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LETTER FROM THE CHAIR                                                              FINANCIAL REVIEW






           Thank you! It is because of the generosity of the myriad individuals and corporations listed on the following pages that Cor
           Jesu is able to provide the premier Catholic education that has become a hallmark of excellence for young women in the St. Louis
 Dear Friends,  area. Donations to the Annual Fund, Endowment Fund (including Alumnae Class Endowed Scholarships), Auction and Golf
           Tournament enable us to provide unsurpassed education for CJ students of today and tomorrow, award financial assistance to 28
 Having the opportunity to serve as chair of the Advisory Council provides a most inspiring   percent of our families, contain the cost of tuition and contribute to academic and co-curricular programs. Your yearly donations
 perspective of the Cor Jesu community’s generosity, and it is one that I am most grateful to   help Cor Jesu keep in step with and, where possible, be innovators for our students and for the future of the school.
 witness. The passion with which alumnae, current and past parents and our many benefactors
 support and serve the school speaks volumes to Cor Jesu’s mission and the charism of the
 Apostles of the Sacred Heart of Jesus. “Total education” means more to the CJ community than   2016-17 ANNUAL FUND  FIVE-YEAR FINANCIAL-AID GROWTH
 implementing a strong and academically challenging curriculum. It also requires nurturing   CONTRIBUTIONS TO ANNUAL FUND: $603,099  ANNUAL FUND, ENDOWMENT, OPERATIONS
 the whole person, spiritually, academically and morally, as well as offering opportunities that
 challenge the young women to become servant leaders and responsible members of the global   Advisory Council
 community. Providing the total education of young women is seen as a collective responsibility   Matching-Gift  $18,371  $1M  $974,181
                                                   3%
 that the Cor Jesu community shares, and takes to heart.  Companies  $900K                             $886,685  $661,042
                 $ 23,889        Friends                                                      $845,000  $599,627
                   4%            $76,860                            $800K            $773,000  $598,713
 Thanks to that steadfast and heartfelt commitment to ensuring that all Cor Jesu students   Faculty/Staff   13%  $580,444
 experience the premier Catholic education that the school has provided for 61 years, more than   $3,182  $700K  $663,000
 $603,099 was donated to the 2016-17 Annual Fund to support Cor Jesu students and innovative   1%  $600K  $501,233
 programs. Combined with the interest earned from the $6.3 million Endowment Fund and   Grandparents  Current  $500K
                                                      Parents
            $9,362
 school operations, $974,181 was awarded in financial assistance to 144 qualifying families this   2%  $217,635
 year.                                                 36%          $400K
           Alumnae
            Parents                                                 $300K                                       $313,139
 As we step back and look at the big picture of what a Cor Jesu education means for the students,   $41,990  $200K  $246,287  $287,058
             7%
 all the pieces that comprise the entire experience come into focus. On behalf of the Advisory   $161,767  $192,556
                               Alumnae
 Council, I would like to thank you for your continued support of Cor Jesu Academy. We are   $211,810  $100K
 accutely aware of and extremely grateful for your contributions that allow Cor Jesu students to   35%  2013-14  2014-15  2015-16  2016-17  2017-18
 contribute their unique piece within the whole community.                   from Endowment Fund          from Annual Fund and
                                                                             (includes Alumnae Class      Operations
                                                                             Endowed Scholarships)
 Sincerely,


                                     FINANCIAL-ASSISTANCE BY THE NUMBERS

 Tina Burniski Klocke ’78
 Chair, President’s Advisory Council  $1,500-  28%                   $974,181                    $313,139
              $6,000                      OF CJA FAMILIES                   TOTAL                   SCHOLARSHIP
                                                                                                        2017-18
                                              RECEIVING
               FINANCIAL AID               FINANCIAL AID               FINANCIAL AID                   AWARDS
                                                                         AWARDED TO
              RANGE AWARDED                   IN 2017-18                 QUALIFYING                    FROM THE
              TO QUALIFYING                                              FAMILIES IN                 ENDOWMENT
                  FAMILIES                                                 2017-18

                                          EARNINGS FROM                                          $603,099
              $5,000                       $6.3M                         221%
                                                                                                        2016-17
                  AVERAGE                   ENDOWMENT                    GROWTH OF                  ANNUAL FUND
               FINANCIAL-AID                  FUND ARE                  ENDOWMENT                    DONATIONS
                   AWARD                   RESERVED FOR                  FUND SINCE
                                           FINANCIAL AID                JUNE 30, 2007
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