Support Pear Tree
Invest in education that transforms.
At Pear Tree, 80% of our families receive financial aid because we believe every child deserves a liberatory education — regardless of what their family can pay. Tuition alone covers only a fraction of what it costs to deliver our Montessori, social justice, and nature-based curriculum. Your gift directly bridges the gap between what families can pay and what it costs to educate each child.
When you give to Pear Tree, you are making it possible for a child to stay.
The Pear Tree Annual Fund
Every gift, at any level, sustains the education our students depend on.
Seeds
Up to $99
Provides art supplies for a classroom for one month
Give at this level →Roots
$100 – $499
Funds a field trip for an entire class
Give at this level →Branches
$500 – $999
Equips a classroom with new Montessori materials
Give at this level →Canopy
$1,000 – $2,499
Provides professional development for a teacher
Give at this level →Orchard
$2,500 – $4,999
Funds a semester of aftercare scholarships
Give at this level →Founders' Circle
$5,000+
Provides a full-year scholarship for one student
Give at this level →Make Your Gift
Pick an amount, or give whatever feels right.
Give nowSecure checkout on Givebutter. Card, Venmo, PayPal, bank transfer, or a donor-advised fund. You can add a note or give in someone's honor.
Gifts go to the Pear Tree Family Teacher Community, the school's 501(c)(3) public charity (EIN 87-3090690), and are tax-deductible to the fullest extent allowed by law. A receipt is emailed right away.
Join The Orchard
Our monthly giving community
Monthly donors are the roots that sustain Pear Tree year-round. By joining The Orchard, you provide predictable, sustained support that allows us to plan ahead and serve more families.
$15/mo
Healthy snacks
$25/mo
Student materials
$50/mo
Program support
$100/mo
Scholarship fund
$250/mo
Faculty development
Custom
Any amount helps
Where your gift goes
Your gift is received by the Pear Tree Family Teacher Community.
The FTC is the school's own public charity, run by parent and teacher volunteers. It funds scholarships and financial aid, free after-school enrichment, the library, healthy food for kids who need it, campus improvements, and teacher appreciation. Because volunteers do the work, almost every dollar reaches students.
This year's priorities: completing the upper playground, growing the Pear Tree Library, and supporting Pear Tree's expansion into middle school.
- $200,000+
- invested in student programs, scholarships, and learning environments
- 250+
- students supported through free after-school enrichment, sports, and meals
- 40+
- families who have received need-based tuition assistance
- 96%
- of every dollar raised has gone directly to programs
Since 2022, as reported by the FTC.
Other ways to give
Each of these goes to the FTC too. Questions about any of them: ftc@peartreecs.com.
Donor-advised fund
Choose "One-time" at checkout and you will see the DAF option, or have your fund send the grant directly.
Give from a DAF →Give stock
Appreciated stock can avoid capital gains tax while you deduct the full market value. Handled through StockDonator.
Donate stock →Employer matching
Many Bay Area employers match gifts up to $10,000 a year. Search your company and submit the FTC, EIN 87-3090690.
Ask about matching →In honor or in memory
Tick "Give in honor/memory" at checkout and we will send an acknowledgment to the family. The amount stays private.
Make a tribute gift →In-kind gifts
Equipment, event supplies, pro bono expertise. Check with us first so we can confirm the need and document it for you.
Offer an in-kind gift →Volunteer with the FTC
One-off event help, committee work in fundraising or grants or communications, or board service. There is a role for every schedule.
Get involved →Verified nonprofit: see the FTC on Charity Navigator and GuideStar.