Angel Scholarship Fund

Your participation in the Angel Scholarship Fund strengthens our schools – and our future – in countless ways; and best of all, your thoughtful generosity makes a big difference.

Through the Angel Scholarship Fund, you can contribute funds that will be used to provide tuition assistance for students to attend our Catholic schools, and you will receive a 100% Ohio income tax credit of up to $750 against your state tax liability. In other words, the state of Ohio allows you to “spend” some of the state income taxes you must pay anyway to provide tuition assistance for students seeking an education in our Catholic schools. The Angel Scholarship Fund is a win-win-win for taxpayer donors, scholarship recipients, and our diocese.

Your Support

  • Directly impacts a family’s ability to afford a Catholic education
  • Helps provide high quality Catholic education to low-income students
  • Can be directed to any Catholic school in the Diocese of Cleveland
  • Allows you to choose what your tax dollar supports

In conjunction with this program, students from every Catholic school in the Diocese of Cleveland, including those attending Saints Joseph and John, will be eligible to receive a scholarship from the Angel Scholarship Fund. This fund is being managed locally by the Catholic Community Foundation, and they are accepting contributions that can be designated specifically for scholarships for students at our school. Any undesignated contributions will be awarded as scholarships across a diocesan-wide pool of applicants from any Catholic school by prioritizing low-income status and need – comparable to the current diocesan tuition assistance program.

Participation in this program does not affect any student’s ability to receive other scholarships or tuition assistance. It is important to keep in mind that contributions to the Angel Scholarship Fund will only be awarded to students who apply, and that all students are eligible, with priority given to applicants below 300% of the poverty level (currently $79,500 for a family of four).

Jim Gero, father of four Cleveland Catholic Education graduates and Senior Partner for Hobe & Lucas CPA, was excited for this opportunity.

Instead of this money going to the state, I can contribute it to the scholarship fund, help build up Catholic education in the diocese, and even direct it to a specific elementary or high school…the key thing is, it doesn’t cost us anything. I thought it was too good to be true. I found the website and donated right away – I think I was the first to sign on.

Read Jim’s full testimony about the Angel Scholarship Fund and the tax benefits of the Angel Scholarship Fund for our students in Catholic education.

To donate, follow these 3 easy steps:

  1. If desired, review your tax liability from last year (1040 IT, line 8c) to help estimate the amount of your tax liability for this year against which the credit can be taken (keep in mind the maximum credit amount is currently $750, which means your tax liability must be $750 to take the full credit).
  2. Make a contribution to the Angel Scholarship Fund at www.catholiccommunity.org/angel, or by calling 216-902-1312.
  3. Claim your tax credit on your Ohio tax form with the tax credit receipt that will be mailed to you from the Catholic Community Foundation.

Thank you for your consideration and all you do in support of our Viking community.

P.S. Please visit www.catholiccommunity.org/angel for more information about this initiative!