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How Can I Help?

  • Annual Fund
  • Library
  • Scholarship Funds
  • Student Life
  • Endowments
  • Annual Fund

    Your Gift to the Annual Fund….

    By making an unrestricted gift in any amount to the Annual Fund, you entrust the Franciscan School of Theology to apply your support wherever it is needed most. Your gift ensures the vitality of the institution by providing the resources necessary for FST to deliver an outstanding student experience, well-equipped classrooms and technology, faculty support, and efficient campus operations.

    For more information please contact the Office of Development at development@fst.edu or (619) 574-5809.

  • Library

    Your Gift to the Library…

    The Theresa and Edward O’Toole Library at the Franciscan School of Theology is comprised of more than 15,000 volumes focusing on religion and theology. It houses one of the largest collections in Franciscan spirituality, theology, and social reform in the western United States. Your gift to the O’Toole Library assures the continued development of the collection and preserves this treasured resource for students at FST, throughout the region, and across the nation.  Funds are needed every year for acquisition of new materials, journal and periodical subscriptions, and facility enhancements to ensure the value and completeness of historic and contemporary scholarly resources for students, faculty, and other researchers alike.

    Suggested areas for designated library gifts:

    Library books Additional books to enhance the collection – $5,000
    Security system To prevent books from being removed from library – $15,000
    Rare book display case $1,000
    Book drop bin Your gift of $2000 for an after-hours book drop bin will be a welcome addition to the library. Many of our students juggle school, family, and careers and are on campus only in the evenings. The after-hours bin would alleviate the additional financial burden of overdue library fines.

    Please feel free to contribute the full amount of an item or pay for a portion of it. Every gift, no matter the size, is appreciated. Just like the parable of the loaves and fishes, if you share what you can, all will have enough.

    For more information please contact the Office of Development at development@fst.edu or (619) 574-5809.

  • Scholarship Funds

    Your Gift to Scholarship Funds…

    Since its inception in 1854, the Franciscan School of Theology has provided scholarships to qualified students to assist them in reaching their academic goals. Many students struggle to meet the rising cost of a graduate degree while juggling work and family responsibilities with a full schedule of classes at FST. Your contribution to the General Scholarship Fund will provided needed financial aid to some of FST’s most deserving students.

    A substantial, multi-year commitment in scholarship support entitles the donor to naming a separate scholarship fund in honor of one’s family, a loved one, or one’s business, club or fraternal organization. For more information please contact the Office of Development at development@fst.edu or (619) 574-5809.

  • Student Life

    Your Gift of Student Life…

    The Franciscan School of Theology is the academic home to a unique community of adult students. The majority are working professionals who find themselves on campus at all hours of the day and evening preparing for the next step in their careers of service to the Church and others. Some are continuing their studies for the priesthood, either as Franciscan friars or as diocesan clergy. And still others are simply satisfying their desire for more knowledge as life-long learners with a passion for spiritual growth and theological understanding.

    Their daily needs at FST are many and varied. Your support of student life at FST can help ensure that they have lockers to secure their belongings while they are in class, that their chapel is fully equipped as a sacred space for student liturgies, and that their student lounge offers intermittent respite and an environment inviting relaxation and social interaction.

    For more information please contact the Office of Development at development@fst.edu or (619) 574-5809.

  • Endowments

    Endowment Gifts

    Contributions to new or existing endowed funds at FST have both and immediate and lasting impact on the financial sustainability and future vitality of the School. An endowed fund generates continuous revenue for FST, while the permanently-invested gift from the donor is preserved in perpetuity to continue providing annual income for a particular purpose or program at the School.

    Donors may designate their gifts to existing endowed funds such as the Kenan B. Osborne, OFM Chair in Systematic Theology, or establish new endowed funds for scholarships, library support, student programs, or faculty research. Substantial minimum gift levels apply. For more information please contact the Office of Development at development@fst.edu or (619) 574-5809.