O'Dowd Transfer Students Enrollment Guide

parent pledge program
making the difference
Your participation in the parent pledge program makes all the difference!
Your commitment to O’Dowd’s parent pledge program directly supports an enriched high
school experience for every student – in essence, the daily life of your sons and daughters:
• Dedicated and talented teachers;
• Small class sizes;
• Award-winning programs – debate, drama, athletics;
• Enriching campus ministry program;
• Expanded counseling center and comprehensive academic support.
what is the parent pledge program?
Tuition and fees cover 89 percent of the cost to educate your student at O’Dowd. In order to
minimize tuition increases and still provide an excellent O’Dowd education, we depend on the
generosity of parents, family and friends to help close the gap.
Parent pledge program dollars support the retention and development of our talented educators,
technology upgrades, facilities enhancements, counseling, academic support and co-curricular
programs – all the things that make O’Dowd an amazing place for our students to learn and grow.
what am I expected to give to the parent pledge program?
Each family participates in the parent pledge program by making a minimum four-year, tax-deductible
pledge of $1,800 per year on behalf of each student that attends O’Dowd. While we
realize that sending multiple children to O’Dowd can be a major financial commitment, the cost
to educate each student remains the same no matter how many of your children are attending
O’Dowd. Families who qualify or receive serious consideration for financial aid will be asked to
participate at a level in line with their particular financial situation.
what are the tax benefits of participating in the parent pledge program?
Unlike tuition, your gifts to the parent pledge program are 100 percent tax deductible to the
extent allowed by law.
if my employer has a matching gift program, does my employer’s contribution
count toward the amount I pledged?
Matching gifts serve as an additional way to support your student’s education at O’Dowd, and
we appreciate your efforts in making gifts to the school go further through these matching gift
programs. However, O’Dowd does not credit gifts made from employee matching gift programs
toward your annual pledge amount.
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