Townsend Harris Alumni Association Inc

The Association funded the schools Robotics program where students learn valuable technology and engineering skills and compete across the country with robots that the students built on their own from scratch. The funds go towards supplies for the creation of the robots competition fees and travel costs for the students and their faculty. No compensation is paid to the faculty advisors with these funds. Students in the program also travel to local elementary schools to present the program and demonstrate their robots to elementary school children.

IT support to bridge the gap between what is needed and what is provided by funds from the NYC Department of Education.

Books for the school library in furtherance of cultural diversity as well as providing additional staff hours in the library

Principals discretionary fund to assist the principal in funding small projects

Graduation awards to seniors

Faculty professional development

Support of various school programs such as the school yearbook the school newspaper the Science Olympiad team training for students for youth harassment and the Japan Bowl team.

Funding of the Humanities Seminar symposium for the schools senior class