The Campaign

Despite fluctuations in enrollment throughout its history, SMMS has continued a steady growth path since 2012, positively impacting our community and remaining a beacon of hope in the Archdiocese of San Antonio reaffirming the need for affordable, dual language, Catholic education. Like all Catholic schools, SMMS relies heavily on fundraising to close the gap of their operating expenses. Despite our demographic as a Title 1 school, we have shown a profound ability to step up fundraising efforts when the need arises, outperforming other schools and nonprofit organizations of similar budget size.

In the interest of informing plans for the school’s future amidst continued growth and in the wake of our community’s galvanization, Archbishop Gustavo García-Siller approved that SMMS retain Guidance In Giving in April 2023 to conduct a feasibility study to determine our community’s fundraising capacity for a capital campaign. The study was conducted from April through May 2023, and the results indicated that SMMS has the ability to raise upwards of $1M from the school families, alumni, and donors over a three year campaign period. 

In April 2024, our community was abundantly blessed with a seed donor based out of Walnut, CA, Shea Family Charities, who committed to kickstart our campaign with $2,000,000 (to be funded when we are ready to break ground) to help drive momentum and success. But to take full advantage of their donation, we must move quickly to close the gap in total funds needed.