Annual Fund

Why Give?

We have one purpose in raising money: "it’s about the boys… and the adults who teach, coach, and counsel them. All of us are glad to be associated with something truly excellent, truly noble, and associated in a way that can make a difference. Without your generous support, we could not freeze tuition allowing us to assemble such a demographically representative student body; nor would we be in a position to compensate our faculty honorably. We would not be the school we are without your benevolence".

The Annual Fund

Tuition alone does not cover the full cost of educating a boy at Roxbury Latin; it never has. In fact, for the 2007-2008 school year, tuition will account for about 41% of the School’s budget with the remainder being provided through income from contributions to the Annual Fund (21.3%) and from the endowment (37.3%). This year, the total budgeted cost per student is $32,562, about $14,662 more than RL’s tuition of $17,900; so essentially every boy at RL receives a scholarship. Like all other independent schools, Roxbury Latin relies on the philanthropic support from parents, alumni and friends to cover this “gap” between tuition and the real cost of educating each boy.  The School is depending even more heavily this year on the Annual Fund in light of our decision to freeze tuition again for next year.

Every gift, regardless of size, makes a difference in the lives of Roxbury Latin boys.