The GFA Fund

Through the collective power of many gifts, the GFA Fund helps to raise close to $3 million for Greens Farms Academy each year.

The GFA Fund is GFA’s annual immediate-use fund that allows for the strategic deployment of resources — where and when they are needed most — and enhances the school’s capacity to address emerging opportunities.

The GFA Fund impacts our students, staff, and faculty members every day. An important gauge of institutional strength, the fund supports the core components of the GFA experience. This resource is powerful in its immediacy, and it must be replenished every year to sustain our programs and fulfill the school’s mission.

The GFA Fund is the primary means for all parents, alumni, grandparents, and friends to help sustain the distinctive features that make GFA special.

The GFA Fund is and will always be the school’s highest philanthropic priority and the largest philanthropic contribution to the school on an annual basis. By supporting the school with a gift to the GFA Fund, you can help to anticipate and meet the ever-evolving needs of all students, faculty and staff, and the broader GFA community.

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GFA is shaped by those who believe in and support its mission.

Jane Doe

Answering the Call

Dean Martire P '29

Annual Fund Captain Deane Martire and his family view GFA as not simply an institution, but rather a part of their personal community, making the school a philanthropic priority. His philanthropic focus this year was on Equity and Inclusion, noting his appreciation for the impact a diverse student body had on his own school experience.

The Annual Fund provides for students who wouldn’t otherwise be able to come to GFA. A diverse student body creates an ideal environment for learning, both academically and socially.

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Ensuring High Standards

Gil Aikins P '23

Current parent Gil Aikins P '23 believes that excellence does not happen in a vacuum. He and his family are passionate about giving back to GFA because it helps its students thrive in many different ways.

Tangible financial support is one of the ways we can ensure the high level of standards our kids get to enjoy at GFA. As direct beneficiaries of this wonderful school, it’s incumbent upon us to continue to support the community in various ways.

John Smith

The Power of Advocacy

Tracey Stidolph P '21, '25, '30

Tracey Stidolph has a unique perspective of GFA. She has worked and coached here, and is the mother to a recent graduate, a ninth grader and a fourth grader. With a view of the school through these different lenses, she brought her invaluable talents to her role this year as a Giving Day Parent Advocate.

It’s easy to volunteer when you believe in the institution and the people guiding your family through all of these years. I fully believe in everything that it is and everything it is instilling in our family and our children.

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Promoting Passion

Charlie Hall '92

Charlie Hall ’92, Grammy award-winning drummer for the band The War on Drugs, was the inaugural Janet Hartwell Fellow and the GFA Distinguished Alumni in 2019. He said what he appreciates about his GFA education are the lifelong connections he has made.

It’s less about how much you give, than it is about the innovative teaching going on, the collaborative learning,
and students following their passions.

FAQs

What do we lose without the GFA Fund?

The GFA Fund provides roughly 7% of the School’s operating revenue. Annual giving through The GFA Fund is vital to sustaining our educational mission. Supporting the day-to-day needs of long-term initiatives—financial aid, academic and co-curricular programs, faculty development, athletics, arts, and equity and inclusion—The GFA Fund is the engine that empowers a truly transformative educational experience.

Why does participation matter?

What is Horizons GFA?

Do Gifts to Horizons support GFA as well?

No. Although Horizons was founded by and is a program of GFA, Horizons’ fundraising is totally separate from the school. Giving to GFA supports the students' educational experience and benefits the Horizons program which utilizes the GFA campus and facilities. Contributing directly to Horizons though is analogous to supporting an independent not-for-profit that funds underserved students in Fairfield County.

Red & Blue Leadership Society

Donors of the School who exemplify leadership by contributing $10,000 or more annually qualify for membership in the Red & Blue Leadership Society at one of the five levels:

Bolton Laycock Founders Society	$50,000 and above
Heads of School Society	$25,000–$49,999
Coyle Society	$20,000–$24,999
Hartwell Society	$15,000–$19,999
1925 Society	$10,000–$14,999

Donor Giving Levels

Donors who give up to $9,999 will be recognized at one of the following giving levels.

Front Lawn Benefactor	$5,000–$9,999
Courtyard Patron	$2,500–$4,999
Orchard Sponsor	$1,000–$2,499
Marsh Friend	$500–$999
Sound Contributor	up to $499

2024-2025 GFA Fund Captains

Steve and Katie Bodnar P '35, '37	Juan and Sasha Lebrija P '26, '28
Michael and Molly Bogdan P '27	Jeremy and Susan Moss P '24, '25
John and Sarah Caputo P '33	Alex and Estelle Naboicheck P '38
Alex Drolet and Robyn Shepherd P '31, '35	Cliff and Tami Robinson P '24, '29
Paul and Caroline Gibson P '31, '36	Chris and Jessica Ross P '31, '34, '36
Paul and Lauren Gojkovich P '33, '36	Nick and Lisa Savone P '25, '32
Sebastian and Kate Grimm P '25, '27	Jeremy and Johanna Simon P '31, '34
Sam and Casey Haverstick P '29, '31, '34, '35	Russell and Tracey Stidolph P '21, '25, '30
Paul Horton and Joy Grossman P '27, '27	Jose and Julie Tamayo P '27, '27
Jamie and Chrissie Karper P '30

Why they give:

Brandon Velez '13

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Sandra Frost P '25, '29

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Charlie Dietrich, Former Faculty

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Michelle Orris-Modugno '76

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A GIFT THAT MATTERS TO YOU

The GFA experience is unique to everyone, which is why gifts the the GFA Fund can be directed to an area of the school that is most meaningful to you and your family.