The Catholic Foundation of Northwest Pennsylvania is pleased to announce eight Catholic Social Ministry grants totaling $78,600 were awarded to support eight projects during its summer grant cycle.
My husband, Mark, and I saw a Jubilee Year of Hope pilgrimage as a once in a lifetime opportunity for us individually and as a couple. While we were very excited as we embarked on September 29, we really had no idea how amazing the experience would be. For ten very full days of spiritual growth and touring we walked with open hearts and awe. As executive director of the Catholic Foundation, my personal and professional lives blend naturally. In this way I was humbled to offer my personal prayer intentions in these holy places, along with my prayer for the mission of the Catholic Foundation and our many wonderful donors.
With gratitude for the many partners who join in our mission, we are pleased to share the 2024 Community Impact Report of the Catholic Foundation of Northwest Pennsylvania.
Catholic Foundation Legacy Society members and donors were honored at a recent gathering of donors, board members, staff, and friends of the Foundation.
The Catholic Foundation of Northwest Pennsylvania is pleased to announce that 22 grants totaling $83,424 were awarded to support 20 projects during its 2025 spring grant cycle.
As Catholic Christians, we celebrate the Easter season for seven weeks, until the fires of Pentecost once again inflame our hearts on June 8.
As a forester Ken Kane’s life’s work draws a remarkable parallel to his service on the board of the Catholic Foundation of Northwest Pennsylvania. Both vocations hold core beliefs and understanding that decisions made today have a profound effect on future generations.
Saint Ignatius of Loyola offered us these words of wisdom, which seem particularly relevant as journey through the season of Lent: “He who goes about to reform the world must begin with himself, or he loses his labor.”
The Catholic Foundation of Northwest Pennsylvania is pleased to announce during its three 2024 grant cycles, 50 grants totaling $195,197 were awarded to support 46 projects. Funded by the Foundation’s Education Endowment, Faith Formation Endowment, and Catholic Social Ministry Endowment as well as endowments established by individuals to carry out their charitable goals, these grants support a wide range of projects and needs and will have impact throughout the thirteen counties of the Diocese of Erie.