Experiential School
Capital and endowed gifts allow Shorecrest to continue investing in the excellence of its campus, faculty and student opportunities.
Regardless of how you choose to give, your generosity makes a tremendous impact on the life of the School. If you are interested in learning more about Capital and Endowment giving at Shorecrest, please contact Michael Gillis, Director of Advancement, at [email protected] or 727-456-7514.
Support for Shorecrest’s capital campaigns are opportunities for donors to create a lasting legacy. Whether funding essential facilities like Charger Commons, or renovating current spaces to best fit our current needs — capital gifts ensure that Shorecrest remains strong for generations to come.
"Capital Giving provides the needed facilities for our students and faculty to grow, collaborate and build community."
~ Shorecrest Parent
A capital gift is an opportunity to help elevate the learning environment for current and future Chargers. There is an array of opportunities for your gift to be permanently recognized on campus through a naming opportunity.
Many donors choose to honor or memorialize a family member, friend, or teacher through the naming of buildings and spaces. Shorecrest is pleased to offer Naming Opportunities to dedicate a room, area, or facility on the campus.
To learn more about the opportunities featured below, please contact Michael Gillis by phone at 727-522-2111 Ext. 104 or by email [email protected].
Donors will be recognized on plaques in one of the following ways:
Please note: Donor name will not be recognized with the second option.
Spaces with available Naming Opportunities
Please Pardon Our Progress!
As a result of ongoing campus maintenance and improvements certain donor plaques, bricks, and other naming signage around our campus have been temporarily removed and will be upgraded. To learn more about Donor Recognition at Shorecrest or to see if your naming may have temporarily been affected, please contact Olivia Segalman at [email protected] or 727-466-121.
Endowed gifts become a permanent part of the School’s legacy, securing Shorecrest’s financial health in perpetuity. Unlike annual contributions to the Shorecrest Fund, the principal amount of an endowed gift remains untouched while the investment income may be used for strategic priorities within the School.
An endowed fund that covers increasing needs-based financial aid assistance while keeping the cost of tuition as affordable as possible.
Endowed funds to recruit and retain superb teachers. Having these funds available also helps Shorecrest provide a wide range of professional development opportunities to our faculty and staff.
Centennial Level Gifts of $25,000 or more to the School’s endowment without a specific designation provide a lasting investment that yields an annual distribution for our programs.
Gifts up to $299,999 can be added to one of the established funds providing investment and an annual distribution toward that fund's designated intention.
Gifts of $300,000 or more provide the opportunity to establish a new, named endowment fund with a goal to grow the fund to $600,000 or more allowing the School to maximize the investment income in alignment with donor intentions.
An endowed fund of $600,000 or more provides in perpetuity support of one full, four-year, need-based scholarship for a deserving student, through the fund’s earnings. For this reason, it is our strategic goal to increase the principal amount of the School’s established funds.
An endowed gift of $1,000,000 or more provides budget-replacing support for faculty salaries and benefits through the fund’s earnings. For this reason, it is our strategic goal to increase the principal amount of the School’s established funds that support our dedicated faculty.
An endowed gift of $1,000,000 or more supports the opportunity for budget-replacing campus improvement through the fund’s earnings. For this reason, it is our strategic goal to increase the principal amount of the School’s established funds that constantly improve our current infrastructure.
For more details on making a lasting impact, please contact Michael Gillis, Director of Advancement, at 727-456-7514 or [email protected].
The BOLT Fund was anonymously established in 2021 to provide need-based tuition assistance for a deserving Charger with an emphasis on academic excellence.
The Bridge Fund was established in 2021 by alumni parents, Dottie and John Fischer, to provide need-based tuition assistance for a deserving student and celebrates the life-changing Shorecrest experience and the lasting connections within the St. Petersburg community. Funds were provided in celebration of their daughter's Shorecrest experience (Kristin Fischer ‘05.)
The first of its kind, the Doris and Donna Friendship Fund was established in 2020 by an Alumni family, Tara '96 and Cory Gaffney '95, to provide need-based financial aid assistance for a deserving student to celebrate lasting friendships.
The Janet G. Root State of the Arts Endowment was established in 2015 for the sole purpose of providing funds to maintain the interior of the theater and art gallery, including but not limited to refurbishment, repair or renovation of the existing seating, carpet, interior fixed furniture or fixtures; or expansion of the seating capacity or stage area.
The Pyxis Fund was anonymously established in 2022, to provide support for compelling Middle School programming at Shorecrest for years to come, allowing the Middle School faculty and staff to reimagine how to help students navigate life in middle school.
An endowment gift that established the Ross Roeder Institute for Financial Literacy, Economics and Entrepreneurship (RRI). Established in 2023 by Jan & Craig Sher, and Mary Anne Reilly, this institute for business, economics and entrepreneurship also includes the first endowed faculty chair position with the vision that this faculty member will teach while also implementing a schoolwide program in financial literacy and entrepreneurship.
Established anonymously in 2006, the Upper School Ancillary Fund is an endowment to provide funding for non-tuition based expenses to students receiving financial aid in the Upper School at Shorecrest. In creating this endowment, the donors wanted to ensure that financially needy students could fully participate in the life of Shorecrest during their high school years.
The Middle School Ancillary Fund, the first of its kind, was established to support the Middle School's ancillary needs and travel expenses for deserving students.
Financial support of Shorecrest students has a tangible and lasting impact on generations of deserving Shorecrest students, creating a legacy of educational opportunity.
Restricted Gifts that support the people and programs at Shorecrest are more than just a means to an education. Our goal is to attract gifted students from families with a range of experiences and perspectives.
Jan & Craig Sher Service Learning Fund - Values that the Sher family instilled include the importance of helping others and giving back, as well as a love of travel and new learning experiences. With that in mind, support is provided to cover the expenses for a high school student's national or international service trip that, due to the expense, they may not be able to otherwise attend.
The Ari M. Weiss Model UN Scholarship Fund - Sponsors an Upper School student annually to participate in a Shorecrest-sponsored Model U.N. trip and honors the memory of Ari Weiss and his passion and contribution to Model U.N.
The Janet G. Root Award for Excellence in the Visual Arts
Shorecrest Preparatory School is a 501(c)(3) non-profit corporation as defined by the IRS, which means that all gifts to Shorecrest are tax-deductible to the full extent of the law. Visit the IRS website for more information.
