Support Future Leaders

Your generosity helps us provide students from elementary through high school with rigorous academic and rich Afrocentric cultural experiences. As a nonprofit dedicated to educational excellence, we rely on donors who believe that every child should have access to high-quality learning, meaningful cultural engagement, and enrichment programs that challenge students to think critically and grow with confidence.

Ways to Give

One-Time Gift
Directly support academic and cultural programs that shape students’ futures.

Monthly Giving
Provide steady, reliable support that helps us plan ahead for long-term impact.

Matching Gifts
Your employer may match your donation—doubling your impact on student learning.

Donate

Giving Levels
Every dollar counts: $50 and up – choose your amount

$50 – Basic supplies and materials for one student
$100 – Basic supplies and materials for two students
$200 – Tuition for one ASPS high school student
$250 – One month of healthy snacks for our elementary kids in the Expansion program
$500 – Academic books
$1,000 – Helps to fund staff salaries (who must be dually prepared in their academic area and in cultural heritage).
$2,500 – Covers the cost for one student to attend The Academy SPS Summer Session

Choose to support us now because it is better to invest in the education of our youth of color than in their incarceration.

Your employer may match your donation.
Employee Match List / Worldwide List

Become a Sustaining Donor

By giving a monthly donation.

By making a recurring monthly donation, you make a lasting commitment to the success and longevity of The Academy SPS.

It is easy to become a sustaining donor. Simply enter the amount you would like to donate along with your payment information, and we will automatically charge your credit card each month. Your money goes further as a sustaining donor because it reduces administrative expenses related to mailings and paperwork.

You choose the amount at which you would like to participate. Contact us at any time if you would like to make changes to your donation. Click here to start your monthly contribution (don’t forget to click ‘monthly’!).

Donate to our Endowment

What is an endowment? Click here.

The Academy SPS Endowment Fund was established in 2019 and is managed by GCRCF (Greater Cedar Rapids Community Foundation).

The fund’s principal is invested, and as the fund grows, income earned can be used to pay ASPS operating expenses, allowing us to continue our programs.
Your contribution guarantees the continued success of The ASPS.

Click here to donate to The ASPS Endowment Fund. All amounts are welcomed.

Your donation may qualify for an Endowment Iowa Tax Credit. Click here for more information.

You can also contribute by mail at:
The Academy SPS
PO Box 2842
Cedar Rapids, IA. 52406

The Academy is a 501(c)3 non-profit. All contributions are tax deductible.
Please consider making The Academy for Scholastic and Personal Success part of your year-end giving.
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Thank you in advance for contributing to the longevity of The Academy.