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Advancement

Tara Arras

Assistant Head of School for Advancement

arrast@sidwell.edu

In 2024, Sidwell Friends School launched the culminating phase of its historic Together We Shine campaign. With a cumulative new goal of $220 million, the campaign will bring us all together on the Washington DC campus, further boost our endowment, and provide essential funds for financial aid, faculty salaries, and student experiences.

The impact we make today will shape our School for decades to come. Please join us!

What this campaign will accomplish:

Strengthen our Endowment

The endowment provides essential support for faculty salaries, financial aid, and new and innovative programs for students.

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Sustain Support for Students and Faculty

The Sidwell Friends Fund extends and enriches learning and access beyond what tuition and the endowment alone can provide.

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Reunify Our
Campus

A new Lower School in the renovated Earl J. Harrison Jr. building will bring all three divisions together on the Washington DC campus.

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Our Progress

$220 MILLION
TOTAL CAMPAIGN GOAL
$0 Raised to Date
$159M Raised during Phases I & II
0%
To Goal

(as of April 14, 2026)

CUMULATIVE PROGRESS BY GOAL

0%
Raised 124%
$29M GOAL
for
STRENGTHENING
THE ENDOWMENT
0%
Raised
$44M GOAL
for
THE SIDWELL
FRIENDS FUND
0%
Raised
$147M GOAL
for
A REUNIFIED CAMPUS & NEW LOWER SCHOOL
Progress includes board-designated reserve funds for the Upper School renovation.
TOGETHER WE SHINE BY THE NUMBERS 2015–PRESENT
35k+
Total Gifts
3,529
First-Time Donors
41
Gifts over $1M
28k+
Gifts less than $1,000

COMMUNITY PARTICIPATION LAST FISCAL YEAR

15%
Alumni
9%
Movers & Quakers
68%
Current Parents
15%
Parents of Alumni
16%
Grandparents
67%
Faculty & Staff

Our Stories

One Sidwell Friends School Where Together, We Shine

Today, Sidwell Friends is on the verge of a historic transformation—one that will benefit future students for generations to come.

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Emily Boyer appointed Melanie C. Fields Faculty Chair

Upper School science teacher Emily Boyer will be the inaugural endowed Melanie C. Fields Faculty Chair in Environmental and Life Sciences.

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A Night to Remember: Upton Campus Groundbreaking

The Upton Campus groundbreaking brought together more than 200 members of the Sidwell community to celebrate the success of the “Together We Shine” campaign.

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The New Upper School: Building for a Better World

Opening in Fall 2026, the new Upper School embodies Sidwell Friends’ dedication to sustainability, wellness, and Quaker values, with a design informed by student input and a strong commitment to environmental stewardship.

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