Giving

Capital Giving

Securing the Future

Capital gifts allow St. Christopher’s to complete campus building projects, significant renovations and improvements to the campus. Facilities, like our new Arts Center for example, are capital projects funded entirely through philanthropic support. So as to not impact tuition, our new facilities include maintenance endowments specifically designed to fund the costs associated with ongoing upkeep.

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Ways to Make a Capital Gift

Donors may support capital projects through gifts of cash, securities or through a gift in-kind. To learn more about how to support St. Christopher’s capital projects, please contact Jane Garnet Brown at brownjg@stcva.org (804) 282-3185 x5220.

Giving

Current and Upcoming Capital Projects

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Manuel & Carol Loupassi Racquet Center

The Manuel & Carol Loupassi Racquet Center officially broke ground on October 30, 2025. This 11,000 sq. ft. facility will support the squash and tennis programs for St. Christopher’s and St. Catherine’s. The Loupassi Racquet Center will feature seven squash courts, a snack bar, men’s and women’s locker rooms, coaches’ office, a pro shop, a conference room, student lounge, and bathrooms. Expected completion date is Fall 2026.

Learn more about the naming opportunities for the Manuel & Carol Loupassi Racquet Center.
Weight Room Renovations

Renovations occurring during the 2025-2026 school year will enhance the weight room to accommodate more boys. Improvements include: increasing the number of racks from 21 to 29, additional free weights, new medicine balls, additional olympic bars, updated flooring, updated lighting, new monitors, fresh paint, and new Saints branding.
Baseball Improvements

Completed in Spring 2025, Petey Jacobs Baseball Field received a new backstop, an enhanced spectator viewing area and a new press box named in memory of Saints baseball player Harrison Coble ‘21.

Learn more about naming opportunities for Petey Jacobs Baseball Field.
Class of 2026 Senior Legacy Gift: Knowles Field Enhancements

The Class of 2026 is supporting enhancements to the spectator experience around Knowles Field. Opportunities for community gathering and student support have grown significantly in recent years as the School has invested in the Gil Minor '59 Community Pavilion and field lighting. Attendance at events in this area of campus continues to increase, and the School has identified a thoughtful plan to further enhance the experience for supporters of the Saints.

Learn more about the Senior Legacy Gift and Knowles Field enhancements.

Recently Completed Capital Projects

Divisional Library Renovations

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Lower School Library

Completed in Summer 2024, the Lower School Library received a complete renovation. The new space has all new shelves and reading nooks, including new sofas and a special reading space carved out inside a decorative tree.

Learn more about the complete renovation.
Middle School Library

Completed in Summer 2024, the Middle School Library received a complete renovation. The space was refreshed with new carpeting, furniture and custom bookshelves. With its new lighting and design, the library is meant to harken back to the original look and feel of the Wilton Hall, while also providing the boys with a fresh and updated space to read, study and gather with friends.

Learn more about the complete renovation.
Upper School Memorial Library

Completed in Fall 2025, the Upper School’s Memorial Library received a complete renovation including new carpeting, furniture and custom bookshelves. The reconfigured library has spaces for collaborative learning, quiet study, flexible classroom/conference room space, chess tables, and relaxing reading nooks to recharge during free periods.

Learn more about the complete renovation.

Additional Completed Capital Projects

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Knowles Turf Track & Field and Field Lights

First installed in 2012 and newly redone in Summer 2024, the new turf supports football and lacrosse practice and competition as well as all-school outdoor activities. The field lights, installed in 2022, create the opportunity for night games for soccer, baseball, track & field, football and lacrosse.
Woodworking Workshop

Completed in Summer 2023, the woodworking space received extensive improvements. The space features an improved layout that expanded program offerings for Middle and Upper School, including a Stagecraft class where boys build theatre sets. In addition, new equipment, spray booth, organization systems for equipment and tools, and a new shed for storing materials were added.
Gil Minor '59 Community Pavilion

Completed in 2022, the 9,000 sq. ft. Gil Minor '59 Community Pavilion facility features a large covered pavilion, a concessions area and restrooms.
St. Christopher's Arts Center

Completed in Winter 2020, the Arts Center is a 30,000 sq. ft. arts facility featuring the Louis F. Ryan Recital Hall, which is a 450-seat performance venue, the Armfield Art Gallery, four music practice rooms, an art classroom, two band classrooms and a creative writing classroom.