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What is The Culver Fund?
The Culver Fund is the lifeblood of the school, directly supporting faculty salaries, facilities upkeep, scholarships & programs - the most important priorities of Culver Academies and Culver Summer Schools & Camps. Every Culver Fund dollar that we raise allows us to preserve the endowment and to ensure Culver's pre-eminence among college preparatory schools.
You support the margin of excellence that helps Culver maintain its place at the forefront of private secondary school education.
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Why I Give
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Jahon Hobbeheydar ’91 says there’s a powerful connection he has with Culver Academies that is hard to explain.
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Pranav Sharma ’93 wasn’t in a good space mentally a decade ago as he and his wife struggled to pay medical bills as they raised their two young daughters and she battled breast cancer. It was then he realized that the best thing he could do for his wife and daughters Marielle and Vivienne was to make his wellness his top priority. Because for him to be prepared to care for them, he needed to make sure he cared for himself.
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Garrett and Gray Gish say they stay engaged with Culver Academies because they want to ensure the school keeps teaching the lessons that have been so valuable to them.
More On Culver
Culver Military Academy
Since its founding in 1894, Culver Military Academy (CMA) has prepared young men for lives of purpose and impact. CMA graduates join a prestigious heritage that includes entrepreneurs and artists, scientists and scholars, and military and political leaders.
Culver Girls Academy
Culver Girls Academy (CGA) welcomed its first students in 1971. Since then, it has graduated hundreds of empowered and enlightened scholars, innovators, and executives, who have gone on to successful careers and positions all over the world.
Summer Schools & Camps
Founded in 1902, Culver Summer Schools and Camps is a high challenge-high support environment for learning leadership skills that improve personal confidence and develop positive self-esteem through accomplishment and self discipline.