"All the works of mercy are charitable, but none is greater than helping the young to be formed in faith."
-- St. John Chrysostom
A Faithful Future - Together on One Campus
For the first time in 140 years, academics, faith, and athletics
will be united in one location at the new Grace Center.
Email: campaign@smhscs.org
Campaign Vision
St. Mary's is raising funds to move our academic campus on Yampa to the Grace Center - creating a safe, visible, and unified home for Catholic education in Colorado Springs. The new academic building will be next to the soccer fields in the current parking lot, leveraging a site we already own, and maximizing our resources and long-term sustainability.
This move will:
Unite academics, faith, and academics on one campus, eliminating the need for shuttling students from one location to the other;
Improve safety, visibility, and facilities;
Reduce costly repairs needed at the aging Yampa campus;
Retire debt to strengthen operations and academics.
Ways To Give
One-time gift: online, by check, or through donor-advised fund/assets
Pledge: monthly, quarterly, or annual payments, due before September 1, 2027
Fast Facts
Campaign Goal: $20M (with a $7.5M lead gift already committed)
Public launch: September 5-7, 2025, during our 140th Anniversary Weekend
Pledges accepted: all pledges are due before September 1, 2027
Approximate building size: ~57,000 sq. ft., designed for ~250 students, with capacity to expand in the future
Builder: Executive Custom Construction (Gary and Alan Erickson); recent work includes St. Gabriel Classical Academy
Equal dignity of gifts: no naming opportunities means all gifts will be treated equally
What's Inside the New School?
A chapel at the heart of the building, with sacristy and chaplain's offices; chapel with seat ~100 and open into the commons area for all-school Mass
12 classrooms; three science labs; art/trades room; flexible stage/band room
CHSAA-regulation gym, locker rooms, and training/weight room
Security, Wi-Fi, AC
Timeline
Public campaign launch: September 5-7, 2025, during the 140th Anniversary weekend celebration
Fundraising window: Two years from launch
Construction start: After full funds are deposited and approvals secured
Targeted opening: As early as Fall 2027; expected no later than Fall 2029
Student Life During the Transition
Students will remain in place at the Yampa campus until the new campus is ready, with no temporary relocation.
Community Support
Our Strategic Initiatives Survey conducted this Spring showed:
An overwhelming 76% of respondents supported keeping the Grace Center
Relocating our academics campus to the Grace Center was the 1st choice preference for the school's future academics campus
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Your gift to the Memorare Campaign will help us form Catholic leaders for generations to come.
Strengthening Our Catholic Identity
With a dedicated chapel at the core of the new building, St. Mary's will move toward celebrating daily Mass (subject to priest availability), making prayer and sacramental life the rhythm of our school day. Our renewed commitment to our Catholic identity will also include uniforms that reflect the dignity and equality of every student, reinforcing that worth is rooted in being children of God and not in external appearances. Our academics will also continue to strengthen, with a sustained emphasis on Catholic Intellectual Tradition, Gospel Values, and Catholic Social Teaching forming part of all curriculums for our courses offered.
St. Mary's has long studied our relationship with the Diocese, with consideration toward financial independence, operations, staffing, and facilities. We also support the Diocese's new Catholic School Network Board in unifying K-8 schools. As a result, if funds are raised for the new campus and the School sustains a balanced budget for two years, St. Mary's and all its assets will be offered to the Diocese of Colorado Springs at no cost. Should the Diocese prefer the current governance model, the School will continue confidently in its mission while honoring its Strategic Alliance Agreement and the support of Bishop Golka.
Contact Us
Email: campaign@smhscs.org