Support and service to an organization you believe in is not just something that we ask of the Near North Montessori community; it is a core lesson we teach our students beginning at the earliest level and continuing through their journey at Near North. These experiences shape them, and they leave Near North ready, willing, and able to contribute to society through a lifetime of leadership and service.
We ask Near North families to engage in this same lesson. Through gifts of time, talent, and resources, families show meaningful support of the school and the work we do.
Fundraising Priorities
Your Love Grows with the Near North Fund
The Near North Fund is an annual appeal that relies on the generosity of alumni, current families, and faculty & staff to help bridge the gap between tuition and the true cost of running the school. This vital fund supports critical areas such as instructional materials, program enrichment, technology, professional development, and facility maintenance. Like many independent schools, we depend on this annual appeal to ensure we have the resources needed to fulfill our Montessori mission—educating every student to reach their fullest potential.
At Near North, our values—diversity and inclusion, empathy and compassion, cultural competency and respect, responsibility and community—are at the heart of everything we do. To be part of the Near North family means standing in solidarity with our entire community of parents, children, faculty, and staff. It means giving of yourself to ensure there’s always room for others at the table.
That’s what your support of the Near North Fund truly represents—helping to make our shared values a reality for every student and family.
Love Grows
This year’s theme, Love Grows, reminds us of how every contribution helps our community flourish. The Near North Fund supports the people and programs that make Near North Montessori such a special place. Your gift provides crucial, unrestricted dollars for:
- Montessori Program Excellence
- Faculty and Staff Support
- Financial Aid
As Carol Johnson’s song, sung by generations of NNM children, says:
“Love grows one by one, two by two, and four by four. Love grows round like a circle and comes back a knocking at your front door.”
This year, we aim for 100% parent participation. Every single gift, no matter the size, is valued and appreciated. By making a meaningful gift to the Near North Fund, you help love grow stronger within our community and support every student at Near North Montessori.
Please join us in supporting the Near North Fund.
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Ways to Give
Your Partnership has an Impact
$121,671
in gifts $1k or less for the 2023-24 giving year
$1.4 Million
granted in financial assistance
2,401 Individual Gifts
received in the 2023-24 giving year
We consider our time at Near North as one of the most valuable and enriching times for our entire family—yes, the priority was nurturing and educating our children but, as parents, the friendships and communities formed were invaluable and continue to this day.
- Alumni Parent
Parent-School Partnership
"One of the things I most love about NNM is the home-school partnership. As a teacher, you put your heads together with the parents and work together to guide the child to become their best self. Many of the relationships that you strike up with the student and their family are long-lasting and go beyond your years together."
- NNM Faculty Member
The parent-school partnership among home, school, and the community
In keeping with Dr. Montessori’s goal of making the world a better place for all humanity through education, it is incumbent upon us to prepare our students to be tomorrow’s ethical leaders. Our students consider the interests of others when making decisions and consider the impact of their decisions on the larger community. Our community of parents, faculty and staff models ethical stewardship and promotes an empathetic and compassionate outlook. NNM promotes a culture of high academic standards, strong moral and ethical values and a passion for learning and self-fulfillment.