In the 2010-2011 school year, we raised $497,700 for the Second Fund. Thank you to all of our generous donors for contributing to the life of SBS!

A gift to the Second Fund is the very first gift that every family should consider giving to Second Baptist School each year.

The Second Fund is vital in maintaining and improving the tradition of educational excellence at Second Baptist School. The Second Fund serves as the lifeblood of the school. Tuition revenues and a small endowment held by the school only cover 94-96% of the cost of a SBS education. The resulting annual operating budget shortfall is made up by the Second Fund. In other words, it is the Second Fund that balances the school budget each year, accounting for approximately 4-6% of the total operating budget each year. The Second Fund allows us to hold tuition increases to a minimum and thus keep the cost of attending SBS within reach for most families.

Each year, SBS depends on gifts from current parents, alumni, alumni parents, grandparents, foundations, corporations and others for support of the Second Fund. Generous tax-deductible gifts to the Second Fund directly impact the everyday lives of the SBS faculty and students.

The foundation’s fiscal year begins each August 1 and ends each July 31.