The Academy Fund donors at all levels will be recognized in CBA’s Annual Report, published in the fall following the close of the school’s fiscal year on June 30.
Gifts of $100,000+
Signum Fidei (Sign of the Faith) was selected as the motto of the Institute of the Brothers of the Christian Schools in 1751. The motto appears prominently on the Institute’s coat of arms, and also on the seal of Christian Brothers Academy.
Gifts of $50,000 – $99,999
St. John Baptist de La Salle (1651-1719) founded the Institute of the Brothers of the Christian Schools in France in the years between 1679 and 1719. There are now Lasallian schools in 82 countries serving over 1 million students.
Gifts of $25,000 – $49,999
The Brothers of the Christian Schools undertook the administration and staffing of Christian Brothers Academy at its founding in 1959, and to date, have educated more than 11,000 CBA graduates.
Gifts of $10,000 – $24,999
Brother Andrew O’Gara, F.S.C. (1928-2008) was Principal of Christian Brothers Academy from 1979 until 1991, when he became the Academy’s first President.
Gifts of $5,000 – $9,999
Brother Bernard McKenna, F.S.C. (1914-91) was the first Principal of Christian Brothers Academy, serving in that office from 1959 to 1965, and as a member of the math faculty in the 1970s-80s.
Gifts of $1,959 – $4,999
To commemorate the founding year of Christian Brothers Academy as a catholic high school for young men. In 1959 CBA opened its doors to 144 freshman boys from the greater Monmouth County area.
Gifts of $1,000 – $1,958
The Presidents’ Circle recognizes the leaders of CBA, including…
Brother Andrew O’Gara, F.S.C., 1991-2008
Brother Frank Byrne ’75, F.S.C., 2009-2021
Brother Thomas Gerrow, F.S.C., 2021-2022
Mr. R. Ross Fales, 2022-current
Gifts of $500 – $999
The Past Principals’ Circle honors:
Brother Bernard McKenna, F.S.C., Principal 1959-65;
Brother Stephen McCabe, F.S.C., 1965-72;
Brother Peter Mannion, F.S.C., 1972-79;
Brother Andrew O’Gara, F.S.C., 1979-91;
Brother Ralph Montedoro, F.S.C., 1991-2003;
Brother Stephen Olert, F.S.C., 2003-08;
Brother James Butler, F.S.C., 2008-12;
Peter R. Santanello, 2012-15
R. Ross Fales, 2015-22
Gifts of $250 – $499
Gifts of $Your Graduating Year – $249
