Ways To Give

Marian Catholic welcomes your gift, regardless of the amount. We greatly appreciate your choosing our school and our students as worthy of your financial support.

There are multiple ways to give to Marian Catholic, from mailing in a check to transferring stock to including the school in your estate plan. We encourage you to use the method that works best for you (and your taxes) and best fulfills your intentions.

Please feel free to contact Carol Burke Swanson '81, Director of Development and Alumni Relations, at cswanson@marianchs.com to further discuss your gift. We also encourage you to consult with a tax professional.

One-Time Gifts

One-time gifts are the simplest and most common way to donate to Marian Catholic. You can mail in a check or make a gift online by clicking here. One-time gifts can be made to any scholarship, program, or capital initiative.

If you make your donation by check, please address it to Marian Catholic High School and indicate how you would like the funds used in the notes at the bottom of the check.

Memorials and Honorariums

A gift to Marian Catholic is an great way to honor a friend or family member or remember someone who has passed. When a gift is made in honor or memory of an individual, the donor receives a special greeting card to share with that person or their family.

For 20 years, Marian Catholic has quietly processed memorials and honorariums and prayed for thousands of alumni, family, and friends. Our departed brothers and sisters are also remembered at the annual Memorial Mass, to which those who make a memorial gift are invited.

A gift of any amount can be made in honor or memory of a loved one. Please contact Angela Ware at aware@marianchs.com if you would like extra memorial or honorarium cards.

Endowed Gifts

An endowed gift is a way to ensure a lasting legacy at Marian Catholic. The school relies on its strong endowment to provide financial stability, especially to our robust scholarship program.

Endowment principal amounts begin at $50,000, though the initial gift can be made over a series of years. The interest earned on the endowment is used to support the scholarship, program, or cause of your choosing. The benefit of an endowed gift is that it earns interest every year, meaning your gift continues to benefit our students into perpetuity.

If you are interested in establishing an endowment at Marian Catholic, please contact Carol Burke Swanson '81 cswanson@marianchs.com.

Planned Gifts

Including Marian Catholic as part of your estate planning is especially meaningful and can provide substantial tax benefits for you or your children, depending on how the gift is structured. There are multiple vehicles for establishing a planned gift, including the options below. Please contact Carol Burke Swanson '81 cswanson@marianchs.com to walk through these options with you. We also encourage you to consult a legal or tax professional.

Bequests (will)
Life insurance
Unused retirement assets
Charitable giving annuities
Charitable remainder annuity trusts
Charitable remainder unitrusts
Charitable lead trusts
Retained life estates

Those who include Marian Catholic in their estate planning are recognized as members of the school's Veritas Society.

Wire and Stock Transfers

AmazonSmile

Your Amazon shopping could benefit Marian Catholic. Through the AmazonSmile program, 0.5% of your qualified purchases can be directed toward the nonprofit organization of your choice, including Marian Catholic. It may not seem like much but it adds up! Simply follow the directions below to set up your account.

Go to smile.amazon.com
Click "Get Started"
Search for Marian Catholic High School
Click "Select"
Remember to shop at smile.amazon.com from now on!

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