About Bright Futures Fund
The Bright Futures Fund works to build new foundations of education and faith by helping students in need receive a Catholic education. Vision: Every child is able to attend Catholic school without financial barriers.
Focus Areas
K-12 Catholic educationScholarships for low-income studentsScholarships for students with Individualized Education Plans (IEPs)School operating supportCatholic faith formation
Who They Fund
students (unspecified)
Funding Style
programmatic supportdirect service
Topics
education support (general)
About Bright Futures Fund
Bright Futures Fund’s giving is built around a specific mission: helping students in need attend Catholic school without financial barriers. The fund backs K-12 Catholic education through scholarships, school operating support, and tuition subsidies, with a strong emphasis on families who qualify for Missouri’s MOScholars program and students with individualized education plans. In 2024, its largest grants went to Holy Cross in Kansas City and Our Lady of Hope in Kansas City, both tied to education support for independent Catholic schools. The fund also supports scholarship administration, including its role as an Educational Assistance Organization under Missouri law, which connects donor tax-credit contributions to qualifying K-12 students. That structure makes the fund as much an administrator of education access as a grantmaker. Its recent awards show a blend of school-level operating support and family-facing tuition assistance, including grants connected to named scholarship programs such as Honoring Family Scholarships and the Richard and Olivia Mock Scholarship Program. Across the record, the pattern is consistent: Catholic schools, Catholic school families, and scholarship pathways for students who need financial help to remain enrolled.
What Bright Futures Fund Funds
A central theme is school operating support. Bright Futures Fund gave $648,455 in 2023 to Holy Cross School in Kansas City and $588,295 in 2023 to Our Lady Angelshope School in Kansas City, showing direct backing for school operations as well as tuition help. Another major area is tuition assistance for families. The fund awarded $223,125 to St James in Liberty and $184,875 to Nativity of Mary in Independence, both listed as education support grants. It also funds Catholic education access through named scholarship programs, including Honoring Family Scholarships and the Richard and Olivia Mock Scholarship Program, which provide tuition assistance to families and support continued Catholic education at select high schools. Special education access appears through the MOScholars program, which serves qualifying Missouri K-12 students with individualized education plans.
How Bright Futures Fund Gives
Bright Futures Fund’s typical grant size is $44,000 at the 25th percentile, $70,000 at the median, and $145,032 at the 75th percentile. The record shows repeated support to the same schools across years, including Holy Cross, Our Lady of Hope, and St Pius X High School, which suggests ongoing relationships rather than isolated awards. The fund is a nonprofit foundation led by Angela E Laville and does not fund individuals or make program-related investments. Its giving is local, with all recent grants landing in Missouri. The MOScholars-related scholarship programs are administered through the fund’s Educational Assistance Organization role, and one MOScholars tax-credit facilitation program accepts unsolicited participation from donors.
Financial Snapshot
Annual Giving
$6.4M
Total Assets
$7.7M
Total Revenue
$10.6M
Total Expenses
$10.6M
Typical Grant Size
Most grants fall between $44K and $145K, with a median of $70K.
25th Percentile
$44K
Median
$70K
75th Percentile
$145K
Geographic Reach
Local1 state funded
Funding intensity
LowHigh
Headquarters
Leadership
ANGELA E LAVILLE
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