The Mother Caroline Society was established in 1993 to honor and thank those individuals who have included the School Sisters of Notre Dame (SSND) in their estate plans.

Mother Caroline Friess, the foundress of SSND in America, had a missionary heart and a preference for helping the poor. Before her death in 1892, she founded nearly 300 schools and orphanages in the U.S. and Canada that served more than 70,000 students. Because of Mother Caroline and other SSNDs, many of these children had a chance for a better life and opportunities that may have never come if the SSND had not been part of their lives.

Today, Mother Caroline Society members share in the mission of educating and empowering the poor by including the School Sisters of Notre Dame in their estate plans. This ensures that future generations will benefit from our donors' personal commitment and vision through the works of SSND.

We Invite You to share in our mission of educating and empowering those in need by joining the Mother Caroline Society. This may be done in several ways depending upon what is most comfortable for you. We encourage you to seek the advice of your family, an estate planner or other legal counsel before deciding.

You may become a Mother Caroline Society member by . . .

• informing us that you have included SSND in your estate plan.
• naming us in your will.
• making us owner or beneficiary of an insurance policy.
• naming us as beneficiary of an IRA or retirement plan.
• providing for us in a charitable trust.
• purchasing an SSND Charitable Gift Annuity.

Your membership in the Society expresses your long-term commitment to the sisters' ministries and helps ensure that SSND will have the resources to grow and prosper.

To learn more about the membership process or to answer any questions you may have, please contact our Mission Advancement Director. Or, fill out the online information request form and submit it to us. You will not be contacted by phone or in person regarding further information unless you request that option.