From the beginning, the Jesuits accepted to open a school only if it was “founded”: people with substantial financial resources, convinced of the validity of the educational proposal of the Society of Jesus, invited them to open a school for their city and committed themselves to finance it. Under these conditions the Jesuits accepted, and this allowed them to make a proposal open to all, in conditions of freedom and gratuity.
Five centuries later, in a situation that is not easy for parochial schools, our goal is to come as close as possible to that model: to make sure, that is, that our schools are open to all those who want to benefit from our educational proposal, regardless of financial possibilities.
To achieve this, there is naturally a need for the help of private contributions: the Foundation also thrives on the generosity of those who, sharing the purposes, contribute “with an activity, even professional, of particular importance or with the attribution of tangible or intangible assets with the approval of the Board of Directors. Participants may allocate their contribution to specific projects falling within the scope of the Foundation’s activities”. (Article 8 of the Statute).
