2025-2026 Annual Fund Campaign

For 184 years, Saint Mary’s School has been a leader in the education of young women. Now, more than ever, we need your participation in contributing unrestricted dollars to support our highest areas of need for us to provide our prestigious all-girls college preparatory education program.

Your generous contribution will support the highest areas of need at Saint Mary's School, including financial aid and additional scholarships, exceptional academic programs, improvements in our technology, and the maintenance of our historic campus buildings and grounds.

The Saint Mary’s Annual Fund goal for 2025-26 is $1.675 million. Raising unrestricted funds each year is imperative in helping us bridge the gap between endowment income, tuition, and other sources of revenue, and the actual cost of our school's total operating expenses.

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3 Easy Ways to Give to the Annual Fund

1: TEXT 1842 to 53-555

2: CALL 919-424-4007

3: Give via Venmo, Google Pay, or PayPal

Together, we can ensure our mission for generations of young women to come.

Please consider making a three-year commitment today. Doing so reduces administrative and mailing costs and allows us to plan for future academic years.

Annual Fund Giving Societies
Join a Saint Mary's Giving Circle

Annual Fund Giving Societies

Saint Mary’s has been a leader in the education of girls and young women. For a Saint Mary’s girl, preparing for the future is about learning to lead. That visionary spirit gave birth to the school in 1842 and has sustained us through the generosity of benefactors who believe in our mission. The success of Saint Mary’s Annual Fund depends on gifts above and beyond the average giving level.

Smedes Associates | $499 and under
The Order of the Grove | $500 - $999

Leadership Societies
Leadership giving has been a part of Saint Mary's success story for more than 182 years. Giving annually at a leadership level has played a crucial role in fostering excellence in education for our students.

The Cornerstone Society | $1,000 - $1,841
The 1842 Society | $1,842 - $2,499
The Bishop's Society | $2,500 - $4,999
The Saint Mary's Society | $5,000 - $9,999
The Oak Society | $10,000 - $24,999
Founder's Club | $25,000+

Join a Saint Mary's Giving Circle

Join a Saint Mary's Giving Circle today!

Every Saint Mary’s girl has the potential to become a confident, compassionate, and capable leader. For 183 years, our institution has been dedicated to providing an exceptional all-girls education that nurtures these qualities and equips our students with the skills they need to succeed in an ever-evolving world. With the unwavering leadership-level support and dedication of alumnae, parents, grandparents, friends, and community partners, we can ensure Saint Mary’s Forever.

The Saint Mary's Giving Circle Program was established in 2015 and recognizes our most generous and dedicated alumnae, families, and friends, all of whom make a three-year, leadership-level financial commitment to Saint Mary's Annual Fund. By joining a Giving Circle, these donors inspire and encourage broader participation in the Annual Fund and thereby create even more robust support for Saint Mary’s each year.

Membership Levels:

$10,000 Giving Circle - $3,333.33 x 3 years
$15,000 Giving Circle - $5,000 x 3 years
$20,000 Giving Circle - $6,666.66 x 3 years
$25,000 Giving Circle - $8,333.33 x 3 years
$30,000 Giving Circle - $10,000 x 3 years
$45,000 Giving Circle - $15,000 x 3 years
$75,000 Giving Circle - $25,000 x 3 years
$100,000 Giving Circle - $33,333.33 x 3 years
$150,000 Giving Circle - $50,000 x 3 years

Members of Saint Mary's Giving Circles:

Serve as Role Models: Those in the Giving Circles serve as role models to other alumnae. They lead by example. They stand “out in front,” model courage, model loyalty, model what it looks like to invest in Saint Mary’s School.
Are Visible: Giving Circle members are recognized at high profile events, introduced at gatherings, and invited to speak at gatherings as well. The names of members of Giving Circles will be on the website and in school publications.
Participate in Regularly Scheduled Meetings (by conference call): Members meet by conference call four times annually.

Benefits of Membership:

The greatest benefit of membership in a Giving Circle is knowing that you are investing in all-girls education and in a school that for 182 years has prepared young women to be innovative, entrepreneurial, and courageous in how they choose to lead their own lives and serve and shape their world.

Other benefits include opportunities for interacting with an ever-expanding group of women and men who are both thoughtful and bold in their giving; special invitations from the Head of School to events in the broader environment that are related to advancing women and girls; access to school updates not shared broadly; and recognition as a key investor in sustaining the legacy of this great school.

JOIN TODAY WITH YOUR 3-YEAR PLEDGE

In the 1840s, the Rev. Aldert Smedes said that educated girls make a difference. It’s as true today as it was then, and we all have an obligation to ensure that this school remains the vibrant place it has been for the future. The Annual Fund is an opportunity to give back to those who made the education of our daughters possible, and I am happy to do so.

Stephen Later P’18
Board of Trustees (2014-2022), Heritage Society

Read our Annual Fund brochure stories!

Read our Annual Fund profile stories!

Kate Maddison '26 - "I Am Grateful"

Read our student profile about Kate Maddison '26 and her legacy family. Kate is grateful for the core competencies and skills she’s developed inside the classroom and on the field as a student athlete. She’s also thankful for Saint Mary’s longstanding traditions and alumnae legacy she’s a part of, spanning generations within her own family.

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Mary Louise Kasper '27 - "I Am Inspired"

Read our student profile about Mary Louise Kasper '27, her legacy family, and the new Saints Helping Saints alumnae-student mentorship program she helped co-find. Mary Louise is grateful for the confidence she's built at Saint Mary's and the skills she’s developed inside the classroom and on the field as a student athlete. She’s also thankful for Saint Mary’s longstanding traditions and alumnae legacy she’s a part of, spanning generations within her own family.

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