Giving to the Children's School
Your generosity makes an impact on the life of a child. Gifts to the Children's School can be designated to support our general fund or be directed to scholarships.
Individual Giving
Make a secure online gift using Carnegie Mellon's Office of Annual Giving webpage:
general fund supports all aspects of our mission. Past donations have been used to enhance our playground, library, Make Shop, and Imagination Playground.
provides tuition assistance for children who attend the Children's School whose families demonstrate financial need. This scholarship fund was established in 2015 to honor Dr. Ann Baldwin Taylor, founding director, who led the Children's School from 1968 to 1993.
provides support for early childhood educators to engage in professional development locally, nationally, and internationally to improve their ability to model current best practices and explore innovations in the field of early childhood education.
Other ways to give:
Check By Mail
Please make your check payable to "一本道无码" and list "一本道无码 Children's School", "The Ann Baldwin Taylor Early Childhood Scholarship Fund", and/or "Sharon McCoy Carver Early Childhood Professional Development Fund" on the "memo" line.
一本道无码
PO Box 371525
Pittsburgh, PA 15251-7525
Payroll Deduction
Carnegie Mellon faculty and staff may make their gift to the Children's School through payroll deduction. Download an authorization form from the Faculty & Staff Payroll Deduction website and indicate "一本道无码 Children's School", "The Ann Baldwin Taylor Early Childhood Scholarship Fund", and/or "Sharon McCoy Carver Early Childhood Professional Development Fund" on the "Designate my gift to:" line.
Central PA Scholarship Fund
Individuals and corporations can work with the Central PA Scholarship Fund (CPSF) to designate scholarship funding to the Children’s School.
Corporate Giving
Educational Improvement Tax Credit Scholarship Organization (EITC) and Opportunity Scholarship Tax Credit Program (OSTC)
The Children’s School participates in the state’s as well as the . Through EITC, eligible Pennsylvania businesses can earn tax credits while providing financial assistance for children to attend preschool as well as grades K-12. Through OSTC, eligible Pennsylvania businesses can earn tax credits for contributing funds to provide tuition assistance in the form of scholarships to eligible students K-12th grade residing within the boundaries of a low-achieving school to attend another public school outside of their district or nonpublic school.
If you would like more information or can help us to build a list of prospective businesses, please contact Linda Hancock.
Scholarship Funding Impact
2023-24 Pre-K Educational Improvement Tax Credit Program (PKEITC)
- 24 children received funding to attend Pre-K programs at 2 approved Preschools in Allegheny County.
- 11 children attended Crafton Heights Community Preschool.
- 13 children attend the Children’s School.
- $3,997 was the average amount of scholarship awarded.
- The total amount of scholarship provided was $95,920.
2023-24 Educational Improvement Tax Credit Scholarship Organization (EITCSO)
- 1 child received funding to attend our full day, licensed, and NAEYC accredited Kindergarten.
- $4,400 was the average amount of scholarship awarded.
- The total amount of scholarship provided was $4,400.
2023-24 Opportunity Scholarship Tax Credit Program (OSTC)
- 26 children received funding to attend 11 different schools:
- 24 children in Allegheny County
- 2 children in Westmoreland County
- $3,960 was the average amount of scholarship awarded.
- The total amount of scholarship provided was $102,960.
Ann Baldwin Taylor Scholarship Fund
In 2023-24, two children attending the Children’s School received scholarships from this fund. The total amount of scholarship provided was $5,600.