St. Mary’s School Foundation

St. Mary’s School Foundation

The St. Mary’s School Foundation Endowment Fund began in 1980 with $30,000 and is now valued at over two million dollars in the fall of 2021. All earnings on money given to the Foundation help fund the operational expenses for St. Mary’s Parish School. The explicit goal of the St. Mary’s Foundation, in close partnership with the Annual Development Board is to help St. Mary’s School keep tuition costs low so that as many students as possible can experience an exemplary Catholic education.

OUR MISSION

The mission of the St. Mary’s School Foundation is to invite, accept and maximize private support for the St. Mary’s School curriculum, goals and facilities. The Foundation members prudently manage, invest locally, and steward the assets entrusted to us by our generous donors. We strive to build the financial stability of St. Mary’s School through the development of an Endowment Fund with the goal to eventually provide 50% of the School’s operating expenses. In order to do that, we need to reach a corpus of five million.

What is the Investment philosophy and objective of the St. Mary’s School Foundation?

Our investment philosophy seeks to maximize the return on investments while minimizing the risk to the endowment principal, which remains untouched. Annually the Fund transfers earnings up to 5% of the total Endowment’s value into the St. Mary’s School general operating budget. The amount of money transferred depends on the growth of the Fund over the preceding year.

Some of our immediate needs can also be supported through an Annual Fund Donation.  Those needs include support of our music and performing arts programs, our scholarship program, and the purchase of a bus to support field trips.

 

If you would like to know more information on how to give or to talk with one of the Foundation members, please contact our school or click here to make a donation today: Donate

Sister Margaret Johnson, osu
(Secretary to the Foundation Board)
208-301-0293
sisterm@stmarysmoscow.com