SUPPORT ROCHESTER CATHOLIC SCHOOLS
Your support helps us serve our mission and grow of all five campuses within Rochester Catholic Schools. The contributions of our community are essential to support the exceptional, faith-filled education provided by our teachers and staff and to ensure the success of each and every student.
Our goal this year is to raise $1 million of unrestricted gifts for Rochester Catholic School. By making a gift you are investing in the future of each Catholic student and staff member of our school. Thank you for your gift!
Annual Fund 2024 Letter (click)
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RCS ANNUAL FUND: Immediate Tuition Assistance
One of the most immediate ways to impact the lives of our students is to make a gift of tuition assistance. Tuition assistance provides critical support needed today to provide an exceptional Catholic education empowering the social, academic, and spiritual growth of students in preschool - grade 12. Each year financial assistance dollars beyond scholarships from the Lourdes Foundation and Parishes is needed to support our families. Thank you!
Click here to read this years Tuition Assistance Appeal
Rochester Catholic Schools Greatest Needs
Gifts to the annual fund will also support our schools' greatest needs, including:
- Curriculum updates
- Resources for learning differentiation
- School programs
- Learning environments
- School operations and building costs
RESTRICTED GIFTS
Rochester Catholic School does accept restricted gifts for our schools needs each year. Before you make a restricted gift, however, please reach out to a building principal or the Central Office to ensure the projects that are needed additional funds for the year. THANK YOU!
RCS Fund for Academic Excellence
RCS teachers and staff go above and beyond to provide our students with a school year filled with challenging curriculum and innovative, hands-on learning opportunities that embrace a faith-based education.
We ask you to take the time now to help support our educators through a gift to the RCS Fund for Academic Excellence. This fund advances the RCS Strategic Plan goals to retain and recruit the best and brightest teachers and staff. Your gift to this fund enhances teacher compensation, including salaries and medical benefits. Our goal is to compensate our educators at 85% of Rochester Public Schools salaries.
When you make a gift to the Fund for Academic Excellence, name an educator that has made an impact on your student or family! Each spring we do a drive to raise these restricted dollars to help increase support for our teachers and staff. THANK YOU!
Scholarships & Endowments
Lourdes Foundation, along with Rochester Catholic Schools, has established more than 140 scholarships for students in grades K-12.
If you would like to donate to a scholarship or start a new one, please contact us. Visit the Scholarships & Endowments page for a current list of scholarships and endowments.
The Advancement Committee supports the RCS Strategic Plan pillars of mission-achieving financial performance and active stakeholder engagement. We are excited to partner with a community that is inspired to help us build and maintain a financially sustainable business model.
View Strategic Plan
 Mindy Reeder - Vice President of Advancement |
Advancement Office
1710 Industrial Drive NW Rochester, MN 55901507.424.1817