Endowment Program

This fund will help finance projects and programs that support authentic scientific inquiry into real world applications.

Established: 2019

This fund was established and funded by the Board of Trustees overseeing and executing the Looking Ahead with 2020 Vision Strategic Plan. Earnings may be directed toward ongoing expenses such as financial aid and general support of faculty and staff with regards to salaries and awards for exceptional work.

Established: 2019

Anne Wachter, RSCJ Scholarship was established by Michelle Growney Syufy’84 and Joseph Syufy SHB’79 to honor the former Head of Convent Elementary, who has been a pillar of support to members of our community in times of crises. The funds are designated for K-8 students at Convent for whom there is a financial need as the result of a particularly challenging family situation or extenuating circumstances.

Established: 2012

Established: 1991

Board Designated Salary Endowment

Established: 1996

Established: 1980

Established: 1977

Established: 2008

Established: 2008

Founders/Cowell Scholarship was established by the S.H. Cowell Foundation and is awarded annually to a young woman who achieves one of the top 10 places on the high school entrance examination and who is in need of financial assistance.

Established: 1978

Established: 1973

Edward E. Ford Professional Development Fund allows Convent High School faculty to attend workshops, seminars and career conferences to further enhance their teaching.

Established: 1994

Established: 2009

Elena Rossi Long ’42 Scholarship was established to honor the Schools’ first Development Director.

Established: 1984

Elvera Fusco Endowment Fund provides continuing support for faculty salaries and benefits. To recognize Ellie's lifetime commitment to education and excellence in teaching, the Fund also established three new annual employee awards named for Elvera (Ellie), her sister Mildred (Millie) and her brother Lorenzo (Larry).

Established: 2015

In 2018 an endowed fund was created to honor the Computer Science program and its integration with the humanities. The gift to establish the fund was made to honor long-time Convent & Stuart Hall faculty member Doug Grant.

Established: 2017

In 2017 the Board of Trustees designated twenty percent of all named-spaced gifts to support ongoing building needs and upkeep.

Established: 2017

Established: 1989

Established: 1976

Established: 1969

Established: 1999

Gordon Sharafinski Scholarship was established in 2011 by an anonymous donor to honor the former Director of Schools and founding Head of Stuart Hall High School, who has educated young men in the Sacred Heart tradition inspiring leadership, scholarship and integrity. The funds provide the opportunity for a deserving student(s) to receive recognition for his accomplishments at Stuart Hall High School.

Established: 2011

Established: 1983

Established: 2014

Established: 1992

Established: 1987

Established: 2004

Established: 1975

Established: 2014

Dr. Mary Magnano Smith Scholarship Fund was created by the Board of Trustees in honor of Dr. Smith, Director of Schools from 1994-2000. Dr. Smith and the Board founded Stuart Hall High School so that young men could enjoy the same excellent Sacred Heart secondary education that has been offered to young women since 1887.

Established: 2000

Merrill Scholarship is awarded to minority students of the Roman Catholic faith.

Established: 1977

The Miriam Gray ‘29’25 and Ann Gray Miller ‘62’58 Scholarship was established by Russell Miller and awarded to a current student who is the daughter or granddaughter of a Convent High School alumna.

Established: 2000

Established: 1979

Established: 2013

Established: 1983

Oliva Scholarship was established by a parent of three Convent & Stuart Hall alumni with an expressed hope that the recipients, in the spirit of scholarship, will become future contributors to this fund and thereby help other fine students receive a Sacred Heart education.

Established: 1989

Established: 1982

Earned income from the The Rosemary Cozzo Fund provides general support for the school as well as contributing to the “Launch Grants” awarded annually to students to research compelling new business ideas and help bring them to market.

Established: 2014

Established: 2000

Established: 1989

Ross Scholarship for Incoming Students was established by Gary Ross, a Sacred Heart New York parent, to assist families transitioning from public schools in the middle form to private school.

Established: 1997

Established: 1983

Established: 2013

Established: 1967

Sr. Ellen Hoffman Scholarship was established by an anonymous donor to honor the 60th Anniversary Jubilee of Sr. Hoffman’s Final Profession. It is awarded to a Convent Elementary School student in need of financial assistance.

Established: 2003

Established: 1972

Established: 2010

Established: 2004

Established: 1995

Established: 1987

Established: 2008

Thornton Scholarship was established in memory of Dr. Robert Thornton, a distinguished African-American college physics professor, valued friend and advisor to Schools of the Sacred Heart. This fund assists qualified minority students.

Established: 1982

Established: 1999