The Netherwood Gibrall Foundation, a 501(C)(3) nonprofit organization, honors the memory and enduring legacy of W. Barry Gibrall, Benedictine Class of 1964, whose vision and leadership as a Founding Director and Co-Chairman, along with Brenda Netherwood Gibrall, helped establish the Foundation and define its lasting purpose.

Barry envisioned an independent foundation dedicated to helping students at Benedictine College Prep and Saint Gertrude High School afford the cost of tuition for all four years of high school. He understood that such assistance would do more than ease the financial burden of tuition: it would create meaningful opportunities for students while strengthening both schools spiritually, academically and athletically.

Central to Barry’s vision was the Foundation’s independence. He believed the Foundation should raise funds independently from the two schools, make its own decisions regarding awards of tuition assistance, and invest the funds it raised independently - all while faithfully supporting the missions of Benedictine College Prep and Saint Gertrude High School.

Barry also looked beyond the needs of the present. His vision was to build a fund that would exist perpetually, extending educational opportunities to generations of students for years to come. Through careful stewardship and independent investment, the Foundation would preserve and grow the resources entrusted to it, ensuring that his commitment to students and to both schools would endure.

The Netherwood Gibrall Foundation remembers W. Barry Gibrall with profound gratitude. His foresight, dedication, and belief in the transformative value of education remain at the heart of the Foundation’s work. His legacy lives on in the Foundation he helped create, in the schools he sought to strengthen, and in every student whose future is made brighter through the opportunities he envisioned.

May his memory continue to inspire all who carry this mission forward.