The James L. Collins Catholic School Annual Campaign makes it possible for us to continue our mission of developing the hearts and minds of our students. Its purpose is to ensure we are able to continue providing quality educational programs to our students. With generous donations towards our Annual Campaign and disbursements from the James L. Collins Trust Fund, tuition is kept at a reasonable rate and allows the opportunity for more families to choose a Catholic education for their children.
Tuition and fees provide approximately 47% of the school’s operating expenses while the Trust covers 26% of the school’s operating expenses. We work to cover the remaining 27% through donations and fundraisers, including the GAP Campaign. An average family at JLCCS pays $5,783 a year for one child to attend, but the actual cost to the school to educate each child for the year is $12,045. That is a gap of $6,262 per child. We appreciate our community assisting us to cover this gap so we can continue to provide a quality Catholic education to students at an affordable cost. We need your help to raise that last 27% of our operating expenses, which is $487,814 this year. This amount is reduced by $189,500 in grants received by the school from generous foundations or the Parish bringing the amount to fund to $298,314. We feel so blessed that our school, as a ministry of the church, provides a wonderful opportunity for us to develop disciples of Christ. We promise to continue to be good stewards of the funds which God provides us through your generous support. No gift is too large or too small!
