St. Vincent Parish Education Fund
The St. Vincent Parish Education Fund (SVPEF), in conjunction with West Virginia Catholic Foundation, is an endowment supporting the educational efforts of St. Vincent de Paul Parish (SVP). St. Vincent de Paul Parish sponsors St Vincent de Paul Parish School (SVS) and provides a regular subsidy to the School ranging between $100,000 to $250,000 annually. The goal of the SVPEF is to provide long-term financial support of SVS by providing tuition assistance for individual students and by providing a regular subsidy to SVS to lower the overall cost of tuition. The fund is also able to provide tuition assistance to any student parishioner enrolled in other educational institutions affiliated with St. Vincent de Paul Parish. The SVPEF is held within the West Virginia Catholic Foundation, a 501(c)(3) organization whose purpose is to receive and manage private contributions for the benefit of parishes, schools and religious entities within the Diocese of Wheeling-Charleston. To provide ongoing support for the current and future activities of SVS, a portion of the endowment’s earnings are paid out annually, while the principal (or corpus) is retained for future growth. The principal of this fund is professionally administered by third party asset managers to provide an annual income stream and preserve the value of the endowment in perpetuity. Join us as we build a strong future for faith-based, educational excellence for the children of our community.
Ways to Give to the SVPEF
We will work with each donor, on an individual basis to find the best option for their participation in the SVPEF. There are multiple ways to make a gift.
Gifts of Cash and Appreciated Securities
Stocks can be given which are either in certificate form or appreciated securities held in a brokerage account.
IRA required minimum distributions (RMD)
Your RMD, when written directly from an IRA custodian to the SVPEF, would be considered a tax-free contribution. If you are 70-1/2 or older, you can transfer up to $100,000 to a charity tax free each year – even if it is more than your RMD amount.
Bequests
A gift made directly through your Will can be a specific dollar amount, a percentage or the remainder of your estate through your Will or Trust
Beneficiary Designations
Name the SVPEF as the beneficiary of your life insurance policy, retirement plan or pension. For additional information on ways to give, please contact Bryan Minor at 304-233-0880, Extension 263, or Matt Padden at (740) 633-5888.
Ways to Give to the SVPEF
We will work with each donor, on an individual basis to find the best option for their participation in the SVPEF. There are multiple ways to make a gift.
Gifts of Cash and Appreciated Securities
Stocks can be given which are either in certificate form or appreciated securities held in a brokerage account.
IRA required minimum distributions (RMD)
Your RMD, when written directly from an IRA custodian to the SVPEF, would be considered a tax-free contribution. If you are 70-1/2 or older, you can transfer up to $100,000 to a charity tax free each year – even if it is more than your RMD amount.
Bequests
A gift made directly through your Will can be a specific dollar amount, a percentage or the remainder of your estate through your Will or Trust
Beneficiary Designations
Name the SVPEF as the beneficiary of your life insurance policy, retirement plan or pension. For additional information on ways to give, please contact Bryan Minor at 304-233-0880, Extension 263, or Matt Padden at (740) 633-5888.
At a Glance – St. Vincent de Paul Parish School
- Faith Based Education: Regular prayer, liturgy and sacraments. Bible instruction, religious education and community service.
- Average Student Teacher Ratio – 12:1.
- Superior scores, at all grade levels, on the SAT 10 standardized test.
- Generous tuition assistance.
- Art, music, technology and physical education classes.
- 1:1 laptop or tablet access, 2nd through 8th grade.
- Strong sports teams.
- Excellent early childhood program.
- Strong community support.
School Vision
Class of 2021
St. Vincent de Paul Parish School in the Diocese of Wheeling-Charleston strives to provide a Christ-centered education that is rooted in Gospel values. This education, combined with academic excellence, empowers students to reach their full potential – spiritually, intellectually and physically. State of the art technology is available to our students and staff, whether in the building, or if necessary, when providing education through distance learning. All of this is accomplished through coordination with our parish, under the leadership of our pastor. Parents, grandparents and other family members, along with SVP parishioners, provide support on many levels including financial, social and spiritual, with a strong emphasis on faith formation.
- We will continue to offer our students academic excellence so that they have the necessary skills to recognize and achieve their goals.
- We will continue to attract and retain highly qualified staff to further the mission of the St. Vincent community.
- We will continue to improve our physical properties to provide a safe and educationally enhancing atmosphere for our students.
- We will continue to be a leader in the field of education by providing excellent professional development to our teachers, a rigorous curriculum to our students and the best technology available to all.
- We will continue to achieve financial stability for our school, while continuing to provide families with an affordable Catholic education.
Pope John Paul the 2nd said that “Catholic Education is above all a question of communicating Christ, helping to form Christ in the lives of others”. Catholic Education builds character, instills values, promotes service above self while maintaining a vigorous curriculum in a loving, caring and faith filled environment. We must preserve catholic education in Wheeling and throughout the country. That’s why I support the St. Vincent’s Parish Education Fund Endowment.
The SVPEF is exactly what the school needs at this present time. Efforts such as this will assist families who desire Catholic Education in Wheeling. Since it was announced in November of 2020, the SVPEF has grown quickly. Alumni and St. Vincent de Paul Parishioners are responding generously.
We support the St. Vincent Parish Educational Fund because we believe it gives all families desiring to give their children an affordable Catholic education the opportunity to do so. Our children received a quality education in a structured Christian environment which provided them a strong moral compass. It seems that today’s social culture is spent using its time to remove God from public schools, public buildings and social media. Catholic schools are one of the few remaining avenues providing a rich understanding and relationship with God.
The Educational Fund will ensure the sustainability of St. Vincent’s School as we move into the future. Let’s work together to keep a good thing going with our school.
As our country continues to head toward becoming a secular society, and public education is quickly moving to teaching children values that are contrary to Christian values, it is imperative that we make our Catholic schools stronger than ever. Catholic Schools have to be a viable option to give parents a choice on how and what they want their children to be taught.
