Annual Fund
Tuition and fees cover only about 88% of the cost of a Topeka Collegiate education. The rest comes from voluntary, tax-deductible donations. We ask parents, trustees, faculty, staff, alumni, grandparents, parents of alumni and friends to help eliminate the gap between tuition and the actual cost of educating each child. That means that the entire school community shares the responsibility of helping guarantee Topeka Collegiate's continued strength.
Some people ask why we don't simply raise the tuition to cover the gap. There are two reasons: first, the Annual Fund helps us keep tuition increases minimal to ensure that a Topeka Collegiate education is affordable to as many families as possible; secondly, unlike tuition, gifts to the Annual Fund are 100% tax deductible.
The Annual Fund helps make it possible for us to recruit and retain the strongest, most dedicated and inspiring teachers, to sustain a strong financial aid program, to offer faculty development, to update technology and to provide the highest-quality program for our students.
We literally cannot get along without The Annual Fund. Funds are pledged in the fall and payable by the end of the school year. Regardless of the level of giving, each gift is important and appreciated. We ask that you participate at a level appropriate to your circumstances. Every gift counts toward participation.