The BISON Fund (Buffalo Inner-City Scholarship Opportunity)
220 Theater Place
Buffalo, NY 14202
(716) 626-2350
Christopher L. Jacobs, president
This program gives parents in the inner city of Buffalo the opportunity to attend a K to 8 parochial or private school of their choosing by providing scholarships, on the basis of need, that cover 50% of tuition costs.
Fill Every Desk
Dayton Catholic Elementary School
3805 Kings Highway
Dayton, OH 45406
(937) 275-8114
Karyn J. Hecker
Based on the principle of fixed costs, this school enhanced enrollment through a sliding scale of tuition and use of state funding. The model has been replicated throughout the Archdiocese of Cincinnati.
Child Care and Parenting Skills Program
Nazareth Regional High School
475 East 57th Street
Brooklyn, NY 11203
(718) 763-1100
Mrs. Madonna McGinty
In face of declining enrollments and increased payroll demands, this school leased space to a pre-school operation staffed in large part by students. The school diversified to produce non-tuition revenues while managing at the same time to enrich its own programmatic offerings.
The Living Tree
St. Philip the Apostle School
161 South Hill Avenue
Pasadena, CA 91106
T (626) 795-7691, F (626) 795-9946
Jayne M. Quinn, Principal
St. Philip School is recognized for outstanding development programs for the elementary level. The programs are: a tuition plan with service options; a scrip program for group purchasing; a successful annual giving campaign with a goal of $100,000; PTO fundraising activities for extracurriculars, an endowment program and a grants program.
Campaigns for Elementary School Endowments
Diocese of Toledo
1933 Spielbusch
Toledo, OH 43697-0985
T (419) 244-6711, F (419) 255-8269
Sr. Rita Kramer, SND, or Terri O'Brien
The Diocese of Toledo has successfully facilitated capital campaigns in 77 of its 87 elementary schools by training local administrators in the fundamentals of institutional advancement and helping them overcome limited aspirations.
Turner Carroll PEEP/LEEP
(Program-Providing Support to Low Performing Schools Fostering Student Achievements)
Turner Carroll High School
185 Lang Avenue
Buffalo, NY 14202
T (716) 896-4911
Carol L. Stewart
This school resourced its program for low-achieving students by forming collaborations with local universities and corporate sponsors.
The Wegman Inner City Voucher Program
Diocese of Rochester
1150 Buffalo Road
Rochester, NY 14624
T (716) 328-3201, F (716) 328-3149
Sr. Elaine Englert
The Wegman family donated $25 million to create educational opportunities for low-income children in Rochester. The program has stimulated significant school reform and restructuring.
Stewardship, A Way of Life
Diocese of Wichita
424 N. Broadway
Wichita, KS 67202-2310
T (316) 269-3950, F (316) 269-2486
Robert Voboril, Superintendent
The elementary schools in this diocese are successfully moving away from tuition because of a long-standing successful stewardship program in Catholic parishes.
Catholic School Development Indianapolis Style
Archdiocese of Indianapolis
1400 N. Meridian Street, P.O. Box 1410
Indianapolis, IN 46206
(317) 236-1430
Joseph Peters
The Archdiocese of Indianapolis has successfully established links to the local business community and non-governmental organizations to provide for the financial and human resourcing needs of Catholic schools.
Alliance for Catholic Education
University of Notre Dame
112 Badin Hall
Notre Dame, IN 46556-5604
T (219) 631-7052, F (219) 631-7939
John Staud
ACE provides a corps of highly motivated and committed recent college graduates to meet the staffing needs of under-served Catholic elementary and secondary schools.
