Read about our donors and the impact they are having on our community.
Faithful Parishioners Giving in Perpetuity
Cenedella Family Endowment
Dr. Stephen Cenedella established the Cenedella Family Endowment through the Catholic Foundation to benefit Saint Patrick Parish in Franklin, a community central to his family's life. The endowment ensures that the generosity they shared during their lifetime will continue blessing the parish for generations.
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Sharing a Love of Music in Worship
Michael C. McCloskey Memorial Endowment
Jeannie McGinley established the Michael C. McCloskey Memorial Endowment in memory of a good friend with a mutual interest in music.
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Transforming Lives One Block at a Time
Sisters of St. Joseph Neighborhood Network Endowment
The Sisters of Saint Joseph Neighborhood Network recently established its own endowment to support carrying out its mission.
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Bringing Order to Life with Gift Planning
Yvonne M. Gralak and Dorothy J. Chiodo Endowment
Yvonne Gralak’s life experience and natural talents tell a beautiful story of faith that has led her to establish the Yvonne Gralak and Dorothy Chiodo Endowment for the benefit of Saint Joseph Cemetery in Force.
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A Forever Legacy for Our Cemetery
The Hamilton Endowment
Once satisfied that the Catholic Foundation enables Dan Hamilton to accomplish his goal of secure and perpetual maintenance of his beloved cemetery, he visited his financial advisor to arrange funding The Hamilton Endowment.
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A Lasting Family Gift, Inspired by Faith
Sam and Joanne Malene Endowment
Joanne and Sam learned of the Catholic Foundation through Sam’s late brother, Monsignor Robert Malene, who years earlier established an endowment through the Foundation. With that insight they also chose to work the Foundation to establish the Sam and Joanne Malene Endowment to benefit the poor in the Oil City, PA region.
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Gift Planning Honors Parents
Reverend Rocco A. Tito Endowment in Memory of Joseph and Vittoria Tito
After he passed away in August 2022, the Reverend Rocco A. Tito Endowment in Memory of Joseph and Vittoria Tito was established in the Catholic Foundation with a purpose of supporting the education of students in the Diocese of Erie as well as supporting undergraduate and graduate education for seminarians and priests. Following a life of pastoral service, this desire to give a perpetual gift honoring the parents he loved with a cause dear to him is Father Tito’s remarkable legacy.
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A Lasting Tribute
Monsignor Edward J. Zeitler Endowment
With a desire to honor a priest who had specially guided and inspired her, Ruthanne Beighley established an endowment in his name. She chose as beneficiaries the three parishes he served and the parish ministries he "fostered and loved very much."
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Giving with Hope for the Next Generation
Reverend Monsignor Richard R. Siefer Endowment
Monsignor Siefer’s affinity for this parish community and the DuBois region grew exponentially during his 32-year tenure as pastor of Saint Catherine Parish, the longest serving pastor in the history of the parish. With a desire to support the future of the Catholic community he calls home, he established The Reverend Monsignor Richard R. Siefer Endowment to benefit faith formation and evangelization activities in DuBois.
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