What is St. Mary’s School Foundation?

OUR MISSION

Founded in 1982, St. Mary’s Foundation exists to assist St. Mary’s School’s yearly budget by overseeing a perpetual endowment fund that is locally managed. Interest from this fund (up to 5%) is provided to the school to assist with its yearly budgetary process.

The goal is that Foundation, when it meets its goal, will have enough in its corpus to support all families attending the school, reduce tuition, and enable more families to receive a Catholic Education.

OUR PURPOSE

St. Mary’s School Foundation oversees a perpetual endowment fund (501 3c) under the State of Idaho. It was established in 1982 to assist the school with its yearly budget by providing interest earned (5%) on invested (local ) funds.

Our goal is to provide long-term financial support that will provide needed assistance to the school’s operating budget. Thanks to your generosity, donations give added tax benefits to our donors depending on their individual tax situations.

OUR HISTORY

In 1982 St. Mary’s School Foundation was the dream of the school board and five parishioners who became the founding board members. The foundation began with donations of $30, 000 the first year.

Thanks to wise investing, the corpus has grown to $2,000,000. Our goal in the next few years is $5,000,000. Each year the Foundation gives an annual interest payment to support the school

What you might not know about
Catholic schools

ALL FAITHS ARE WELCOME

While all students are expected to participate in religious classes and services, Catholic Schools welcome students from a variety of faith traditions, and these traditions are treated with respect.

SERVICE LEARNING

Service learning opportunities are part of the curriculum of our Catholic School. In this model, service activities are incorporated into the curriculum, providing real life learning, and students are encouraged to develop leadership skills and civic responsibility.

Extracurricular Sports, Music, and Enrichment Programs

St. Mary’s School provides a variety of enrichment programs. Our outstanding music program is well known throughout Moscow. Besides every student learning to play a band instrument from 3^rd grade on, we put on a musical twice a year, march in the University of Idaho Homecoming parade.

Students have PE four days a week. Middle school participates in sports through the Moscow School District which includes track, wrestling, volleyball, basketball, and cheer. We send a team to the Hallisey Catholic Schools tournament in Boise, have fun runs and a jog-a-thon.

Other activities are a pen pal connection with the University of Idaho Vandals, Math Counts, retreat days, being prayer leaders at weekly Mass, student aides, yearbook,art and design classes, outdoor skills, health and strength training, and academic study skills. We participate in Stations of the Cross during Lent and sacramental preparation for students receiving First Reconciliation and First Eucharist.