Day of Giving

March 18, 2026

Step Up for Everything You Love About Lacordaire

Our goal for the day of giving is $40,000.

DONATE NOW

The teachers,
The campus,
the friends,
the memories

Did you know? Tuition at Lacordaire covers only instructional salaries and benefits. Donations balance the operating budget by supporting essential expenses, including utilities, campus maintenance, textbooks, academic resources, and emergency needs. Your tax-deductible gift is unrestricted, giving us the flexibility to provide immediate support where it is needed most.

MEET OUR 2026 DAY OF GIVING CO-CHAIRS

  • The Nadal Family

    LOWER SCHOOL CO-CHAIRS

    “Giving to Lacordaire is our way of honoring the teachers who dedicate their lives to imparting knowledge, confidence, and love to our children. As an independent school, Lacordaire relies on the partnership of the community to provide the resources needed to maintain the unique environment these educators need to excel. We believe in the school’s commitment to fostering good citizenship and a life of learning, kindness and respect. We give because we want to see those values ripple out into the world, and we know our support helps make that possible.”

  • The Mikula Family

    MIDDLE SCHOOL CO-CHAIRS

    “We have been a part of the Lacordaire community for over eight years. We give to Lacordaire because it is so much more than a school to us, it is part of our family's life story. Seeing our daughter wake up excited to go there each morning is the greatest gift, and the Day of Giving is our way of nurturing the place that nurtures her. Supporting Lacordaire means strengthening a community that has truly become family to us.”

  • Zebbie Hunter '12

    ALUMNA AMBASSADOR

    “Lacordaire holds a very special place in my heart. The school not only grounded me in lifelong values and sisterhood, but also expanded my outlook on what was possible and connected me to opportunities that continue to shape my path today. I’m proud to give back to a community that has given me so much.”

  • Andrea Hurt '03

    ALUMNA AMBASSADOR

    “I give in honor of my childhood friendship with Melissa Martinez. My gift is a reminder of her work which felt like witnessing a shooting star. The gift is to support child’s amber glow.”

  • Pat Keegan Abels and Elaine Zabriskie ‘69

    ALUMNA AMBASSADORS

    "Our Lacordaire education gave us many gifts. Its excellent academics prepared us well for college, graduate school and careers.  Its varied extracurricular activities taught us how to be both leaders and team players in our later professional and community service pursuits.  And Lacordaire’s nurturing all-women environment grounded in Dominican values sparked enduring friendships which we still treasure 57 years after our graduation.  That’s why we enthusiastically support The Lacordaire Fund and its Tuition Angel Scholarships and encourage all alums to do the same. 

Every Step Counts.

Donors who give $125 or more during the month of March will receive a pair of custom Lacordaire varsity letter socks!

We will mail the socks to the address provided on your donation form.

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Donors who prefer to pay by check can mail their checks to Lacordaire Academy c/o Saydi Callahan Keefe at 155 Lorraine Avenue, Upper Montclair, NJ 07043.

If there is a particular area that you’d like to direct your donation to, please email Denise Wagner, Director of Major Gifts, at dwagner@lacordaire.net

Last year, donations to Lacordaire addressed many urgent expenses THAT WERE not covered by tuition revenue.

YOUR GIFT MATTERS.

Your gift celebrates over a century of excellence and supports Lacordaire’s continued GROWTH.

Thanks to our founders, the Caldwell Dominicans, thousands of students have been educated in our classrooms, carrying the values of Dominican Catholic pedagogy into their lives and careers. Today, Lacordaire thrives as a leader in primary and secondary liberal arts education, with brand-new state-of-the-art science labs, an award-winning public speaking program, an international travel program, and a track record of students earning admission to top colleges. With your support, we will continue to inspire and educate future generations for years to come.