$9,665 raised by 26 donors
97% complete
$10,000 Goal
Friends of Morey supports Morey Middle School (grades 6-8), located in the heart of the Capitol Hill neighborhood on 14th Avenue and Emerson Street. Since its founding in 1921, Morey Middle School has remained committed to serving the unique and diverse needs of the middle school age children in the surrounding neighborhood.
Today, Morey is more diverse than ever with a student body that is one of the most unique in the Denver Public School system, serving children who live in the immediate area as a traditional neighborhood school, while also serving the greater Denver area as magnet program for students who are Highly Gifted and Talented. The 481 students are integrated into one unified supportive school community.
At Morey, we build on every child’s unique gifts so each person becomes a self-directed, socially conscious, educated member of our diverse community.
At Morey, learning is personalized, supportive, rooted in social justice, and integrated within our local community. Our students learn in a diverse and inclusive school that supports students of all backgrounds.
At Morey, learning is personalized, supportive, rooted in social justice, and integrated within our local community.
Morey students by the numbers
Morey’s popularity has grown over the last 9 years from serving 200 students in the 2015-16 school year, to 481 in the current 2024-25 school year with a waitlist for students who want to choice-in from their neighborhood schools!
The Friends of Morey Parent Teacher Organization (PTO) fundraising supports:
Library Funding for supplies and books. The Library is currently managed and staffed by PTO members
Science enhancement: Afterschool science enrichment, STEAM science kits to supplement science curriculum, Students' passion projects and STEAM Expo, mentorship for students with special interests, on-site visits/field trips
Funds for families in needs and scholarships for enrichment/ trips
Off-campus learning opportunities during Morey’s Discovery Week. Our Discovery Week takes students out of the classroom and into the world on trips, tours, and active learning opportunities at the end of May.
Friends of Morey is a 501(c)(3) Non-profit organization to benefit Morey Middle School students, teachers, and staff. Parents/Teachers/School Leadership raise funds, support teachers and students, promote projects that foster community, caring, and meeting challenges. Morey is a unique and diverse Denver public school and strive to make sure every student have equal opportunity to learn and succeed.
Built in 1921, in Denver's Capital Hill neighborhood, Morey Middle School has been serving a diverse student population for over 100 years. Friends of Morey PTO is the parent teacher organization, essentially a group of parents and teachers that work together for the benefit of a school and the children being educated there. In it's current form Friends of Morey has existed since 2004 and gained tax exemption status in 2014.
Organization name
Friends of Morey Middle School Foundation
other names
Friends of Morey PTO
2004
Tax id (EIN)
20-1949835
Category
Education
Organization Size
Small Organization
Address
840 E 14th AvenueDenver County, CO, US