Making an Impact
On behalf of the Board of Directors, it is my joy to share with you the impact of Catholic Education Foundation.
Your generosity is doing far more than creating access to faith-based education, it’s transforming lives. Because of you, more than 2,000 scholarships were given in the 2025–26 school year, totaling $5,506,157 in tuition assistance. Behind every number is a child and family filled with greater hope.
Across the Archdiocese of Kansas City in Kansas, CEF partners with 22 Catholic schools to ensure that a faith-filled education remains accessible to families who need it most. Eighty-one percent of the students we serve are ethnic minorities. One hundred percent of our scholarship recipients graduated or advanced to the next grade level this year. More than 90% of our graduating seniors plan to continue their education after high school.
These outcomes are not accidental. They are the fruit of sacrifice. Yours.
Thank you again for making Catholic education possible for so many students and their families.
Denise Mills
Chair, Board of Directors
Scholarship Impact for the 2025-26 School Year
2,000
Scholarships
Given
100%
Graduation and Advancement
Rate
$5.5M
Awarded
in Scholarships
This year, the average CEF scholarship award is $1,943, up 46% compared to the average five years ago.
Since 2020, the amount of funding that CEF is providing annually has increased by 101%.
Student Demographics Percentages
Scholarships Awarded
I truly believe that Catholic school has shaped me into the person I am now. Catholic schools teach kids about what vocations and futures Jesus has planned for us.
Student Success Stories
Since 2007, the Catholic Education Foundation has provided more than $43.4 million in scholarships to students in need.
Leonardo Estrada Pineda
A proud CEF scholarship recipient and 2025-26 senior at Bishop Ward High School, Leonardo Estrada Pineda honors his family’s sacrifices through academic excellence, faith, and service. His Catholic education has shaped his path, inspiring him to pursue engineering while giving back to others.
Jaime Vega
Jaime Vega credits his Catholic education for transforming his faith, shaping his character, and guiding his future. As a CEF scholarship recipient and 2024-25 senior at Bishop Ward High School, he plans to pursue mechanical engineering and create solutions that improve lives.
