The Annual Fund is the cornerstone of all fundraising efforts at St. Stephen’s. Each fall we kick off the Annual Fund campaign to solicit alumni, faculty and staff, grandparents, parents of alumni and current families for their participation. Gifts to the Annual Fund are voluntary, tax-deductible and a strong indicator of community support and enthusiasm for the school.

Donations to the Annual Fund go directly to supporting the school's current year operating budget.  The campaign strives for 100% participation from current parents and faculty and staff, and school board. 

The great majority of the operating budget goes to teacher salaries and instructional materials. Support of the Annual Fund helps to retain our bright and dedicated faculty and provide a superior educational environment for our students. We value every contribution and appreciate your support of the St. Stephen’s Annual Fund!

The Shirley B. McArthur Scholarship Fund

The Shirley B. McArthur Scholarship Fund awards full and partial scholarships based on financial need to deserving students who exemplify qualities of servant leadership. This year’s event is our Base Camp Missions project where students seek sponsorship of their mission work. Base Camp is a way for us to come full-circle in teaching our children the St. Stephen's philosophy of servant leadership.  Our goal is to raise $40,000 for the Susan B. McArthur Scholarship and at the same time to serve the needs of our community with mission work. For two days our students will be working various missions on and off campus.   

If you would like to learn more about the Base Camp Missions project, please visit the What’s New page of our website.

Extravaganza

The Extravaganza is a fun filled weekend in April that includes a fabulous dinner, live auction, silent auction, and live music.  Participation is vital so invite your family and friends and spread the word throughout your community. 

Secondary Fundraising

There are a number of ways you can support St. Stephen's in addition to the traditional fundraising vehicles such as the Annual Fund and Extravaganza.  The following fundraising activities are a terrific (easy!) way to show your support:

Target

Target VISA and Target Charge Cards earn up to 1% for Education with each purchase.  You may call Target at (800) 316-6142 and select St. Stephen's as your preferred School or visit Target to direct your earnings to St. Stephen's.  Our Target ID number is 114202

Lands End

St. Stephen's has partnered with LandsEnd Preferred School program, so when you use St. Stephen’s Preferred Account # 9000-4837-2, we will receive 3% on every purchase.

Sally Foster

Sally Foster giftwrap offers high quality giftwrap, delicious chocolates, gourmet gifts and practical items for the home are great for holidays, birthdays and all other occasions. And, best of all, 50% of your purchase goes directly back to St. Stephen's.   Use St. Stephen's Account # 0357984 when ordering all year round.

Box Tops 4 Education

St. Stephen's participates in this fundraiser which helps earn money for the school when parents clip Box Tops coupons which appear on products made by Pillsbury, Betty Crocker, Hefty, Kleenex, Cottonelle, and many more. SSES receives 10 cents for every Box Top redeemed. 

Fun Factory
	This is an easy way to help St. Stephen's raise funds by bringing in your old cell phones, ink cartridges and laser cartridges. Click on web site to see which phones, and cartridges the fun factory accepts. Click to visit website.