The Catholic community in northwest Pennsylvania united in a faith-filled day of generosity on December 1 through the #iGiveCatholic day of giving. Responding with gifts large and small, 1,389 individuals donated $243,498 in support of 111 Catholic organizations throughout the 13-county Diocese of Erie.
December 1st is the #iGiveCatholic Giving Day. Join us today with a gift to support local parishes and Catholic organizations.
The #iGiveCatholic giving day invites the Catholic community to come together to support our Catholic parishes, schools, and nonprofit ministries. Advanced giving for the #iGiveCatholic giving day begins on November 16.
In service to the Catholic community in northwest Pennsylvania, the Catholic Foundation is again facilitating the annual #IGiveCatholic giving day campaign in the Diocese of Erie on #GivingTuesday, December 1. Learn how Saint James Parish benefited from participating in #iGiveCatholic last year.
Catholic Foundation announces the opening of the 2020 Fall Education Grant cycle.
The Catholic Foundation of Northwest Pennsylvania is pleased to announce that a total of $61,650 has been awarded in grants through our 2020 Spring competitive grant programs.
With gratitude to all who have supported the mission of the Catholic Foundation of Northwest Pennsylvania, we are pleased to share this annual report for 2019.
The Catholic Foundation has announced its largest gift received from an individual in its history: a $1.27 million dollar bequest from the estate of Msgr. Salvatore Mitchell to enhance the education endowment he established during his lifetime. Funds exclusively support tuition assistance for Kennedy Catholic High School students.
The Dr. Howard R. Ferguson, Jr. Scholarship Endowment, which supports tuition assistance to the students attending Saint Joseph Catholic School located in Warren, has made its first distribution.
#iGiveCatholic was mobilized in March 2020 as a result of the COVID-19 pandemic to accept donations for parishes, schools and Catholic ministries facing increased costs. It will remain open to accept donations through June 30.