Community Giving Report 2024–2025

Commonwealth School’s mission is to educate young people from diverse backgrounds to become knowledgeable, thoughtful, and creative adults, capable of careful analysis, fruitful cooperation, responsible leadership, and deep commitment. Donations to The Commonwealth Fund and the School's endowment help us work to fulfill this mission and provide opportunities to our students, now and in the future.

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Reflections from the Class of 2025

Mellanie Rodriguez ’25

"My parents taught me: 'If everything feels easy, then you’re not in the right place anymore.' For me, that place was Commonwealth. It was exciting, but overwhelming. It was both the smallest and the biggest place I’d ever been in."

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Will Washko '25

"Food at Hancock deeply reflects the community and the sense of collective responsibility we’ve all built together: we risk food poisoning at every meal—as a community! But it really is a wonderful and incredibly unique opportunity to learn."

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Peyson Bilimoria '25

“While Commonwealth has guaranteed I’m no stranger to mistakes, it’s also taught me how to never fail. Because avoiding failure has nothing to do with the mistakes you’ve made, and everything to do with how you bounce back. ”

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Financial Highlights

Revenue from tuition supports a portion of the cost of a Commonwealth education. The Commonwealth Fund and earnings from the School’s endowment make up the difference.

Expenses

A pie chart displaying the breakdown of a $11.4 million budget, with the largest slice representing Compensation & Program at 62%, followed by Financial Aid at 15%, General & Administrative at 6%, Building & Food Services at 13%, and Reserve/Emergency Fund at 4%.

Revenue

Commonwealth Fund Dollars by Donor Constituency

Donor Giving

In the 2024–2025 fiscal year, 662 alumni/ae, parents, grandparents, and friends contributed $1,175,212 to The Commonwealth Fund.

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Impact Areas

Impact Areas within The Commonwealth Fund offer the opportunity to translate your passions into transformative experiences for students, while an unrestricted gift will support Commonwealth’s most immediate needs and priorities. Your gift is deeply meaningful to us. What is most important to you?

Thank You

We are deeply grateful for our community’s generous support in the 2024–2025 fiscal year. And a special thanks to members of Commonwealth’s three giving societies, whose generosity establishes the foundation of The Commonwealth Fund each year.