Through the development of new and existing funds, The Catholic Foundation supports vocations, social services, Catholic education, parish life and cemetery maintenance.
What We Support
Available Funds
Joseph and Marcella Stritzel Scholarship Endowment Fund
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This endowment funds the Joseph and Marcella Stritzel Scholarship Program at St. Thomas Aquinas Church in Ames, IA (STA). This program provides scholarships each year to an ISU junior or senior who is active at STA and a agronomy student.
All Saints Sustainability and Education Endowment
Category: Catholic Education
Provide funds to the beneficiary in four categories: All Saints Church, All Saints School, Scholarships and Unrestricted (priest discretionary).
Aquin Catholic Elementary School Endowment Fund
Category: Catholic Education
To assist with the operational costs of Aquin Catholic Elementary School, Cascade, Iowa.
Aquin Catholic Elementary School Tuition Assistance Endowment Fund
Category: Catholic Education
To provide tuition assistance to families attending Aquin Catholic Elementary School, Cascade, Iowa.
Archbishop Jerome Hanus Scholarship Endowment Fund
Category: Vocations
Established by Archbishop Hanus to provide for the education of monks, seminarians, priests, deacons, religious and lay ecclesial ministers, especially those associated with the Archdiocese of Dubuque and Conception Abbey.
Archdiocese of Dubuque Endowment Fund
Category: Social Services
This Fund assists with the operational costs of the Archdiocese of Dubuque.
Archdiocese of Dubuque Seminarian Education Endowment Fund
Category: Vocations
This Fund assists the Archdiocese of Dubuque with the costs of seminarian education.
Assumption Cemetery Association (Sylvia) – Perpetual Care Fund
Category: Cemetery
This fund is intended for the perpetual care, maintenance, and repair of Assumption Cemetery Association (Sylvia), Zwingle, Iowa
Basilca of St. Francis Xavier – Dyersville, Becker/Basilica Fund, Endowment Fund
Category: Parish Life
This endowment provides financial support to meet the needs of the Basilica of St. Francis, Dyersville, Iowa.
Basilica of St. Francis Xavier, Dyersville Basilica Fund Trust
Category: Parish Life
Basilica of St. Francis Xavier, Dyersville Basilica Fund Trust
Blessed Sacrament – Waterloo Living Legacy Endowment Fund
Category: Parish Life
This fund provides for the needs of Blessed Sacrament Parish in Waterloo, Iowa.
Blessed Sacrament – Waterloo Save the Spirit Endowment Fund
Category: Parish Life
This fund is to provide additional financial support to meet the educational needs of Blessed Sacrament Parish in Waterloo, Iowa.
Buttlet Estate Education Endowment Fund
Category: Catholic Education
This fund was established to assist with education related expenses of St. Joseph's Church in Bellevue, IA.
Calvary Cemetery Association – Cascade Perpetual Care Fund
Category: Cemetery
For the perpetual care, maintenance and repair of Calvary Cemetery in Cascade, Iowa.
Catholic Cemeteries of Waterloo Perpetual Care Fund
Category: Cemetery
For the perpetual care, maintenance and repair of the Catholic Cemeteries of Waterloo, Waterloo, Iowa.
Catholic Charities Foundation Fund
Category: Social Services
To assist the Catholic Charities Foundation in carrying out its mission of supporting Catholic Charities of the Archdiocese of Dubuque
Cedar Valley Catholic Schools Education Endowment
Category: Catholic Education
For general operations of the Cedar Valley Catholic Schools, to be distributed at the discretion of its school board or their designee.
Earl and Esther Brehm Memorial Scholarship Fund
Category: Catholic Education
Provide scholarships to students at Seton Catholic School in Farley, Iowa. In the unlikely event that Seton Catholic School would cease to operate, all restrictions on the funds would be lifted and the proceeds of the account would go to the St. John the Baptist Parish in Peosta, Iowa. If St. John the Baptist Parish were to close, proceeds would then be directed to St. John the Baptist Cemetery in Peosta, Iowa.
Fr. Ev Hemann Scholarship Endowment Fund
Category: Vocations
This endowment funds the Fr. Ev Hemann Scholarship Program at St. Thomas Aquinas Church in Ames, Iowa. This program provides scholarships each year to ISU students who are preparing for and /or actively discerning serving in professional ministry in the Church. Examples include priesthood, religious life, pastoral ministry, youth ministry, campus ministry, or teaching in a Catholic school setting.
Fr. Graham Charitable Foundation Fund
Category: Catholic Education
The proceeds, up to $10,000.00 annually, shall be given to students graduating from Belle Plaine High School (or its successor) and attending an Iowa Catholic college or university (Loras College, Mt. Mercy University, Clarke University or St. Ambrose University). Each Scholarship will be for $2,500.00 and is not renewable after the student’s first year of college. The Fr. Graham Charitable Board of Trustees (or its successor) are responsible for establishing procedures for the selection of scholarship recipients. CFAD will be notified no later than June 30th annually of the names of the recipients and the school they will be attending. The funds will be transferred directly to the Catholic college or university as a scholarship for the recipient in February the following year after ensuring enrollment of the recipient in the college or university. If there are not four recipients of the annual scholarship, any remaining balance of the annual $10,000.00 will be sent in equal payments to the Iowa Catholic colleges and universities to be used for their general scholarship fund. Any balance remaining after the scholarships are distributed will be given annually to St. Michael Parish in Belle Plaine (or its successor) to be used to support the parish’s Religious Education/Faith Formation program.
Fr. Hemann Endowment Fund at St. Thomas Aquinas – Ames
Category: Parish Life
To assist St. Thomas Aquinas Church with expenses for staff training, professional development and sabbaticals.
Fr. Kenneth Gehling Education Fund
Category: Catholic Education
Provide funding for educational needs at Epiphany Parish in Mason City, Iowa
Holy Cross Cemetery – Anamosa Perpetual Care Fund
Category: Cemetery
This fund is for the perpetual care, maintenance, and repair of Holy Cross Cemetery in Anamosa, Iowa.
Holy Family Cemetery, New Hampton Perpetual Care Fund
Category: Cemetery
To assist with the perpetual care, maintenance, and repair of Holy Family Cemetery Association, New Hampton, Iowa.
Holy Family Scholarship Endowment Fund – Cedar Rapids
Category: Catholic Education
Provide need-based scholarships to qualifying families enrolled at Holy Family Schools, Cedar Rapids, Iowa.
Holy Family, New Hampton Education Endowment Fund
Category: Parish Life
To assist with the education related expenses of Holy Family Parish, New Hampton, Iowa.
Holy Rosary Cemetery Association Perpetual Care Fund
Category: Cemetery
This fund is intended for the perpetual care, maintenance and repair of Holy Rosary Cemetery, LaMotte, Iowa.
Holy Spirit Parish, Dubuque Education Endowment Fund
Category: Parish Life
To assist with the education related expenses of Holy Spirit Parish, Dubuque, Iowa.
Holy Trinity Church Charitable Works Fund
Category: Social Services
This fund is intended solely for charitable works, to be used at the discretion of the pastor.
Immaculate Conception Church – Charles City Education Endowment Fund
Category: Parish Life
To be used to provide funds for educational programming at the parish. Proceeds are to be used at the discretion of its parish council and pastor.
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