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Recognition of our Donors

thank you bannerCarmel Catholic High School relies on the generosity of our donors to sustain our mission of empowering students to be servant leaders filled with zeal for faith and scholarship.
 
We gratefully acknowledge each contribution and include our supporters in the Carmel community’s prayers. With their gifts, our donors support today’s Carmel Catholic students and continue its legacy of academic excellence in the Catholic tradition.

Each year Carmel Catholic High School recognizes our donors’ contributions and their role in our school’s achievements in our Annual Report.
 
LIFETIME GIVING
The four Lifetime Giving Societies take their names from the Carmel Catholic High School crest of 2007, the same year the Lifetime Giving Society was founded. The names of the societies reflect the essence of a Carmel Catholic education – knowledge, community, faith and tradition.
KELLY CIRCLE
Donors who have made Carmel Catholic High School a beneficiary in their estate plans become members of the Kelly Circle in recognition of their commitment to the continuation of Carmel Catholic’s mission. Sr. Mary Cecil Kelly, BVM was the first principal of Carmel High School for Girls. Her gifts of deep Christian faith, academic innovation and community spirit helped shape the traditions of Carmel Catholic High School. Kelly Circle donors sustain Sr. Kelly’s legacy of commitment and leadership by providing financial support for generations of students
MURPHY SOCIETY
Named for Fr. David Murphy, O.Carm., the founding principal of Carmel High School for Boys, the Murphy Society recognizes donors who serve as models of support through their regular, yearly contributions to the Carmel Catholic Fund. Murphy Society members are alumni, parents and friends of Carmel Catholic High School who have contributed to the Carmel Catholic Fund for five or more years consecutively. We are extremely grateful to these donors for their steadfast support that reflects Fr. David’s commitment to Catholic education and Carmel values.
Carmel Society members are alumni, parents and friends of Carmel Catholic who are deeply committed to our mission, purpose and goals. The Carmel Society provides funds to meet the school’s needs that tuition does not fully cover. The cost to educate a Carmel Catholic student is $1,800 higher than actual tuition. We are dedicated to continuing to keep the tuition as low as possible. This is only possible with your support. Carmel Society members are foundational supporters of Carmel Catholic High School, providing funding for scholarships, curriculum enhancements, student life, facilities improvements and more. Carmel Society members are leadership donors of $1,000 or more who are deeply committed to our mission, purpose and goals.
DONORS TO CARMEL CATHOLIC HIGH SCHOOL
Carmel Catholic High School relies on the generosity of our donors—alumni, parents, grandparents and friends of Carmel—to sustain Catholic secondary education rooted in the traditions of the Carmelites and the Sisters of Charity of the Blessed Virgin Mary. We gratefully acknowledge each of these contributors who have given their gifts in support of Carmel’s mission to empower our students to be servant leaders filled with zeal for faith and scholarship. This list reflects all contributions made to Carmel Catholic High School between July 1, 2024 and June 30, 2025. We also remember those donors who gave generously to Carmel during their lifetime and have passed away by designating them with a †. We regret any errors or omissions that may remain following our careful review, and ask that you kindly let us know so that we may correct them in future publications.