endowment funds Catholic Foundation of Eastern PA

An endowment fund provides a source of annual income to a Catholic organization of the donor’s choice. An endowment can honor or memorialize a loved one, or establish a lasting legacy of faith, or support the donor’s chosen organization or cause. Because an endowment is designed to grow and last in perpetuity, it makes it possible for a donor to ensure long-term, everlasting financial support to a chosen cause.

Creating a new endowment fund requires an agreement between a donor and the Catholic Foundation. This agreement permanently defines the purpose, and outlines the procedures for managing the endowment funds. A standard language is maintained by the Catholic Foundation to ensure consistency in fund management. Usually an endowment can be started with am initial deposit of $50,000 or a plan to build to that amount.

What Assets Can Be Used to Establish Endowment Funds?

There are several financial assets that can be used to establish an endowment fund during a donor’s lifetime. These include:

  • Cash gifts
  • Securities – Avoid capital gains by donating appreciated stocks to an endowment fund.
  • IRAs – An individual who is 70.5 years old or older may transfer up to $100,000 per year into an endowment fund without tax penalty.
  • 401Ks – Transfer monies from your 401K into an IRA to make a gift to an endowment.
  • Insurance Policies – Proceeds from a fully paid insurance policy may be donated to an endowment.
  • Insurance Policies or Investment Funds Beneficiary Designation – Include an endowment fund as a full or partial beneficiary.
  • Bequests – Include an endowment fund with the Catholic Foundation in your will or Trust documents.

Funds by Designation


Alphabetical Listing of All Funds

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ACCHS Green and Gold Educational Endowment Fund

Albert J. Neupauer Education Endowment Fund

Apostles of Jesus Fund

Assumption BVM Cemetery Designated Fund (Slatington)

Assumption BVM Education Endowment Fund (Bethlehem)

Assumption BVM Parish Endowment Fund (Bethlehem)

Assumption BVM School Endowment Fund (Pottsville)

Assumption BVM Parish Fund (Slatington)

Berks County Catholic School Scholarship Endowment Fund

Bernard M. Schramko Memorial Scholarship Fund

Catholic Charities of the Diocese of Allentown Endowment Fund

Catholic Charities Lehigh Valley Ecumenical Kitchen Fund

Catholic Charities Schuylkill County Ecumenical Kitchen Fund

Catholic School Scholarship Endowment Fund

Cay Galgon Life House Fund

Diaconate Endowment Fund

Divine Mercy Parish Cemetery Designated Fund (Shenandoah)

Edward & Rose Mary Kaska Scholarship Endowment Fund (St. Ann School)

Frances and Michael Huszar College Scholarship Endowment Fund

Francis and Mary Waldron Family Endowment Fund

From The Heart Endowment Fund (Mercy School)

Holy Family Parish Cemetery Designated Fund (Nazareth)

Holy Family Parish Fund

Holy Family School Endowment Fund

Holy Family School Scholarship Endowment Fund

Holy Family Youth Ministry Endowment Fund

Holy Ghost Parish Cemetery Fund (Bethlehem)

Holy Trinity Parish Fund

Immaculate Conception BVM Parish Cemetery Designated Fund (Douglassville)

Incarnation Of Our Lord Parish Endowment Fund (Bethlehem)

John Paul II Center for Special Learning Endowment Fund

John Paul II Center Teacher Excellence Endowment Fund

Joseph & Mary Simko Education Fund

Kolbe Academy Fund

Loretta Lecher Schneider Scholarship Endowment Fund

Mary Kate Waldron Mercy School for Special Learning Endowment Fund

Mercy School for Special Learning General Endowment Fund

Mercy School for Special Learning Scholarship Endowment Fund

Mercy School for Special Learning Scholarship & Education Endowment Fund

Mercy School Teacher Excellence Endowment Fund

Msgr. John Martin St. Peter Church Interior Endowment Fund (Coplay)

Msgr. Michael Chaback Bethlehem Catholic HS Scholarship Endowment Fund

Most Blessed Sacrament Cemetery Fund Bally

Most Blessed Sacrament Forever Endowment Fund Bally

Most Blessed Sacrament Restoration Fund Bally

Nativity High School Capital Improvement Fund

Nicholas P. Connell Scholarship Endowment Fund

Our Lady of Hungary Cemetery Designated Fund

Our Lady of Perpetual Help Parish Endowment Fund

ProLife Mothers to Be Fund

Queenship of Mary Parish Fund (Northampton)

Queenship of Mary Spiritual Mission Memorial Fund

Reverend Joseph A. Barnes Scholarship Endowment Fund-Immaculate Conception (Douglassville)

Reverend Joseph J. Ostheimer Scholarship Endowment Fund

Reverend Monsignor Robert F. Kozel Seminary Endowment Fund

Sacred Heart Building Fund (Bath)

Sacred Heart Parish Building Fund (Bethlehem)

Sacred Heart Parish Endowment Fund (Bath)

Sacred Heart Parish Endowment Fund (Bethlehem)

Sacred Heart Catholic Education Scholarship Endowment Fund

Sacred Heart Parish Cemetery Designated Fund (Bath)

Sacred Heart Parish Cemetery Designated Fund (Palmerton)

Saint Francis Classical Catholic Academy Fund (Bally)

Saints Peter & Paul Parish Cemetery Designated Fund (Lehighton)

Scalici Family Endowment Fund

Rose Marie & William Scharle ACCHS Science Scholarship Endowment Fund

Schuylkill Carbon Catholic Scholarship Endowment Fund

Seminary Education Endowment Fund

Sr. Janice Marie Johnson, R.S.M. Persons with Disabilities Ministry Endowment Fund

St. Ambrose Parish Fund (Schuylkill Haven)

St. Ambrose Parish Cemetery Designated Fund (Schuylkill Haven)

St. Ann Building Fund (Emmaus)

St. Ann Catholic Education Endowment Fund (Emmaus)

St. Ann’s Parish Cemetery Designated Fund (Emmaus)

St. Ann Parish General Fund (Emmaus)

St. Ann School Education Fund (Emmaus)

St. Anne Education Endowment Fund (Bethlehem)

St. Anne Parish Endowment Fund (Bethlehem)

St. Catharine of Siena School Endowment Fund (Reading)

St. Columbkill Parish Fund (Boyertown)

St. Elizabeth of Hungary Parish Endowment Fund

St. Elizabeth of Hungary Parish Cemetery Designated Fund (Pen Argyl)

St. Fidelis Cemetery Designated Fund (managed by St. Teresa Calcutta Mahanoy City)

St. Francis of Assisi Catholic Education Fund (Allentown)

St. Francis of Assisi Parish Fund (Allentown)

St. Jane Frances de Chantal Education Endowment Fund (Easton)

St. Jane Frances de Chantal School Academic Excellence Endowment Fund

St. John the Baptist Parish Cemetery Designated Fund (Allentown)

St. John the Baptist Parish Cemetery Designated Fund (Whitehall)

St. John XXIII Parish Cemetery Designated Fund (Tamaqua)

St. John XXIII Parish Fund (Tamaqua)

St. Joseph of the Panther Valley Education Endowment Fund

St. Joseph Center for Special Learning Scholarship Fund (Pottsville)

St. Joseph Parish Cemetery Designated Fund (Summit Hill)

St. Joseph the Worker Angel Endowment Fund

St. Joseph the Worker Be a Viking Scholarship Fund

St. Joseph the Worker Parish Endowment Fund

St. Joseph the Worker Pre-School Endowment Fund

St. Joseph the Worker Pro Life Fund

St. Joseph the Worker School Endowment Fund

St. Mary Parish Fund (Kutztown)

St. Matthew the Evangelist Parish Cemetery Designated Fund (Minersville)

St. Patrick Parish Cemetery Designated Fund (Pottsville)

St. Patrick Parish Fund (Pottsville)

St. Paul Parish Fund (Allentown)

St. Peter the Apostle Parish Cemetery Designated Fund (Reading)

St. Peter Parish Cemetery Fund (Coplay)

St. Peter School Scholarship Endowment Fund (Reading)

St. Roch Cemetery Designated Fund (Pen Argyl)

St. Teresa of Calcutta Parish Cemetery Designated Fund (Mahanoy City)

St. Theresa of the Child Jesus Parish Endowment Fund (Hellertown)

St. Thomas More Parish Endowment Fund

St. Thomas More School Education Endowment Fund

St. Thomas More School Teacher Excellence Endowment Fund

St. Vincent de Paul Society of St. Joseph the Worker Parish Endowment Fund

The Bishop Thompson Endowment Scholarship Fund

The Charles A. Wagner Scholarship Endowment Fund (Immaculate Conception, Douglassville

The Hispanic Scholarship Endowment Fund

Thomas O. Kern Memorial Scholarship Endowment Fund