Every dollar stays at Runkle

Support Runkle students

Donations to the Annual Fund go directly to enriching the experience of every student in our school.

Other ways to give

💳 Card (online) Use the Donate Now button above — powered by Zeffy
📝 Check Made out to "Runkle PTO" — leave in the locked box in the front office
💵 Cash In a sealed envelope with your name — leave in the locked box in the front office
🏦 Donor Advised Fund Contributions through DAF are welcome — contact us for details

Where does your donation go?

Here's a sample of what the Annual Fund has paid for in past years — and what we're planning this year.

📖 Literacy Enrichment — K–8

  • 1st–4th grade Author visit by Caldecott Medalist Jason Chin
  • 5th & 6th grade Author visit by Veera Hiranandani (The Night Diary, Newbery Honor)
  • Library Fund

🎭 PAAR — Performing Arts at Runkle — K–8

  • Kindergarten Pineapple Project
  • 1st grade BJ Hickman, reading magician
  • 2nd grade Michael Tougias, author
  • 3rd grade Leland Faulkner, Native American storyteller
  • 4th grade Wingmasters, Native American storytelling
  • 5th grade Chris Poulos, BMX
  • 6th grade Andrea Lovett, storytelling coach
  • 7th grade Mythmasters
  • 8th grade Knighthorse, Shakespeare performance

🔬 Math & Science Enrichment — K–8

  • Kindergarten Structural Engineering
  • 1st grade Waves, Sound and Light
  • 2nd grade Structural Engineering
  • 3rd grade Weather
  • 4th grade Forces of Motion
  • 5th grade Forces of Motion
  • 6th–8th grade Energy and Electricity

🚌 Field Trips — K–8

  • Each grade will take at least one field trip during the year, sponsored in part by the PTO. Examples of past field trips include: Wheelock Family Theater, Kimball's Farm, Level 99, Hale Reservation, Boston University Pumpkin Drop, Chestnut Hill Reservoir, Waldstein Park, and Larz Anderson skating rink.

🏫 All of Runkle Benefits From…

  • $250 per classroom toward field trips (K–8)
  • Professional development for educators
  • Teacher stipends (K–8) and new teacher stipends for classroom setup
  • Principal Discretionary Fund
  • Online Family Directory and PTO Communications
  • Teacher Appreciation Fund
  • Math and Science Night, International Night
  • Community events — Bingo Night, Middle School Dance, Music and Arts Festival, Ice Skating Night, Candy House Decorating
  • Welcome Wagon — Popsicle Parties, Welcome Coffee for new families
  • Community Action — thank-you gift cards for crossing guards
  • Library Fund — Playaways and eReaders for student borrowing

💰 How Annual Fund dollars are allocated

$19,350
Teacher Support
$11,750
Student Support
$6,950
School Support
$6,750
Arts Enrichment
$6,750
Math & Science
$5,400
Literacy Support
$5,050
Community Events
$2,125
Administration
$900
Communication
$850
Fund Expenses