Dear Members of the St. Benilde Family,

Our school is deeply humbled and grateful for your prayers and generous support. Through your iGiveCatholic contributions, the Whitman Family Foundation matching gift, donations that are still coming in, and the $3,000 of prize money awarded for winning both number of donation competitions, you helped raise just over $90,000 for our school. 

God is so good and faithful!

Here are just a few of the accolades our school can claim for iGiveCatholic 2018: 

• 1st in the nation for number of donations for a Catholic school; 

• 1st in the Archdiocese of New Orleans for number of donations for a Catholic institution/organization; 

• 2nd in the nation for number of donations for a Catholic institution/organization; 

• 2nd in the Archdiocese of New Orleans for total donation amount for a Catholic school; 

• 9th in the nation for total donation amount for a Catholic institution/organization; 

• 3rd in the nation for total donation amount for a Catholic school. 

Yes, small school, small parish, BIG HEARTS!!!