CSF Honors Stephen Birmingham and Henry Murphy with Founders Award

Dover-Sherborn, MA – Dover resident Stephen Birmingham and Sherborn resident Henry (Hank) Murphy were honored by the Catholic Schools Foundation (CSF) with the first ever Founders Award at the School’s Out Summer Celebration this June. CSF supports programs and services that offer the best educational opportunities for all students at Catholic schools in the Archdiocese of Boston. The Inner-City Scholarship Fund (ICSF), the foundation’s signature program, provides thousands of children in need partial scholarships to attend Catholic schools in the Archdiocese of Boston.

Birmingham and Murphy have been committed to the work of the foundation for over twenty years and co-founded the Inner-City Scholarship Fund Professionals’ Team in 1995. Stephen Birmingham has also been on the CSF Board of Trustees. The ICSF provides volunteer opportunities for business professionals to enrich the educational experience of Catholic school students by bridging the gap between the classroom and the workplace.

“Stephen and Hank’s commitment to the Inner-City Scholarship Fund and the students we serve is an inspiration to professionals looking to get involved and who want to make a difference in our schools,” said Michael Reardon, executive director, Catholic Schools Foundation.

Birmingham is an Executive Vice President at Taylor Investment Counselors. Prior to Taylor Investments Birmingham was at Windhaven Investment Management. He is a graduate of Boston College and lives in Dover with his wife Alison, whom he met at an ICSF event, and two children.

Murphy is an attorney at Fidelity Investment. He is a graduate of Boston College, Suffolk University Law School and Boston University’s School of Law, Masters in International Banking and Financial Law program. He lives with his wife Julie and two sons in Sherborn.

About Catholic Schools Foundation

The Catholic Schools Foundation changes lives by providing families with demonstrated financial need an opportunity to give their sons and daughters a quality education, focused on Christian values and character formation at Catholic Schools located throughout the Archdiocese of Boston, regardless of race, religion, ethnicity or gender.