Impact Report 2025-2026

Go Forth

Thank You for Supporting Prep as we “Go Forth”

 

Fairfield Prep, you have once again shown us the power of community. United by a shared purpose and a collective desire to make a difference, your support enables us to create transformational experiences and transformed men of Prep to go forth and transform the world.  Your gift made an impact. 

Giving for Fairfield Prep 2025-2026

Every donor makes a difference.

2347

Donors

$ 526919

From Gifts of $1,099 or Less

$ 11941006

Total Dollars Raised

46.6 %

of Donors in the Hearthstone Society

132

Households are part of the McAuliffe Society

96

New members in Loyola Circle
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We could not deliver a transformative Jesuit education without you, our alumni, parents, grandparents, and benefactors. Because of your heroic generosity, Fairfield Prep is able to deliver a transformative, Ignatian education encourages our young men to use their talents in the service of others, especially to those in need, Ad majorem Dei gloriam. "

— President, Dr. Christian Cashman, P ’15, ’23

Build the Brotherhood - Forging Connections

Mason ’25 recalls being “completely blown away” the first time he toured Prep’s campus. But his induction into the Prep brotherhood began in earnest with a knock on his front door in 8th grade. Michael Connelly ’83 from Prep’s development office had come to tell Mason he’d been awarded one of Prep’s new Magis merit scholarships. “That helped seal the deal,” Mason notes.

Prep’s all-boy nature and the sense of brotherhood on campus have been the best part of Mason’s Prep experience so far. “The brotherhood really is a true thing. It’s not that hard to see in everyday life,” says Mason, who points to examples like the way the community has come together in hard times or how guys will invite others who are alone to sit with them at lunch. “There’s just this general sense of belonging here. Nobody can slip under the radar.”

Mason’s eye-opening first tour of Prep was shortly after the addition of the McLeod Innovation Center and the Barrett Science Center. The fact that alumni gave money to renovate areas of the campus where he now spends most of his free time has left an impression on Mason, who hopes one day to follow suit. “They could have done that for their college,” he observes. “It really shows that Prep had such a profound impact on them that that’s what they wanted to do.”

Mason, who was named All Conference and All State in football his junior year, has been making the most of the opportunities available to him at Prep. He’s captain of the football team, earned summa cum laude honors for the last three years, serves in student government, and attended the Kairos retreat, among other activities. Mason has always seen himself as a leader, and credits Prep with helping him expand his leadership abilities and grow as a person.

At Prep, Mason found the academic challenge he was seeking. His AP Calculus AB course junior year stretched him in math, which has always come easily to him even in the advanced courses he’s taken since 5th grade. Mason also extols Prep’s English teachers for helping him “fall back in love with English and the language side of school” by enabling him to see the subject as a way to build skills for thinking and analysis, rather than simply reading and writing.

“It’s good for your formation as a person to be able to do hard things. It really prepares you for the real world,” asserts Mason, who appreciates Prep’s emphasis on developing the work ethic and mentality necessary for college.

Like many Prep graduates, Mason’s possibilities for the future are wide open. Before committing to the Naval Academy, he had more than a dozen offers to play Division I football in college, including from Princeton, Yale, Penn, and all three military academies. He’s still thinking about what he’ll major in, maybe engineering or economics, but he’s already set on a minor—English.

“Prep’s a really special place,” says Mason. “I’m glad to be here and have this opportunity.”

The brotherhood really is a true thing. It's not that hard to see in everyday life. There's just this general sense of belonging here. Nobody can slip under the radar.

— Todd Ulman

Invest in Intellect – Paying It Forward

Sending their kids to an independent school wasn’t the plan when Carrie and Anthony Preisano P’22, ’23, ’28 decided to settle in Wilton, Connecticut, a town with a phenomenal public school district. But around fourth grade, A.J. ’22—the oldest of their three sons—started asking about attending an all-boys school with smaller class sizes. Carrie and Anthony had already begun noticing little things about their son’s learning style that prompted them to pursue the idea for ninth grade. A.J. ultimately landed at Prep, and the family has never looked back.

“Now we’re on the other end with our oldest son in the workforce. He was prepared to succeed, both professionally and in college thanks to the foundation he received at Fairfield Prep,” says Carrie. “If you have a child who takes advantage of everything Prep has to offer, it’s a huge win.”

Today A.J. is working in the financial industry, supported by his Fairfield Prep and Lehigh University alumni networks. His younger brother Ryan ’23 is studying business and playing baseball as a senior at Wake Forest University. And Brayden ’28, dubbed “Little Pres” when he arrived at Prep as the youngest of the clan, is now a junior making his own mark.

But these incredible young men aren’t the only gifts Carrie and Anthony have shared with the Prep community. They’ve become generous champions of our mission as donors to Go Forth, splitting their support between the goals Invest in Intellect and Care for the Boy.

“We believe in everything that Prep’s doing through the campaign and wanted to support it in every way that we can,” explains Carrie, who was especially impressed with the initiatives around faculty professional development as well as academic success and support.

In addition to having two retired educators in the extended family, Carrie’s extensive volunteer work with the Wilton Educational Foundation has given the Preisanos insight into the ongoing professional needs of exemplary teachers. They also witnessed the tremendous impact of the additional support Prep’s faculty provided to Braydon, who needed help closing the gaps that had developed in fourth and fifth grade during the pandemic.

“We’ve seen the success of our son who benefitted from extra support,” notes Carrie. “I think there’s a misperception that public schools have better learning support resources than Prep does, and we’re eager to help dispel that myth.”

Throughout their Prep experiences, the Preisano boys have been deeply invested in the service aspect of the school, organizing various drives to level the playing field for students in under-resourced areas. But the Prep’s service-oriented environment simply reinforces the examples of service and generosity that Carrie and Anthony provide.

“We thought it was important for our family to pay it forward to students in need,” says Carrie. “We would love for everyone to have the same experience that our children have had at Prep.”

We thought it was important for our family to pay it forward to students in need. We would love for everyone to have the same experience that our children have had at Prep.

— Carrie Preisano P’22, ’23, ’28

Commit to Care – Opening Up Kairos

Craig Maloney ’84 is quick to acknowledge the many people and institutions that invested in him throughout his life. The list starts with his mother, Adrienne, who was pregnant with him when she was widowed during the Vietnam War; she worked hard to ensure he graduated with a college degree. Fairfield Prep and Fairfield University provided him with financial aid and a strong Jesuit foundation. Along the way, he benefited from the guidance and mentorship of his grandfather, JJ LaMarsh, Prep baseball coach Ed “Skid” Rowe, and many others.

More so than his impressive business career, the impact of this investment is evident in the descriptor on Maloney’s LinkedIn profile: “Servant Leader”—or in Ignatian terms, “Man for Others.”

As a member of the Board of Governors, Maloney has been a driving force behind the Go Forth campaign’s objective of endowing Prep’s Kairos retreat, a four-day off-campus experience for juniors and seniors that many students describe as a truly life changing. After learning about the potential to grow participation in Kairos, Maloney was determined to ensure that financial barriers, real or perceived, would never interfere with students’ decisions about whether to pursue this unique and invaluable dimension of formation at Prep.

“To me, Kairos is the beacon of Prep’s true differentiators—culture and mission,” says Maloney. “When we talk about developing the whole person at Prep, Kairos is too powerful to be overlooked. Every student should have the opportunity to go.”

Although Maloney himself attended Prep before the advent of Kairos, he witnessed its powerful impact on his own children, who attended Jesuit- and Salesian-sponsored high schools in the D.C. area.

“In this era of technology, social media, and constant distraction, creating opportunities for students to step away, unplug, connect authentically, and develop deeper bonds is incredibly valuable. Kairos offers a safe environment where people can truly communicate, express themselves in different ways, and share aspects of themselves they might not otherwise reveal,” Maloney observes. “The impact it had on my children was profound. All three of them went back to serve as Kairos leaders.”

“Students at the Prep are coming from all walks of life and have different needs,” Maloney notes. “Supporting Kairos and the Go Forth campaign is an investment in the Prep brotherhood so our boys can realize their full potential.”

You can help us fully fund the Kairos endowment today with your gift to Go Forth. Contact XYZ for more information.

When we talk about developing the whole person at Prep, Kairos is too powerful to be overlooked. Every student should have the opportunity to go.

— Craig Maloney '84

Commit to Care – Anticipating the Barron Center

At a Glance

Academics

25

AP courses offered

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Faculty

22

Faculty to participate in Jesuit Educators Academy

94%

Faculty holding an advanced degree

16%

Faculty (27% of male faculty) are Prep Alumni

2

New faculty added in 2025-2026 academic year

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Students

38

Magis Scholars in Class of 2029

26%

Students of color

50

Different Towns in CT

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Athletics

82%

Student participation in athletics

366

Multi-sport athletes

102

Head and assistant coaches

475

Athletic games and competitions

35

Students committed to play in college

5

SCC Championships in Baseball, Hockey, Lacrosse, Swimming and Tennis

3

State Championships in Golf, Skiing and Swimming

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Visual and Performing Arts

9

Performing ensembles

11

HALO Award nominations including Best Contemporary Musical for Come From Away.

39%

of students participate in the Visual and Performing Arts

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Mission and Ministry

84

Student leaders

62

Adult leaders

31

Student-facing programs

182

Participants in Kairos Retreats

52

Participants on Urban Plunge Immersions

12,258

Hours of Service

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Clubs and Activities

41

Co-curricular clubs offered

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Innovation

5

Expansions to McLeod: Entrepreneurship Institute, eSports lab, virtual broadcast studio, fabrication lab, and woodshop.

43

students (24%) who were admitted to Prep attended an innovation camp or esports camp

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Enrollment

$4.4m+

Need-based financial aid provided

33%

Students received need-based financial aid

172

Students Part of our Magis Scholarship Program

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Annual Financial Summary