Our annual budget is currently just shy of $6 million.

Approximately 88% of our annual budget goes toward personnel expenses (including payroll taxes).

OMPC does not financially subsidize the school’s annual operational budget in any way.  They do, however, allow us to utilize the Lower School facilities rent and utility free.  We are incredibly grateful for this gift.  Usage of the OMPC facilities is a huge blessing to our school.

For the 22/23 school year, 23% of our students receive some level of financial aid.

This year we offered more than $570K in financial aid to ensure our school remains accessible to like-minded families who desire the classical Christian education we offer at Westminster.

Westminster currently holds approximately $2.9M of debt on the Upper School facility.  Gratefully, we refinanced when rates were low and now have a low fixed rate on this debt.

Westminster’s tuition has never fully covered the cost to operate our school.  We have relied on annual fundraising to cover all of our expenses since the school’s inception.  The amount we have needed to fundraise annually has varied over the years, but has ranged between $150K and $450K annually. The past four years this amount has averaged $400K per year.

Unfortunately, it will not.  We have reduced the amount needed to fundraise from $360K to $295K for this school year, but we will still need to fundraise in order to finish the school year in the positive.

We are trusting God to continue to provide for our school as He has faithfully done in the past.  We are also utilizing three fundraising efforts to try to raise the necessary funds.  The first fundraiser was a success.  The Westminster Classic (golf tournament) had a record turnout and raised approximately $30K for our school.  We are launching a “Westminster Gives” campaign for families interested in giving to our school before the fiscal year ends.  We will also host an auction in the early Spring to, Lord willing, raise the remaining funds.

We are asking families to help fund the financial aid we have already awarded to families for this school year.  As mentioned above, we awarded over $570K to students.  All gifts given to our school will go to replenish the funds we have awarded those students and families.

We (Eric, along with the Board of Directors) agree.  We do not believe depending on fundraising to meet operational expenses is a sustainable financial model.  We are working toward a funding model that would have our school fully funded through tuition and fees within the next few years.

Glad you asked.  You can give by mailing (or dropping off a check) or by giving online here.  Thanks for considering our school as you assess your giving this year.

Another great question.  We have recently hired a third party consulting firm to help us assess our financial ability to build the gym.  As you may have heard, the overall project increased in cost by $4M in the Spring of 2022.  We are now trying to discern if this increase in cost is financially feasible for us to raise. If you have input or thoughts on the matter, I (Eric DeVries) would love to hear from you.  Reach out here to schedule a meeting with me.