Opened in 1998, Cornerstone Schools of Washington was founded by a small group of Capitol Hill staffers who wanted to find a way to offer an academically rigorous, Christian school education in the heart of DC that served children that normally would not be able to afford a private education.

“We are a community school, so having a community bank has been a tremendous benefit because I feel like at any time I can pick up the phone and call our bankers, David Glaser, Senior Vice President, Treasury Management Services Director and Vice President, Branch Manager, Stephanie Lipscomb and have a response within minutes. We’re so pleased with the service they’ve provided over the years.” says Maritza White, Director of Operations and Family Relations.

In addition to helping Cornerstone navigate the PPP loan process, NCB also helped Cornerstone get the entire loan amount forgiven. “Getting the PPP loan and being able to fund our staff allowed us to continue our accreditation process through the pandemic,” says Dean Luckenbaugh, Executive Director.

“Receiving our accreditation last spring was a critical moment for our school because it set us up to take our school to the next level and grow for the future.”

The NCB Partnership

While Cornerstone utilizes digital banking services including online wire transfers, online bill payment and “almost every service NCB has to offer” according to Maritza, there was one service that solidified Cornerstone’s relationship with NCB. “One day David came to visit our school and we spoke about how often we had to make trips to the bank to deposit our tuition checks. He and Stephanie immediately got their technology team together to install the Remote Deposit Capture service here in our office,” says Maritza. “Now we can deposit checks as soon as they come in and have it in the bank. It’s been a game changer.”

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