Frequently Asked Questions

Tuition does not cover the full costs of educating your child and maintaining our entire campus, and it never has. Tuition dollars at all private schools only cover about 70% of the cost to educate each child and that is why schools around the world have annual funds yearly. EA is not an exception, historically we have received donations to help support our programs and our EAX program has also contributed. 

Schools around the world have a yearly Annual Fund to raise money for things and programs that go beyond what is covered by tuition on their campuses. Some schools draw on large endowments, grants, government assistance, and others have healthy giving through fundraising to cover some of the difference.

The Excellence Annual Fund will be used to purchase fitness equipment for the Fitness Center in the Athletic Building (to be ready in the Fall of 2022) with top-of-the line equipment, benefitting ALL our children. The Fitness Center will also be open to us parents and alumni in the early mornings and evenings, so we will all be able to use our new fitness facilities.

Your donation will have a direct impact on your child as we will continue offering the best educational programs, co-curricular activities, and overall experiences that most other schools strive to do but often struggle to achieve without the support from their community.

A pledge is a “promise” to give a specified amount by June 30th. We understand that you are committed to supporting the Excellence Annual Fund and that you may want to fulfill your gift at a time that is better for you and your family’s philanthropic plans.

Please contact Camila Fernandez at the Development Office for questions regarding the pledge form: developmentoffice@amschool.edu.sv

Every gift, no matter the size, is important to our success. We ask that every family consider participating with an amount that is most meaningful to them.

It is recommended that you support the campaign during the fall (September - December), but the Excellence Annual Fund runs from July 1st to June 30th. 
For your gift to be tax-deductible in 2021, your gift must be submitted by December 15, 2021.  If you give your gift in the Spring (January - June), your gift will be tax-deductible for the following year in 2022.

 You can fill out a pledge form and send it to the Development  Office or email it to developmentoffice@amschool.edu.sv

Yes. All donations are tax-deductible in El Salvador and in the United States. Click on the corresponding button whether you are a resident of El Salvador or the United States.

All Annual Fund donors will be listed in the Annual Report.

Names of the Excellence Annual Fund donors will be placed in a plaque outside the Fitness Center.

In addition to this, if you are a parent, your child will be accounted for in the participation rate contest and once their section in Elementary School or grade level in Secondary School reach 100% participation, they will get a surprise celebration.