Giving

Supporting Ridgewood

Ridgewood School depends upon gifts and donations to supplement tuition for our general operating fund and to offer scholarship assistance to students who could not otherwise afford a Ridgewood education.

Costs and Value per Student

According to U.S. Census Bureau 2016 data the local and federal governments spent $14,348 per Ohio student for education. We receive only nominal funding from the government to support our School operations. Yet Ridgewood continues to offer an affordable tuition price.

Ridgewood students rank, historically, in the upper tenth percentile nationally in all standardized testing of students at secondary education levels and at college entrance examination levels.

A Ridgewood education is, literally, the greatest educational value within the Miami Valley area.

Gifts to Ridgewood can be made in a multitude of ways. All gifts are tax deductible to the full extent of the law and will be acknowledged promptly in writing for tax purposes.

Ways to Give

THE RIDGEWOOD FUND

All donations to our annual fund, The Ridgewood Fund, are put to immediate use supporting our current school year.

LEGACY GIVING

Planned gifts are designated in many different ways. The most common is a bequest by designating Ridgewood School in your will.

ASPIRE SCHOLARSHIP

This is a new opportunity for our community to take advantage of the Ohio Tax Credit Program.

Business Partners in Education

Our Business Partners in Education contribute critical, financial support enabling Ridgewood School to provide academic excellence to students in our tri-county region. We are very grateful for their strong commitment to our century-old mission. Please support our wonderful Business Partners that are featured on the following pages.

Download the current business partners directory

Volunteering

At Ridgewood School, we recognize that not all gifts to our school are financial. Just as valuable to a successful Ridgewood experience are gifts of time and talent. Ridgewood School welcomes volunteer time from parents, grandparents, and community members who wish to support the Ridgewood experience.

Please contact the main office, 937-399-8900, to discuss how you can support Ridgewood.

“I have to say in all honesty that Ridgewood has given our children everything we wanted and more. It is a safe and loving environment that has helped our children blossom and develop beautifully. The teachers and staff of Ridgewood School have played a very important role in our children’s lives, and we truly appreciate all of them.”

– Sangita Nezhad, Ridgewood parent, 2010