Foundation
History
In 1992 St Patrick’s College completed 100 years of service to the youth of Ballarat in particular, and Victoria and other states in general. To provide a continuing service to the needs of young people in today’s world greater expansion and development is necessary. The College Board of 1990 established the St Patrick’s Foundation which became an Incorporated Company in August 1992. The Foundation is a non profit company and seeks to marshall the experience and financial support of former students, past and present parents and friends of the school. The operation of the Foundation is designed to provide both short and long term funds on a continuing basis for the College.
The Aims of the Foundation
The Foundation aims to assist the College Board to maintain and to develop the services, property and facilities of the College. This will be done in many ways which include;
- Inviting parents, past students and friends to become members of the Foundation so as to share their knowledge and experience for the benefit of St Patrick’s.
- Attracting cash donations and gifts which may take a variety of forms including bequests to suit the convenience of donors.
-Providing financial assistance for a variety of educational purposes.
-Managing efficiently and effectively all funds entrusted to it. all donations are tax deductible. To carry out the above and to bridge the gap between fees and government grants.It is obvious the Foundation needs both money and people.
The Goals of the Foundation
The long term goal is to raise the funds through membership donations to a level where the Foundation is able to build a large capital base. The income raised will be used to significantly assist in major building projects, upgrading of facilities on a regular basis and for a variety of educational purposes to help people. There is no upper limit to the funds the Foundation can generate.
