Many individuals and organizations realize that it is fitting to give back to the community for the many gifts received they have received from it. As a donor to the Catholic Education Foundation, you have an opportunity to make a huge impact on the future of education in the greater Louisville area by providing the means for many well deserving students to attend the school of their choice. This is an opportunity to make that impact a reality in a very effective way that assists each of the 48 schools in the Archdiocese of Louisville.

Catholic Faithful – Much of the CEF’s current endowment fund was generated by a 1997 campaign focused primarily on individual parishioners of the Catholic churches throughout the Louisville area. These families and their non-Catholic counterparts are the same individuals who are in most need of the assistance being promoted by the Foundation, and therefore the Foundation is also dependent on others for support. The Catholic faithful continue to support the CEF through the annual Easter collection at all the parishes.

Businesses – Most businesses acknowledge that their most precious assets are their employees. If your business believes employees are valuable, and if your business believes competition among schools is a good thing, you can assist the Catholic Education Foundation in its mission and thank your employees who attended Catholic schools by including the CEF on your company’s annual giving list.

In considering the request, please remember that this campaign addresses ALL Catholic schools and is based on an individual’s needs. In this manner, your company is not giving to just one school. Your contribution is addressing a greater issue; it is addressing the value of competition and choice in the education process and the benefits your company has received from that environment.

Prosperous Individuals – If you are an “empty nester,” or if you are an individual who has benefited financially from your Catholic education, please consider “passing it along” by contributing the equivalent of a year’s tuition ($6,000) each year to the Catholic Education Foundation. Even though you are not permitted to designate the recipient of your generosity, please be assured that the recipient will know you were among those who made it happen. If this amount is beyond your ability, please know the Foundation is grateful for whatever you give. Likewise, if you have a greater ability, the need is there. Contributions may be paid monthly, quarterly, semi-annually or annually.

Foundations – Although it is somewhat unusual for one foundation to contribute to another, the Catholic Education Foundation of Louisville is sufficiently unique as to merit consideration. The Foundation is an independent organization, professionally managed and governed by an independent Board to focus solely on assisting the students of Catholic schools in the Archdiocese of Louisville. By making a contribution to the Foundation, your foundation can permanently endow a partial financial aid scholarship recognizing the generosity of your foundation as sponsor. It is a unique way for your foundation to address the issue one time, while having that action live perpetually via the CEF.

Privately Held Trusts – These types of trusts are unique vehicles wherein individuals advance issues of their specific interest. The Foundation is organized to accept specialized requests for those who value education either in general or in situations of special needs. When contributing to the Foundation, the trustee may permanently instruct the CEF to perpetuate advocacy of the individual’s area of interest.