While most private independent schools depend upon tuition to fund nearly 80% of their annual operating budget, City Academy turns the traditional private school funding model upside down. All families pay tuition; however, tuition income generates only 15% of the school’s annual budget. As a result, City Academy must fund the remaining 85% of its annual operating costs through a combination of community support from individuals, corporations, foundations, and an Endowment Fund draw.
There are a variety of ways to support City Academy financially. Learn more on our Ways to Give page. The fastest and easiest way to support City Academy is to donate online. We also host a Trivia Night each year to support our Scholarship Fund.
If you have questions about supporting City Academy, please reach out to a member of our team:
Janice Bailey
Chief Development Officer
Joined City Academy: 2021
Education: B.A., Drury University
Prior to City Academy, Janice spent nearly 25 years at St. Louis Children’s Hospital in various fundraising roles including Vice President and Chief Development Officer of the Children’s Hospital Foundation. Janice also served as Assistant Head of School for Mission Advancement at Saint Louis Priory School.
Janice and her husband Jack have two grown children.
Joe Bradley
Director of Advancement & Communications
Joined City Academy: 2022
Education: B.J., University of Missouri – Columbia
M.P.A., University of Missouri – Columbia
Prior to City Academy, Joe spent five years as the Communications Director at Fr. Tolton Catholic High School in Columbia, MO, where he also taught yearbook and coached boys and girls golf. In 2014, he founded the Day Dreams Foundation in Columbia, a non-profit that worked to eliminate financial barriers to extracurricular activities. In his eight years as President of the organization, they awarded more than $240,000 in scholarships for extracurricular activities to nearly 500 local kids. He jumped at the opportunity to come work at a school with such a like-minded mission.
He and his wife, Ellen, have two young children, Cora and James. He enjoys playing golf, bowling, and cheering on the Creighton Bluejays basketball team.
Lydia Bryant
Annual Fund and Special Events Manager
Joined City Academy: 2019
Education: B.S., Missouri Baptist University
Lydia has served non-profits in a variety of administrative roles since 2010. Over the years she has developed a passion for “setting people up for success” in both small and big ways. Lydia enjoys spending time with her family, learning new ways to stay productive and organized, and traveling (when she can!).