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Celebrating the Impact of Tax Credit Giving at IMS
A tax credit contribution can help make a Catholic school education possible for a student. On October 1, Independence Mission Schools brought together current tax credit participants and guests...
IMS Expands Mission Champions Program to Four Additional Schools
Independence Mission Schools (IMS) is excited to expand its Mission Champions program, which matches students in need of scholarship support with committed donors, to four more schools: St. Martin...
Howley Scholar and St. Barnabas Alumna, Deborah Oduwole, Reflects on 9 Wonderful Years
Today, Deborah Oduwole is heading into her junior year at Saints Neumann Goretti High School in south Philadelphia. She's taking a few AP courses this year. She's on student council. This summer she...
Recapping the 2026 IMS Heart of the School Awards
At the end of each school year, we invite school leaders and Central Office team members to nominate colleagues for our annual IMS Heart of the School Awards. The recipients are announced at the...
396 Graduates, 84 High Schools, $18.7 Million in Four-Year Scholarships & Financial Aid
This article was last updated in July 9, 2026. The Independence Mission Schools graduating class of 2026 saw 396 eighth graders cross the stage and toss their caps in the air. Across our network of...
Reflections on the Formation of Independence Mission Schools
"They're good children. They're God's children. So if we can teach them Catholic values — which are good human values to have — I think the kids have a chance to realize that they are somebody; that...
Late St. Martin de Porres Kindergarten Teacher, Mary Walker, Honored (via 6 ABC Philadelphia)
Via Nick Iadonisi, 6 ABC: "Nearly three decades after the passing of Mary Walker, community members have not forgotten her contributions to Catholic education. She taught in various Philadelphia...
You’ll Always Be One of My Kids: A Conversation with St. Martin of Tours Teachers, Christine & Rick Conti
At St. Martin of Tours Catholic School, Christine and Rick Conti love their students. Christine loves them as kindergarteners. Rick loves them as fourth graders. But that love doesn’t stop when...
Jack and Kathy Donnelly: A Legacy of Love
Jack and Kathy Donnelly were faithful Catholics and philanthropists known for their inspirational support of Catholic education in Philadelphia as well as countless other charities. As the former...
A Gift of Music
Longtime Independence Mission Schools supporter and violinist Helen McNutt was inspired after seeing a recent photo on the Independence Mission Schools website of a St. Malachy student playing the...