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April 22, 2022
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Support IDEA Scholars Today
Your generosity makes it possible for every IDEA scholar to receive an equitable, high-quality education and attend the college of their choice. Support IDEA scholars by making a tax-deductible gift today or join our monthly giving program to make a difference all year long.
Join IDEA’s Paving the Way
Monthly Giving Community
Set up your monthly gift today and join our community of dedicated monthly donors committed to our mission of College for All Children. Join us in paving the way for IDEA students on their journey to and through college
Your Support Makes College Possible
You make it possible for IDEA to provide a high-quality education to more than 70,000 college-bound students in 137 schools across Texas, Southern Louisiana, Florida, and Ohio to maintain its legacy of sending nearly 100 percent of graduates to college each year.
Your Impact in Action
Going to College
62% of seniors from the Class of 2022 were admitted to the country’s most selective colleges and universities.
Top 1% in the Nation in 2022
13 IDEA college preparatory high schools ranked among the top 1% of the most challenging high schools in the nation. In addition, IDEA McAllen ranks as the #1 high school in the nation.
Jay Mathews Challenge Index
2022 National Recognition
15 IDEA college preparatory schools ranked as the best performing high schools in the nation.
U.S. News & World Report
Best High Schools Rankings
Getting to and THROUGH college
IDEA’s 6,000+ alumni are graduating college at a rate 3.5 times the national average for low-income students. Two-thirds of IDEA students are the first in their family to go to college.
Why Give?
My parents didn’t have money to pay for my college, but they wanted me to live my best life, so they encouraged me to get a college degree and help others. I am inspired to support IDEA because I believe every child should be able to go to college and not have to struggle like I did.
Being an IDEA Alumnus, I know firsthand how important IDEA’s mission is and how much it can help improve our communities. When I donate to IDEA, I am helping someone like me find their way to college.
I have always felt that you can make the most impact on the trajectory of someone’s life and the health of a community through providing access to a high-quality education. IDEA makes that happen every day.
I was raised by a mother that learned to speak English in the States and she always emphasized the importance of education so that we did not have to face her experiences. When I was first introduced to IDEA’s mission and their passion for doing it, I wanted to be a part of it the way I knew how: time, talents, and treasures.
The culture I see when I walk into an IDEA school is that one of a winning team. Every player, in this case every teacher, every administrator, and everybody that works for the school or delivers to the school, knows that their whole mission is to help these children learn. That is why I support them.
As an IDEA Alumna and GiveMe5 scholar, I had a first-hand experience of IDEA’s mission to get students to and through college. I want to pay it forward so that other students can achieve their dreams too.
If a scholarship helps an IDEA senior get the books, or the plane ticket, or the meals they need to make their college dreams possible, then my support is a great way to pay back all the gifts that I have been given.
I give because I believe that every child should have the opportunity to have a quality education. It just so happens that IDEA’s path to get young people to their next chapter aligns with my own expectations and belief system.
Give By Bank Transfer
We accept ACH and wire transfers. Please contact teresa.ramos@ideapublicschools.org for more information.
Give By Check
Please direct all checks mailed via USPS to:
IDEA Public Schools
Attn: Advancement
2115 W. Pike Blvd.
Weslaco, TX 78596
Please direct all checks mailed via UPS/FedEx to:
IDEA Public Schools
2115 W. Pike Blvd.
Weslaco, TX 78596
Give By Stock Transfer
We accept gifts of stock through the Depository Trust Company (DTC). Please contact teresa.ramos@ideapublicschools.org for more information.
Give By Donor-Advised Fund
For more information on how you can contribute through a donor-advised fund, please contact teresa.ramos@ideapublicschools.org.
