Building on a firm foundation

Calvin Christian School is a strong organization.  By the grace of God, we have a solid reputation, distinctive program, gifted staff, quality facilities, low debt-load, and supportive community.  At the same time, Calvin Christian has not been immune to the challenges that face nonprofits generally and schools in particular in these times.  A smaller pool of students and more schooling choices have meant falling enrollments for many schools, including Calvin Christian.  The recession’s impact on families has intensified the problem. 

Along with cutting expenses and seeking increased Fair Share Pledges, Calvin Christian's board of directors set the goal of raising $375,000 in this year's Annual Fund.  Contributions to the 2009-10 Annual Fund will support four priorities in Calvin Christian's operational budget.

Financial Aid ------------------------------------------- Goal: $150,000
The Fair Share Pledge system has long helped Calvin Christian families afford the Christian education that they want for their children.  Fair Share Grants-in-Aid provide additional help to families whose financial need cannot be addressed adequately within the Fair Share Giving Guide.  Read more...

High School Program Support ----------------- Goal: $150,000
Since its launch in the fall of 2004, Calvin Christian High School has seen slow but steady growth.  We have been blessed with an excellent faculty, a close-knit learning community, and generous financial support.  Read more...

K-8 Program Support ---------------------------------- Goal: $50,000
If every part of a student’s life is to be service to God, an excellent Christian education must go beyond “the basics.”  Building on a strong foundation of basic skills, Calvin Christian aims to help each student develop the full range of his or her God-given gifts.  Read more...

Debt Financing & Reduction ----------------------- Goal: $25,000
The $2 million Sharing in the Vision Campaign provided $1.6 million for a construction and renovation project at the Edina elementary campus.  The project was completed in 2008 at a cost of $2.9 million.  The remaining funds needed for construction were borrowed.  Read more...

Whether supporting financial aid or debt financing, an elementary campus’s program or the high school, all gifts to Calvin Christian School help build the foundation for a truly life-changing education.  Our task is to help students learn to see the world through biblical lenses and to hear their Savior’s call to do his work in it.  This year 540 Calvin Christian students will be challenged to gain that vision and heed that call.

Please support the mission of Calvin Christian School with your gifts and prayers.  Please help us prepare the next generation to be God’s hands in God’s world.