The FRANCES Fund

Honoring Frances Snyder

Frances Snyder, IHM, was a woman ahead of her time. She lead with a determined grace that guided her service to her community and to the many hundreds of young women at Immaculate Heart who were fortunate enough to be taught and mentored by her. There is no doubt her legacy is alive and well in each of us who remember her firm but kind hand, as well as her fierce sense of justice for all, no matter gender or station in life.

To honor her life’s work and help her spirit live on, THE FRANCES FUND will provide financial aid to young women who lack the resources to attend Immaculate Heart but who share the vision and mission of our beloved Frances.
A Catholic, independent college preparatory school for girls in grades 6 through 12, Immaculate Heart has been located on a beautiful hillside property in the Los Feliz area of Los Angeles since our founding by the Sisters of the Immaculate Heart of Mary in 1906. We celebrate more than a century of nurturing the spiritual, intellectual, social and moral development of students as they distinguish themselves as women of great heart and right conscience.