How to Make anInstant Impact

Your Support is an Investment that Yields Immediate and Visible Returns

Your support through the Crystal Fund is crucial as it sustains the high-quality education on which our students and families rely. With your contribution, we can enhance our educational offerings, from enriching athletics to engaging fine arts programs, and maintain the excellence of our faculty. Every donation you make is a tangible action that truly makes a difference. We are deeply grateful for your generous support, as it is the foundation that allows us to thrive. If you're ready to make a gift or pledge today, please complete the Online Giving Form or use the Give or Pledge Now button located below.
Make a Gift
 Please complete one of the Online Giving Forms if you would like to make a gift today with a credit card or an electronic fund transfer.
Make a Pledge
 Pledges to the Crystal Fund and Alumni Giving may be made online. Capital pledges may be paid over a period of five years. Pledges will be counted toward the campaign goal when confirmed in writing. Pledge now.
Matching Gifts
 Many employers will double your gift to Crystal, and some also match gifts from spouses and retirees. Check whether your employer matches and what you need to do.
Gifts of Cash
 A gift of cash is tax-deductible in the year contributed. Please contact Advancement at giving@crystal.org for assistance with your gift.
Gifts of Stock or Securities
 Gifts of appreciated securities provide a tax deduction for the full fair market value of the stock while avoiding capital gains tax on the appreciated value. Download a copy of the Stock Transfer Instructions.
Wire Transfer
 Please refer to the Wire Transfer Instructions if you want to make a donation today.
Memorial or Honorary Gifts
 Any gift may be made in honor or memory of another individual.

Crystal Springs Uplands School is a 501(c)(3) not-for-profit corporation (Tax ID# 94-1247265). Your contribution is tax-deductible to the extent allowed by law. 

Questions? Reach out to giving@crystal.org.

Choose Your Impact

Regardless of size, your gift has direct influence on the quality of education for our students. Here's how you can see your impact materialize through various giving levels:

Inspiring Innovators: $100,000+
Founder's Forum: $75,000+
Head’s Leadership Council: $50,000+
Crystal Visionaries 2030: $30,000+
1952 Society: $20,000+
Crystal Scholar Circle: $12,500+
Gryphon's Guild: $7,500+

See the Leadership Giving Guide for full details.
Leadership giving
It Takes All of Us.

It Takes Leadership.

“Every gift matters, but leadership generosity is essential to reaching our $4.2 million goal.”
Leadership support strengthens the people, programs, and experiences at the heart of a Crystal education, from our remarkable teachers and world-class academic programs to the spaces and resources that help every student thrive.
It Takes All of Us reflects the generosity of our entire community. Every family plays a part, and leadership gifts are especially important to reaching our annual goal.
Thank you for considering a leadership gift to the Crystal Fund. Your generosity will make an immediate difference for students and teachers this year.
With gratitude, Kelly Sortino signature Kelly Sortino Head of School
Leadership levels
Leadership gifts provide the foundation that makes our $4.2 million Crystal Fund goal possible.
We are deeply grateful to the 181 families whose generous leadership gifts helped us reach our Crystal Fund goal last year.

Inspiring Innovators

$100,000+
A private luncheon or dinner with the Head of School and Board Chair in recognition of your transformative leadership support.
Plus everything listed below
  • Founder’s Forum · A personalized fine arts experience, with special access and recognition led by a curator, artist, or member of the Crystal arts community.
  • Head’s Leadership Council · An intimate dinner for this distinguished group of supporters whose generosity helps shape the school’s future. This evening will feature exclusive reflections on Crystal’s history and a preview of 75th anniversary celebrations.
  • Crystal Visionaries 2030 · A salon-style evening for committed Crystal supporters, featuring a conversation on innovation in sports and the ways athletics can shape communities, culture, and the future.
  • 1952 Society · A pre-musical reception featuring a faculty speaker who brings added perspective to the production’s history and themes.
  • Crystal Scholar Circle · A late summer reception, bringing leadership donors together to celebrate the start of the school year and the collective impact of their generosity.
  • Gryphon’s Guild · The starting point for leadership giving at Crystal, recognized with a custom Crystal stationery set presented in appreciation of your support.
Give or pledge now

Founder’s Forum

$75,000 – $99,999
A personalized fine arts experience, with special access and recognition led by a curator, artist, or member of the Crystal arts community.
Plus everything listed below
  • Head’s Leadership Council · An intimate dinner for this distinguished group of supporters whose generosity helps shape the school’s future. This evening will feature exclusive reflections on Crystal’s history and a preview of 75th anniversary celebrations.
  • Crystal Visionaries 2030 · A salon-style evening for committed Crystal supporters, featuring a conversation on innovation in sports and the ways athletics can shape communities, culture, and the future.
  • 1952 Society · A pre-musical reception featuring a faculty speaker who brings added perspective to the production’s history and themes.
  • Crystal Scholar Circle · A late summer reception, bringing leadership donors together to celebrate the start of the school year and the collective impact of their generosity.
  • Gryphon’s Guild · The starting point for leadership giving at Crystal, recognized with a custom Crystal stationery set presented in appreciation of your support.
Give or pledge now

Head’s Leadership Council

$50,000 – $74,999
An intimate dinner for this distinguished group of supporters whose generosity helps shape the school’s future. This evening will feature exclusive reflections on Crystal’s history and a preview of 75th anniversary celebrations.
Plus everything listed below
  • Crystal Visionaries 2030 · A salon-style evening for committed Crystal supporters, featuring a conversation on innovation in sports and the ways athletics can shape communities, culture, and the future.
  • 1952 Society · A pre-musical reception featuring a faculty speaker who brings added perspective to the production’s history and themes.
  • Crystal Scholar Circle · A late summer reception, bringing leadership donors together to celebrate the start of the school year and the collective impact of their generosity.
  • Gryphon’s Guild · The starting point for leadership giving at Crystal, recognized with a custom Crystal stationery set presented in appreciation of your support.
Give or pledge now

Crystal Visionaries 2030

$30,000 – $49,999
A salon-style evening for committed Crystal supporters, featuring a conversation on innovation in sports and the ways athletics can shape communities, culture, and the future.
Plus everything listed below
  • 1952 Society · A pre-musical reception featuring a faculty speaker who brings added perspective to the production’s history and themes.
  • Crystal Scholar Circle · A late summer reception, bringing leadership donors together to celebrate the start of the school year and the collective impact of their generosity.
  • Gryphon’s Guild · The starting point for leadership giving at Crystal, recognized with a custom Crystal stationery set presented in appreciation of your support.
Give or pledge now

1952 Society

$20,000 – $29,999
A pre-musical reception featuring a faculty speaker who brings added perspective to the production’s history and themes.
Plus everything listed below
  • Crystal Scholar Circle · A late summer reception, bringing leadership donors together to celebrate the start of the school year and the collective impact of their generosity.
  • Gryphon’s Guild · The starting point for leadership giving at Crystal, recognized with a custom Crystal stationery set presented in appreciation of your support.
Give or pledge now

Crystal Scholar Circle

$12,500 – $19,999
A late summer reception, bringing leadership donors together to celebrate the start of the school year and the collective impact of their generosity.
Plus everything listed below
  • Gryphon’s Guild · The starting point for leadership giving at Crystal, recognized with a custom Crystal stationery set presented in appreciation of your support.
Give or pledge now

Gryphon’s Guild

$7,500 – $12,499
The starting point for leadership giving at Crystal, recognized with a custom Crystal stationery set presented in appreciation of your support.
Give or pledge now



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650-342-4175
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