We invite you to make a difference in the lives of St. Anthony Students.
Aside from tuition and parish support, the St. Anthony Schools Annual Fund is our primary funding source for our Grade School and High School.
For more than 150 years, families and supporters like you have counted on our students receiving a Quality Catholic Education that has been built on the foundation of: The Church’s teachings, spiritual development, academic excellence, and commitment to serve.
Ways to give
Please join us in prayer for support for this year’s successful Annual Fund Drive. We ask that you give prayerful consideration of making a gift today that will ensure our students will continue to receive a quality Catholic Education that has become the hallmark of St. Anthony’s graduates. Your support can make a difference in the lives of our students today and in the future. We provide a variety of ways for you to give at your convenience.
donate in person
at the Parish office
during regular hours
101 E. Virgina Ave.
Effingham, IL
donate by mail
St Anthony Annual Fund
PO Box 764
Effingham, IL 62401
Please make checks payable
to St. Anthony Annual Fund
How your gift makes a difference
Your gift…
- Stay at St. Anthony Schools.
- Is added directly to the schools’ operating budget.
- Is immediately put to use and helps maintain a balanced budget.
- Helps keep tuition affordable.
- Assists in maintaining a quality faculty and staff.
- Bridges the widening gap of daily operating costs such as salaries, utilities, maintenance and other costs.
- Assures that our students are prepared for college and beyond
- Ensures that our students are taught to live a life of faith… today, tomorrow, and always.
2023-2024 Annual Fund Goal
$450,000
2023-2024 Funds Raised
$560,170
2024-2025 Annual Fund Goal
$485,000
Giving to Foster Growth
Due to the rising cost of providing a quality Catholic education, The St. Anthony Schools Annual Fund was founded as a concentrated effort toward supporting our schools’ operating budget, funding ongoing improvements, and containing tuition costs for families.
Because of your support, last year we...
- Provided scholarships to 85 families in need of our support.
- Added full-time personnel and purchased additional resources to support students with different learning needs at the grade school.
- Provided funding for high school students to attend national Catholic conferences and faith formation events.
- Upgraded 80 desktop computers in the grade school computer lab and classrooms.
- Replaced 31 grade school and 20 high school faculty iPads.
- Implemented a new backup solution for Google drives as another step in cyber security for our schools.
- Replace portions of the grade school parking lot, that also doubles as our playground, with reinforced concrete.
What your support could provide this year...
- Continue to provide scholarships to families in need.
- Support initiatives in response to increased enrollment at the grade school and high school.
- Purchase a new reading and phonics series at the grade school.
- Purchase and equip a third iPad cart for primary grades in response to increased enrollment.
- Replace high school faculty MacBooks.
- Provide a campus-wide print server solution for printing needs.
- Replace the flat roof over the high school classrooms, originally installed in 1991.
have questions or need more info?
To discuss how you can make a difference in the life of a St. Anthony student, please contact:
Carrie Koenig, Director of Operations
(217) 347-7129
ckoenig@stanthony.com
