
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
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
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 School Endowment Fund
Holy Family School Scholarship Endowment Fund
Holy Family Youth Ministry Endowment Fund
Holy Ghost Parish Cemetery Fund (Bethlehem)
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
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
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 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)
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