Help Conservatory Lab

Support the 450 students of Conservatory Lab

Thanks to your support, we provide an individual instrument to every single one of our students at no cost to them or their families. 

"Conservatory Lab Charter School in Dorchester is making big gains by implementing a number of strategies, such as tutoring, overhauling its math and reading curricula, and focusing on students' social and emotional well-being.”

–Boston Globe 2024

At Conservatory Lab, a top-notch faculty of over 75 dedicated
and passionate professionals supports 450 students who come to school each day to learn. We do it all in a new building on Columbia Road and we are renovating and expanding our Hancock Street building.

Give Online

We accept American Express, MasterCard, and Visa.
Click here to donate using our secure online form.
conservatorylabfoundation.org/donate

Give by Mail

Checks may be made out to “Conservatory Lab Foundation” and mailed to:
Conservatory Lab Foundation, Inc.
395 Columbia Rd
Dorchester, MA 02125

Give by Phone

If you would like to make your pledge or gift by telephone with your credit card, please call 617.254.8904 x118.

Make a Matching Gift

Please contact your Human Resources Office about eligibility and forms you will need to submit to Conservatory Lab Foundation. You do not need to include the form with your payment

Give a Gift of Securities

Giving a gift of appreciated stocks, bonds, or mutual funds can be to your
financial advantage. In most cases, you may claim a charitable income tax
deduction for the full fair market value on the shares and avoid capital gains tax.

Thank you for renewing, or even extending, your support for Conservatory
Lab, a school which makes young minds sing and renews our faith that
educational innovation remains not just possible, but within our grasp.

Foundation Board of Trustees​

Melanie M. Sheffield, President
John Paolella, Treasurer
Deborah Smith, Secretary
Ann Carter
Robert Grinberg
Gary F. Gut
David Joyner
Katharine Pell
Bradley F. Richardson

Foundation Staff

Matt Chapuran, Executive Director
Briana Hughey, Development Manager
Julianna Shmaruk, Development Assistant
Rick Tagliaferri, Director of Major Gifts and Capital