Where do the contributions go?
Donor support affects many areas of Jesuit High School:
- Maintaining the physical campus
- Enhancing the physical, academic and spiritual needs of the campus
- Financial assistance
- Tuition cost controls
Ultimately, all of these areas impact the most important aspect of Jesuit High School: each and every Jesuit student!
1. JESUIT’S PHYSICAL CAMPUS is well served when funds are available to maintain the cleanliness, safety and appearance of the facility, as well as implementing necessary renovations on a timely basis.
Specifically, Annual Giving Drive dollars help the school when unforeseen emergencies arise on campus. Like individual homeowners, Jesuit is faced with unexpected maintenance problems from time to time. Much of the 50-year-old campus is prone to common dilemmas: air conditioning breakdowns, roof leaks, extensive plumbing or electrical issues, etc. These problems arise quickly, and must be dealt with just as quickly to avoid lengthy disruptions in Jesuit’s academic and athletic activities.
Annual Giving helps Jesuit be prepared to meet this important need.
2. CAMPUS IMPROVEMENTS AND ENHANCEMENTS help the school remain competitive among other Tampa area preparatory schools. In the past three years, the "Honoring Our Traditions" Capital Campaign has enabled Jesuit to add the new Fr. Michael Kennelly S.J. Technology Wing, a theater style learning facility outfitted with all new computers and support equipment. The Capital Campaign also allowed for the construction of the Fr. Richard Hartnett S.J. Classroom Building, the Al Lopez Sr. ’27 Sports Complex, the A.M.D.G. Celebration Plaza and Jesuit Memorial Bell Tower. The library, gymnasium and cafeteria were also renovated by funds from the Capital Campaign. The stadium athletics field recently received a major overhaul with the installation of a top quality turf field and rubber track.
These important new additions and enhancements could not have been possible without the Capital Campaign.
3. FINANCIAL AID to students of families in need has been a tradition at Jesuit since the school opened its doors in 1899. It has allowed the school to educate academically qualified boys from all socio-economic backgrounds and maintain its diversity.
In 1975, Jesuit’s Financial Aid Endowment was established to help the school enable students from low-income and struggling families to attend the school. The program extends limited support based entirely on need. Since 1975-76, Jesuit High School has given financial assistance totaling over $10,000,000.
Tough decisions are made every year to ensure that the school is helping families who are truly in need or financial crisis, and not those who cannot afford tuition because of lifestyle choices. A third-party processing firm and an objective committee of lay people analyze the criterion each year to determine how this aid is distributed.
For more information on Financial Aid eligibility and application, please go to Tuition Information in the Admissions section.
To make a contribution to the Financial Aid Endowment, please go to Online Giving, or mail a donation to Jesuit High School, Development Office, 4701 N. Himes Ave., Tampa, FL 33614. Please make checks payable to Jesuit High School, and designate the donation be applied to the Financial Aid Endowment program.
4. JESUIT’S TUITION COST CONTROL FUND has been introduced this year as a focal point of the 2007/2008 “Show Your Stripes” Annual Giving Drive. The fund was established to put the brakes on ever escalating tuition costs.
As tuition steadily increases from year to year, it is Jesuit’s middle-income families – those who cannot qualify for financial aid -- who feel the squeeze. The new Tuition Cost Control Fund (TCCF) is a steady, long-term commitment to help keep tuition affordable for all families. Gifts to the Annual Giving Drive will be invested in the TCCF and the proceeds, based on a spending policy that preserves the principal investment, will be used as an additional reduction in determining the cost to educate a student at Jesuit High School.
Each year, as this fund builds through ongoing donations, the increased interest will have a significant impact on the cost to educate each student, which in turn will impact the amount of tuition assessed per student. Jesuit High School Foundation members have made a substantial ongoing financial commitment to help ensure that this new program gets off to a successful start.
Through the TCCF, alumni, parents of current and past students, and Jesuit’s community friends can help Jesuit keep tuition costs as low as possible for current students and for future students. For more information on the TCCF program, please go to Ways to Support Jesuit or to Online Giving. For questions on TCCF, please contact Chuck Leonard at (813) 877-5344, ext. 257.