Giving
Your gift provides vital support for enriching the educational experience for every Vanguard Viking!
COMMUNITY OF GIVING SINCE 1973
Throughout its history, Vanguard has relied on the generosity of the community in the pursuit of excellence!
Making a Gift
- Checks and Credit Cards
- Planned Giving
- Stocks and Securities
- Donor Advised Funds
- Matching Gifts
- Charitable IRA Rollovers
- Tangible Gifts
- Vanguard Foundation
Checks and Credit Cards
Planned Giving
Stocks and Securities
Donor Advised Funds
Matching Gifts
Charitable IRA Rollovers
Tangible Gifts
Vanguard Foundation

Giving |
FREQUENCY |
WHAT IT DOES |
WHAT IT FUNDS |
The Annual Fund |
Every year | Supports the annual operating budget | The Annual Fund is the first priority in fundraising for the school and supplies vital operating dollars in support of Vanguard yearly. |
Capital Campaigns |
Periodically | Funds new building projects, renovations, and programs | Funds capital projects as well as programmatic additions in support of the school’s strategic priorities. |
Endowment |
Ongoing | Takes pressure off the operating budget and tuition | Invested funds provide income to support Vanguard in perpetuity. |
Planned Giving |
As donor feels compelled | Helps ensure Vanguard's future | Planned gifts made through bequests and life insurance provide for the ongoing sustainability of Vanguard |
Fundraising Activities |
Throughout the year | Builds community while raising support |
Provides funding for Vanguard Parent Crew, school programs, special projects, and scholarship |
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Ongoing |
Helps ensure Vanguard's future |
Unrestricted gifts to the Vanguard Fund support academic, arts and athletics programs and enhance opportunities to reduce tuition dependence. Your support enables talented faculty and staff to engage students in meaningful group projects and challenging individual assignments. |
We are grateful for the continued support of our parents, alumni, grandparents, past parents, faculty, staff, and friends.
It is through the unparalleled dedication of the Vanguard community that our vision and mission continue to thrive today across the Vanguard campus—from innovative programming and enriching faculty experiences, to first-rate athletic, academic, and arts opportunities— the impact of giving to our School is profound

Vanguard Foundation - Building Vanguard for the future
One goal, to keep Vanguard the Best College Preparatory School in Central Texas. - Learn More
Recent Campus Improvements
Meet Greta Knoll - Director of Institutional Advancement

To learn more about giving to Vanguard, please contact Greta Knoll, Director of Institutional Advancement
Questions - Contact
Greta Knoll
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Head of School
Johnny Graham
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Director of Institutional Advancement / Alumni Relations
Greta Knoll
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Contact Vanguard
254-772-8111
Office_Staff@vanguard.org
Address:
Vanguard College Preparatory School
2517 Mt Carmel
Waco, Texas 76710












