A 10-year deal between a Chicago nonprofit and the Archdiocese of Chicago will pump more than $90 million into 30 Catholic schools located primarily on the city’s West and South sides.
Under the agreement announced Wednesday, Big Shoulders Fund, a nonprofit that provides scholarships and teacher training to Catholic schools, is investing $47.5 million while the archdiocese contributes $44.9 million.
The schools receiving funding will remain within the archdiocese school system, but Big Shoulders Fund will assume “a leadership role in helping school principals manage toward a vibrant future,” according to a press release about the deal.
The agreement and funding takes effect immediately.
Jim Rigg, the superintendent of Catholic schools in the Archdiocese of Chicago, and Josh Hale, president and CEO of Big Shoulders Fund, appear on “Chicago Tonight” to discuss the agreement.
The 30 Catholic schools receiving funding and their respective community areas:
Academy of St. Benedict the African (West Englewood)
Augustus Tolton Academy (Park Manor)
Children of Peace School (Near West Side)
Epiphany Catholic School (South Lawndale)
Holy Angels School (Grand Boulevard)
Leo Catholic High School (Auburn Gresham)
Maternity BVM School (Humboldt Park)
Most Blessed Trinity Academy (Waukegan)
Our Lady of Grace School (Logan Square)
Our Lady of Guadalupe School (South Chicago)
Our Lady of Tepeyac Elementary School (South Lawndale)
Our Lady of Tepeyac High School (South Lawndale)
Pope John Paul II Catholic School (Brighton Park)
Queen of the Universe School (West Lawn)
St. Ailbe School (Calumet Heights)
St. Angela School (Austin)
St. Ann School (Lower West Side)
St. Catherine of Siena/St. Lucy School (Austin / Oak Park)
St. Ethelreda School (Auburn Gresham)
St. Gall School (Gage Park)
St. Genevieve School (Belmont Cragin)
St. John de la Salle Catholic Academy (Roseland)
St. Malachy School (Near West Side)
St. Margaret of Scotland School (Washington Heights)
St. Mary Star of The Sea School (West Lawn)
St. Nicholas of Tolentine School (West Lawn)
St. Philip Neri School (South Shore)
St. Pius V School (Lower West Side)
St. Sylvester School (Logan Square)
Visitation Catholic School (Back of the Yards / Englewood)
