Support Buxton

Donate to Buxton

Buxton is special because of our students, faculty and supporters. Like a three-legged stool, we depend on each group to make us not just function – but to make us great. As a supporter, there are a number of ways for you to help us continue to empower and nurture our community. Please note that all gifts can be made in honor of a special individual.

Alumni Fundraising Campaign

Buxton alumni and families from across the decades have initiated their first ever seven-figure fundraising campaign for the school – to raise $1.7m by April 15 to preserve Buxton’s legacy and to enrich campus life for generations of Buxtonites to come!

 

(Amount includes donations and pledges received by the school as of March 15, 2023.) 

 

Donate to the Campaign

Use the DonorBox form, above, to donate to the campaign. Choose “Buxton Fund” from the drop-down menu, and write a note in the comment section to direct your donation to the $1.7m alumni fundraising initiative.

 

Pledge to the campaign

If you would like to pledge to this campaign, please send an email as follows (script provided for convenience):

jeanne.conner@buxtonschool.org

“I would like to pledge [$x] to the campaign for $1.7 million by April 15th, with payment due by April 30th, to stop the sale of Buxton’s land to the Clark.”

Jeanne will respond with an email that will serve as your pledge form.

Pledges must be received by April 15 in order to be counted in the $1.7M campaign. If our $1.7 goal is met by then, you are committing to make your donation by April 30.

 

Escrow Account

Buxton is in the process of setting up an escrow account that will hold donations until the $1.7 fundraising goal is met on April 15. If the goal is met, those donations will be released to the school. If the goal is not met, those donations will be returned to the donors. Watch this space for information about how to wire funds to the escrow account.

 

Annual report on Philanthropy 2021-2022

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Buxton Fund Donations

The Buxton Fund strengthens the quality of the Buxton experience by contributing to financial aid packages, academic and extracurricular programs, faculty resources and overall operating expenses. Donations can be made via check, money order or credit card. Please use the button below for online payments.

Securities Transfers

Many individuals and families choose to support Buxton by gifting their long-term appreciated securities (e.g., stocks, bonds, mutual fund shares, etc.). Please click the button below for transfer information.

If you are planning on making a gift of securities to Buxton please contact Jeanne in the Development Office to discuss your options and receive the appropriate account number and routing instructions. Jeanne can be reached at 413-458-3919 ext 116 or by email at jeanne.conner@buxtonschool.org. 
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Planned Giving

Options include:

Planned giving includes donations provided through wills, trusts, gifts of life insurance, retirement plan assets or property.

If you would like more information, please contact us at development@buxtonschool.org. We would also be happy to coordinate with your financial advisor.

Other Ways to Give

Buxton depends on our community to help spread the word about our community. There are a few ways you can help us discover wonderful new families – and help them discover us!

Buxton Ambassador – As an ambassador, you work closely with the Admissions Office to talk with prospective students and their families about Buxton. This one-on-one interaction can make an enormous difference in students’ experiences applying to and attending boarding school, and is a perfect way to help us broaden our reach.

BECOME A BUXTON AMBASSADOR

Buxton Host – As a host, you also work with our Admissions Office to organize and put on group informational meetings for prospective students and their families. We provide our hosts with ‘best practices’ about student recruitment – and support along the path – to ensure that everyone has a great experience.

BECOME A BUXTON HOST

Parent Representative – After a student has enrolled at Buxton, we like to connect current parents with new parents to welcome them and respond to concerns and questions. These lasting relationships serve to shore up our community and have proven to be invaluable to all involved.

BECOME A PARENT REPRESENTATIVE

We also have opportunities for you to help us with reunions, admission events and regional alumni gatherings. And, of course, we are open to any suggestions you might have! Please contact us at development@buxtonschool.org to start the conversation.

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Testimonials

  • "Buxton has given me the freedom to be the person I want to be, make the art I want to make, and learn the things I want to learn. At Buxton we learn not only in the classroom, but in the community. We learn how to be good to each other and how to support each other. Buxton has so much to offer students, both inside the classroom and outside of it."
    Sadie
    Sadie Great Barrington, MA

  • “At Buxton you get to focus on what you want to be learning; whether it is social skills or in-depth studying- you learn to take responsibility of your education.”
    Francis Magai
    Francis Magai Troy, NY

  • “Living your education means to not only learn things, but to use what you learn in your everyday life.”
    Naima Nigh
    Naima Nigh Mexico

  • “To me, living your education means to be independent, to take charge, to not be afraid of asking for help, to learn from your peers, to love to learn, to take what you have learned from a loving environment and take it into the world.”
    Kat Hallowell
    Kat Hallowell New Hampshire

  • “Your education is more than just your time in class, it’s your life as a whole. Learning is not limited to a teacher teaching you something in a classroom.”
    Cynder Johnson
    Cynder Johnson Missouri

  • “To me, at Buxton, it’s not boundaries that you make, but the ones you break through.”
    Roy Malone
    Roy Malone New York, NY

  • “At Buxton, I can choose what I want to do with my education. I can design my own path and invest my time studying topics that I’m really interested in.”
    Nora Mittleman
    Nora Mittleman New York, NY

  • “At Buxton you can experience your intellectual development in a community that accepts your perspective of the world.”
    Ben Nigh
    Ben Nigh Mexico

  • “I felt instantly at home when I stepped on the campus. At Buxton, we are in school 24/7. We learn things in the classroom, but we really learn valuable things outside of the classroom. We learn how to work with others and respect each other’s spaces. Our education surrounds us and we learn new things everyday.”
    Emily Woodside
    Emily Woodside Albany, NY

  • “I chose Buxton over public school because I think I function better in a smaller environment. You’re able to get to know students and faculty on a deeper level, which is rare.”
    Charlie Starenko
    Charlie Starenko Williamstown, MA

Live your education at Buxton

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