WAYS TO GIVE
SOAR FUND
SGO FUND

Since Our Lady of Grace School reopened its doors in 2000, we have seen incredible growth in our school.  We have grown from a small school of 86 students to a thriving preschool – grade 8 school with over 450 students.

At the beginning, we were only able to accept a small number of families who could not pay full tuition.  Today, through Grace Gala and the donations from our donors, we are able to offer a Catholic education to over 50 families who could not otherwise afford our school.  As a church, called to share our faith, we hope to continue to make our school affordable for all.

Our Lady of Grace School offers an outstanding education for our students.  We continue to excel, which is evident in our ISTEP scores and our exemplary rating from the Indiana Department of Education.  Our graduates are flourishing in area high schools, and tell us that they were extremely well prepared to succeed in public and Catholic high school.  They continue to maintain close ties to our school and parish community, and have an incredibly close circle of friends that they developed at Our Lady of Grace Catholic School.

We recognize that there are many requests for your charitable dollar.  We want you to know that participation at any level makes a difference! 

The school accepts gifts of cash, securities, and most major credit cards. This can be done in one of two ways. Use the payment form below to make an online payment for our SOAR Fund or

Mail your gift to:
Our Lady of Grace Catholic School
Attn: Terra Olson
9900 East 191st Street
Noblesville, Indiana 46060
 
Schedule an appointment with Terra Olson,  Coordinator of Admissions, Enrollment, and Marketing at
 317-770-5660 ext. 298 or TLOlson@ologn.org.

On behalf of the students who will benefit from your donation, thank you.
 

The S.O.A.R. Fund is our new hardest working resource. Put simply, it allows us to keep our mission alive by supporting nearly every initiative at our school. Regardless of size, each gift is essential.  Your gift will make and can make a difference to teach Catholic traditions, to STEM initiatives, to developing body and CYO athletes, to the future artists and musicians, to building projects, to engaging academic excellence, to serving God and His Church. 

Gifts to the S.O.A.R Fund insure that all children in Christ go on to spread their wings to impact our world.
OLG Eagles SOAR!

Show Respect
Obtain STEM learning
Act Responsibly
Resemble Jesus

Our Lady of Grace Catholic School has partnered with the Institute for Quality Education (IQE) as our official Scholarship Granting Organization (SGO). An SGO is a state-designated 501(c)(3) that provides financial needs-based scholarships to students enrolled in non-public schools.

By giving a gift through IQE and designating it to Our Lady of Grace Catholic School, you will be providing needs-based scholarships to eligible incoming and current OLGCS students. As a donor, not only are you providing much needed scholarships, but you will also qualify for a 50% INDIANA STATE TAX CREDIT. Additionally, the total is still eligible for a federal tax deduction. This program is not only available to individuals, but to companies as well.

• Make your gift via credit card online
  • Please select Our Lady of Grace Catholic School to ensure OLGCS is the beneficiary of your donation.
• Make a gift of stock
  • Gifts of stock can be made by contacting Marsha Nystrom, School Accountant,  at (317) 770-5660 ext 232 or MKNystrom@ologn.org.
• Make a gift by cash or check
  • Please print off the following form and include, by mail, with your contribution: DONOR FORM

If you have any questions, please contact Marsha Nystrom, School Accountant,  (317) 770-5660 x232 or email MKNystrom@ologn.org.  *Please contact your tax advisor to discuss your individual tax situation.

 

DONOR TESTIMONIAL

"My father is a teacher and I have watched him pour his heart and love into the children he teaches for over 50 years.  He's still teaching at age 74.  I have met very few educators with his love and faith-based views on education...until we came to Our Lady of Grace.  Our school is simply loaded with staff members who possess those rare traits that it takes to provide such a wonderful experience for our children.  They are certainly not here for the money, and we wish we could pay them much more.  A Catholic education is quite valuable and it's hard to put a price on it.  But, it is mainly love, I think.  Love is the price our teachers and staff pay by working here for less than what they might earn elsewhere.  Love is the price our parents pay when they send their kids.  And love is the price Fr. Tom and our staff pay when they bring in as many children as they can on faith that the resources will come.  Love is everywhere in our school.  You can feel it walking down the hallways.  Our kids love one another.  They love their teachers.  And they are growing to love the world around them.  


Our school does a great job of working hard to keep the tuition reasonable, but it's still not something that all families can afford.  In a perfect world, all children could have a Catholic education; but unfortunately, finances and family priorities dictate otherwise.  Our staff and Fr. Tom push the limits as far as they can with vouchers and donations to ensure as many kids as possible can come to Our Lady of Grace Catholic School, but it's not always enough.  Each year, we find ourselves struggling to accept them all or even pay for those things that we sacrificed in order to receive more children into the school.  Yeah, there are some pretty cool tax incentives for donating to the Scholarship Granting Organization and I'm sure that will all be explained in detail.  It's hard to beat really.  Pay money to the government in the form of taxes or pay it, in part, to the SGO and give the gift of love.  I'm asking you to make a gift of love.  The great tax incentives just make it much easier."