What Cardinal Mooney Catholic High School does

Cardinal Mooney Catholic High School is a private Catholic college preparatory high school founded in 1959 and located at 4171 Fruitville Road in Sarasota, Florida. The institution serves grades 9-12, serving families in the Sarasota area seeking faith-based college-preparatory education. The school reports a 100% college acceptance rate, a 100% graduation rate, and $14M+ in college scholarships awarded to its students. It operates under the oversight of the Diocese of Venice and maintains a 52-employee faculty and staff base.

The school's academic program centers on a college preparatory curriculum enhanced by the AP Capstone Diploma (AP Seminar and AP Research), an arts program covering 2D Art and Design, Applied Design, and Animation, and a competitive athletics program with live-streamed events. Core technology infrastructure consists of the Canvas learning management system, the Scoir college and career readiness platform, and a 1:1 Apple iPad program providing every student with a personal device. Administrative operations are supported by RenWeb for enrollment, Blackbaud for donation processing and donor management, and FreeWill for planned giving. Marketing reaches prospective families through the school's website, video tours, social media, the Cougar News parent newsletter, and in-person admissions events and school tours.

Cardinal Mooney is structured as a nonprofit educational institution that derives revenue primarily from tuition and fees, supplemented by an annual giving campaign (the Mooney Fund) running July 1 to June 30, a nine-tier donor recognition structure ranging from $10 (Friends of Mooney) to $25,000+ (Principal Society), planned and estate giving, the Adopt-A-Student program, athletic team donations, Legacy Path commemorative bricks, and Fruitville Road signage advertising at $1,800-$1,925 per sign. Enrollment is direct-to-consumer through the RenWeb online portal with HSPT testing for incoming freshmen, and the school maintains alumni engagement through the "Now and Then" newsletter and reunion events.

Name

Cardinal Mooney Catholic High School

Legal name

Cardinal Mooney Catholic High School

Website

https://cmhs-sarasota.org

Company type

Private

Founded year

1959

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

51–100 employees

Short description

Cardinal Mooney Catholic High School is a private Catholic college preparatory school founded in 1959 in Sarasota, Florida, serving grades 9-12 families with AP Capstone academics, a 1:1 iPad program, athletics, and arts.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Headquarters

HQ city

Sarasota

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: Private school tuition revenue from enrolled students. Financial aid and scholarships provided to qualifying families.
2. Annual Fund (Mooney Fund): Annual giving campaign supporting scholarships, faculty development, facilities, technology, and student life. Runs July 1 to June 30 annually.
3. Planned and Estate Giving: Deferred giving vehicles including bequests, charitable gift annuities, and beneficiary designations for long-term support.
4. Adopt-A-Student Program: Sponsorships for students facing financial hardship to maintain enrollment.
5. Athletic Team Donations: Specific donations to support individual sports programs.
6. Legacy Path Bricks: Personalized name bricks for chapel walkway, creating commemorative donations.
7. Fruitville Road Signage: Advertising on fence facing high-traffic Fruitville Road for local businesses, generating approximately $1,800-$1,925 annually per sign location.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels1 record

Marketing channels6 records

Core offering

Cardinal Mooney Catholic High School is a private Catholic college preparatory high school serving grades 9-12 in Sarasota, Florida. It delivers a faith-based college preparatory curriculum that combines spiritual formation, rigorous academics (including AP courses and the AP Capstone Diploma), college planning through the Scoir platform, an athletics program with 20+ sports, visual and performing arts programs, and a 1:1 iPad technology initiative for all students.

Product overview

Cardinal Mooney Catholic High School is a college preparatory institution offering a unified educational program rooted in Catholic faith values. The core offering is college preparatory education supplemented by specialized programs including an iPad technology initiative, AP Capstone Diploma program with AP Seminar and AP Research, summer assignment coursework, arts programs (2D Art, Applied Design, Animation), and athletics. The school operates on a traditional academic calendar with emphasis on college readiness and spiritual development.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• College Preparatory Catholic Education
• AP Capstone Diploma Program
• Athletics Program
• Arts Program

Quantifiable outcome

• 100% college acceptance rate
• +1 more outcomes

Named customers6 records

Segments3 records

Ideal customer profiles1 record

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

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Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Integration1 record

Feature3 records

Partnerships

Six partnerships are on record, tiered core and minor.

• Diocese of VenicecoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerDiocesan-affiliated Catholic high school operating under the oversight of the Diocese of Venice. Adheres to diocesan admissions policies and educational standards.
• BlackbaudcoreTechnology or IntegrationDonation processing and donor management platform used for online giving, event registration, and advancement communications.
• FreeWillminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerOnline planned giving tool offered to alumni and supporters for creating wills and designating beneficiaries to the school.
• Canvas (Instructure)coreTechnology or IntegrationLearning Management System (LMS) used by students and faculty for coursework, assignments, and academic communication.
• ScoircoreTechnology or IntegrationCollege and career readiness platform used for college exploration, application tracking, and career planning.
• ApplecoreTechnology or IntegrationiPad program providing devices to all students for academic use in the school's 1:1 technology initiative.

Scale indicators4 records

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights6 records

Direct peers

• Montverde Academy: Private college-preparatory school in Montverde, FL. Comparable college-prep mission, AP/IB academics, athletic breadth, and tuition-based independent school model (though larger and more residential).
• The Canterbury School of Florida: Independent private college-preparatory school in St. Petersburg, FL. Comparable regional private school competing for similar Tampa Bay/Sarasota families on academics, athletics, and college placement.
• Tampa Catholic High School: Diocesan Catholic college-prep high school in Tampa, FL. Comparable in Catholic identity, college-preparatory mission, athletics/arts breadth, and diocesan oversight to Cardinal Mooney.
• Shorecrest Preparatory School: Independent private college-prep school in St. Petersburg, FL. Comparable regional private school competing in the same Tampa Bay market for college-bound families.
• Out-of-Door Academy: Independent private college-prep school in Sarasota, FL. Direct local-market competitor for tuition-paying families, with comparable academics, athletics, and college placement focus (but non-Catholic identity).
• Bellarmine College Preparatory: Jesuit Catholic college-prep high school in San Jose, CA. Comparable Catholic college-prep mission, AP/advanced academics, athletics programs, and advancement/fundraising structure.
• Jesuit High School of Tampa: Private Catholic college-prep high school in Tampa, FL. Comparable faith-based identity, college-prep academics, athletics breadth, and Florida Gulf Coast positioning.
• Bishop Verot Catholic High School: Diocesan-affiliated Catholic college-preparatory high school in Fort Myers, FL. Closest direct comparable to CMHS in mission, size, diocesan governance, college-prep focus, and Florida Gulf Coast market.
• St. John Neumann Catholic High School: Diocesan Catholic college-prep high school in Naples, FL. Comparable Diocesan governance, Southwest Florida location, similar enrollment scale, and college-prep curriculum.

Broad incumbents

• Pine View School: Nationally ranked public magnet school in Osprey, FL (Sarasota County). Comparable academically rigorous college-prep offerings for Sarasota-area families, but publicly funded, putting direct pricing pressure on CMHS's tuition value proposition.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat4 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

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