ALUMNAE ASSOCIATION OF THE COLLEGE OF SAINT TERESA

What ALUMNAE ASSOCIATION OF THE COLLEGE OF SAINT TERESA does

The Alumnae Association of the College of Saint Teresa is a Minnesota-based private nonprofit organization founded in 1989 to serve as the successor to the Teresan Alumnae Association following the closure of the College of Saint Teresa, a Catholic women's college that operated in Winona, Minnesota from 1907 to 1989 under the Sisters of the Third Order Regular of Saint Francis. The association serves former students, faculty, and staff of the closed college — approximately 1,200 active members out of a historical attendance base of over 12,000 women and 800 men — preserving institutional memory, sustaining community ties, and administering programs including the Teresan Scholarship Fund (over $2,500,000 awarded across 2,600+ scholarships since 1992), the annual Teresan News newsletter, annual reunion events, and memorial/memento programs.

The association's product surface is primarily community- and information-based rather than technology-based. Core products include the cstalums.org website (a standard WordPress platform), the preserved CSTea House historic building (now stewarded by Saint Mary's University of Minnesota), the Tea House Memory Brick Garden, the Teresan News publication, the scholarship fund, the $20 official transcript request service routed through the CST Records Office at Cotter Schools, the Memorial/Memento Program, and reunion events (the final in-person reunion held June 7–9, 2024). The underlying technology stack is minimal: basic website hosting, email via [email protected], and a Facebook group, with no proprietary systems, APIs, or digital platforms.

The organization operates on a non-commercial, member-supported model. Its sole disclosed revenue stream is a $20 per-transcript fee; donations were historically accepted but are no longer accepted following the December 2024 closure of the Alumnae Office. The association is now in wind-down/maintenance mode, with active operations (reunions, staffed office, donation processing) ended and residual services — primarily transcript access and legacy communications — routed through partner organizations (Cotter Schools for advancement and records; Saint Mary's University of Minnesota for CSTea House use). The board continues to govern the organization to preserve Teresan traditions of Purity, Loyalty, and Truth.

Name

ALUMNAE ASSOCIATION OF THE COLLEGE OF SAINT TERESA

Legal name

Alumnae of CST

Website

https://cstalums.org

Company type

Private

Founded year

1989

Operating status

Closed

Headcount range

1–10 employees

Short description

The Alumnae Association of the College of Saint Teresa is a Minnesota nonprofit that serves former students, faculty, and staff of the closed College of Saint Teresa (1907–1989), preserving traditions, administering scholarship funds, and providing transcript services through partner organizations after closing its office in December 2024.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Alumni Association Services

NAICS

Civic and Social Organizations (8134), Religious, Grantmaking, Civic, Professional, and Similar Organizations (813)

SIC

Services-Membership Organizations (8600)

akta.pro industry

PRIMARYEDALAOAA

Alumni Relations & Alumni Engagement Programs

Education/Student Services & Campus Operations/Alumni Relations, Development & Campus Community Engagement

SECONDARYEDALAOAC

Major Gifts, Planned Giving & Endowment Development

Education/Student Services & Campus Operations/Alumni Relations, Development & Campus Community Engagement

SECONDARYEDALAOAG

Alumni Events, Reunions & Regional Chapters

Education/Student Services & Campus Operations/Alumni Relations, Development & Campus Community Engagement

SECONDARYEDALAOAB

Fundraising & Annual Giving

Education/Student Services & Campus Operations/Alumni Relations, Development & Campus Community Engagement

Keywords

• Alumni association services
• Scholarship fund management
• Academic transcript services
• Alumnae reunion events
• Institutional legacy preservation

Headquarters

HQ city

Winona

HQ country

United States

HQ region

North America

Offices2 records

Markets served

GTM type

B2C

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Operations, Others

Revenue model

1. Transcript Fees: The association charges a $20 fee per transcript for processing and mailing official academic transcripts of former students. Payment is accepted via check, cash, or money order mailed with the completed request form.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels1 record

Marketing channels4 records

Core offering

The Alumnae Association of the College of Saint Teresa is a non-profit membership organization that preserves the legacy of the closed Catholic women's college (1907–1989). It provides transcript request services for former students ($20 per transcript), administers the Teresan Scholarship Fund (over $2,500,000 awarded to more than 2,600 recipients since 1992), publishes the Teresan News newsletter, manages the CSTea House historic building and memorial brick garden, and hosts annual alumnae reunions. The organization operates from Winona, Minnesota, with the Alumnae Office having closed in December 2024.

Product overview

The Alumnae Association of the College of Saint Teresa operates a unified informational website that serves as the central hub for alumnae services. The portfolio includes the main website platform, the CSTea House historic building preservation, the Tea House Memory Brick Garden memorial, the annual Teresan News publication, the Teresan Scholarship Fund (with over $2.5M awarded since 1992), transcript request services, the Memorial/Memento Program, and annual reunion events. The Association closed its Alumnae Office in December 2024 but continues to facilitate alumnae connections and preserve Teresan traditions.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• CST Alumnae Association Website The central digital platform (cstalums.org) providing news, alumnae resources, reunion information, transcript request instructions, and community updates for former students, faculty, and staff of the closed College of Saint Teresa.
• Transcript Request Service A service allowing former students of the College of Saint Teresa to request official academic transcripts from the CST Records Office in Rochester, Minnesota, for a $20 fee per transcript, processed through mail-in requests payable by check, cash, or money order.
• Teresan Scholarship Fund A scholarship program that has awarded over $2,500,000 to more than 2,600 recipients since 1992, supporting Teresan enrichment, undergraduate education, and graduate studies for alumnae members and their family members, with a principal investment of $722,444.70 in conservative stocks and bonds.
• Teresan News Publication An annual newsletter publication containing news, updates, scholarship information, reunion announcements, and alumnae stories, with editions such as 2024-2025, 2023-2024, 2022-2023, 2021-2022, 2020-2021, and 2019-2020.
• CSTea House A preserved historic tea house building located at 357 Gould Street, Winona, Minnesota, on Saint Mary's University of Minnesota property, serving as a meeting space for alumnae events, class gatherings, and rentals to preserve the College of Saint Teresa's legacy.
• Tea House Memory Brick Garden A memorial brick garden located in front of the CSTea House at 357 Gould Street, Winona, Minnesota, honoring deceased CST alumnae, Sisters, and faculty with personalized engraved memorial bricks.
• Memorial/Memento Program A program honoring deceased CST alumnae, Sisters, and friends through commemorative donations and tributes, now administered through Cotter Schools' Advancement Office following the December 2024 Alumnae Office closure.
• Annual Reunion Events Annual in-person reunion events held in Winona, Minnesota, featuring reunion Mass, banquets, group photos, class gatherings, and commemorative activities for alumnae, with the final reunion held June 7-9, 2024.

Quantifiable outcome

• Over 2,600 scholarships awarded totaling over $2,500,000 since 1992

Segments1 record

Ideal customer profiles2 records

Technology focussed No

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Has API

No

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Partnerships

Three partnerships are on record, tiered core.

• Saint Mary's University of MinnesotacoreOthersSaint Mary's University of Minnesota owns the property where the CSTea House building is located at 357 Gould Street, Winona, MN. The university also includes the Chapel of Saint Mary of the Angels and Alverna Center on this campus property. SMU Event Services handles tour requests, space rentals, and class gathering bookings for the historic CST buildings.
• Cotter SchoolscoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerCotter Schools serves as the successor institution for the College of Saint Teresa's alumni advancement services. The Cotter Schools Advancement Office handles alumnae donations to the Teresan Memorial and Memento Program. CST Records Office can be reached through Cotter Schools at (507) 282-7441.
• Sisters of Saint Francis (Rochester, Minnesota)coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerThe Sisters of Saint Francis of the Congregation of Our Lady of Lourdes founded the College of Saint Teresa in 1907. The association maintains ongoing ties with the Rochester Franciscan community, encouraging donations to support their mission and providing volunteer opportunities at Assisi Heights Spirituality Center.

Scale indicators4 records

Recent moves9 records

Expansion highlights3 records

Regional players

• Viterbo University: A Catholic, Franciscan-sponsored university in La Crosse, Wisconsin, with active alumnae programming. Comparable as a regional Franciscan-affiliated institution with overlapping mission heritage and alumnae engagement practices.
• Saint Mary's University of Minnesota: A Catholic university in Winona, Minnesota, that now owns the former CST campus including the CSTea House. Comparable as the institutional successor and property custodian, and as a regional Catholic higher education peer in the same geographic market.

Direct peers

• College of Saint Benedict: A Catholic, residential liberal arts women's college in Minnesota with a strong alumnae tradition. Most directly comparable as a Benedictine-sponsored Catholic women's institution in the Upper Midwest serving a similar alumnae demographic and mission profile.
• Mount Mary University: A Catholic women's university in Milwaukee, Wisconsin, sponsored by the School Sisters of Notre Dame. Comparable as a faith-affiliated women's institution with an active alumnae network and similar scholarship programming for members.
• College of New Rochelle: A former Catholic women's college that closed in 2019, with a similar post-closure alumnae association and transcript-preservation function. Directly comparable as a closed Catholic women's institution navigating legacy stewardship.

Broad incumbents

• Wellesley College: A prominent Catholic-heritage women's liberal arts college with one of the most active alumnae networks in the U.S. Comparable as a benchmark for alumnae association scale, scholarship programming, and lifetime engagement of women's college graduates.
• Cotter Schools: A Catholic K-12 school in Winona, Minnesota, that now handles CST alumni advancement, donations, and the Memorial/Memento Program. Functions as the operational successor institution and direct peer in preserving CST legacy programs.

Market position

Strengths3 records

Weaknesses3 records

Competitive moat3 records

Key risks5 records

Key highlights5 records

Customer concentration

• Facebookfacebook.com/groups/74831111326
• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/alumnae-association-of-the-college-of-saint-teresa

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Number of profiles

Profiles12 records

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