Donations
We are a Non-Profit
The St. Mary of Woodstock School Foundation, Inc. is a non-profit 501(c)3 tax deductible charitable organization founded in 1986 to provide ongoing financial support to the St. Mary Catholic School community in Woodstock, Illinois.
St. Mary School has provided quality Catholic-based education to the families of St. Mary parish for over 100 years. Since its creation, the Foundation has provided financial support to St. Mary School to empower, enrich and engage its students. The Foundation exists independently of diocesan control while its membership is derived from the St. Mary parish and school communities.
Our current board membership includes Jeff Gillaspie, Monica Amraen, Darren Fortin, Anne McCoy, Ty Keller, Larry Rafferty and Virginia Peschke.
Examples of Foundation support include:
computers; sponsorship of the trip to Washington DC for Right to Life march; St. Mary School t-shirts for student uniforms; recent upgrades to school security system; chairs in the auditorium; assistance with technology infrastructure upgrade for original computer lab; chairs for concert choir; donations to upgrade the computer lab made in the name of Fr. Jacob Valle, a St. Mary School graduate; sound and light system upgrade for fine arts programming; tuition assistance; donations to the Guardian Angel fund; St. Mary School spirit wear; book covers; St. Mary’s first high quality school camera; and teacher training programs.
The purpose of the Education Fund is to provide funds for the maintenance, operation and improvement of the St. Mary School building and grounds, teachers’ salaries, educational program development and enhancement, and other such purposes that may perpetuate the Living Gospel of Christ in the minds and lives of our Parish family by providing education in Catholic doctrine and principles to all.