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Daring to dream big of helping The Cornerstone Christian School grow from surviving to thriving, Cornerstone Educational Support, Inc. is committed to building a stronger today and tomorrow for the school.

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ABOUT CES

How and Why We Began

As the result of a mutual desire to help The Cornerstone Christian School (CCS) develop a viable financial plan to not just survive from year to year but to also thrive into the future, Jim Hawkins and Tammy Choleva attended a Donor Development Bootcamp in August of 2022. This bootcamp was hosted by Herzog Foundation and took place in Kansas City, Missouri. During the conference, Jim and Tammy learned the difference between (a) conducting annual fundraisers to help close the gap on the school's annual budget and (b) developing relationships with potential donors who can help build a more financially stable future for the school.

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GIVING

Transparency: How Your Donor Dollars Will Be Used

As a volunteer-driven 501(c)(3) organization utilizing virtual office space, there will be no salary or wage expenses and no building expenses.

Business Operating Expenses

There will be regular operating expenses necessary to conduct the day-to-day business of the organization. These regular operating expenses include professional fees, office expenses, insurance, information technology and website, virtual office space, etc.

Grants to CCS

Funds raised above and beyond those needed to conduct our normal business operations will be granted to the school to help supply its extraordinary needs (such as a computer lab upgrade, building improvements, classroom enrichment, etc.).

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ABOUT THE CORNERSTONE CHRISTIAN SCHOOL

The Cornerstone Christian School in Manchester, Connecticut, was born in prayer. Over the course of the 1979-1980 school year, God laid a burden to pray for their children on the hearts of a women's Bible study group that met at the Manchester Church of the Nazarene. The vision to open a Christian school came directly from that burden of prayer. Through a series of miracles, much hard work, and God's blessing, The Cornerstone Christian School opened its doors in September of 1981 to 56 students in K-6. The school continued to add grades, moving forward in expansion to its first graduating class in June of 1990.

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