The 2011-12 Student Philanthropy Council
The Hill School’s Student Philanthropy Council (SPC) was established in 2008-09 thanks to a generous donation by Mr. Charles Frank III ’59, P ’88, ‘90 and his wife, Betty. The Franks wanted to establish the program at Hill to enable Hill students to carry out their shared belief that young people should volunteer their time and efforts to benefit their communities that will then establish life-long philanthropic interests.
Each year, the SPC awards $10,000 worth of grants to four local non-profit organizations to help fund those entities’ educational programs. Each fall, interested organizations are encouraged to submit an application to the president of the SPC requesting funds. Throughout the school year, the members of SPC have weekly meetings evaluating each proposal. The group also visits with each organization to discuss the proposal in person. Grant decisions are made in April, and check presentations occur in late-April or early-May each year.