Development/Institutional Advancement

Visitation Catholic School is committed to shaping the intellectual, spiritual, moral, psychological, emotional, and physical growth of our students. We prepare students for high school and beyond. Tuition alone does not provide the revenue needed to operate our school. The cost of educating one child is approximately $4,000. Tuition for one child is $2565. The difference must come from other sources. Fundraising is a vitally important component of keeping Visitation able to fulfill its mission in the community.

Fundraising efforts include:

            “Cherish the Past: Endow the Future”, an Annual Fund Appeal (link here)
            Mandatory (for parents) Raffle Ticket sale in November
            Twice a year Newsletter
            Candy Sale in the spring (February or March)
            Other smaller fundraiser (recycling ink cartridges, www.shopforviz.com, using Search and Give.com as a search engine or playing games on their website (www.searchandgive.com), and designating Visitation Catholic School as the charity of your choice.

Alums

Are you a graduate of Visitation Elementary or High School? Let us know who and where you are. Would you like to help with a reunion of Visitation Catholic Grade School alums? Call Sister Diane Boutet, O.P. at 773-373-5200.

Annual Fund Appeal

In the Fall of 2001 Visitation Catholic School began a new venture, an Annual Fund Appeal. With some of the monies from this appeal we plan to begin an endowment to ensure the future of Visitation School. Does your company give matching gifts?
            To contribute to the Annual Fund, send a check to:
            “Cherish the Past: Endow the Future”
            900 West Garfield Boulevard
            Chicago Illinois 60609-6165
For more information, call Sister Diane Boutet, O.P. at 773-373-5200.

Connections

Can you connect us with alums or other interested persons who have the means to help us? Call Sister Diane Boutet, O.P. at 773-373-5200.

Endowment

An Endowment Fund keeps Visitation Catholic School vital and financially sound into the future. Are you able to make a donation to the Endowment Fund and give Vis a strong future?
Contact Sr. Diane Boutet, O.P. 773-373-5200.

Planned Giving

Have you thought about including Visitation Catholic School in your will? A bequest of any size (designated or undesignated) helps us in our mission of education. We accept cash, stock, annuities and matching gifts. Wording of a bequest should be as follows: “I give to the Catholic Bishop of Chicago, a corporation sole, _____ (a specific amount or percentage of the residue of the estate) for the use and benefit of Visitation Catholic School.”

Scholarships

Visitation Catholic School offers many scholarships to our students. Among them are:

Our Lady of the Visitation Scholarship
Dante Chambers Memorial Scholarship
Martha Tate Memorial Scholarship
Mary Margaret Toal Viator Scholarship (designated recipient)
Carol Foster Memorial Scholarship (Carol Goss Foster was a 1958 Vis High School graduate and a teacher at Visitation at the time of her death in January of 2001)
Scholarships available through the Big Shoulders Foundation
Partial or total scholarships supported by individuals or couples for one student
If you would like to contribute to a scholarship or begin a scholarship in memory of someone you love, please contact Sister Diane Boutet, O.P., at 773-373-5200.

Volunteers

Would you be interested in sharing your talents and volunteering some time at Visitation? There are many opportunities to be of help in our school. Some include:

tutoring one-on-one
assisting with one-time projects (mailings, organizing, etc.)
helping with our Christmas Craft Sale (making and donating items, selling crafts at the sale)
working with one-time maintenance projects
gathering or updating names and addresses of alums
and many others

Please call Sr. Diane Boutet, O.P., at 773-373-5200.