​​St. Francis Montessori depends upon the generosity of the larger community to support its programs. Donations made today go towards the Annual Fund (general donation), the 2025 SFM Scholarship Fund, and Facility Improvements.

 

To make a donation for a specific need, please use Venmo, Zelle, or a check in the mail. Please indicate on the memo line where your gift should be allocated:

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Annual Fund​

2025 SFM Scholarship Fund​

Facility Improvements (current needs listed below)

• Casa New Kitchen

• Primary Back Fence

• Primary Driveway

• San Damiano Carpet Replacement

• San Damiano Deck and Porch Roof Repair

• St. Clare French Drain

 

Venmo: @SFM-Irving

Zelle: accounts@stfrancisirving.org

Check: St. Francis Montessori, 1412 E. Union Bower Road, Irving, TX 75061

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Questions about how to make your gift? Email Chelsea: chelsea@stfrancisirving.org

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FROM THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS

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We have established three primary funding goals from general donations: covering current operational expenses (approximately $75,000 annually), addressing facility improvements (estimated at $100,000), and building a long-term endowment for scholarships and capital improvements.

Our goal is to raise $175,000 from donations between May 2025 and May 2026, and to initiate an endowment fund with a target of $1,000,000 over the next decade. If you would like to help with a larger gift for our Facility Improvements or Endowment, please let Ms. Polly know by emailing her at polly@stfrancisirving.org. 

 

In addition, our 10-year goal is to offer 10 families a 50% scholarship for their children to attend St. Francis Montessori. For the 2025-2026 school year it is our goal to offer need- based scholarships to a few of our current families. We currently have a $5,000 pledge towards these scholarships but would like your help in reaching our $30,000 goal. We have 70 families who sent their children to SFM this year. Can you help?

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WHAT MAKES ST. FRANCIS MONTESSORI UNIQUE?

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An authentically Catholic Montessori environment that educates children in the fullness and beauty of the teaching and principles of Maria Montessori and Sofia Cavalletti. 

 

The Catechesis of the Good Shepherd, a Montessori program of religious formation, is integral to Montessori education at St. Francis, and is offered to children and families outside of our Montessori school community.

 

Teachers who know each child personally and encourage the development of the whole child—spiritual, social, intellectual, emotional, and physical—by guiding the children to work freely and whole-heartedly in the context of a supportive community.

 

Tuition is intentionally set at an affordable rate so that large families who are open to life can afford to send their children to the school. We also offer generous sibling discounts. The board chooses this model and trusts in the generosity of the community to join us in our mission of raising joyful, independent children who have a keen understanding of God’s love for them and a love of learning.

 

The school relies heavily on the involvement of parent volunteer hours to run the school, forming a tight knit community.

 

 

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St. Francis Montessori is a 501c3 not for profit organization and all gifts are tax-deductible.

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