Grants
This was a record year for grants awarded from the Foundation’s unrestricted resources – $85,000. Congratulations to the grant recipients! The Foundation’s next grant cycle will open in the spring of 2020. Watch this website for details!
| Blessed Trinity Catholic Community (Missoula) | $3,950.00 | Replace old computers |
| Butte Catholic Community North | $3,950.00 | Interior work on damaged church building |
| Carroll College – Engineers Without Borders (Guatemala) | $2,000.00 | Continuation of seismic retrofit structural wall at Instituto La Asuncion School |
| Carroll College – Diocesan Campus Ministries | $3,500.00 | Continued development of Annual Diocesan Campus Ministry Vocations Retreat |
| Catholic Social Services of Montana | $1,401.20 | Purchase Bloomerang Donor Management Software |
| Catholic Youth Rural Outreach (Kalispell deanery) | $3,000.00 | Provide excellent youth ministry discipleship; formation opportunities (Bible studies, Book Study/Disciple Group, Retreats and Youth Nights) |
| Christ the King Catholic Campus Ministry (Missoula) | $2,450.00 | Campus Ministry Outreach and Education |
| De La Salle Blackfeet School (Browning) | $500.00 | Depiction of De La Salle Blackfeet history in mural form mixing Native and Le Sallian symbols |
| Divine Mercy Academy (Belgrade) | $3,660.00 | Improvements to DMA’s gymnasium, allow it to be used as a multipurpose space |
| Good Samaritan Ministries (Helena) | $1,200.00 | Support for the programs and mission of Good Samaritan Ministries. |
| Guardian Angel Mission (Power) | $3,950.00 | New windows in church building |
| Guatemala Mission | $5,000.00 | Assist medical needs of clients who cannot pay or need specialized care at regional or government hospitals |
| Holy Cross Parish (Townsend) | $1,775.00 | Religious Education/Vacation Bible School/classroom maintenance |
| Holy Spirit Parish (Butte) | $3,950.00 | Update Fire Alarm System in Church Center |
| Immaculate Conception Parish (Deer Lodge) | $4,500.00 | Provide Handicap Access Door for remodeled Chapel & Office Space |
| Immaculate Conception Parish (Deer Lodge) | $500.00 | Bibles for Warm Springs patients and MT State Prison inmates |
| Immaculate Conception Parish (Polson) | $1,975.00 | Purchase and placement of a storage shed |
| Immaculate Conception Parish (Polson) | $1,572.00 | Complete the updating of the parish hall |
| Little Flower Parish (Browning) | $3,000.00 | To Evangelize our people on the Reservation & Teen Search |
| Montana Tech Catholic Campus Ministry (Butte) | $2,250.00 | Materials for Bible Study and giveaway item for Club Rush |
| Our Lady of the Valley Parish (Helena) | $1,618.80 | 2 HDTV monitors, speakers, wall mounts and cables for Faith Formation gather spaces for ongoing catechesis |
| Sacred Heart Parish (Ronan) | $1,495.00 | Complete the remodel and updating of the parish hall |
| St. Anne Parish (Heart Butte) | $3,000.00 | To Evangelize-Vacation Bible School; RE materials; youth workshops |
| St. Francis of Assisi Parish (Hamilton) | $1,000.00 | Youth Group pilgrimage to NCYC – Indianapolis, IN |
| St. Francis Parish (Valier) | $333.00 | On-Line Faith enhanced K-Adult program called “Formed” |
| St. Francis Xavier Parish (Missoula) | $3,910.00 | Restoration of classroom for art and activity space for the Faith Formation Program |
| St. Ignatius Mission | $3,555.00 | Repurposing spaces for a Blessed Sacrament Chapel and a Reconciliation Chapel |
| St. John the Evangelist Parish (Butte) | $3,950.00 | Help defray costs of unexpected repairs due to a severly cold winter |
| St. John the Evangelist Parish (Fairfield) | $625.00 | Assisting spiritual and educational experiences on pilgrimage to Italy |
| St. Joseph Parish (Choteau) | $750.00 | Assisting chaperone expenses on youth group trip to Italy |
| St. Joseph School (Missoula) | $1,000.00 | Anaheim RE Educator Congress – 2020 |
| St. Margaret Parish (Cut Bank) | $333.00 | On-Line Faith enhanced K-Adult program called “Formed” |
| St. Mary Catholic Community (Helena) | $827.00 | Professional Development and supplies for the Coordinator of Elementary Religious Education |
| St. Mary Catholic Community (Helena) | $2,528.00 | Recarpeting of Main Level of Pastoral Center (Office Building) |
| St. Mary’s Mission Parish (Stevensville) | $1,422.00 | Renovate the Family Center bathrooms – handicapped accessible |
| St. Matthew Parish (Kalispell) | $1,250.00 | NCYC – Indianapolis, IN – 12 youth and 3 chaperones |
| St. William Parish (Shelby) | $950.00 | Educational materials and sources for youth and families |
| The Sycamore Tree Catholic Retreat Center (Swan Lake) | $2,370.00 | Remodel existing sacristy to make it a multi-use room and purchase a 100 gallon fuel tank |