The Exeter Fund

Your support sustains the hallmarks of an Exeter education, including small class sizes, a superb faculty and facilities and programs that allow students to achieve at their highest level.

Supporting Exeter students for 100 years (and counting).

Between a billion-dollar endowment and student tuition, why is the generosity of donors so critical to fulfilling Exeter's mission? That's a great question. Let's talk about it ...

Exeter's Immediate Priorities

Help sustain the Exeter experience for every student. By choosing this designation, you ensure your gift goes toward the Academy’s greatest operational needs for the year.

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Academic Excellence

Support the hallmarks of an Exeter education: world-class faculty in 16 academic departments; Harkness classrooms; and a curriculum of 450 courses. Your gift helps to sustain the 5:1 student/teacher ratio and provides opportunities for experiential and interdisciplinary learning.

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Financial Aid

Nearly 50% of Exeter students receive financial aid. Your gift helps to keep tuition far below the actual cost, and enables the Academy to extend financial aid to as many families as possible.

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Equity & Inclusion

Support Exeter’s vision to ensure every member of the community has the tools to flourish. Your support will sustain the Office of Equity and Inclusion and the Office of Multicultural Affairs, and provide community-wide training programs and curricular developments in support of creating a more diverse and inclusive campus.

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Athletics

Athletics is a cornerstone of the Exeter experience, promoting character development and collaboration. Nearly 70% of students participate on Exeter’s 60 interscholastic teams, representing 23 different sports. Your gift will support coaching and athletic training professionals, equipment, transportation costs, and maintenance of Exeter’s athletics facilities and fields.

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Health & Wellness

Fund the programs and people dedicated to fostering healthy adolescent development in our students’ lives. The Exeter Fund supports the school’s director of well-being; staffing and programming at the Lamont Health Center; our on-call licensed mental health professionals; the office of Campus Safety; and well-being initiatives for students and employees.

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The Arts

Fully half of Exeter’s students participate in music lessons, and Exonians can choose from 23 dance and theater courses. Your gift will directly support the professional faculty and staff, curriculum, materials and equipment required to maintain such high-quality access to the arts.

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Global Initiatives

Exeter’s Global Initiatives program, an extension of the Harkness classroom, with 40 travel opportunities across five continents annually — each a vital lesson in global citizenship through experiential immersion. More than 400 students engage in off-campus programming every year. Your gift will directly support the Global Initiatives Office, including faculty and staff salaries, program development, and financial assistance for students who need it.

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Sustainability

Exeter is committed to fostering a culture of sustainability in our community. Through our academic programs, we will educate our students about the principles of sustainability and the threat of climate change and cultivate their capacity to take action. Through our operations, we will responsibly manage our natural resources and campus facilities, reduce our environmental impact, and minimize our contributions to climate change.

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Contact Us

Lynn Taylor

Lynn Taylor

Director of The Exeter Fund

ltaylor@exeter.edu

603-777-3020

Karla Ashenhurst

Karla Ashenhurst

Program Assistant of The Exeter Fund

Kim Casey

Kim Casey

Assistant Director of The Exeter Fund

kcasey@exeter.edu

603-777-3370

Exeter Fund

Ashlee Demers

Associate Director of The Exeter Fund

ademers@exeter.edu

603-777-3372

Linda Felch

Linda Felch

Program Manager of The Exeter Fund

lfelch@exeter.edu

603-777-3558

Associate director of the Exeter fund Meredith LaPierre

Meredith LaPierre

Associate Director of The Exeter Fund

mlapierre@exeter.edu

603-777-3477

Ally Richardson

Ally Richardson

Associate Director of The Exeter Fund

arichardson@exeter.edu

(603) 777-3374