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Ramirez Family Foundation

May 21, 2024 | Article

Aug Prep has raised $9.5 million for north campus with surprise $750,000 donation from Baird Foundation, employees

Expanding school raises $2.6 million for operations during Thursday gala Click here for full article.

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May 21, 2024 | Article

St. Augustine Preparatory Academy Launches $25 Million Campaign for New North Campus During Annual Gala                        

Gala raises more than $3 million, including $2.6 million from nearly 800 attendees to support current students plus surprise contribution to Aug Prep North campaign Milwaukee (May 10, 2024) – St. Augustine Preparatory Academy (Aug Prep), a high-performing K4-12 non-denominational Christian school in Milwaukee, launched the public phase of a $25 million fundraising campaign for […]

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May 6, 2024 | Article

More capacity for Milwaukee students – St. Augustine Preparatory Academy Elementary School

Best New Development – Education Last year, “Aug Prep,” as the school is commonly known, expanded its facilities to include a $49 million elementary school, to which it welcomed more than 730 students in its first semester. Read full article here.

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April 10, 2024 | Article

Austin Ramirez featured in Latino Leaders Magazine

Great people: the key of a successful businessAustin Ramirez, Chief Executive Officer, Husco What experiences in your personal upbringing influenced your entrepreneur spirit?AR: My father (Gus) is a Puerto Rican immigrant who raised me with a deeply held belief in the American dream and an entrepreneurial grit that is so common among immigrants to this country. […]

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March 5, 2024 | Article

Aug Prep Announces Bold New Plans for K-12 North Campus

Aug Prep Announces Bold New Plans for K-12 North Campus$100 million total investment will transform former Cardinal Stritch campus Milwaukee (February 27, 2024) – St. Augustine Preparatory Academy (“Aug Prep”), a high-performing K4-12 Christian school, announced today bold new plans to invest a total of $100 million to transform the former Cardinal Stritch University property into […]

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December 5, 2023 | Article

Gus Ramirez shares insights on faith, launching Aug Prep and buying the Cardinal Stritch campus

Last updated on November 13th, 2023 at 02:06 pmGus Ramirez and the Ramirez Family Foundation made big news in 2023, buying the former campus of Cardinal Stritch University in Glendale and Fox Point for $24 million not long after the school shut down at the end of the spring semester. The chairman of Waukesha-based manufacturer.. […]

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December 5, 2023 | Article

WAYS TO CHANGE, IMPROVE MILWAUKEE

Feigin, Ramirez talk need for focus on education, growing labor force as key for the next 40 years in southeastern Wisconsin Education, community infrastructure, economic development and the willingness to get involved are the key challenges and opportunities facing southeastern Wisconsin over the next 40 years. Full MKE Business Journal Article here.

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December 5, 2023 | Article

Building a north side campus for St. Augustine Preparatory Academy: Gus Ramirez

Gus Ramirez, founder and chairman of Husco International Inc., spoke at the Milwaukee Business Journal’s Nov. 16 Power Breakfast event about plans for the St. Augustine Preparatory Academy’s planned new campus on the former Cardinal Stritch University site. Full MKE Business Journal Article here.

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October 2, 2023 | Article

Augustine Prep featured in article about high performing schools

It was almost exactly six years ago when Gus Ramirez gave me a tour of the new St. Augustine Prep school building on Milwaukee’s south side. It was the day before the first school day ever for Aug Prep, as it is often called.  Well-designed classrooms, ample space, a huge swimming pool with an accompanying […]

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October 2, 2023 | Article

Visual storytelling from the work across the globe!

Following are some great videos of the work that the Ramirez Family Foundation is doing: The Ramirez Family Foundation has been working with World Missions Today for many years. Here is a look into our work across Central America and Puerto Rico featuring some of the schools that we have partnered with.

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