SOUTHERN NEW MEXICO CATHOLIC EDUCATION FOUNDATION

2023 IS OUR FIRST YEAR IN OPERATION. THE CURRENT DIRECTORS HAVE BEEN SUPPORTING LASCRUCES CATHOLIC SCHOOL (LCCS) FOR OVER 14 YEARS. EIN 74- 2850431 THE FUNDS RAISED WERE RAISED WERE HELD BY LCCS IN A SEPARATE ACCOUNT. EVEY YEAR THE DIRECTORS EVALUATED THE FINANCIAL NEEDS OF THE SCHOOL AND APPROVED FUNDS FOR THE OPERATIONS OF THE SCHOOL. IN 2021 THE DIRECTORS DECIDED THAT THE SCHOOL NEEDED TO EXPAND NOT ONLY IN THE NUMBER OF STUDENTS BUT ALSO IN BETTER CURRICULUM AND IMPROVED TECHNOLOGY. A DECISION WAS MADE TO ESTABLISH A PUBLIC CHARITY TO BUILD FINANCIAL SUSTAINABILITY FOR THE SCHOOL. A SIGNIFICANT PERCENTAGE OF STUDENTS COME FROM LOW INCOME FAMILIES, SINGLE MOTHERS, HISPANIC AND OTHER MINORITIES. SNMCEF GOAL IS TO FOSTER A LEGACY OF EXCELLANCE IN CATHOLIC EDUCATION AT LCCS. OUR MISSION IS TO EMPOWER AND SUPPORT ALL STUDENTS FROM DIVERSE BACKGROUNDS IN THEIR PURSUIT OF ACADEMIC AND SPIRITUAL GROWTH. TO IGNITE THE PASSION OF DONORS AND CULTIVATE FUNDING THAT PROPELS LCCS TO A NATIONALLY