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Advancement Initiatives

Advancing the Mission our community and a team of SGO Ways to Partner with Mars Hill
Like many private Christian ambassadors, giving grew from Fundraising is essential for Mars
schools, Mars Hill Academy relies $250,000 in its first year to nearly Hill Academy to thrive—not only to
on annual giving to fulfill our $300,000 in its second. A generous meet current ministry needs but to
mission and meet our operating donor also helped us meet our support future growth. There are
budget. Our advancement efforts $400,000 SGO matching challenge, many ways to give and serve, and
help keep tuition affordable, unlocking an additional $400,000 every gift makes an impact. Did you
provide tuition assistance, and for a capital campaign. know many employers offer
invest in future growth. matching gift programs, doubling
Fundraising Highlights
Growth of the Mars Hill SGO Other key fundraising efforts your donation? If you're looking for
A key initiative in 2024–2025 was included the Highlander Hoedown ways to support Mars Hill Academy
the continued development of the and our year-end giving campaign, —financially or through service—
we’d love to talk with you.
Mars Hill Scholarship Granting which supported the Annual Vision
Organization (SGO). The SGO Fund. Together, these efforts raised For more infor-
leverages a unique Ohio tax credit, $270,255 in addition to the SGO. In mation, contact
allowing taxpayers to redirect up to October 2025, we will celebrate at Nancy Musser at
$1,500 of state tax dollars to our 30th anniversary Legacy Gala, a 513.960.7731 or
support the ministry at MHA. more formal event than the nancy.musser@
Thanks to strong participation from traditional Highlander Hoedown. marshill.edu.

ANNUAL VISION FUND CAPITAL CAMPAIGN

Our Annual Vision Fund enhances our Capital campaigns raise money to fund a
school and allows us to increase the level one-time need of the school. As Mars Hill
of excellence in all aspects of our has grown over the years, we have
educational programs. While tuition expanded into a PK-12 campus that
covers most yearly expenses, our Annual includes Logic and Rhetoric and Grammar
Fund fills in the gap of what tuition does wings, a classroom addition, and our gym.
not cover. Gifts to the Annual Fund are Capital campaigns support the
undesignated money that goes growth of the school campus as we
toward the general operating encourage each student to become
fund and can be given monthly all that God calls him to be.
or as a one-time gift.

MAJOR GIFTS & SCHOLARSHIP
PLANNED GIVING GRANTING

Major gifts are impactful donations ORGANIZATION
designated for specific projects. Past An innovative Ohio tax credit allows
major gifts at Mars Hill Academy have donors who contribute to a qualified SGO
funded a new playground, enhanced to receive up to $750 per person as a direct
campus safety, and improved the credit against their Ohio taxes. Spouses may
parking lot. claim an additional $750. Donating to the
Mars Hill SGO allows contributors to redirect
A planned gift is a contribution made now their Ohio income taxes to support our
but given at a future date, often through a school, making it a win-win for both the
will or trust, and typically realized after the donor and Mars Hill Academy.
donor's passing.

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