Our Bright Futures Fund supports our school - the people and the physical space - now and well into the future.
Giving
Tuition alone does not cover the full cost of a Montessori education.
Philanthropy keeps tuition accessible while sustaining exceptional programs.
Annual giving supports immediate needs like faculty, programming, and student experiences.
Our Tuition Assistance Endowment ensures long-term access for future families.
When you give to our Bright Futures Fund, you are investing in:
❋ Children
building within them the skills, grace, courage, resiliency, humanity, and a sense of responsibility to create healthy and peaceful futures for themselves and their communities.
❋ Teachers
supporting their Montessori practice with professional development opportunities. Our guides are highly trained and prepare a classroom that supports and inspires children to love to learn - they are the dynamic link between the materials and the child’s learning experience.
❋ Our future
sustaining The Children’s House to ensure that it will provide an exceptional learning environment for our students today and for years to come - no matter what challenges we may face.
Make A Gift
Bright Futures on the Fairway
Monday, May 11
Join us at The Traverse City Country Club for a golf outing supporting our school community.
More Ways to Give
To minimize credit card processing fees, you may mail your gift to:
The Children's House
5363 North Long Lake Rd.
Traverse City, MI 49685
Families with children currently enrolled at TCH may have their gift added to their account. Contact Shanna Gonzalez with the details of your gift.
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If you are at least age 72 and have IRA investments, please consider making a gift to The Children’s House from your required distribution without incurring any taxes.
A qualified charitable distribution generally is a nontaxable distribution made directly by the trustee of your IRA to an organization eligible to receive tax-deductible contributions. You must be at least age 72 when the distribution was made. Your qualified charitable distributions can satisfy all or part the amount of your required minimum distribution from your IRA.
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The Children's House accepts gifts of stocks, bonds, and mutual funds. Please call Shanna Gonzalez for details on how to make this type of gift. 231-929-9325.
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We gladly accept gifts in honor or in memory of a loved one. Please include a note with the name of the person, the sentiment behind the gift, and their address and we will send a card to the honoree or family acknowledging your gift.
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A well-funded endowment ensures The Children’s House will be able to provide a Montessori educational environment of the highest quality to families in the Grand Traverse region, forever. To learn how you can make a legacy gift that will protect The Children’s House for future generations, visit our Endowment webpage.
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The Children's House is a nonprofit organization where fundraising is needed to offer the highest quality Montessori learning environment while keeping tuition at an accessible rate for our region. If you are associated with a private or family foundation that values education, please make us aware of your funding guidelines.
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Oleson’s Community Share points are located on the bottom of each purchase receipt. Please save all of your Oleson’s receipts, packaged them in a baggie, and send them to school with your child. They can be dropped off in your child’s classroom or the front desk.
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Support The Children’s House and our Traverse City downtown merchants during Shop Your Community Day every November. Merchants generously donated back a percentage of every sale - be sure to select The Children’s House at checkout!
Daffodil Circle
Your Gift Carries Their Legacy Forward
Each $1,000 gift to the Daffodil Circle helps bring to life projects that reflect the values and vitality of Karen, Anna, Rowan, and Sierra — leaving their signature on the life of the school.
Daffodil Circle funds support initiatives that go above and beyond the school’s operating budget — enriching the student experience in ways that are deeply aligned with our values but often not possible through regular funding.
Join the Daffodil Circle today and be part of a tradition of remembrance, generosity, and growth.
Endowment
The Transformative Power of an Endowment Gift
An endowment gift to The Children’s House is more than a contribution; it is the seed that allows our school to grow, branch out, and provide shade for generations of students. Your generosity will help fully fund our tuition-assistance endowment, building a strong foundation so that the People,
Programs, and Places and Spaces of The Children’s House can flourish.
2026 Bright Futures Gala
Where Wonder Begins
Friday, October 2nd at The Children’s House
This magical evening will celebrate the joy, curiosity, and promise that begin right here.
Save The Date!
“The child is both a hope and a promise for mankind.”
- Maria Montessori, Education and Peace