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SCRIP
SCRIP is a fundraising program that allows you to earn “free money” to lower your tuition costs and support the school. “Free money” is earned every time you purchase SCRIP gift certificates and cash cards for groceries, gas, clothes, and gift purchases that you make every day. You purchase the SCRIP certificates for full face value and receive full face value when you redeem them at the participating retailers. The school buys the SCRIP at a discounted price and that discount, which turns into a profit, is split between the family and the school.
You may order SCRIP online, or call the school during school hours and pick it up from there.
St. Mary's Endowment Funds
Church of St. Mary's Parish Endowment Fund
The purpose of this endowment is to serve the financial needs of the parish of the Church of St. Mary’s, Help of Christians in Sleepy Eye, Minnesota. Proceeds from this endowment may be used to repair, maintain or upgrade any and all of the parish’s buildings and/or to financially support the ministries and the salaries of the ministers of the parish.
This fund is an endowment with the principal always remaining intact. Each year eighty percent (80%) of the interest and dividends derived from the investment of the fund may be used for parish needs as determined in the parish’s budgeting process. The remaining twenty percent (20%) of the growth will be reinvested in the fund to insure the fund’s ongoing growth.
The Church of St. Mary Parish Endowment will always welcome contributions to the fund. Donors will be recognized each time their contributions reach the $1,000 level at the annual parish endowment dinner. Contributions from a specific donor to the fund can accumulate over time to get to the $1,000 recognition level. Donor names and date will be recorded in perpetuity in the Blessed Mary Endowment Book which will be held in a special place of honor in St. Mary’s Church. Memorial donations to this fund are welcome, and for each memorial the donor and date will also be recorded in the Blessed Mary Endowment Book.
Scholarship Trust Fund — Established 1999
The purpose of this fund is to invest the principal and distribute the interest earned by the fund to students based on need.
This fund is just one source used for tuition assistance. We receive all types of donations throughout the year from parish bulletin notices and funeral memorials.
If you'd like to give to this fund, please use the St. Mary's donation page:
Staff Endowment Fund
Effective July 1, 2018, this fund is capped. We advise donations to this fund be directed to the Annual Appeal Fund:
This fund was established in 1985 with the purpose to assist with salaries for our staff. The principal remains intact and only interest earned is used. The interest (80%) is transferred annually to the general fund to be used for staff bonuses given out during Catholic Schools Week. 20% is reinvested to build the Staff Endowment Fund. This bonus is awarded to staff members based on years of service.
