Philanthropy etymologically means "the love of humanity"—love in the sense of caring for, nourishing, developing, or enhancing; humanity in the sense of "what it is to be human," or "human potential." In modern practical terms, it is "private initiatives for public good, focusing on quality of life"
A significant donor interest in our school, and a sustainable practice seen in many long-term Catholic school institutions, is the development of an endowment from which a consistent yield is applied to tuition assistance or aid.
Currently St. Thomas More is blessed with an endowment that supplies partial funding into our tuition assistance system and general operations. Read more about this in a newsletter feature from our Diocese who hailed our program as a model for other parishes to follow. THE DIOCESE OF RALEIGH PLANNED GIVING NEWSLETTER