Sponsorship
Three ways:
PathMakers: A PathMaker underwrites a full sponsorship of a PathLight student.
Cost: $3000 annually
BridgeBuilders: Six BridgeBuilder sponsors contribute to the full sponsorship of a PathLight student.
Cost: $45/month
One-time donation of any amount.
Annually, a full sponsorship covers the student’s tuition, uniforms, books, school supplies, hot lunch, transportation, tutoring, and over 400 hours of mentoring, leadership development, and Christian character formation.
Each school year, students from across Belize apply for PathLight sponsorships. This process includes student essays, teacher recommendations, family financial information, assessment testing, grade reports, scores on national standardized testing, and a formal in-person interview.
PathLight searches for those students who demonstrate the highest potential for academic success, and have the least financial means to realize their dreams.
We would encourage you to support your student through their high school graduation (often a three year commitment, as most of our students get assigned a sponsor in their second year). Many of our students continue on to college, some pursuing their associate’s degree, others a trade certification, and still others a four-year bachelor’s. If your student decides to continue, we will offer you the opportunity to continue supporting them for the same sponsorship cost. Of course, at any point you may stop or change your sponsorship contribution.
Yes! We send quarterly updates on your student, letting you know how they are doing in school and at home. Every once in a while you will also receive a picture or two via text or email.
To protect the privacy of students and their families, PathLight provides the appropriate channels for you to connect to your student. Our team can forward along notes or emails that you write to your student and vice versa, or even set up a video chat with you and the student and their mentor upon request.
Yes! We love when sponsors visit Belize and meet their PathLight students. PathLight has several trips a year that you can join (check out our Path page for more information), or you can get in touch with our team to chat about other options.
On special occasions such as Christmas, birthdays, or graduation, our team will gladly facilitate gifts to students on your behalf. A typical gift, with a recommended maximum value of $50 USD, is given as cash or a gift card purchased by PathLight staff.
At PathLight, we encourage all students to go as far as they need to. Together with dedicated sponsors, we enable many of our students to continue onto college and complete a tertiary degree.
Although this is rare, we will notify you and give you the option to choose another student.
Giving
Support Teacher Training: Academy 19
An investment in one teacher’s training will produce returns for every student she teaches in her lifetime. Our Teacher Trainers work hand-in-hand with the Ministry of Education and have provided valuable training opportunities and resources at every school in Belize!
Give where needed most: General Fund
Our students and their families often have needs outside our budget; your support helps us support them.
Almost any way you can think of! Our donor portal accepts all credit and debit cards. Checks and DAF gifts can be sent to 3037-T Hopyward Road, Pleasanton, CA, 94588. You can also reach out to [email protected] to pay by PayPal, EFT, or make a stock donation.
Kindly mail checks to:
PathLight International
3037-T Hopyard Road
Pleasanton, CA 94588
Yes, PathLight International is happy to accept corporate matching gifts.
Yes, you will always receive a donation receipt for any gifts to PathLight. If you have any questions or misplace a particular receipt, please reach out to us at [email protected].
We post all our current financial statements on our website. If you have any questions, please reach out to [email protected].
Please email [email protected], and we’ll send it to you.
Please contact Anne Stoneberger; she will gladly assist you. Anne can be reached at [email protected] or (925) 426-7284.