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Annual Giving

Welcome

The Mount St. Mary Academy Development Division is excited to announce our new Annual Giving Program and the various giving levels created to honor our dedicated financial supporters. Alumnae and friends of the school who make charitable gifts to MSM aside from event participation will be specially honored beginning in 2022. Those generous friends will be recognized in the 2021 Annual Report in a special way and will receive additional gifts of thanks according to their level of giving. All gifts, no matter the size or purpose, mean a great deal to our school community and are appreciated and cherished more than we can express.

You’re invited to explore each of our giving levels below to determine which might suit you and your family best this year. Many of our neighbors continue to face financial challenges this year; any gift you’re able to give today will make a difference.

Please connect with a member of our Development Department with any questions. 

List of 7 items.

  • The Thunder Club

    • Alumnae who
      • Have graduated within the last 10 years
      • Make a gift of at least $20. For example, someone who graduated in 2011 could make a symbolic gift of $20.11 
    • Will be honored with
      • MSM Thunder Club t-shirt

  • Plaid Academy

  • The Bells of St. Mary Society

    • Donors who
      • Give a cumulative amount between $301 and $2,499
    • Will be honored with
      • Engraved MSM bell

  • The Blue & White Guild

    • Donors who
      • Give a cumulative amount between $2,500 and $4,999
    • Will be honored with
      • Early access to Chrysalis silent auction bidding

  • Msgr. Francis Weldgen Fellowship

    • Donors who
      • Give a cumulative amount between $5,000 and $9,999
    • Will be honored with
      • Early access to Chrysalis silent auction bidding
      • Their name displayed on a new donor display board just inside the front door

  • Sisters of St. Mary of Namur Giving Society

    • Donors who
      • Give a cumulative amount of $10,000 or more
    • Will be honored with
      • One free RSVP to the following Chrysalis
      • Early access to Chrysalis silent auction bidding
      • Their name displayed on a new donor display board just inside the front door
      • Recognition on MSM’s website

  • 1927 Legacy Circle

    • Donors who
      • Join a community of generous and strategic-thinking friends of the school who support Mount St. Mary’s mission well into the future through bequests, charitable trusts or gifts of real estate, securities or insurance.
    • Will be honored with
      • Early access to Chrysalis silent auction bidding
      • Their name displayed on a new donor display board just inside the front door
      • Recognition on MSM’s website

Our Development Department

Bryanna Gwitt Prince '12 
Director of Institutional Advancement

Marissa Brandel Palumbo '19 
Coordinator of Annual Giving & Events

Rosie Paternostro Richards '11 
Coordinator of Alumnae Outreach & Public Relations

Elizabeth Reiser '75 
Development Department Alumnae Volunteer 

Contact Us 
alumnae@msmacademy.org

Mount St. Mary Academy

3756 Delaware Ave.
Kenmore, NY 14217
(716) 877-1358
Mount St. Mary Academy, founded by the Sisters of St. Mary of Namur, is a Catholic, private, college preparatory school for young women. Within a nurturing and academically challenging and inclusive environment, the Academy strives to develop the whole person’s gifts and potential. Guided by our Catholic tradition, and rooted in Gospel values, we empower scholars to be leaders dedicated to lifelong learning, moral integrity, social justice, and service to and inclusion of others.