Aiutolo
    Mary DiCarlo-Andronaco
    Linda Schapiro

    Friends of Dalton
    John Hanly
    Neda and Pericles Navab
    Pamela Ness
    Andrew T. C. Stifler


    *deceased

For Additional Information

For additional information, please contact Hannah Cobin, 212-423-5316, hcobin@dalton.org.

Frequently Asked Questions

List of 5 frequently asked questions.

  • What is the Annual Fund?

    A robust Annual Fund supports Datton’s mission and depends on your loyalty year after year. These unrestricted, tax-deductible gifts are an immediate, tangible investment in our students’ daily lives, serving as an essential complement to tuition revenue and endowment. The Annual Fund counts on high parent and alumni participation and is essential to the success of our school to help attract and retain an outstanding faculty; support new, exciting curricula, programming, and technological innovations to keep our community safe; provide financial assistance and scholarships…and much more!

  • Why is Annual Fund Participation important?

    Every member of the extended community is asked to support Dalton’s Annual Fund each year. We aim for 100% participation from current families and trustees. High participation demonstrates our community’s strength and shared commitment to our students and is vital to the School’s efforts to attract gifts and grants from foundations, corporations, and other individuals. Dalton’s tradition of partnership with our community members is key to our success.

  • I'd also like to support Dalton's Spring Benefit, how do I prioritize?

    When planning your philanthropic support of Dalton, we ask that you make your Annual Fund gift first, before considering gifts to other fundraising initiatives.

  • How does Dalton's endowment support the school's fiscal well-being?

    The endowment forms the capital strength of the school by providing long-term stability and flexibility. Gifts to the endowment are permanent assets and give Dalton the power to respond to long-term needs. To learn more about our endowment and other designated funds, please contact hcobin@dalton.org.

  • How much should I contribute?

    Dalton is grateful for the generosity of all of our donors. Every single gift, regardless of the amount, is valued.

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