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Meet Our Team
The TJ Partnership Fund is governed by a Board of Directors that sets the strategic direction of the foundation.
Our Mission & History
The TJ Partnership Fund enhances student learning and alumni connections at TJ and beyond.
Contact Us
Have questions or want to get involved? Reach out to the TJ Partnership Fund team. We’d love to hear from you.
The Thomas Jefferson High School for Science and Technology was established in 1985 as a full-service high school for advanced study in the fields of science, technology, engineering, and mathematics. TJ is America's Premier STEM High School - and the TJ Partnership Fund was founded in 1999 to raise the ceiling of what's possible for secondary STEM education to meet the exceptional talent of the TJ student body.
Through the generosity of TJ’s alumni, parents past and present, corporations and foundations, and friends of TJ who understand the school’s importance, the Partnership Fund has been able to authorize grants of over $1.25 million directly to TJ since 2020 and of over $10 million to the school throughout its history, and through new collaboration with the TJ administration, we hope to accelerate that support in the years to come.
We hope you will join us in Supporting TJ's Educational Mission as we imagine TJ's bright future.
Through the support of our generous partners, we have approved grants to:
Secure the maintenance and upkeep of TJ’s university-level research instrumentation through 2026;
Support the launch of TJ’s second satellite into space, and TJ SPACE’s participation in the National Small Satellite Conference;
Send TJ’s Rocketry Team to the NASA Student Launch Initiative Competition in Huntsville, AL;
Partner with the National Park Service to assist in cleaning the surface of the Jefferson Memorial and other monuments;
Make TJ's Quantum Optics Lab the first American high school facility to research the behavior of single photons;
… and so much more!
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Fund grants to individuals, political causes, advocacy groups, or any entity not directly affiliated with TJHSST.
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Accept or solicit donations from entities seeking to gain influence with FCPS or TJHSST.
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Accept or seek donations from foreign entities unless expressly authorized by FCPS and the TJHSST administration.
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Represent or speak on behalf of TJHSST or FCPS in any matter.
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Have or seek influence in any matter of TJHSST or FCPS policy, including with respect to staffing, curriculum, and/or admissions.