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About our Building Campaign
"The construction of a new Academic Center and Theological Library will permit students, faculty, and scholars to pursue their studies and research in a modern learning environment. It will also ease the severe space limitations in the adjacent Immaculate Conception Priory, the residence of the Dominican friars." - Case Statement
Contacting Our Advancement Office
Our Advancement Office at the Pontifical Faculty of the Immaculate Conception undertakes fundraising of its own to help support ourselves and fulfill our academic mission. We welcome the opportunity of building a relationship with you!
Here you will find various ways to contact us as well as other helpful information.
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Send us an Email
(202) 495-3828
Fr. Joseph Fox, O.P., Vice President for Advancement
487 Michigan Ave. NE; Washington DC 20017
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Fully Accredited & Recognized
The Pontifical Faculty of Theology of the Immaculate Conception, under the name of: Dominican House of Studies, is fully accredited as an institute of higher education by the Catholic Church through the Congregation for Catholic Education, enabling it to grant the following degrees: Bachelor of Sacred of Theology (STB), Licentiate in Sacred Theology (STL), Doctorate in Sacred Theology (STD).
The Association of Theological Schools and the Middle States Commission on Higher Education enables the conferral of the following degrees: Master of Arts in Theology (MA), Master of Divinity (MDiv), which are civilly recognized degrees in the United States. Our faculty is recognized by the Middle States Commission on Higher Education.
It is likewise recognized by the U.S. Federal Government, Department of Education under the Higher Education Act of 1965 to participate in Title IV Programs for federal financial aid (OPE ID available).
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Tax-Exempt Educational Institution
Benefactors may confer gifts to us under a variety of names, including "Dominican House of Studies" or "Pontifical Faculty of the Immaculate Conception" (preferred), or any reasonable variation of that name. We are a fully 501 (c) 3 tax-exempt educational organization (Tax ID available), and therefore gifts are fully tax-deductible providing you receive no goods or services in return for your contribution.
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Eligible for Matching Grants
Furthermore, the Pontifical Faculty under the name of Dominican House of Studies fully complies with requirements of institutional programs for matching grants given to institutions of higher education.
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Combined Federal Campaign Participant
Dominican House of Studies is eligible for designated contributions through the Combined Federal Campaign for the National Capital Area with our 5-digit charity code #48555 (website).
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To make an online donation today, please use the following form:
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Donor Categories
Our donors want to give a great gift to the Church – priests, preachers, and teachers formed in the authentic teachings of the Church and the rich theological tradition of St. Thomas Aquinas.
Friends (up to $99)
Our friends are remembered in the prayers and Masses of the Dominican Community and the annual Mass for Benefactors.
Benefactors ($100 to $999)
In addition to the benefits received by the Friends of the Pontifical Faculty, Benefactors receive special invitations to the St. Albert the Great Lecture in November and the St. Thomas Aquinas Lecture in March.
Dominican Society ($1,000 to $4,999)
In addition to the benefits received by the Benefactors of the Pontifical Faculty, members of the Dominican Society receive special invitations to Commencement and to the Dominican Ordination Ceremony – both in May.
President’s Club ($5,000 +)
In addition to the benefits received by members of the Dominican Society, members of the President’s Club will have their name engraved on the President’s Club Plaque.
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