Giving to Branson
We are optimistic about the future. We understand why generations of students, parents, and alumni have loved and continue to love this little paradise tucked into a picturesque valley in Ross.
You can shape the future by giving to Branson.
Branson has been nurturing and educating young people for close to a century. Although we are never content with our efforts and constantly seek to improve, we are confident that we provide the atmosphere, training, and habits of heart and mind that our students need to become excellent citizens of the world they will inherit.
You will find an honest and humble generosity of spirit in all of the people you encounter at Branson, but you will also find the intellectual rigor and challenges we know you need in order to gain the crucial skill sets necessary to succeed with confidence as you mature and grow. A motivated peer group, a superior faculty, a peaceful setting: you will find all this and more at this exceptional place.
Rather than explain to you in detail all you will find at Branson, I invite you to come in, get comfortable, and look around; observe our lively classes, and sit among our students and faculty as they make their way through the day; a day that is certain to be filled with laughter, debate, camaraderie, and a genuine joy of learning and growing with like-minded individuals.
Come in, look carefully and closely, and when you are done examining what we provide, I bet you’ll want to stay awhile.
Chris Mazzola
Head of School
Philanthropy At A Glance
Ben Pastor,
Chief Advancement Officer
(415) 455-7113
Amy Knaus
Annual Fund Director
(415) 455-7216
Rebecca Houser ‘92,
Alumni Relations Director
(415) 455-7108
Hayley Burner
Major Gift Officer
(415) 455-7100
Maria Kallmeyer
Database Manager
(415) 455-7112
Giving Levels
Katharine Branson Circle
$50,000+
Mt. Tamalpais Circle
$25,000–$49,999
Patron Circle
$15,000–$24,999
Branson Benefactors
$10,000–$14,999
Spirit of Branson
$6,000–$9,999
Bulls
$2,000–$5,999
Fernhill Friends
$500–$1,999
Strength in Numbers
$1–$499
Gifts to Branson are fully tax-deductible