The Waterside School began in the mind of hedge fund manager Chip Kruger. While playing golf at the Innis Arden Golf Club in Greenwich, Connecticut, he noticed that the seventh green bordered Stamford's impoverished and crime-ridden South End. As Kruger considered his own opportunities and the prestigious schools his children attended, including Brunswick School in Greenwich, he felt compelled to do something. So he set out to start an elementary school for low-income families in the South End. He began by raising $2.5 million in seed funds and renting space from a local Catholic church.This is one of five case studies from the National Association of Independent Schools about schools that are making nontraditional funding models work for the benefit of low-income students.[Online Feature]