Giving
At Gillen Brewer, our Annual Giving campaign is essential to sustaining the exceptional educational experience you value. Your support helps fund crucial aspects of our school, including ongoing professional development for our dedicated teachers and therapists, enriching field trips and cultural partnerships, and engaging programs for families.
For over thirty years, our community—parents, grandparents, trustees, staff, alumni, and friends—has come together to show support through Annual Giving. Your contribution, regardless of size, makes a lasting impact, expanding opportunities and ensuring our students continue to thrive.
Join us in expanding possibilities at Gillen Brewer.
Special Funds
The Danny Fiddle Arts Enrichment Fund
The purpose of The Danny Fiddle Arts Enrichment Fund is to create community-based opportunities for Gillen Brewer students to participate in arts-related programs and curriculum that will enhance their studies and participation in community life. It is the hope of Danny’s family that students for many years will enjoy stimulating and educational opportunities in community arts endeavors just as Danny did as a Gillen Brewer student.
The Mariana S. Leighton Fund
This fund was established in memory of our beloved Board member, colleague and mentor, and supports the school library. Mariana S. Leighton was a highly respected professional educator in the New York community and beyond, serving as a source of educational leadership and advice for many. Throughout her career Mariana’s focus was always on the children. She was continually the “go to” person by parents of students in many schools for advice on schooling and sometimes parenting. When Chairman Henry Schacht requested her involvement with Gillen Brewer, it was almost a foregone conclusion that Mariana would want to contribute to a school that helped children with learning issues. A library serving to help all children to learn could only be a fond wish of hers.