Fundraising Events
5K The IDEAL Way • Saturday, April 25, 2026, 9:30-11:30 AM
REGISTER OR SPONSOR A RACER TODAY!
NOTE: All racers (or parents of minors) will need to complete this waiver and upload it in the registration form.
Our annual race, 5K The IDEAL Way, a spring FUNraiser in the neighborhood, returns for the 2025-26 school year! Thanks to IDEAL parents Nina Heebink, Jamie Schmidt, Sam Byrd, and Yolanda Wyns for leading the way!
There are two donation levels for participants and sponsors: $10 per person with a free headband or $25 per person, which includes the t-shirt pictured here. We will have a limited number of tees available on race day, so sign up early to make sure to get one.
We hope you can join us for the fifth 5K The IDEAL Way Run, Walk, or Wheel event. Last year, our participants and sponsors donated more than $2,000 to the school! This year, our goal is $2,500.
Trustee Fundraisers
Three fundraisers hosted by IDEAL trustees and their families raised $89,602 for our school in 2024-25. Evan Azriliant has been an IDEAL trustee since the school’s founding. He is a staunch supporter of the school’s mission, and an important part of our Gala fundraising. In July, 2024, Mr. Azriliant held his annual Yale Club Cocktail Reception fundraiser. At the event, the 14th he has hosted, Mr. Azriliant’s friends, family, and IDEAL community guests gathered for a fun evening of cocktails and conversation and raised $17,087 for our school.
Jane Providenti, mother of Troy ‘21, was an IDEAL trustee from 2019 to 2025, and Troy’s father, Anthony Providenti, was a member of the Board Advancement Committee. For more than 20 years, the Providenti family has held a fundraiser in East Hampton to raise money for LuMind, which raises funds for Down syndrome research and IDEAL, recently adding several more organizations. The annual Summer Double Dip, a fun day of swimming and mingling with a basketball tournament, has raised more than half a million dollars over the years. This year, the Summer Double Dip brought $10,000 to IDEAL.
IDEAL co-founder and vice president Mitch Rubin and his son Max ‘18, brought back An IDEAL Day of Golf this year. Held at Siwanoy Country Club, the event brings friends old and new to the historic course for 18 holes, lunch, dinner, and cocktails with a live auction. The event raised $62,515 this year, and a highlight was fellow trustee Michael Lorch and his team bringing in the best score.
