Why Give?
Why do our local Catholic Schools need your help?
While it is true that our local Catholic Schools receive a portion of their funding from the provincial government’s education grants, it is only 50% of the per pupil operating cost of our local public school district.
Parents and families of students usually bear the largest portion of the costs associated as they pay fees per student registered in our schools. Our local parishes also contribute funds annually in support of their mandate to provide and ensure a Catholic Education is available for all Catholic families. Capital improvement projects, facilities, etc. are not funded by government in any way and as such must come out of our operating budget entirely. This is true for all BC Catholic schools.
The goal of our Catholic Schools is to provide a focused and appropriate education that is reflected and obtained through Catholic principles and teaching, while striving to prepare the whole person for a successful life here on earth and for their eternal soul in heaven. Your gift is one small way that you can help in our common pursuit of this goal for each of our local families.
Making a gift
Making a gift to promote or support Catholic Education can be done many different ways:
Straight Donation
Any individual or business is able to make a cash donation to the general fund of the Kelowna Catholic Independent School Council (KCISC) for use as need dictates. Giving in this fashion allows the Council to allocate your gift where it is deemed to be needed the most.
Targeted Donation
Any individual or business may direct which specific initiative or project they would like to direct their donation towards. For example a gift could be earmarked as directed towards technological upgrades to the school campuses, new sports equipment or even towards a building fund dedicated to the construction of a new Elementary School (currently in the planning stages). If you wish to target your gift in this manner please contact a member of the school council or the administration and see what projects or initiatives are currently in need.
Gift Donation
Offerings of land, large or precious assets or other similar items are also accepted by our Catholic Schools. For details, guidelines or just to ask questions concerning your proposed gift please contact the administrative office of the Kelowna Catholic Independent School Council (KCISC) at (250) 763-1501 or by email at c.sinotte@shaw.ca
Tuition Vouchers
This is a brand new initiative of our Council that now allows for the pre-purchase and gifting of a Catholic Education to a student, groups of students or a family.
The program consists of a full-colour, gift-appropriate tuition voucher certificate, available to purchase in any denomination desired. It can then be subsequently presented as a gift, award or even as just a helping hand towards any student currently attending or hoping to attend either St. Joseph Catholic Elementary or Immaculata Catholic High School.
These vouchers can be used to off-set existing tuition costs or to simply help out a family or friend in need. They can be presented as named gifts or provided anonymously, whichever method the giver prefers. For details, please contact the council office at (250 763-1501 or email at c.sinotte@shaw.ca
Tax Receipt
All cash donations to KCISC are eligible for official Canada Revenue Agency charity receipts. For details on the amounts eligible, the process and how to go about receiving your charitable tax receipt please contact the council office at (250) 763-1501 or by email at c.sinotte@shaw.ca