Fundraising Calendar

September

  • Annual Fund Drive
    • Kicks off with letters to families to respond with a pledge
    • Earnings – $200,000 NET
    • Funds balance the Operating Budget
  • Magazine Drive
    • The school drive is launched
    • Earnings – $60,000 NET
    • Funds balance the operating budget
  • Westfest
    • Run completely by parent volunteers
    • Earnings – $30,000 (NET proceeds are split between school and parish)
    • Funds used to balance the operating budget
  • Golf Tournament
    • Funds are placed in the Father Mallahan Endowment Funds for the School
    • Earnings – different each year and dependent upon participation
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
    • 15% donated to 3 West Seattle charities

    Cyber Giving Tuesday

    • Great day to fulfill your Annual Fund pledge
December
  • Christmas Tree Lot
    • “Deck the Halls” Christmas Party
    • Tree & greenery sales close mid-December
    • Earnings – $40,000 Net
    • Funds are placed in the operating budget
February
  • Grandparent and Special Friends Lunch
    • Earnings – $5,000 NET
    • Funds are placed in operating budget as part of Annual Fund
April
  • Holy Rosary HEART Auction
    • Earnings $200,000 NET
    • Funds Balance the Operating Budget
  • 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

Funds are placed in the operating budget

Year Round Fundraising Activities
  • eSCRIPT
  • Amazon
  • Grant Writing

A special volunteer committee is continually writing grant applications to individuals and foundations to solicit funding for specific school needs.  In 2016, the grant committee brought in nearly $50,000.

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.