#iGiveCatholic 2025 Results

On December 2, 2025, Catholics across northwest Pennsylvania were invited to join in and give to the ministries that shape their hearts and souls, and they responded with great generosity. Across the 13-county Diocese of Erie, 1,701 individuals donated $550,208 in support of 94 Catholic organizations including parishes, schools, and ministries.

#iGiveCatholic is an annual 24-hour online giving event uniting Catholics across the nation to raise as many charitable dollars as possible for Catholic organizations. In the Diocese of Erie, donors from 29 states outside of Pennsylvania as well as the District of Columbia contributed, showing how far-reaching online giving can be. Nationally, over $26.7 million was raised for over 1,400 Catholic organizations through #iGiveCatholic.

The Catholic Foundation of Northwest Pennsylvania facilitates #iGiveCatholic for the parishes, schools and ministries in the Diocese of Erie. The graph below displays the results for all seven years of participation in our diocese. Together, the seven years total over $2,600,000.

To read more about the 2025 campaign, click here to go to the news story.

To look up how your favorite ministries performed in 2025, click here.

Prize Pool and Sponsors

To offer incentive for the giving day, participating ministries were eligible to win cash prizes by attaining predetermined goals on the day of the event and during the advanced giving period. A $25,000 cash prize pool was available thanks to event sponsors and a generous anonymous donor dedicated to supporting the Catholic community. In all 34 prizes were awarded to 29 organizations.

Light of Christ

Guardian Angel

Good Samaritan

Diocesan Friend

Save the Date for #iGiveCatholic 2026

#iGiveCatholic will take place on Tuesday, December 1, 2026. All eligible Catholic schools, parishes and ministries in the Diocese of Erie will be contacted by a representative from the Catholic Foundation of Northwest Pennsylvania regarding participation. Registration will open August 17 through November 1. If you want to make sure your organization has the opportunity to participate in 2026, or if you would like help identifying a project for your #iGC campaign, contact Elizabeth Rathburn with your organization name, contact person, and email.