Giving

List of 4 items.

• Marian Fund

  A gift to this annual fundraising effort makes a profound and immediate impact on today’s Marian students.

   

  Why Marian Fund dollars are so important 

  The Marian Fund helps provide the critical dollars used for the Leadership Grant that each student receives.  Leadership Grants, which cover the $2,200 difference between the tuition charged and the actual cost of educating a Marian student, are provided to all students in accordance with Marian’s mission to serve as many families as possible.
  
  

  Marian Fund dollars are used in many ways:

  • To help provide tuition assistance to students.
  • To support technology upgrades, both in and out of the classroom.
  • To enrich our superior academic, spiritual, and leadership programs.
  • To maintain the facility and campus grounds.
  • To provide overall support of our operating budget.

   

  Each year Marian asks our alumnae, parents, faculty/staff, and friends to invest in our mission by making a gift to the Marian Fund.  Our goal for the 2018-2019 school year is $400,000 in unrestricted funds.

• Endowment Fund

  Marian’s Endowment Fund ensures the school’s future. Money in this fund is invested; interest gained can be used to provide permanent financial support for tuition assistance and scholarships, faculty enrichment, and other student programs.
  
  

  Traditionally, gifts made through Marian’s Memorial and Honorarium Program in memory of a loved one or in honor of an individual’s birthday, graduation, anniversary, or other special occasion have been invested in the school’s Endowment Fund. Memorial/Honorarium Form
  

  
  Estate gifts also grow the Endowment Fund.

  
  In addition, Marian has several endowed scholarships.  

• Wish List

  Our operating budget provides the essentials to maintain our mission of providing the best possible Catholic college preparatory education for young women here at Marian.  However, in the process, “wish we had it” items do not get included in the final budget.

   

  Here’s a list of items we “wish we had.”  Can you help us?
  
  

  Wireless body microphones and antennas for MRP and school productions (5 @ $1,000).........	$5,000
  Water bottle filling stations (includes retrofit installation, electrical, plumbing and labor).............	$5,000
  Marian Mustang branding for gymnasium wall.............................................................................	$3,500
  Academic Coaching Center furnishings (can be purchased separately, see below)....................	$3,100
  Study carrels (4 @ $350) .......................................................................................	$1,400
  Reading nook chairs (6 @ $200)............................................................................	$1,200
  Reading nook floor lamps (2 @ $100)....................................................................	$200
  Reading nook table.................................................................................................	$150
  Reading nook area rug...........................................................................................	$150
  Headsets for additional tech crew needs (5 @ $500)....................................................................	$2,500
  Updated scoreboard table front for athletic competitions..............................................................	$2,500
  Forensic science identification of skeletal remains kit (2 @ $470)................................................	$940
  Replacement chairs for Student Lounge (5 @ $175)....................................................................	$875
  Wall mounted rail with six brochure holders (2 @ $375) ..............................................................	$750
  Wooden display easels for the art department (24 @ $20)...........................................................	$480
  National History Day competition kit..............................................................................................	$425

  
  If you would like to help us with one of these items – or donate funds toward its purchase – please contact Julie Morad Natsis, Vice President for Advancement, at (248) 644-1946 or Julie Morad Natsis.  Thank you!

• Donor Recognition

  Annual Giving is the sum total of all gifts made to Marian within one fiscal year

  (July 1 - June 30).
  
  

  Leadership Circle ($2,500+)
  

  Marian’s Leadership Circle is composed of lead benefactors who make a gift of $2,500 or more.
  

   

  Partners in Mission	$50,000+
  IHM Founders’ Circle	$25,000+
  Director’s Circle	$10,000+
  Head of School’s Circle	$5,000+
  Deans’ Circle	$2,500+

  
  Loyalty Societies

  These gifts form the foundation of support for Marian students.
  
  

  Caritas Society	$1,000+
  Marian Society	$500+
  Scholars’ Society	$250+
  Blue and Gold Society	$100+
  Mustang Society	Gifts up to $99