The St. Katharine Drexel Catholic School Fund provides financial support to those parishes with a large number of families that are at-  or-below the poverty level. To qualify, a parish must be spending at least 50 percent of its Sunday income on Catholic education and 30 percent of its families must qualify as low-income. Tuition assistance plans are common in other cities with Catholic schools, but a traditional tuition assistance program obviously would not work in Wichita, since the schools have eliminated tuition. The goal is for the fund to become a long-standing endowment for the Diocese's poorest parishes.

O'Keefe, Bryan; "Wichita, Making Catholic Schools Affordable Again" Who will Save America’s Urban Catholic Schools? (2008): 22-33

Many schools date back to the early 1950's. They need funding to keep their structures safe and secure.

The fund provides financial support these schools can use to help:

• Normalize teacher salaries that average $10,000 below the diocesan average
• Replace outdated textbooks
• Upgrade libraries with new books and technology
• Provide innovative programs to address learning needs
• Fine arts to support varied learning styles
• Assistive technology
• Tutors for students needing assistance
• Hand manipulatives for math and science
• Counseling services
• Support for professional development
• Replace obsolete resources and various capital improvements
• Technology
• Installation of new washroom facilities
• Updated plumbing
• New or updated playgrounds
• Upgraded electrical wiring and heating systems
• Security Systems
• Updated facilities
• Painting/Landscaping
• Desks and Chairs