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Ramirez Family Foundation

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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July 26, 2023 | Article

Ramirez Family Foundation Acquires Cardinal Stritch Campus

MILWAUKEE, July 26, 2023 — The Ramirez Family Foundation (the Foundation) announced today that it has acquired the Cardinal Stritch University campus in an agreement valued at $24 million. The campus’s excellent location, spacious facilities and rich educational and spiritual heritage closely align with the vision and mission of the Ramirez Family Foundation. While specific […]

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July 26, 2023 | Article

Inside St. Augustine’s Huge Expansion

K4-12 private choice school adding new $49 million school building. One of Milwaukee’s biggest and highest-performing schools is about to become substantially larger. As featured in Urban Milwaukee St. Augustine Preparatory Academy will open its new, $49 million elementary school building this fall, making the relatively new K4-12 school the largest single-campus school in the city. The private […]

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June 27, 2023 | In the News

The newest class of All-In-Milwaukee scholarship recipients from Ramirez Family

The Ramirez Family Foundation is proud to provide college scholarships through All-In Milwaukee for the following St. Augustine Preparatory graduates: Jacqueline Aldana Frances Conejo Kelly Isidoro Cesar Martinez Jessica Narvaez Melissa Ruelas Gonzalez Hector Sotelo Juarez Omar  Teran-Sierra Daniela Villa Josiah Zarate Tapia Congratulations to the AIM Class of 2023!  For more information on All-In […]

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May 9, 2023 | Article

St. Augustine Preparatory Academy Raises $2.1 million During 2023 Gala

More than 700 people gathered to provide critical support for the school’s continued growth, including the launch of a new elementary school and performing arts center opening in August. Full press release here. Milwaukee, May 5, 2023 – St. Augustine Preparatory Academy (Aug Prep), a high-performing K4-12 non- denominational Christian school on Milwaukee’s southside, announced […]

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March 13, 2023 | In the News

Husco CEO Austin Ramirez joins Marcus Corp. board of directors

Milwaukee-based movie theater and hotel company The Marcus Corp. has added Austin Ramirez, chief executive officer of Husco International, to its board of directors. Ramirez has headed the Waukesha-based manufacturing firm since 2003. Husco makes hydraulic and electro-mechanical components for automotive and off-highway applications Ramirez also served as a White House Fellow on the National […]

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February 6, 2023 | Article

Austin Ramirez, Husco International, Inc. | 2023 KEEN National Conference Keynote

Austin Ramirez (Husco International, Inc. – Chief Executive Officer) was our keynote speaker for the 2023 KEEN National Conference. Enjoy his interview with Joe Tranquillo (Associate Provost for Transformative Teaching & Learning and a Professor at Bucknell University). Austin Ramirez is CEO of Husco, a privately held engineering and manufacturing company. During his ten-year tenure […]

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November 21, 2022 | Article

Aug Prep Again Rated Five-Stars by Wisconsin Department of Public Instruction

Aug Prep Again Rated Five-Stars by Wisconsin Department of Public Instruction Aug Prep’s growth is among the highest in the state; Rated top K-12 school for second year in a row Milwaukee, November 15, 2022 – St. Augustine Preparatory Academy (Aug Prep), a high-performingK4-12 non-denominational Christian school located in Milwaukee’s south side, again achieved a five-starrating, […]

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