TEP is a not-for-profit 501(c)3 and accepts tax deductible contributions.

In contrast to most charter schools, TEP does NOT solicit donations for general operating expenses. This is because a central feature of TEP’s mission is to demonstrate that schools can make a radical investment in teacher equity by reallocating existing public funding.

The only area for which TEP solicits donations is the cost of its school facility, since, in contrast to traditional public schools which receive a free public facility, New York State charter schools typically must pay for their own school facility.

Since TEP will grow by one grade each year, the school requires less space during its initial years than it does when the school reaches full capacity.  TEP is currently housed in modular classrooms at 549 Audubon Avenue in Washington Heights. (You can see a picture of our current home here.) The school will outgrow these modular classrooms soon!

TEP hopes to occupy a new permanent school facility beginning in the 2011-12 school year (and for many years thereafter). Learn more about the construction of TEP's permanent school facility in Washington Heights (scheduled for completion in 2011).

Please make a donation now (of any amount!) to TEP's facility fund. You may donate by credit card or by check. Thank you in advance for your generosity!

To make a credit card donation online, simply click the "Donate Now" button below.