Father Gabriel Richard

What Father Gabriel Richard does

Father Gabriel Richard Catholic High School (FGR) is a private nonprofit Catholic secondary school located at 4333 Whitehall Dr., Ann Arbor, Michigan, operating under the Diocese of Lansing. Founded in 1874, the school serves more than 500 students drawn from over 30 communities and countries, offering grades 9-12 within an authentically Catholic framework that integrates faith formation with college-preparatory academics, twice-weekly all-school Mass, and a Senior Capstone research program. The academic portfolio spans Literature, Mathematics, Science, History, Theology, World Language, Business Computer Applications, Fine Arts, and Physical Education, supplemented by athletics, fine arts, the Byting Irish FIRST Robotics team (Team 7660, founded 2018 with ~60 members), and the recently launched Venerable Lejeune Program (2025) for students with cognitive impairments.

The school's revenue model combines recurring tuition and fees from enrolled families with diversified fundraising streams including an annual car raffle ($55,000 raised in 2024), planned giving, endowment gifts, the Deacon Lawrence Annual Golf Outing, and the Ruby Jubilee Dinner Auction. Marketing and admissions are conducted directly to consumer families via the school website (fgrhs.org), Facebook, X/Twitter, YouTube, Legacies alumni magazine, Spring Open Houses, and Shadow Day visits. Technology infrastructure is standard educational tooling: Microsoft 365 for student/staff productivity and the Blackbaud-powered MyFGR portal for grades, schedules, and communications.

Strategically, FGR has prioritized community-building and ecosystem depth, with roughly a dozen platinum corporate sponsors (Toyota, Adient, Leidos, IMI, Alro Steel, SOLO, FlexSys, Incite, Elk Rapids Hydroelectric, Caplea Studio, GEM Asset Management) underwriting robotics, and mission-aligned partners (Renewal Ministries, Knights of Columbus, Diocese of Lansing, Italian Consulate) supporting curriculum, faith formation, and program expansion. The school holds 18 consecutive years on the Catholic Education Honor Roll and reports cumulative scholarship outcomes of $13.97M (Class of 2024), $15.6M (Class of 2025), and $18M (Class of 2026).

Name

Father Gabriel Richard

Legal name

Father Gabriel Richard Catholic High School

Website

https://fgrhs.org

Company type

Private

Founded year

1874

Operating status

Operating

Short description

Father Gabriel Richard Catholic High School is a private nonprofit Catholic secondary school in Ann Arbor, Michigan, serving 500+ students from 30+ communities with college-preparatory academics, faith formation, athletics, robotics, and fine arts under the Diocese of Lansing.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Private Secondary Education

NAICS

Elementary and Secondary Schools (6111), Educational Services (61), Sports and Recreation Instruction (611620)

akta.pro primary industry

Faith-Based (Religious) K–12 Schools (EDAJABAC)

Keywords

• Catholic secondary education
• Faith-based schooling
• College preparatory programs
• Special education inclusion
• STEM robotics programs

Headquarters

HQ city

Ann Arbor

HQ country

United States

HQ region

North America

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2C

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Operations, Technology or R&D, Marketing or Sales, Infrastructure

Revenue model

1. Tuition and Fees: Revenue generated from tuition charged to families for student enrollment. Additional revenue streams include fees for various programs, summer camps, and academic enrichment activities.
2. Fundraising and Donations: Annual appeals, car raffles ($55,000 raised in 2024), planned giving, and endowment gifts support chapel renovation and general operations.
3. Summer Programs: Academic summer camps for composition and mathematics offered free of charge to enrolled students, with math camps taught by Mr. Cody Bouse and composition camps by Ms. Maggie Vangieson.

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels1 record

Marketing channels6 records

Core offering

Father Gabriel Richard Catholic High School is a private Catholic secondary school in Ann Arbor, Michigan that delivers grades 9-12 education combining rigorous college preparatory academics with intentional Catholic faith formation, sacraments, and Christian character development. The school supplements the core academic curriculum with athletics, fine arts, the Byting Irish FIRST Robotics Team, the Venerable Lejeune Program for students with cognitive impairments, Senior Capstone research, summer academic camps, and campus ministry programming.

Product overview

Father Gabriel Richard Catholic High School is an educational institution offering a comprehensive Catholic high school experience. The school provides academic programs across multiple departments (Literature, Mathematics, Science, History, Theology, World Language, Business Computer Applications, Fine Arts, Physical Education) combined with extracurricular programs including athletics, fine arts (music, drama, visual arts), and the Byting Irish FIRST Robotics team. Specialized programs include the Venerable Lejeune Program for students with cognitive impairments, the Senior Capstone research program, and Campus Ministry for faith formation. The school uses Microsoft 365 and Blackbaud-powered MyFGR portal for communications and academic management.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Quantifiable outcome

• 96.4% of graduates attend college
• +4 more outcomes

Named customers3 records

Segments2 records

Ideal customer profiles2 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Integration5 records

Partnerships

Two partnerships are on record, tiered core.

• Renewal MinistriescoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerPartner organization for annual senior Spanish student mission trip to Mexico City during spring break. FGR students join Renewal Ministries for this faith formation experience.
• Diocese of LansingcoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerDiocese overseeing FGR's new History curriculum initiative unveiled March 23, 2026. School is at forefront of making history 'His Story' through renewed curriculum.

Scale indicators15 records

Recent moves7 records

Expansion highlights4 records

Regional players

• Greenhills School: Highly-selective secular private K-12 school in Ann Arbor serving the same demographic of college-prep families; a leading competitor for families prioritizing academics over faith formation.
• Pioneer High School (Ann Arbor): Top-ranked public high school in Ann Arbor, MI competing with FGR for the same college-bound families who may choose public school over tuition-based faith-based education.

Direct peers

• Divine Child High School: Catholic college-prep high school in Dearborn, MI directly competing for southeast Michigan families with a similar faith-based, college-preparatory academic model and athletics footprint.
• Brother Rice High School: A Midwest Catholic all-boys high school with a similar college-prep, faith-formation model, athletics, and extracurricular breadth; directly comparable to FGR in mission and operating model.
• Mercy High School (Farmington Hills, MI): Sisters of Mercy-sponsored Catholic college-prep high school in Metro Detroit competing in the same regional market as FGR with comparable college outcomes and faith formation focus.
• Notre Dame Preparatory School: Marist-sponsored Catholic college-prep high school in Pontiac, MI with comparable scale, faith-based mission, and AP/college placement outcomes, serving the same southeast Michigan market.
• Bishop Foley Catholic High School: Madison Heights, MI Catholic high school under the Archdiocese of Detroit, comparable in size, faith formation model, and athletic footprint; directly competing in the Catholic-school market.
• Brother Martin High School: Catholic secondary school in the Lasallian tradition with comparable size, faith formation emphasis, athletics/robotics footprint, and diocesan affiliation.
• Marian High School (Bloomfield Hills, MI): Private Catholic college-prep high school in southeast Michigan; directly competing for the same Metro Detroit Catholic families as FGR with a similar girls-coed/college-prep profile.
• St. Mary's Preparatory (Orchard Lake): Michigan Catholic boys' preparatory school with boarding option and college-prep curriculum comparable to FGR's academic and faith-formation model.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat4 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

• Xx.com/fgrhsaa
• YouTubeyoutube.com/channel/UCC5z0X0G_8akoU-SZTLVFEA
• Facebookfacebook.com/timeline
• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/father-gabriel-richard-high-school

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles12 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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