Investing for Impact
At MAC, our goal is to retain and inspire top talent, build a sustainable future in Denver, and create an invested and inclusive community. To achieve these goals, MAC’s Development Team has strategically set intentional fundraising programs to ensure all interested families can contribute in the way most meaningful to them.
Annual Fund
Support teacher recruitment, growth, and retention by funding access to career development opportunities and training and ensure student tuition assistance.
Future Initiative
Build a long-term, sustainable future for MAC students through capital investments that improve and innovate MAC’s environment.
Endowment
Provide students in Denver with a fully funded IK through 8th-grade education that inspires and fosters their independence and sense of inquiry into adulthood.
Building Bright Futures | Annual Fund
Our Annual Fund goes directly to teacher development and tuition assistance. There are many ways to contribute, but our two primary asks are Colorado Gives Day and our Annual Gala and Auction, which traditionally make up 90% of the fund.
Support teacher recruitment, growth, and retention by funding access to career development opportunities and Montessori training as well as ensure student access to a MAC education through tuition assistance by funding:
- Montessori Teacher Certification Training
- Montessori and Independent School Conferences for Teachers
- Student Tuition Assistance
All direct donations to MAC are tax-deductible and help us reach our annual campaign goal. As an added bonus, gifts to MAC qualify for the Colorado Child Care Contribution Credit–more than a 50% tax credit for Colorado taxpayers! For many taxpayers*, this tax credit looks like this:
Below are all the programs and events that contribute to the Annual Fund.
Other Ways to Give Back
Parent Ambassador Fund
Upon completing enrollment forms, families have the option to contribute to the Parent Ambassador Fund. Classroom Parent Ambassadors use these funds for teacher gifts (birthdays and appreciation weeks).
Donate Tickets for MAC for Teachers & Staff
If you are a season ticket holder to one of our local sports teams or event centers, donated tickets will go to the school for a teachers-only drawing.
Upper School Classroom Fundraising
Each year, the 6th-grade students visit Washington, D.C. to explore our nation’s capital. To fundraise, they run the lobby Coffee Cart where you can purchase drinks and snacks, offer breakfast and lunch services to families, and throw an Ice Cream Social. Middle School students also raise money for their annual trip by offering bagels for breakfast and a Snack to Pack program for purchase in the afternoons. All proceeds from these programs go to the students’ trips.