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 promising an annual gift each year of the public phase of the Forever Campaign, through 2027. Doing so reduces administrative and mailing costs and allows us to plan for future academic years.
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.
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.
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
