Financial Information
Ensure the Future
Your generous financial support — big or small — is essential.
The Cloisters on the Platte is supported entirely by private donations. We receive no financial support from any religious institution or governmental entity.
We have never put a price tag on our retreats even though it costs between $700 and $800 to host a retreatant. Everyone’s financial situation is different, and we do not want to turn anyone away from experiencing what could be a life changing weekend. This means we need those who have the funds to donate above and beyond that $700-$800 to allow us to continue to welcome those who are unable to make such a donation.
We have been working hard to bring down our operating costs and initiate projects such as our generator addition that will ultimately provide a lifetime of savings.
Please see the financial information below including our success in minimizing operating costs and the gracious increase of donations.
| 2019 | 2020 – COVID | 2021 | 2022 | |
| # of Retreatants | 3,444 | 1,372 | 3,665 | 3,711 |
| Operating Costs | $3,946,353 | $2,204,518 | $2,726,986 | $2,710,966 |
| Retreat Donations | $1,706,353 | $623,992 | $1,744,789 | $2,184,559 |
| Cost per Retreatant | $1,146 | $1,607 | $744 | $731 |
| Average Donation | $495 | $455 | $476 | $589 |
As of 12/31/2022, The Cloisters on the Platte Endowment account contained $2,906,807.99.
The Cloisters on the Platte was constructed as a gift to the community from the Foundation’s Chairman, Joe Ricketts. Sustaining the Cloisters on the Platte will require financial support from a community of people who wish to preserve this truly unique experience.
Giving is its own Reward
If you’d prefer, you may also send tax deductible checks to the Cloisters on the Platte at the following address:
The Cloisters on the Platte Foundation
23332 Fishery RoadGretna, NE 68028
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