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History
The Sr. Simeon Fund realizes the dream of Sr. Simeon M. McCoppin, O. P., bringing tuition relief to families in need. As Treasurer from 1983 to 1999, Sr. Simeon often listened to families in crisis. Even as she offered advice on family budgets and continued to hold everyone accountable, Sr. Simeon was active in seeking funding for families in emergency situations. Often, she would call upon members of her own family to assist with tuition, calling her brother and telling him, “I have a student we need to help.”
Since Sr. Simeon’s death, others have done the listening – but the narratives are no less compelling, and the need remains.
Historically, Marian Catholic High School students receive over $250,000 annually in financial aid from a special fund provided by the Springfield Dominican Sisters. This Dominican fund is administered by a third party agency for the determination of a family’s need and amount awarded. Financial aid does not come from the school’s operating budget (i.e., other students’ tuition).
The Sr. Simeon Fund offers emergency tuition aid to augment the financial aid fund of the Dominican Sisters and the limited number of Endowed Scholarships established by generous Marian Catholic High School benefactors and the annual Endowment Golf Classic.
Criteria
The need for emergency tuition sponsorship arises many times each school year. Consideration is given to students in good academic and disciplinary standing who experience difficulty in paying tuition because of the sickness, death, or sudden unemployment of a parent.
The Sr. Simeon Fund is a part of the Marian Catholic annual fund in which gifts are directed to assist a family, whose son or daughter is enrolled but who may not be able to continue because of a change in family finances.
Gifts restricted to tuition sponsorship are paid out the same year and recognized in the Annual Report. With gifts above $1,000, the benefactor is invited to meet with the student, and is provided a student profile.
Student Profile and Disbursement
A benefactor may elect to sponsor all or part of the cost of a Marian Catholic education.
At the discretion of the President, a full tuition gift may be split to help defray tuition for several students.
Memorials
Donors may elect to direct gifts in the memory of a family member whose faith and care are reflected in this type of assistance. Memorials may be given by an individual or a group.
All Sr. Simeon fund gifts are deductible to the full extent allowed by law because they are gifted to Marian Catholic High School without preconditions.
Funding The Sr. Simeon Fund
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Ways to Invest:
- Annual Gift
Restrict cash or check in mail or in person.
- Pledge
A three-year (or longer) major gift pledge can be structured to suit each benefactor with annual or semi-annual payments.
- Planned Gift
To remember Marian Catholic with an estate gift benefiting future students, please contact the Advancement Office at 708-755-6579.
- Gift of Securities
A donation of stock allows you to deduct the full value of the stock while avoiding any capital gains tax. Please contact your broker to authorize a stock transfer to:
Marian Catholic account #398-262050-005
A.G. Edwards & Sons, Inc.
Acct. #1001270790
- Electronic transfers: DTC Clearing #0201. Please notify the Advancement Office of your transaction to ensure the transfer has been executed. We will acknowledge your gift for tax purposes.
Purpose
When a family’s commitment to provide a Catholic college prep education is shattered by an unexpected, unfortunate event, the Marian Catholic High School community becomes even more important for a young person.
Our mission challenges us to offer educational continuity and stability. As a faith community of Dominican Sisters, lay faculty and staff, alumni, parents and friends, we are compelled to secure the means to support the student, assuring that the school year will not be further interrupted because of a family’s unexpected inability to pay tuition.
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