Endowment Giving

Fort Worth Christian School is grateful to Jim and Nancy Snelson for establishing the Pauline and Ed Snelson Endowed Fund that honors Jim’s parents, who were both instrumental in the early years of  Fort Worth Christian.  Ed Snelson served as one of the school’s first trustees and Pauline Snelson helped begin a group known as the Associated Women for Christian Education.  This endowment honors them and supports need-based tuition assistance to qualified students and also supports salary needs to attract and retain outstanding faculty and staff.  Mr. Snelson reflected on the endowment and said, “In these turbulent and ever-changing times in which we live, investing in Christian education is paramount. Our children and grandchildren need the faith-based education that Fort Worth Christian provides.  FWC had a profound impact on me and Nancy as well as my parents and family.  I hope others will join us in investing in Fort Worth Christian by supporting the Cardinal Education endowment and helping secure the long-term sustainability of this wonderful Christian school.”

Fort Worth Christian School is grateful to Ray and Jenifer Mulholland for establishing the Mulholland Family Endowed Scholarship in 2018.   This Cardinal Education Foundation endowment provides need-based scholarship support.  The annual scholarship recipient is a student in 7th-12th grade with demonstrated financial need who meets the academic and conduct requirements for FWC enrollment and is enrolled in Physical Education or a Physical Education alternative.  The Mulhollands encourage others to join them in investing in Fort Worth Christian and securing the school’s long-term sustainability through an endowed gift. 

James and Ann Shoemaker Bankes, Fort Worth Christian School Class of 1968, are honoring the legacy of their parents, Robert and Myrle Bankes and Ernie and Bess Shoemaker, who made many personal sacrifices so that their children could receive a Christian education, by creating The Bankes/Shoemaker Family Endowed Scholarship Fund. This endowed fund was established in 2026 to provide tuition assistance to students of ministers, pastors, missionaries, or church staff who desire to attend FWC. If there is not sufficient need for students/families meeting these criteria, the endowment may be used to fund the need-based scholarships of students of FWC alumni.