Annual Giving

Annual fundraising is the most essential aspect of advancement at Cathedral High School, as this effort allows the school to continue to fulfill the mission of enrolling students from all walks of life, ensuring affordability, attracting phenomenal teachers and providing the space in which to change lives.

The following activities generate annual support to a family of funds in support of educational initiatives not fully covered by tuition alone:

• The Cathedral Fund--The Cathedral Fund consists of all unrestricted gifts as well as some restricted gifts. Advancement staff members meet individually to ask for support, but there also are multiple mailings and phonathons as well as the opportunity for online giving.
• Events Fundraising--Each year, members of the Cathedral family and the community attend one or more of the various event fundraisers. The most prominent of these events is the annual ShamrAuction, while there are others such as The Tradition golf outing, and the Joe Dezelan Dinner.
• Student Fundraiser--Cathedral students help support the diversity of their very own student body by participating in the annual student fundraiser (magazine sale) each year. This desire to support their friends has resulted in our students conducting one of the nation's largest magazine sales. In fact, students generated approximately $150,000 for Cathedral during last year's magazine sale!
• Bookstore--In addition to wearing Cathedral and sharing the Irish tradition with others, items purchased in the bookstore produce annual income that supports annual fundraising.
• Endowment Contribution--As the endowment grows, the pressure on annual fundraising will decrease, since 5% of the endowment balance is used to fund annual needs.

Your gift to the Cathedral Fund is the purest way for you to support Cathedral High School. Additionally, you can attend events, purchase items at the ShamrAuction, sponsor events, and more! By doing these things, you help Cathedral meet the mission of providing to a diverse group of students opportunities for spiritual, intellectual, social, emotional and physical growth.