Paving the Way for Future Generations Starts Here
As a donor, you not only contribute to our service of the Church, you also partake of the great gift that St. Bernard’s has been and will continue to be to our students and our community. Your generous financial support enables students to better understand their faith, supporting and guiding them as they move on to pursue lay and ordained ministries and Catholic service in society.
Ways to Give
Impact in Action
St. Bernard’s is blessed with a rich history of faithful and generous donors who have made our programs, partnerships, and initiatives possible:
New Programs and Partnerships
Affordable Certificate Programs
Affordable Certificate Programs
Our Graduate Certificates allow students who might not be able to afford or pursue a full master’s degree to benefit from the richness of our courses. Your support allows us to offer a special aid package to these students. You can read more about these certificate programs here!
St. John Society Partnership
St. John Society Partnership
Your generous support allowed us to partner with the St. John Society to launch the Certificate in Evangelization, offering ministry-focused courses to students at a significantly reduced rate. You can read more here!
National Catholic Bioethics Partnership
National Catholic Bioethics Partnership
Your generous support allowed us to partner with the National Catholic Bioethics Center to launch the Graduate Certificate in Catholic Bioethics, offering a dynamic introduction to contemporary bioethics from a distinctively Catholic perspective. You can read more here!
Hear from St. Bernard's Students
Student Blog Posts
Student Blog Posts
Click here to read blog posts written by current and former students! Your support allows many of them to pursue a degree program at St. Bernard’s.
The Alumni Journey
The Alumni Journey
Click here to read more about one recent alum’s journey at St. Bernard’s- a journey made possible by your generous scholarship support!
2022 -2023 Donors' Impact
Impact by the Numbers
Impact by the Numbers
Click here to view the impact made by our donors last year!
Free Events and Speakers
Free events and speakers
Free events and speakers
Your financial support allows us to offer events, speaker series, and other resources to our community, for free! Click here to see our upcoming events.
Donation Fund Options
The St. Bernard's Fund
Program & Event Fund
Bishop Fulton J. Sheen Technology Fund
Campus Preservation Fund
Bishop McQuaid Academic Excellence Fund
Mission Fund
The Student Services Fund
The St. Bernard's Fund
Your contribution to this fund will be applied to the School’s greatest needs in its continuing efforts to form students’ minds and hearts to the teachings of Jesus Christ.
Program and Event Fund
Your contribution to this fund helps St. Bernard’s widely share its theological and spiritual expertise through conferences, retreats, convocation, commencement, St. Bernard’s on the Road, and related activities.
Bishop Fulton J. Sheen Technology Fund
Your contribution to this fund allows St. Bernard’s to continue Bishop Sheen’s tradition of using innovative technologies to advance its evangelizing efforts.
Campus Preservation Fund
Your contribution to this fund allows St. Bernard’s to maintain and grow its award-winning main campus at 120 French Road in Rochester, NY.
Bishop McQuaid Academic Excellence Fund
Your contribution to this fund allows St. Bernard’s to hire world-class faculty, develop their expertise, and establish new academic programs to serve God’s people.
Mission Fund
Your contribution to this fund helps St. Bernard's to promote its mission through its website, social media platforms, email campaigns, its student and alumni newsletter, and the St. Bernard's Magazine.
Student Services Fund
Your contribution to this fund allows St. Bernard’s to maintain and grow its library acquisitions, staff, and services, enabling library access to our students and the public.
Donor Bill of Rights
St. Bernard's School of Theology and Ministry supports the Donor Bill of Rights as developed by the Association of Fundraising Professionals (AFP).
Philanthropy is based on voluntary action for the common good. It is a tradition of giving and sharing that is primary to the quality of life. To assure that philanthropy merits the respect and trust of the general public, and that donors and prospective donors can have full confidence in the not-for-profit organizations and causes they are asked to support, we declare that all donors have these rights:I. To be informed of the organization's mission, of the way the organization intends to use donated resources, and of its capacity to use donations effectively for their intended purposes.
- To be informed of the organization's mission, of the way the organization intends to use donated resources, and of its capacity to use donations effectively for their intended purposes.
- To be informed of the identity of those serving on the organization's governing board, and to expect the board to exercise prudent judgment in its stewardship responsibilities.
- To have access to the organization's most recent financial statements.
- To be assured their gifts will be used for the purposes for which they were given.
- To receive appropriate acknowledgment and recognition.
- To be assured that information about their donations is handled with respect and with confidentiality to the extent provided by law.
- To expect that all relationships with individuals representing organizations of interest to the donor will be professional in nature.
- To be informed whether those seeking donations are volunteers, employees of the organization or hired solicitors.
- To have the opportunity for their names to be deleted from mailing lists that an organization may intend to share.
- To feel free to ask questions when making a donation and to receive prompt, truthful and forthright answers.
