The Catholic Foundation

The Catholic Foundation of the Diocese of Sacramento, Inc., provides a way for you to support the many ministries of the parishes, schools and agencies of the Diocese of Sacramento. Established in 2004, the Foundation’s focus is to ensure a strong financial basis for continuing services to the faith community in the 20 counties of Northern California for years to come. The Foundation operates in support of the Diocese and is managed by the Bishop and an appointed Board of Directors.

Generous donors from all walks of life have contributed outright gifts, bequests, gifts in trust, endowments and other types of gifts to the Foundation, where the assets are received and managed. To learn more about The Catholic Foundation of The Diocese of Sacramento, Inc. and how you can become involved, please take a look at Foundation Funds and the many Ways To Give. In addition, be sure to review some of Benefits of Giving. Contact us directly to learn how we can work with you to include the Foundation in your estate plan.

Foundation director explains merger of school, parish endowment

By Julie Sly Herald editor

The Manogue Perpetual Endowment Foundation, which was created in 2002 to support the work of parishes and parish schools in the Diocese of Sacramento, will be assumed into the The Catholic Foundation of the Diocese of Sacramento, Inc., founded in 2004.

The Catholic Foundation provides a way for Catholics to support the many ministries of the parishes, schools and agencies of the diocese. The foundation holds many individual endowment funds for the benefit of parishes, schools and agencies of the diocese. Each year, an endowment’s earnings are used to help finance the specific purpose for which the donors created it.

The Herald spoke recently with Michael Halloran, Executive Director of The Catholic Foundation of the Diocese of Sacramento, Inc., to answer questions about the recent merger of the Manogue Perpetual Endowment Foundation into The Catholic Foundation.

Annual Catholic Appeal

Assisting people in need | 2010

The Annual Catholic Appeal provides a way to share with God and His Church a portion of the gifts He has given us. In these challenging economic times, the needs facing our Church have been greater than ever before. Together, through your generous support of the 2009 Appeal we raised nearly $2.5 million in contributions from 21,000 participants.

We're asking for your support again for the 2010 Appeal. Your generosity helps more than 100 social service programs provide people in need with dignity and hope for a better future. You also help fund the formation and education of our seminarians preparing for priesthood in our local parishes and the establishment of new parishes in highly populated areas. 25% of collected funds are returned to your parish for its own social service ministries.