About Catholic Schools Center of Excellence (Cscoe)
To enhance excellence and increase enrollment in preschool-8th grade Catholic schools in Minnesota.
Focus Areas
K-8 Catholic educationPreschool expansionTeacher and leader professional developmentLiteracyMathSTEMArts programmingTechnology supportEnrollment and marketing supportGrants and school funding
Who They Fund
K-12 studentspublic and charter schools (administrators and teachers)families and caregivers (prospective enrollees)
About Catholic Schools Center of Excellence (Cscoe)
Catholic Schools Center of Excellence (cscoe) has built a grantmaking pattern centered on Minnesota Catholic preschool-through-8th-grade schools, with funding aimed at school improvement, enrollment, and program support. Its recent awards include a $762,195 grant to Groves Academy for improve schools and promote enrollment, showing that the organization can make large, targeted investments alongside routine school-level support. The foundation also funds school partners such as Saint Jerome School, Saint Pascal Regional Catholic School, and Presentation of the Blessed Virgin Mary School, all for the same broad objective of improving schools and promoting enrollment. CSCOE’s work extends beyond direct grants: it also supports preschool expansion, literacy programming through Believe and Read, STEM resources through a C-STEM lending library, and professional development for principals, teachers, and staff. The pattern is tied to Minnesota Catholic education rather than a national strategy, and the grant record shows repeated support for school programs, curriculum, technology, marketing, and enrollment efforts. In practice, the foundation functions as a school-improvement and enrollment-support funder for Catholic schools across the state.
What Catholic Schools Center of Excellence (Cscoe) Funds
A core theme in CSCOE’s giving is enrollment support tied to school improvement. The largest recent grant in the data, $762,195 to Groves Academy, was designated to improve schools and promote enrollment, and similar awards went to Saint Jerome School and Saint Pascal Regional Catholic School for the same purpose. Preschool expansion is another clear focus: CSCOE supports early childhood program development across Minnesota Catholic schools through its Preschool Excellence initiative. Literacy also appears directly in the grantmaking model through Believe and Read, a partnership with Groves Learning Organization that supports reading-related programming and resources. CSCOE also funds add-on school supports such as fully funded marketing and enrollment resources, linking outreach work to school growth and retention.
How Catholic Schools Center of Excellence (Cscoe) Gives
Typical grants cluster in the mid-five-figure range: the p25 is $15,000, the median is $23,050, and the p75 is $35,344. The record also includes much larger targeted awards, including a $10,000 impact grant used for textbooks and middle-school expansion, alongside substantially larger school-improvement grants. The grant history shows repeated support to the same schools across multiple years, including Saint Jerome School, Saint John the Baptist Catholic School, and Presentation of the Blessed Virgin Mary School. CSCOE is a regular funder rather than a DAF and does not fund individuals.
Financial Snapshot
Annual Giving
$6.8M
Total Assets
$2.1M
Total Revenue
$9.3M
Total Expenses
$11.2M
Typical Grant Size
Most grants fall between $15K and $35K, with a median of $23K.
25th Percentile
$15K
Median
$23K
75th Percentile
$35K
Geographic Reach
Local2 states funded
Funding intensity
LowHigh
Headquarters
Leadership
MICHAEL RAINER
Accepts unsolicited proposals
Funding intensity
LowHigh
Where Catholic Schools Center of Excellence (Cscoe) Funds
Top 2 recipient countries by grant volume for Catholic Schools Center of Excellence (Cscoe).
| Rank | Country | Grants | Total | Share |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | United StatesDomestic | 555 | $19.2M | 99.8% |
| 2 |
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