Father Judge High School and Roman Catholic High School were recently awarded seven-figure donations, which is part of a growing trend of record gifts to local private schools since early last year, writes Ryan Mulligan for the Philadelphia Business Journal.
Father Judge High School received $1.5 million from James Brady and Stephen Stines, with the funds earmarked for renovations to the school’s biology laboratory in Northeast Philadelphia.
A Father Judge alumnus, Brady is a retired pharmaceutical executive. His gift will rename the laboratory to honor his parents, Catherine and Francis Brady, and will also be used to establish a new scholarship fund.
“Father Judge High School has long been a cornerstone of opportunity in Philadelphia and strengthening it for future generations has never been more important,” he said.
Meanwhile, Roman Catholic High School received $1 million, supplementing a recent $10 million gift from developer Daniel DiLella for a major expansion at the North Broad Street campus that will include a new 28,000-square-foot Science Technology Engineering and Mathematics Center.
The anonymous gift also comes after a $1 million contribution in February from Marguerite and alumnus Joseph DiSepio, an executive at Amboy Bank.
Read more about the how two local schools will use its newly donated gifts in the Philadelphia Business Journal.
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