Father Jerome Tauber, former Pastor, St. Theresa’s Parish, Hellertown

An endowment fund with the Catholic Foundation is truly the gift that keeps on giving. St. Theresa’s Parish was blessed a few years ago to receive a generous gift from one of our parishioners to help support our school. After careful consideration and discussion with our parish finance council, we decided to create an endowment fund with the Catholic Foundation. We could have easily spent it — but it would…

Monsignor Robert Wargo, Pastor Emeritus, St. Joseph the Worker Parish, Orefield

When the Catholic Foundation started five years ago, I saw it as an opportunity to ensure the financial future of our parish. After careful study and with the consideration of our parish finance council, we started a general parish endowment fund in 2014 to provide a source of present and future income to support parish programs and activities. We are fortunate that we had very generous donors who also saw…

Bob Buck – ACCHS Green & Gold Fund Treasurer

We immediately saw the value of transferring the assets of Allentown Central Catholic’s Green & Gold (G&G) Fund to the Catholic Foundation. It made sense to move the Green & Gold Fund into the Catholic Foundation. With access to a broader investment portfolio, our fund will earn a better rate of return, grow faster and work harder to support educational programs at Allentown Central Catholic High School.

John F. Horrigan Jr. – John Paul II

As long time supporters of The John Paul II Center for Special Learning in Berks County, my dear wife Peggy and I had discussed the possible establishment of an endowment fund for the school. Following Peggy’s death, I was pleased to establish the John Paul II Center for Special Learning Endowment Fund in her honor with the Catholic Foundation of Eastern Pennsylvania knowing the endowment fund will provide financial assistance…

Tom and Amy Scalici

“I have spent my career managing a prudent investment process for retirement plans, institutions and individuals. Every Catholic institution needs funding so they may remain sustainable over the long run. An endowment fund with the Catholic Foundation provides consistent annual funding that will support an organization perpetually. Over time, the gift will grow which means the annual amount distributed to them will grow accordingly. In my involvement on various boards,…

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