Endowment Impact
Building A Lasting Legacy
Creating a new endowment fund is an inspiring way to build a lasting legacy at St. Paul’s. Generous alumni, parents, trustees, and friends have established 179 endowed funds that provide recurring revenue for specific priorities that benefit our students, faculty, and programs. We are grateful to the donors who have established these new endowed funds over the last year:
Lois H. Douglas Endowed Scholarship for Children of The St. Paul's Schools and Old St. Paul's Church
Established by Robert Douglas, Candace Chandler and the Douglas family, the Endowed Scholarship for Children of St. Paul’s Non-Faculty Staff and Old St. Paul’s Church staff honors Lois H. Douglas, a dedicated and trusted volunteer and staff member of St. Paul’s School for more than 30 years. This fund provides need-based tuition assistance for qualified and deserving student(s) of non-faculty staff members of the Schools and Church to attend St. Paul’s for their junior and senior years.
Carl G. Grubbs Endowment for the Arts
Established by Rebecca Gellar in loving memory of her brother, Joel Gellar ’95, and in memory of Carl G. Grubbs, a talented musician and a truly gifted teacher, this fund provides ongoing support to The St. Paul’s Schools Arts department, ensuring his dedication to music education continues for generations to come.
R. Wilson Oster Family Endowed Scholarship Fund
Established by the Oster Family, The R. Wilson Oster Family Scholarship Fund provides need-based tuition assistance for deserving upper school students at St. Paul's School for Boys and St. Paul's School for Girls.
To learn more about the endowed funds made possible by our generous supporters, click here. Please contact Steve Stenersen, executive director of advancement, at
Note: Values above reflect figures as of June 30, 2025.
Oster Family Establishes Endowed Scholarship
to Honor Deep Ties to St. Paul’s
“Our gift to St. Paul’s was made to memorialize Dad’s fondness for the schools.
He cared deeply about St. Paul’s.”
–BOB OSTER
Pictured: President Clark Wight and Robert L. “Bob” Oster P’94 ’98
Bob Oster, a former SPSG trustee, established the R. Wilson Oster Family Endowed Scholarship Fund in memory of his father, a long-serving trustee, to provide need-based tuition assistance for deserving upper school students at St. Paul’s School for Boys and St. Paul’s School for Girls. The gift reflects the Oster family's long relationship with the schools and honors the memory of Bob’s father, R. Wilson Oster.
“My father, who was from Kentucky, came to Baltimore during the Depression. He eventually headed the investment department at USF&G and served on the boards of USF&G and Maryland National Bank. He was involved with the purchase of the Brooklandwood property when the school moved from Mt. Washington. Dad cared deeply about St. Paul’s and was a trustee from 1951 to 1979.”
A room in the Brooklandwood mansion was dedicated in 2013 to Mr. Oster’s service to the school.
Bob’s children, Nick ’98 and Bessie ’94, both graduated from St. Paul’s, and his late former wife, Ann, was a beloved art teacher at SPS for 17 years. “Nick and Bessie had wonderful experiences at St. Paul’s, and Ann had a long and happy career there,” says Oster.
Through this gift, the Oster family honors three generations of relationships to St. Paul’s and hopes to help future students have access to the same educational experience his family cherished.