For over 85 years, Incarnate Word Academy has challenged its young women to achiever their God-given potential as academically successful Women of the Word. Daily life has changed over the years, but our values and commitment to empowering young women of faith to make a positive impact on the world has remained the same. Gifts to the Incarnate Word Academy Annual Fund help make this – and so much more – possible.
The Incarnate Word Academy Annual Fund offers a critical source of funding for meeting IWA’s greatest needs, whatever they are and whenever they arise. Your gifts to the Incarnate Word Academy Annual Fund allow the Academy to operate efficiently, be more innovative, and react quickly and without constraint when urgent needs arise. This frees us to do what we do best – to focus on the big picture of educating and empowering our young Women of the Word.
Your gift to the Incarnate Word Academy Annual Fund today, will make an immediate impact on the lives of our young Women of the Word and the faculty members who dedicate their lives to serving our students each and every day. While gifts to the Incarnate Word Academy Annual Fund may be left unrestricted, you may choose to designate your gifts to an area you are passionate about, whether it be academics, the arts, athletics, our campus, scholarships, technology, or tuition assistance.
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Frequently Asked Questions
▼What is the Incarnate Word Academy Annual Fund? click arrow to expand/collapse
As a private, Catholic high school, Incarnate Word Academy relies on tuition and fees, endowment income, and the annual generosity of its community to meet the financial demands of continuing our tradition of sisterhood and legacy of educational excellence. Each year, the Incarnate Word Academy Annual Fund supports our students by providing them with the resources – that are not fully covered by the cost of tuition – to achieve their God-given potential as academically successful Women of the Word.
▼What does the Incarnate Word Academy Annual Fund support? click arrow to expand/collapse
Most importantly, the Annual Fund immediately makes a difference in the life of each student, every day at IWA. Gifts to the Annual Fund provide resources for everything from academics and athletics, to faculty excellence and student activities, to capital and technological improvements, to fine and performing arts programs, to financial assistance for students who otherwise could not attend IWA. You may make an unrestricted gift to the Annual Fund, or you may designate your gift for an endowed scholarship or any of the following areas:
Area of Greatest Need (Unrestricted)
Amor Meus Fund (Tuition Assistance)
Athletics
Capital Improvements
Fine & Performing Arts
Herc’s Helping Hands
The Laffey Family Fund for Outstanding Potential
Maria Przada Leap of Faith Fund
Technology
▼How much should I give? click arrow to expand/collapse
Every gift, no matter its size, makes an immediate and profound impact on the lives of every young Women of the Word, each day.
Gifts range in size from $5 to over $20,000, and all gifts to the Annual Fund are 100% tax deductible. Leadership gifts of $2,500 or more are recognized as part of the Laudetur Verbum Incarnatum (LVI) Society.
The Laudetur Verbum Incarnatum (LVI) Society Giving Levels:
$25,000 – Sr. Peter Nolasco Keenan Circle
$10,000 – Bishop Claude Marie Dubuis Circle
$5,000 – Mother St. Pierre Cinquin Circle
$2,500 – Jeanne Chezard de Matel Circle
▼What are the Benefits of Being a LVI Society Member? click arrow to expand/collapse
- Donors of $2,500 or more (or young alumnae donors of $1,000+) will be honored at a special reception in the spring
- All LVI Society members will receive special recognition in our annual report of donors