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Endowment funds enable Visitation Academy to move toward greater academic excellence by giving the school a predictable source of revenue and financial stability. The original gift is permanently invested. A draw amount is annually approved by the College of Directors, insuring steady growth of the invested funds while enhancing the annual operating budget. Increased endowment will allow Visitation to maintain a reasonable tuition; support the salaries needed to recruit and retain our high quality faculty and staff; increase financial aid to attract top caliber students; promote diversity; and also to assist in the upkeep of the physical plant.
General Financial Aid Fund
The fund was first established in 1986 to honor the 320 years of combined service of Sr. Mary Cecilia Carroll, VHM, Sr. Jane Marie Dempsey, VHM, St. Mary Aimée Dilschneider, VHM, Sr. Roberta Huffman, VHM, Sr. Francis Marie O'Connor, VHM, and Sr. Rose Marie Sours, VHM. During the Crescent Campaign in 1989, gifts of endowed scholarships from the John Brennan Family, Sr. Dorothy Marie Buder '48, Elna DeLisle '26, Sr. Veronica Franklin, Mr. and Mrs. Donald Lenhardt, Mr. and Mrs. Henry Luepke, Mary Clare Carroll Murphy '22, the Peter A. Puleo Family, Lucy Kane Stoppe '18, in memory of Marie A. Kuk, and Ellen Jane Lawton '48, as well as large gifts from the Visitation Mothers' Club, Boutique and Safari Auction greatly enhanced the fund, and laid the groundwork for future growth.
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Caro/Evans Financial Aid Fund
The Caro/Evans Fund, established in 2002, provides funds to academically qualified students whose families do not have the resources to pay tuition. Funds may also help to meet the short-term needs of a current student. |
DeLisle Memorial Financial Aid Fund
Established in 1992 by Elna DeLisle '26, these awards are based on financial need, service and character. The funds are available for a student entering the 7th grade from Visitation's Lower School or the daughter of an alumna. |
Desloge Financial Aid Fund
Established by Angela Desloge Montana in 1999, these funds are available for Upper School students, with preference given to the daughter of a single mother. |
Beth Broz Denius Financial Aid Fund
Established in 2004 by her husband, Wofford, this fund is a tribute to Beth Broz Denius '70, providing assistance to an Upper School student who displays financial need, a high level of creativity and who excels in the visual and/or performing arts. |
Molly Gleason Memorial Scholarship Fund
Established in 2004, the fund is a tribute to the life of, Molly Gleason, a 6th grader at Visitation whose brave battle with leukemia began and ended earlier that year. Molly's fund has been designated to provide financial assistance to qualified young Christian women regardless of socio-economic background and life circumstances. Recipients may be enrolled in the Lower School or Upper School and their families must demonstrate financial need. Preference will be given to a daughter of a single parent in the Lower School. |
Susannah Kilmer Memorial Fund
In 2001, memorial tributes from family and friends of Susannah Kilmer '94 began to grow. Through their committed efforts, in 2004, the Susannah Kilmer Endowment Fund was established to provide financial support for student service projects at Visitation Academy. Funds are available to individuals and groups through an application process. |
Lenhardt Financial Aid Fund
Established by Isabelle and Donald Lenhardt in 1995, financial aid is available to Upper School students who are daughters of alumnae, and may be used for uniforms, books, etc., as well as tuition. |
Sister Lucy Beres Endowment Fund
The fund was established in 2007 by friends of Sister Lucy to recognize her service to the Visitation Academy Family. Funds are available to academically qualified students who show financial need. |
Markoe Financial Aid Fund
This fund was established by the Visitation Sisters in 1994. Offering financial assistance to Upper and Lower School African-American students, these awards may pay for tuition as well as supplemental expenses (transportation, books, etc.). |
John T. Neaf Memorial Fund
This fund was established through a bequest from the estate of Mr. John T. Neaf in 2004, to honor his sister Miriam Neaf '39. All distributions are need-based. |
Judy Roberts Memorial Fund
The fund was established in 2004 by Lane Roberts, in tribute to his wife who loved Visitation and served on the Board of Trustees for many years. Distributions may be used to provide financial assistance to a Visitation student entering 7th grade and demonstrating financial need. This assistance may be renewed provided the recipient continues to meet all academic and other standards of Visitation Academy and continues to demonstrate financial need. |
St. Jude Fund
The St. Jude Fund was established to provide scholarships to academically qualified students whose families do not have the resources to pay tuition. Preference for the scholarships will be given to minority students. |
Anna Stransky Financial Aid Fund
Established in 2006 by Maureen McGrath and Robert Gorecki to honor Anna Stransky, an exchange student from Germany, the fund provides financial aid to support international exchange students at Visitation Academy. Foreign exchange students attending Visitation Academy receive first consideration, followed by foreign students residing in the United States for family reasons.
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Enrico Mattioni Memorial Montessori Fund
The fund was established in 2005 in loving memory of Enrico Mattioni by his wife Juanita Mattioni, and children Rick Mattioni and Lisa Mattioni Weber. Because of Mr. Mattioni's love for his granddaughter, Lauren Weber, and his belief in Montessori education, all proceeds from the fund benefit the Visitation Academy Montessori program. |
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