When Charles Merrill founded Commonwealth, he sought to provide a first-rate education in the heart of Boston and to create opportunity for students from under-represented communities. 

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This $12.5 million campaign will ensure that the Commonwealth experience carries forward Mr. Merrill's vision for years to come.

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Learn more about the final phase of The Power of a Vision.

This campaign supports three essential components of the Commonwealth experience:

Thanks to the generosity of our community, we have raised $10,500,000 from more than 200 alumni/ae, parents, and friends.

We invite you to join your peers in supporting this important effort.

To learn more and to discuss opportunities to support
The Power of a Vision, contact Alisha Elliott '01, Director of Advancement

The Power of Place

Competitive compensation and grants for faculty development

The Power of Opportunity

Essential financial aid and student scholarships

The Power of a Teacher

Competitive compensation and grants for faculty development

"The best brains of 1963 seem to give themselves to problems of the very fast or very big or very small. The job of a school like ours is to hold a scale of the human."

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— Charles E. Merrill, Jr.