The IMS Fund
Enhancing the student experience, strengthening academic and extracurricular programs, and upholding our shared commitment to excellence in education.
The IMS Fund is the annual fund of Independence Mission Schools. It fuels our mission by providing the flexible resources that strengthen our schools, empower our teachers, and ensure every student has the support they need to reach their God-given potential.
Every gift to The IMS Fund helps students build the academic foundation, confidence, and character needed to succeed – not only during their years at IMS, but throughout their lives. Through the combined strength of an IMS education and our High School Readiness program, students are prepared to earn admission to the region’s leading Catholic, independent, boarding, and magnet high schools. Nearly 90% of IMS graduates continue to these schools, opening doors to rigorous academics, expanded educational opportunities, and pathways to lifelong success that increase economic mobility and shape a lifetime of achievement.
Your Support Helps Us:
- Prepare students for success in high school, college, careers, and lives of purpose.
- Deliver exceptional academics that inspire curiosity, confidence, and achievement.
- Expand opportunities through the arts, athletics, leadership opportunities, and extracurricular experiences.
- Recruit, develop, and retain high-quality teachers and school leaders.
- Provide scholarships and tuition assistance that make an IMS education accessible for families.
- Maintain safe, welcoming, and inspiring learning environments where every child can thrive.
- Respond quickly to the greatest needs across our network as opportunities and challenges arise.
Key Areas of Support
The Greatest Area of Need
Flexible funding allows IMS to respond quickly to urgent priorities and remain ready to support emerging initiatives as they occur throughout the year.
Safe and Inspiring Learning Environments
Safe, welcoming, and well-maintained school environments are essential to student success. Your support helps IMS invest in critical facility improvements, classroom enhancements, and campus upgrades that provide students and educators with spaces that support learning, growth, and community.
Scholarship / Tuition Assistance
We believe that talent and potential should not be limited by financial circumstances. Your support provides tuition assistance to deserving students, enriching the learning experience for all members of our community.
Faculty and Staff Excellence
Exceptional educators are at the heart of every school. Your support helps IMS attract, develop, and retain talented teachers and staff who inspire students, foster academic excellence, and create nurturing learning environments where every child can thrive.
Academic Excellence
Supports outstanding classroom instruction, high-quality curriculum, instructional technology, academic intervention, and enrichment opportunities that prepare students for long-term success.
Support The IMS Fund
When you give to The IMS Fund, you do more than support a school—you invest in a child’s future.
Together, we are creating pathways to opportunity, preparing students to excel in high school and beyond, and ensuring that every child entrusted to IMS has the opportunity to learn, grow in their faith, and thrive.
Every IMS school has unique opportunities and priorities. For donors who wish to support a specific school, The IMS Fund has a school-specific fund that ensures your unrestricted gift is spent only on the school of your choice.
Giving Levels
*Additional recognition opportunities available at levels $1,250+