Educating young men who will give Detroit a brighter future

A Message from Rev. David Mastrangelo

The Loyola Bulldogs Could Use Your Help

Dear Friend of Loyola,

Since its inception fifteen years ago, Loyola High School has lived up to its original mission: to provide a safe, structured, caring, Catholic education in the Jesuit tradition. Loyola’s target population is unique among private schools: teenage males in Detroit and its nearby communities with great academic and social potential but who may not be working to that potential.

Loyola is a strong, tightly-knit community of students, parents, and staff. Our young men learn to recognize and develop their talents for their own betterment and for the service of others. We are proud of our many successes—embodied especially in our 300 alumni.

Of course, finances have a way of tethering ideal visions to reality. Loyola remains committed to accepting any student, regardless of his family’s financial resources. The generosity of many friends over the years has enabled us to meet the demonstrated need of each student and to provide him with an opportunity to succeed at Loyola. On average, each family pays about $2,200 of our "full" tuition of $3,700. This leaves a gap of about $10,300 between what the typical family can pay and the actual cost of $12,500 to educate each student for a year.

Our Annual Appeal is the single most important way we fund this gap. The need for Loyola High School in our community is as great as ever. Please be generous in supporting our young men.

Thank you for considering this request. May God continue to bless you and the Loyola High School community.

Sincerely,

Rev. David Mastrangelo, S.J., President
Kitty Cooney Storen, Director of Development

There are several ways you can make a donation:
• Print out this donation card & send us your check (payable to Loyola High School).
• Use your credit card. To give us your credit card information...
• Call us at 313.861.2407x103
• E-mail us at areilly@loyolahsdetroit.org
• Make your donation online.

Educating young men who will give Detroit
a brighter future

How to support Loyola's 2007-2008 Annual Appeal

Over the past couple weeks, the one table in our Development Office has been covered with lists and photos as we worked to organize the materials for Loyola’s 2007-2008 Annual Appeal, our single most important fundraising effort. While our two events, the spring Tigers evening and the fall Carron scholarship party, help provide funds for tuition assistance, the yearly Annual Appeal funds the "gap" between tuition paid and the total cost of a Loyola education.

To quote from our Annual Appeal letter: "Finances have a way of tethering ideal visions to reality". And, while our eyes are on our vision, the reality of the budget keeps us focused on the basics.

Loyola’s vision is clear: to provide a safe, structured, caring, faith-based education in the Jesuit tradition for teenage males in Detroit and its nearby communities who are not working to their academic and social potential.

Loyola’s reality is challenging: most of our young men come from families of limited financial means such that they are unable to pay the amount of tuition that funds the typical private school. While the overwhelming majority of private schools set their tuition at an amount to cover 70 – 80% of annual costs (with yearly increases to cover increased costs), we have set our tuition at a level that reflects the economic reality of our families, which means it covers less than 20% of our operating revenue. Moreover, because we remain committed, as we were when we first opened our doors in 1993, to accept any student regardless of his financial situation, many families are not able to pay the full tuition. However, family that can do pay the entire amount.

The Cost of a Loyola Education

• $12,500 Full cost to educate a student
• $ 3,700 Tuition
• $ 1,500 Average tuition award (based on need)
• $ 2,200 Average family tuition payment
• $10,300 Average gap between total cost and tuition paid

Funding the Gap: Over the years, Loyola has looked for creative ways to fund this gap. Five years ago, we initiated the Loyola Work Experience Program (LWEP), a required work experience for 11th and 12th graders which provides funds that help reduce the gap in a student’s final two years. But, the fact remains that we depend on the generosity of many, many friends to provide our students with the opportunity to succeed at Loyola.

For many of our young men, a Loyola education is their last real chance to experience the kind of academic and personal success that will change their lives. Your financial help will help allow the Loyola vision to become a reality. Please support our 2007-2008 Annual Appeal.

Please consider a gift or pledge to the Loyola’s 2007-2008 Annual Appeal. In doing so, you will be helping give deserving young men a chance. May God bless you, your family, and the Loyola High School community.

Thank you for your support!

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