The Foundation is a 501(c)(3) nonprofit founded by school parents in 1991. They wanted to create a permanent vehicle for raising money for important projects that the District budget could not fund. Then and now, many of these projects are critical to keeping Bronxville School on the forefront of K-12 education. The Foundation is independent from the Bronxville School, but its mission is to support our school and educational excellence in our village. The Foundation raises money each year through donations from community members, alumni, corporations and others. These contributions are then used annually to fund grants exclusively for the Bronxville School that provide new equipment, programs, curricular innovations, teacher training and tools that make our school an even stronger academic institution.

The Foundation was founded in 1991 by school parents working closely with both Bill Greenham, the Superintendent at the time, and members of the Board of Education. The founders worked diligently to set up an effective and highly professional volunteer organization that continues to this day. See more in History.

The Foundation and the PTA both provide critical support to our school’s success, but they do very different things. Through a grants program, the Foundation funds innovative projects and equipment that the District budget would otherwise be unable to cover and, as a result, significantly enhances our children’s educational experience.

Recent Foundation grant awards include:

• Bronxville School Security Vestibule
• Playground Peace Path
• Mental Health Training, Civil Discourse & Curriculum for Belonging
• Equine Assisted Learning for Special Education
• Decodable Texts & Flex Furniture for Elementary School Classrooms
• Community Garden, Food Scrap Program & Recycling Equipment
• Film Initiatives with The Picture House
• Baroque Bows, Auditorium Projection Curtain & Set-Building Tools
• Programmer in Residence & Artificial Intelligence Courses
• National History Day Research & Presentation Coaches
• World Language Fellows Program for Seal of Biliteracy
• Mental Performance Coach & Strength and Conditioning Specialist
• Best in Class Sports Equipment & Facilities
• And so much more...

PTA programs include:

• B*Well Wellness & Parenting Speakers & Workshops
• Staff Appreciation Events
• ES Cultural Programs, Book Fair & Lecture Series
• MS Teen Centers
• Bronxville After-School Club (BASC)
• Athletic Council Events including Homecoming
• Arts Council Programs - Plays, Musicals, Concerts & Arts Festivals
• BOLD (Bronxville Organization for Learning Differences) Speakers & Workshops
• DEI Committee Programs including International Fair
• Graduation & Moving Up Events including Senior Week
• New Families Events
• Scholarships for Field Trips & Other Activities
• And so much more...

For more information, visit the Bronxville PTA website.

While the majority of requests come from our teachers and administrators, we also get requests from students, parents and others. Any community member can submit a request, providing the request is focused on resources for the Bronxville School. Learn more about grants here.

The Foundation has a 30 member board comprised of 26 volunteer community members plus the V.P. of the PTA, one school board representative, the Superintendent, and the BSF Executive Director. The community members represent a broad cross section of our overall community – school families, empty-nesters, alumni, etc. As representatives for all our donors, our Board takes very seriously its responsibility in considering grant applications each year. We are focused on ensuring that the grants awarded are consistent with the goals of the school and the BSF mission. In March, all of the grant requests are submitted to the BSF and given to the Board to review. We have a rigorous procedure for evaluating grants, and requests are voted on by the BSF Board after a thorough review. See Grants for more information.

An important reason the BSF has been successful over the years is our close partnership with District administration, faculty, the PTA and the Board of Education. By doing this, we have been able to play a strategic role in prioritizing needs and working toward the common good of the school. This does not mean that the administration or the school board dictates what we choose to fund. Instead, they provide meaningful input into the due diligence process our board undertakes each year on grant applications that helps our board members make informed decisions. 

In the last five years, an average of roughly forty percent of our school families gave a donation. Since Foundation resources are so critical to the quality of the Bronxville School, and since every student and family benefits from a strong school, our goal is to achieve a higher rate of participation. One hundred percent of our board members make a contribution. See a list of donors to the Foundation

We have individual donations of $25 and some over $20,000. Our average donation is around $850. A donation of any amount is appreciated and makes a difference to your child's education and the health of school and the larger community.

For 2023-2024, we had total contributions of $482,215 from donors to the annual community fund drive and participants in the annual Katie Welling Memorial Run/Walk. Additional donations were made by alumni to support the Foundation. Our donors are school families, alumni, community members, faculty, and many others who support our mission. Here is a list of the grants made possible by donor generosity.