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Heights First Endowment
The Heights First Endowment ensures AHISD can count on dedicated funding year after year, sustaining a high-quality education no matter what happens at the state level.
Gifts to the endowment include opportunities for recognition through naming rights to District facilities.
Ways to Give to the Endowment
- Cash Gifts may be made by personal, business, or foundation check.
- Pledges may be made to the Endowment Fund, with payments spread over a five-year period.
- Appreciated Stock Gifts can be transferred directly to the Foundation.
- Planned Gifts can be made by naming the Foundation as a beneficiary in your will or trust, including retirement plan assets and life insurance.
For more information about the endowment and ways to give, contact Heather McFarland, Executive Director, at (210) 832-5957.
Our Funds
The endowment is organized into five funds, each supporting a different dimension of student life at AHISD.
Sustaining Fund
Our most critical fund, helping meet the greatest needs of AHISD.
Dianne and Richard Azar
Emily and Ben Azar
Anne and Steve Ballantyne
CB and Anita Branch Trust
Sara and Jeff Brouillard
Lauren and John Browning
Paula and Jim Callaway
Stephen Cavender
Elizabeth Huth Coates Charitable Foundation
Rachel and Greg Chaney
Karen and Thomas Crosley
Kate and Taylor Dawson
Julie and Kenny Dorbandt
Barbara and Alan Dreeben
Lynnette and Trey Embrey
Gayle and Walter Embrey
Dick and Jimmy Ruth Evans
Kelly and Carl Fellbaum
Kelley and Pat Frost
Lou Celia and Don Frost
Pat and Tom Frost Foundation
Goldsbury Foundation
Suzanne and Jimmy Goudge
Friends in Honor of Speedy Hart
Allison and Jaimie Hayne
Hebdon Family
Carey and David Hildebrand
Joan and Herb Kelleher Charitable Foundation
John and Claudia Malitz
Mays Family Foundation
Lauren and Peter McLaughlin
Dina and Lott McIlhenney
Jane and Joe McFarlane
Dan, Cynthia, Ryan, & Michael O'Connor
Jill and Gardner Peavy
Sechler, Zeller, Sachs Families
Mary and Eddie Spalten
Jan and Stan Studer Jr.
Holly Thaggard
Suzanne and John Thomas
The Family of Dick Wade
Jenger and Steve Waters
Julie and Warren Wilkinson, Jr.
Worth and Arriaga Family
Lynn and Thad Zeigler
Faculty Fund
Provides funds for AHISD to recruit and retain the best and brightest teachers and staff.
Dianne and Richard Azar
Emily and Ben Azar
Anne and Steve Ballantyne
Sue and Bill Balthrope
Karen and Thomas Crosley
Julie and Kenny Dorbandt
Barbara and Alan Dreeben
Lou Celia and Don Frost
Pat and Tom Frost Foundation
Goldsbury Foundation
Hebdon Family
John and Claudia Malitz
Jane and Joe McFarlane
Sechler, Zeller, Sachs Families
Suzanne and John Thomas
Dan, Cynthia, Ryan, and Michael O'Connor
Jill and Gardner Peavy
Betty and Mike Venson
Julie and Warren Wilkinson, Jr.
Program Fund
Ensures AHISD can continue to provide students with unique and innovative learning opportunities.
Dianne and Richard Azar
Emily and Ben Azar
Anne and Steve Ballantyne
Karen and Thomas Crosley
Julie and Kenny Dorbandt
Barbara and Alan Dreeben
Lou Celia and Don Frost
Pat and Tom Frost Foundation
Goldsbury Foundation
Carey and David Hildebrand
Dan, Cynthia, Ryan, and Michael O'Connor
The McCombs Foundation
Jill and Gardner Peavy
Sechler, Zeller, Sachs Families
Suzanne and John Thomas
Jenger and Steve Waters
Julie and Warren Wilkinson, Jr.
Janie and Jim Worth
Worth and Arriaga Family
Athletic Fund
Funds the operational costs of AHISD athletic programs, recognizing that every athlete is a student first, and every coach is a teacher.
Dianne and Richard Azar
Emily and Ben Azar
Anne and Steve Ballantyne
Barbara and Alan Dreeben
Goldsbury Foundation
Carey and David Hildebrand
The Johnson Family
Jill and Gardner Peavy
Sechler, Zeller, Sachs Families
Julie and Warren Wilkinson, Jr.
Jenger and Steve Waters
Worth and Arriaga Family
Student Needs Fund
Supports the removal of barriers some students face in accessing everything AHISD offers.
Dianne and Richard Azar
Emily and Ben Azar
Anne and Steve Ballantyne
CB and Anita Branch Trust
Barbara and Alan Dreeben
Jill and Gardner Peavy
Sechler, Zeller, Sachs Families
Julie and Warren Wilkinson, Jr.
Build Something That Lasts
A gift to the endowment isn't just for this school year. It's an investment in every class that follows.
Make a gift toward permanent financial independence for AHISD.
Discuss naming opportunities and planned gifts to the endowment.