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Ways to Give

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Checks

Payable to Harding Academy, and you can mail them or drop them by the office, so we may thank you in person.
Credit Cards

Harding Academy gratefully accepts AmEx, MasterCard, Visa, and DiscoverCard at our secure Online Giving form.
Matching Gifts

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Harding Academy's EIN is 62-0852815. Thank you for checking!
Pledge

You can choose to make a one-time gift or a multi-year pledge to spread your support over time. Multi-year pledges provide Harding with a steady foundation for planning and ensure your generosity makes an even greater impact.
Securities

Gifts of appreciated securities provide significant tax savings for the donor with regard to capital-gains taxes. Call Director of Advancement and Marketing Ruthie Huggins 615-387-6329 for information about the stock transfer process.
Venmo

To make a gift using Venmo click HERE or search @HardingAcademy in your Venmo App.

Harding Fund Giving Societies

Every gift to the Harding Fund directly impacts our people, our spaces, and our mission. Donors giving at the Leadership Society level ($2,500+) and above are invited to a Spring 2027 Leadership Celebration hosted by Dr. Tim Boyd.

Founders' Society $50,000 and above

McPherson Society $25,000 - $49,999

McPherson Society $10,000 - $24,999

Compass Society $5,000 - $9,999

Leadership Society $2,500 - $4,999

1971 Circle $1,971 - $2,499

Navy & White Circle $1,000 - $1,970

Hawks Circle $1 - $999

2026-2027 Harding Fund Leadership

Overall - Sloan and Jim Thomas

PreK - Helen and Renny McPherson

Kindergarten - Mary '00 and Trey Moore

1st Grade - Caroline and Aaron Dale

2nd Grade - Ashley and Raddie Zlatkov

3rd Grade - Paige and Barr Biglane

4th Grade - Michelle and Adam Balfour

5th Grade - Megan and Mihir Desai

6th Grade - Courtney and Chae Ko

7th Grade - Kristen and Drew Oldham

8th Grade - Mary Kay and Richard Galentino

CONTACT US

Ruthie Lowney ‘96

Director of Advancement and Marketing

615-387-6329

Miles Hartline

Alumni Relations and Annual Giving Manager

615-387-6305

The Harding Fund

At Harding, our aspiration is excellence in every part of the student experience. In our classrooms and across our campus. In academics, arts, athletics, and the everyday moments that shape a child’s confidence, curiosity, character, and sense of belonging.

Pursuing Excellence, Every Day

The Harding Fund gives us the flexibility to invest where our students and school need it most, allowing us to pursue opportunities, strengthen programs, and continually raise the standard of the Harding experience.

Your support helps us invest in:

Our People: Exceptional teachers are at the heart of Harding. The Harding Fund helps us attract, retain, and invest in talented educators through competitive compensation and meaningful professional development. This includes funding 50% of tuition for faculty pursuing a master’s degree and providing opportunities for teachers to learn from leading educators around the world.
Our Spaces: The places where children spend their days should inspire learning, creativity, collaboration, and belonging. Harding Fund gifts help us continually strengthen our campus, from modernizing Lower School classrooms with new flooring, lighting, and furnishings to equipping spaces like our Innovation Lab with tools designed for hands-on discovery.
Our Mission: A Harding education extends well beyond the classroom. Your support strengthens the experiences that help students discover their interests, develop confidence, learn perseverance, and grow in character. That includes technology and innovation, theater, band, chorus, our Artist in Residence program, athletics and Harding’s longstanding no-cut philosophy, as well as continued investments in campus safety and security.

Every gift is an investment in the experience we want every Harding student to have. Together, we can continue pursuing excellence while ensuring that each day at Harding makes a meaningful difference for our students and their families.

The Harding Fund follows Harding Academy’s fiscal year and runs annually from July 1 through June 30.

Join the Tradition of Giving

For generations, Harding families have invested in more than a school. They have invested in the people, experiences, and opportunities that help children discover who they are and who they can become.

Your support of the Harding Fund helps us continue that tradition while pursuing an even higher standard of excellence for today’s students and those who will follow. Thank you for your belief in Harding, your confidence in our mission, and your investment in what comes next.