The Crescite Fund is the school’s annual giving program and the first place where members of The Heights community look to support the intellectual, moral, physical, and spiritual education of our young men. It forms an essential part of the school’s annual budget, filling the roughly 15% gap not covered by tuition and fees. Crescite Fund gifts impact all Heights students.
Areas of Support
CURRICULUM: The Crescite Fund is used to develop course offerings across the curriculum, to purchase superior textbooks, and to maintain optimal class sizes.
FACULTY SUPPORT: The Crescite Fund enables the school to hire and maintain a top tier faculty, with outstanding credentials and the ability to inspire our young men.
FINE ARTS: Crescite Fund gifts fund performance opportunities for The Heights Men’s Chorus and Wind Ensemble, as well as the production of a yearly theater production for student actors in grades 3-12.
MENTORING: Crescite Fund gifts allow Heights mentors to work in tandem with parents to guide their son’s academic and personal formation.
SCHOLARSHIPS: The Crescite Fund supports the 51% of Heights families who receive financial assistance to attend the school. Without gifts to the Crescite Fund The Heights would not be able to nurture a diverse student population.
ATHLETICS: The Crescite Fund expands coaching staff, underwrites travel and tournament participation costs, and upgrades uniforms and equipment consistent with top level athletic programs.
Crescite Fund Giving Circles
| Tower Circle | $100,000 & above |
| Crescite Circle | $50,000 to $99,999 |
| Headmaster Circle | $25,000 to $49,999 |
| Cavalier Circle | $10,000 to $24,999 |
| Scepter Circle | *$5,000 to $9,999 |
| Stewardship Circle | $3,000 to $4,999 |
| Honor Circle | $1,000 to $2,999 |
| Charter Circle | $500 to $999 |
| Friends Circle | Up to $499 |
*Leadership Donors of $5,000 or more are invited to an annual reception in the fall in gratitude for their giving.
How Much Should I Give?
Only you can decide. Your contribution will directly enhance the Heights experience for current students and future alumni. The only gift too small is no gift at all!
Participation Matters
Our fundraising efforts include soliciting foundations for support. Foundations favor schools with high levels of internal support, regardless of amount.
Monthly Giving
Regular gifts of any size add up to make a world of difference for our boys. Monthly giving is easy to setup and ensures The Heights a place of prominence in your charitable giving.
Memorial & Honorary Gifts
The Heights is grateful to those members of our community who choose to designate gifts to “in memory of” or “in honor of” family members, friends, classmates, or faculty members past or present. Deceased members of The Heights family are remembered at daily Mass and in our prayer intentions throughout the year. Memorial gift donors and honorees are also recognized in The Heights annual report.
For more information about the Crescite Fund, monthly giving, or memorial gifts, please contact James Kolakowski ’03, Director of Annual Giving, by phone at 301.365.0227 x. 254 or by email at jkolakowski@heights.edu