Libertas Academy Charter School
Minutes
Development Committee Meeting
Date and Time
Tuesday April 7, 2026 at 11:00 AM
Location
262 Liberty St, Springfield, MA
Trustees Present
K. Diamond Kayiatos (remote)
Trustees Absent
N. Coakley, P. Mancinone
Ex Officio Members Present
M. Montero (remote)
Non Voting Members Present
M. Montero (remote)
Guests Present
Emma Gianoplus (remote)
I. Opening Items
A.
Record Attendance
B.
Call the Meeting to Order
C.
Approve Minutes
II. Fundraising & Events
A.
Fundraising
Review donations thus far $170,281.96 - $430,700 in total donations and grants
Incoming $$
Klarman Family Foundation - awarded $25K
Jeff Sullivan connection to Deliso family - potential naming opportunity
Florence Bank - currently meeting to discuss scholarship pledge
Upcoming grant opportunities
Music Drives Us - submitted, pending decision
Berkshire Bank - submitted, pending decision
Dreyfus Foundation - submitted, pending decision
Amelia Peabody - submitted, pending decision
Forfeiture funds - PAUL - keep us apprised of when this opened up
Mifflin Foundation - grant application in progress
10 year anniversary planning
Looking at Saturday, Oct 3rd. Considered the 10th but that's the long weekend.
Check with Jennison and Davis to see if that works for them.
Honorary planning committee - Kwame Webster, Lauren Davis, Kari and Patrick (former and current board chairs)
Share any examples of other Gala's hand outs/communication with Emma
Kari suggested reaching out to Laurie Flynn to talk about how she runs the Links to Libraries Gala - Modesto will connect Laurie and Emma.
Quarter 4 tour - May 5th, two sessions
Confirm with Nicole about the date and her list of people to tour
Check in with Paul about his list of people to tour
Bank & Credit Unions
TD Bank (Paul) - no update
Westfield Bank - Kari to ask at their lunch next week
New Valley (Paul) - no update
No quorum so minutes will be approved next month.