Fundraising Calendar

September

  • Annual Fund Drive
    • Kicks off with letters to families to respond with a pledge
    • Earnings – $200,000 NET
  • Magazine Drive
    • The school drive is launched
    • Earnings – $60,000 NET
  • Westfest
    • Run completely by parent volunteers
    • Earnings – $30,000 (NET proceeds are split between school and parish)

October

  • Parish Stewardship Pledge
    • For members of Holy Rosary Parish, their yearly pledge is made

November

  • Christmas Tree Lot opens
    • 3 weeks of sales with net proceeds offsetting the operating budget
    • Earnings $50,000 NET
    • 15% donated to 2 West Seattle charities
  • Cyber Giving Tuesday
    • Great day to fulfill your Annual Fund pledge

December

  • Christmas Tree Lot
    • Tree lot closes mid-December
    • Earnings – $40,000 Net

january

  • Gator Bowl
    • Raises fund for the Fr. Mallahan Endowment Fund
  • Earnings – $10,000 NET

MAY

  • Holy Rosary Auction
    • Earnings $250,000 NET
  • Annual Catholic Appeal
    • The Archdiocesan Catholic Appeal is sent to all the parishioners of Holy Rosary. The funds collected are used to support the many programs that the Archdiocese offers throughout Western Washington.

June

  • Thank You letter – This is sent to those leaving the school (especially graduating families, inviting them to make a gift of appreciation

Passive Fundraising:
  • Matching Funds
  • Target

Bequests

From time to time Holy Rosary and/or Holy Rosary Church are recipients of generous bequests. We have been written into a will or a life insurance policy. At times we receive entire estates or portions of those estates. Some individuals leave it to the institution to use as they see best. Sometime people make a restriction with the donation determining how it must be used. Any directives are followed. These, usually unanticipated financial injections, are a major source of much needed funding. Hopefully more and more people start writing the school into their final requests and directives.