• In a neighborhood where less than half graduate from high school, approximately 95% of Gesu students complete 12th grade.


• In a school where most students enter two years behind grade level, 88% of Gesu's 2007 eighth grade graduating class enrolled in outstanding private, parochial, charter, vocational or magnet schools, such as the Academy of Notre Dame, Saint Joseph's Prep, Shipley School and Roman Catholic.


• An atmosphere of joy, respect, order and enthusiasm for learning permeates this school! Everyone who walks through our doors feels it immediately.

There are many different ways to contribute to Gesu School including volunteer opportunities. To make a gift now, please click here.

To learn more about the different giving programs at Gesu, please read on.

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Programs of Giving

Annual Fund

The Annual Fund is every nonprofit organization's lifeblood. At Gesu, we must raise more than two million unrestricted dollars every year to provide a quality education to 450 Gesu students. Tuition payments from students cover only 22% of Gesu's annual operating budget.

Generous friends who make annual contributions from $5 to $50,000 quite literally help keep Gesu's doors open and the school operating. We are grateful for each and every gift.

For more information on the annual fund call Suzette Baird or Mike Gondos in the Development Office at (215) 763-9077 or click here to send an email.

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Sponsor A Child

If you want to see how much of a difference your donation makes, participate in the Sponsor A Child program. Contribute the full annual cost of educating one Gesu child ($5,400 for the '07-'08 school year) to support a deserving student at Gesu. If you wish, you may attend biannual events to know the child you sponsor; Gesu also will keep you updated on the child's progress.

Gifts to the Sponsor A Child program are Annual Fund gifts. To make a gift of $5,400 to the Sponsor A Child program, please click here.

For more information on the Sponsor A Child program, call Suzette Baird or Mike Gondos in the Development Office at (215) 763-9077 or click here to send an email.

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Corporate Giving
The Pennsylvania Educational Improvement Tax Credit Program (EITC)

Corporations can make a huge difference in the lives of Gesu children while receiving tax credits for their contribution through the Pennsylvania Educational Improvement Tax Credit (EITC) program.

A business can contribute up to $200,000 in scholarship aid to Gesu School's Warren V. Musser Young Scholar's Program and receive a tax credit of up to 90%. For a contribution to the new EITC Pre-K Program, there is a 100% tax credit for the first $10,000 and 90% thereafter up to a maximum of $100,000.

The contribution may be deducted for federal tax purposes, further reducing or in some cases completely eliminating the cost of the contribution.

Businesses are eligible if they pay one or more of the following Pennsylvania taxes: Corporate net income tax, capital stock and franchise tax, bank and trust company shares tax, title insurance company shares tax, insurance premiums tax, or mutual thrift institution tax.

For more information on corporate giving and the EITC program, call Suzette Baird or Mike Gondos in the Development Office at (215) 763-9077 or click here to send an email.

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Leadership Giving: The Toussaint Society

The Pierre Toussaint Society recognizes individuals who make an unrestricted annual gift of $5,000 and above. Members are recognized in Gesu's annual report.

The society's namesake, Pierre Toussaint, is a fitting model for all who are connected with Gesu. Touissant, a Haitian slave, moved to New York City with his master in the 1700s. Despite his own hardships, he began helping free many other slaves, choosing even to free others before himself. He dedicated his life to helping the less fortunate, giving everything he and his wife Juliette had to poor and orphaned children, opening a school to teach black children a trade, and providing medical care for victims of the plague. Toussaint's life is an example to generous individuals who care deeply about providing opportunities for the poor and disenfranchised.

To make a Toussaint Society level gift call Suzette Baird or Mike Gondos in the Development Office at (215) 763-9077 or click here to send an email.

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Additional Giving Opportunities

Other ways to give to Gesu include:

1. Gifts of securities. Donating stock can help you avoid capital gains tax. For assistance, please call Suzette Baird or Mike Gondos in the Development Office at (215) 763-9077 or click here to send an email.


2. United Way Donor Choice Program. Please designate #07408 for the Gesu Community Service Project Fund.


3. Please remember Gesu School in your will and estate planning.


4. Volunteer! If you are interested in volunteering, we sure could use your help! Please call us at (215) 763-9077 or click here to send us an email.

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Give Now!

Want to make a gift to Gesu? Giving online is fast, secure and easy. To make a gift to Gesu, please click the donation button below:

Or mail your gift to:
Christine S. Beck, President/CEO
Gesu School
1700 West Thompson Street
Philadelphia, PA 19121

For more information on giving opportunities call Suzette Baird or Mike Gondos in the Development Office at (215) 763-9077 or click here to send an email.

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