CHALLENGE GRANTS ANNOUNCED!

Double the impact of your donation today! Thanks to three generous benefactors, every contribution you make to St. James School is matched dollar for dollar. This challenge is for a limited time only, so give today. Donations and memberships sent by December 31, 2012 qualify as 2012 tax deductions.

 

How Can I Help Secure these Grants?

Please give now and together we can build an exciting future


The Starr Challenge ($20,000)

Emily and Harold Starr have set this challenge for individuals to support our growing school and thereby providing the sustaining support needed to meet the growing needs of our future students. Consider a half ($8,000) or full ($16,000) scholarship to help meet this generous challenge grant.

The ELM (Episcopal, Luthern, Moravian) Challenge ($8,000)

An anonymous family challenges outreach committees from Episcopal, Lutheran and Moravian church communities to give in support of our young students at St. James School. Similar to an Elm tree, it takes time for young people to grow and to become leaders within their communities and in our world. This ELM Challenge has been set as a way to challenge churches to assist us in our work to address the achievement gap and drop out rate plaguing the city of Philadelphia.

The Rehorst & Bernhardt Family Challenge ($8,000)

As founding members of the St. James School Advisory Board, Joyce Rehorst and her son, Brian Bernhardt, have set their second annual family challenge as a way to ensure that their early commitment to open St. James School is supported through sustaining gifts for the benefit of our future students.

If you have an interest in supporting one or more of these challenges, please contact David Kasievich, Executive Director at (215) 226-1276 or (267) 258-3384.

 

Sponsor the Students of St. James School in PhiladelphiaSponsor the Students

 

Donors who fund a full or half scholarship will receive:

  • A special monthly e-newsletter featuring the latest school and student updates
  • Periodic updates on academic advancements of the class
  • Personalized, VIP invitations
  • The ringing of the church bells

 

» BECOME A SPONSOR TODAY

 

Providing an opportunity for local businesses, corporations and individuals to contribute financially to the school while following the academic and personal development of our students.

Your generosity and philanthropy will forever change the life of a child and their family. As a steward of our Student Scholarship Program, you will witness firsthand the achievements of our students and how your gift transforms lives. From literacy and rigorous academic preparation, to arts appreciation and immersion, to engaging in interpersonal skill-building exercises, our students learn all while building upon the strong character and faith-based values imparted by our curriculum.

» BECOME A SPONSOR TODAY

 

The St. James Student Scholarship Program provides an opportunity for local businesses, corporations and individuals to contribute financially to the school while following the academic and personal development of our students.

Consider being the key to the enduring gift of education for a child at St. James School. Your generosity and philanthropy will forever change the existence of a child and their family. And, it will help break the cycle of poverty for children in North Philadelphia.

As a steward of our Student Scholarship Program, you will witness through narratives of and participation in the achievements of our students, how your gift transforms live. From literacy and rigorous academic preparation, to arts appreciation and immersion, to engaging in interpersonal skill-building exercises, our students learn so much: all while building upon the strong character and faith-based values imparted by our curriculum. Steeped in Episcopal tradition with an emphasis on each child achieving his/her personal best, St. James School aims to prepare leaders within and for their communities, and beyond.

 

 

Special Thanks to Our Current Sponsors

The following people have generously stepped forward to sponsor a student at St. James school. We thank them for their support!

 

2012/13

 

Full Scholarship ($16,000)

  • Gretchen & Steve Burke
  • Thomas H. Lewis, Jr.
  • Emily & Harold Starr (The Starr Challenge Gift)
  • Jay and Jo Ann Townsend

 

Half Scholarship ($8,000)

  • Anonymous (The ELM Challenge Gift)
  • Patricia and Gordon Fowler (The Glenmede Trust Company Matching Gift Program)
  • Joyce Rehorst & Brian Bernhardt (The Rehorst-Bernhardt Family Challenge Gift)

 

2011/12

 

Full Scholarship ($16,000)

  • Betsy & Tim McCarthy
  • Philip J. Price, Jr.
  • Jay & Jo Ann Townsend

 

Half Scholarship ($8,000)

  • Church of St. Martin in the Field
  • Sameer Shamsuddin & Kim Jennings
  • Cynthia McFarland
  • Emily & Harold Starr/Joyce Rehorst & Brian Bernhardt