Catholic Foundation Awards Half Million Dollars in Grants to Parishes, Schools, and Service Entities

Over $538,000 and 60 grants were awarded by the Catholic Foundation on Friday, March 31, 2023. Catholic parishes, schools, and social service entities in the Diocese of Tucson will use these funds to support programs, projects, or services that are one-time purchases or activities within the geographical boundaries of the Diocese of Tucson.

Many parishes and schools need financial support to update essential structures such as roofs, air conditioning, lighting, sound systems, technology, and parking lots. With the help of the Catholic Foundation’s Annual Catholic Appeal, other organizations are able to pursue projects and initiatives that would’ve been inaccessible otherwise. Examples of other projects include:

• Youth leadership training at San Solano Missions
• New kneelers in Saint Augustine Cathedral
• Improved courtyard at St. Joseph Catholic School that includes rainwater harvesting
• Enhancements to young adult gathering areas at St. Thomas More Newman Center
• Equipment for Yuma Catholic High School’s hands-on Agricultural Science Program
• Assistance with transitional housing for former prisoners with Kolbe Society
• Furnishing a playroom and therapy room at Catholic Community Services
• Clothing for homeless men at Poverello House
• Remodeling Reachout Women’s Center

Grant applications may be submitted by Diocesan offices, parishes, Catholic schools, Catholic Community Services, and other organizations under the Diocese of Tucson that are in good standing with the Catholic Foundation. Grants are due December 31st every year. A committee of Catholic Foundation Board Members and Diocesan staff meet to review the requests.



Funds come from the Annual Catholic Appeal and endowments that are held at the Catholic Foundation. Congratulations to the 2023 grant recipients:

Parishes:

Blessed Sacrament Parish, Mammoth
Immaculate Conception Church, Yuma
Infant Jesus of Prague Parish, Kearny
Our Lady of Guadalupe Parish, Solomon
Our Lady of the Blessed Sacrament Parish, Miami
Sacred Heart of Jesus Parish, Tombstone
Sacred Heart Parish, Tucson
San Martin de Porres Parish, Sahuarita
San Solano Missions, Topawa
Santa Cruz Parish, Tucson
St. Ambrose Parish, Tucson
St. Ann's Parish, Tubac, and its Missions, St. Ferdinand
St. Augustine Cathedral, Tucson
St. Bartholomew Church, San Manuel
St. Christopher Parish, Marana
St. Francis de Sales Parish, Tucson
St. Francis of Assisi Mission, Elfrida
St. Francis of Assisi Parish, Superior
St. Francis of Assisi Parish, Yuma
St. Helen of the Cross Parish, Eloy
St. John the Evangelist Church, Tucson
St. Joseph Church, Hayden
St. Joseph the Worker Church, Wellton
St. Jude Thaddeus Parish, Pearce/Sunsites
St. Jude Thaddeus Parish, San Luis
St. Kateri Tekakwitha Parish, South Tucson
St. Odilia Parish, Tucson
St. Rita in the Desert Parish, Vail
St. Rose of Lima Parish, Safford
St. Therese of Lisieux Parish, Patagonia
St. Thomas More Newman Center, Tucson

Schools:
Catholic University of America, Tucson
Immaculate Conception School, Yuma
Immaculate Heart Academy, Tucson
Lourdes Catholic School, Nogales
Our Mother of Sorrows School, Tucson
Sacred Heart Catholic School, Nogales
Salpointe Catholic High School, Tucson
San Miguel High School, Tucson
Santa Cruz Catholic School, Tucson
St. Ambrose Catholic School, Tucson
St. Anthony of Padua School, Casa Grande
St. Augustine Catholic High School, Tucson
St. Charles Apache Mission School, San Carlos
St. Cyril of Alexandria School, Tucson
St. Elizabeth Ann Seton School, Tucson
St. Francis of Assisi School, Yuma
St. Joseph Catholic School, Tucson
Yuma Catholic High School, Yuma
 

Organizations:

CCS Casa Alitas
CCS House of Hope
CCS Kolbe Society Prison Ministry
CCS St. Jeanne Jugan Ministry
CCS Tucson
DOT, Office of Formation/Worship
DOT, Office of Hispanic Ministry
DOT, Office of the Tribunal
Patronato San Xavier
Poverello House of Tucson
Reachout Women's Center

The Catholic Foundation has two additional funding opportunities open all year to help parishes and schools within the Diocese. One is for emergency funding and the other for support of events or activities. Those two funding applications can be found on their website at www.cathfdn.org. For more information about the Catholic Foundation please contact Elizabeth Bollinger, Executive Director at 520-955-2109 or [email protected].

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