Thank you for donating to the Leigh High School Performing Arts Parents Association (PAPA)!
PAPA is a 501(c)3 non-profit parent booster organization supporting and promoting the performing arts programs at Leigh High School in San Jose, California. Donations to PAPA are tax deductible as allowed by law — please consult your tax advisor. A copy of PAPA’s IRS Determination Letter is available on the PAPA Documents page. Leigh PAPA’s tax ID number is 82-0812771.
Use the buttons below to donate by credit card or PayPal — each button pre-labels your donation with the program it supports. You can also mail a check to PAPA (please write checks to “Leigh PAPA” and identify the specific program you are donating to):
Leigh PAPA
15732 Los Gatos Blvd, #123
Los Gatos, California 95032
PAPA General Fund
Donations to PAPA’s General Fund support all Performing Arts programs at Leigh High School.
Prefer Zelle? Scan this code with your banking app to send a General Fund donation. Your app will show the recipient as Leigh HS Performing Arts Parents Association — please check that before you send.
Add your student’s name and the program in the memo so we can credit it correctly.
Theater Classroom Donations
These donations directly support classroom efforts, including external industry experts and coaches. The suggested classroom donation is $100/student.
A Theater for the Future
A Theater for the Future Campaign seeks to raise $60,000 over the next several years to ensure that Leigh can maintain its beautiful Performing Arts Center (PAC) and keep pace with advancing technology in audio, lighting, and stage equipment — so that current and future Leigh performing arts students have a place to find their passions and gifts and develop them into paths for their future.
Instrumental Music
Donations to PAPA’s Instrumental Music Fund support the Instrumental Music programs at Leigh High School, including Wind Ensemble, Symphonic Band, Concert Band, and Jazz Band. For the Wind Ensemble/Jazz Trip, please enter your student’s name at PayPal checkout so the payment is credited to them.
Marching Band and Color Guard
Guitar Class
Donations to the Guitar Class Fund support the Guitar Class at Leigh High School, helping cover instruments and accessories, sheet music, and classroom equipment. Please enter your student’s name at PayPal checkout so the donation is credited to them.
Theater Production Donations
These donations go directly to fund each production in which your student is involved: the Annual Haunted House, the Fall Drama, the Spring Musical, and our two student-run productions (a Spring drama and a Summer musical).
Winter Guard
Leigh Winter Guard competes indoors through the winter season, combining dance, equipment work, and theatrical storytelling into a full competitive show. Donations to the Winter Guard Fund help cover equipment, floors and props, costumes, instructional staff, and competition entry fees.
Winter Percussion
Winter Percussion is the “sport of the arts” — indoor competitive percussion that merges musical performance with dance and theatrical elements. Leigh competes at the World Class level, the top scholastic level, as one of Northern California’s premier ensembles. Donations to the Winter Percussion Fund help cover instruments, props and floors, instructional staff, and competition entry fees.
Choir
The Leigh Choir program includes Concert Choir, the audition-only Select Choir, Men’s Choir, and small vocal ensembles, and consistently earns the highest marks at CMEA festivals. Donations to the Choir Fund support sheet music, accompanists, festival entry fees, and classroom needs. The suggested classroom donation is $50/student.
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