I'm very appreciative for my understanding of mathematics because it provides a key input into the most important skill that is required as an adult - critical thinking and the ability to make informed decisions.
Elijah Kempton
Friend of MathPath and multiyear donor
MathPath's goal is to be affordable to all highly gifted kids age 11-14, regardless of family circumstances. With your help we can reach that goal.
We want to reach that goal 2 ways. First, by increasing the money for need-based financial aid, including full scholarships. Second, by eventually lowering the full price for all.
MathPath is still a young organization. In its first few years it was necessary to spend beyond income in order to publicize the camp and establish its quality. Until we finish working off those debts, we cannot substantially increase financial aid, at least not with outside help.
For years there has been very little grant support from
American government and foundations for gifted education. We have been granted a few thousand dollars most years from the American Mathematical Society, but outreach to foundations has so far been unsuccessful. Thus, we have always turned to individuals for help. Sometimes employers will provide matching funds, and that helps too.
So please consider giving.
How much? Obviously big contributions help most – $1000 or more – but any amount is appreciated, because the larger the number of donors we have, especially from MathPath families, the stronger the case we have for seeking foundation funds.
Gifts to MathPath are tax deductible for US taxpayers and will receive a confirmation.
Please make donations by check to
MathPath
c/o Al Lippert, Treasurer
4052 94th Ave SE
Mercer Island WA 98040
An
email to Al in advance would be appreciated.
Thank you!
Notes:
For our 2008-09 fiscal year, parents and friends contributed $7660. So far, for our 2009-10 year we have received $7285. Won't you join us?
Can you make donations online?
Unfortunately not. The companies that provide this service take a several percentage cut. We prefer 100% of your contribution to go to work for the purpose you intended.
*Fund a Mental Group. In topology, every space has a Fundamental Group (the first homotopy group) that captures a lot of the space's properties. And indeed, groups (an algebraic structure) are fundamental throughout mathematics. But here we ask you to Fund a Mental Group, a great play on words by George Thomas.
