Endowed Funds

This fund was established in 1998 by the Bankart family in honor of faculty member Anne DeBoalt.  The fund supports Anne’s commitment to professional development and student services.

This fund honors Barbara Clifton, a long-time teacher at Brooks and Nashoba Brooks School, who died in 1981. The fund supports financial assistance.

This fund was established in Benjamin’s memory. Donations to this fund support an endowed scholarship that provides financial assistance.

This fund was established in 2006 by the Benvenuti family in recognition of the dedication, talent, and skills of the Nashoba Brooks faculty.  The fund supports professional development for teaching employees, including conferences and tuition reimbursement. Ongoing donations are welcome, with post-founding contributions having been made by individuals in honor of favorite teachers and through the Eighth Grade Legacy program.

This fund was established to honor Connie Mendes on her retirement as creator and Head of Extended Day at Nashoba Brooks.  Donations to this fund are used exclusively to benefit the Extended Day program.

This fund was established in 1999 by Dorothy and Eliot Denault to expand the collection of printed and electronic media, purchase library equipment and furniture, and maintain the library's overall appearance.

This permanently restricted and endowed fund has two goals.  The first is to aid in compensating our faculty at competitive levels, both to attract promising new applicants and to retain the outstanding teachers who are at the heart of the School.  The second goal is to ensure that Nashoba Brooks teachers will continue to develop new practices based on recent research and innovative professional development offerings.

This fund was established in 2006 in memory of the mother of former head of school E. Kay Cowan.  The fund is used to supplement the visual arts department’s operating budget.

This fund was established in 1998 to honor Patricia A. Ellis (Director, 1972-1992). Donations to this fund are used for financial assistance and go to an endowed scholarship fund.

This fund, established in 1998, provides emergency loans to employees.

This fund was established by the Fidelman family in 1997 to support annual acquisitions of library media and books for the lower grades.

This fund was established in 2011 as an endowed scholarship for a Middle School student of color who demonstrates good character and shows strong promise in academics, athletics, or the arts.

This fund was established in honor of Huyen Truong, former director of admission, who died in 2008. Money from this endowed scholarship fund is used to support Huyen’s commitment to diversity and financial assistance.

The money from this fund is used to maintain the science greenhouse.

These endowments were established by the Jones family in 2002 and 2005, respectively, to provide professional development opportunities for teaching employees and to support the recruitment and retention of excellent faculty.

This fund was established in Katherine’s memory.  Donations to this fund are used for financial assistance and go to an endowed scholarship fund.

This fund was established in Meg’s memory. Donations to this fund are used for financial assistance and go to an endowed scholarship fund.

This fund was established in memory of Mikal R. Cohen, mother of Rebecca ‘03, who believed deeply in the breadth and richness of human diversity.  She shared the School’s goal of increasing diversity within the Nashoba Brooks student body. In honor of Mikal, her family and friends created an endowment fund to provide scholarship funds for a newly enrolled student.  Students qualifying for this scholarship will demonstrate financial need and represent diversity.

The Nash Flynn family established this fund in 1998 to support faculty enrichment, diversity, and financial assistance that would not otherwise be possible through the regular operating budget.

The Packwood Modahl family established this fund in 2004 to provide financial assistance to students in the Middle School.

This fund was established in 2004 by a donation from the PA Auction of that year. The endowed fund has been added to since then with proceeds of subsequent auctions. Money from the fund supports a variety of professional development opportunities for employees.

The Brooks Trustees established this restricted fund for financial assistance.  The fund honors Mrs. Berkes, Brooks School’s second headmistress.

The Rosse family established this fund in 1998 to support a scholarship awarded annually to a student who demonstrates financial need, academic stability, sound character, and adds diversity to the student body.

The endowed Service Learning Fund, established by the Benvenuti family in 2011, supports Service Learning initiatives throughout the School.  

The Skok family established this fund in 2006, and the income supports Middle School students with math remediation beyond the scope of the daily program.

This fund was established in 2004 in honor of Jean Travers, Headmistress, Brooks School of Concord (1966-1980).  Money from this endowed fund is used to purchase books for the library, specifically for lower school students.

This fund was established in honor of Nancy Ashkar, a lower school science teacher, who died in 2004.  Money from this endowed fund supports the science program.

This fund is available to the child of anyone who has been a full-time employee of Nashoba Brooks for ten or more years at the time of their disability or death, or to a current student whose parent becomes disabled or dies.

Established in 1987 to support our teaching employees' salaries, this fund has significantly improved our ability to attract and retain excellent teachers.