The Catholic Foundation of Northwest Pennsylvania is pleased to announce 15 Catholic Social Ministry grants totaling $69,517 were awarded to support 14 projects during its summer grant cycle.
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Catholic Foundation Legacy Society members were honored at a recent gathering of donors, board members, staff, and friends of the Foundation.
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In the pages of our 2023 Community Impact Report, we hope you’ll enjoy reading about the impact of grant funding, peace of mind donors find in planning a lasting legacy of faith, and opportunities for donors to support what means the most to them.
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There’s something wonderfully renewing about autumn, especially as it begins a new school year. It’s all about new beginnings.
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The Catholic Foundation of Northwest Pennsylvania is pleased to announce that 22 grants totaling $71,365 were awarded to support 20 projects during our 2024 spring grant cycle. These grants will support a wide range of projects and needs and will have impact throughout the thirteen counties of the Diocese of Erie.
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It is in the simple statement, “Martha served,” that we recognize Martha for her witness to stewardship.
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Lisa Louis, Executive Director of the Catholic Foundation, has been recertified as a Certified Fund Raising Execuitve.
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Lisa Louis, Executive Director, recently returned from a meeting of the Consortium of Catholic Foundations, a group of Catholic community foundations, which facilitates collaboration to advance the work of all.
The Catholic Foundation of Northwest Pennsylvania is pleased to announce during its three 2023 grant cycles, 35 grants totaling $176,310 were awarded to support 28 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.
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Catholics throughout northwest Pennsylvania are celebrating the significant growth of the Catholic Foundation in recent years. In addition to providing a myriad of fundraising resources extended to regional Catholic organizations, the Foundation has grown to manage over $24M in endowment assets. Reflecting this expansion, and as both fiduciaries and dedicated stewards of the Foundation, the board of directors is pleased to announce steps taken recently to take the board’s governance and oversight of the Foundation to a new level.
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