By Marie Galetto-Dugoni, Marketing Manager This year’s Catholic Impact Scholar Award winner, Claire Nguyen, certainly embodies the award’s themes of Catholic values and community impact. The Catholic Community Foundation selected Nguyen from a group of five high...
By Nick Carney, Endowment and Legacy Giving Program Manager I am an avid backpacker. Throughout my life, I’ve hiked many trails and trekked through many national parks throughout the country. I’ve explored the Sierra Mountains, the Cascade Mountains, the Rockies, and...
By Nick Carney, Endowment and Planned Giving Program Manager We start a new calendar year with a reading from the Gospel of Matthew. The reading provides a description of the three kings as they travel to visit the newborn Jesus. After their long travel guided by a...
By Nick Carney, Endowment and Planned Giving Program Manager Advent is a season of preparation for the birth of our Lord, Jesus Christ. Our preparation is expressed through hope, peace, love, and joy. In a time of distance from others and our physical worship spaces,...
By Marie Galetto-Dugoni One of the great joys of our work is being the bearer of GOOD news for parishes in the form of grant checks. Through the generosity of our donors and the growth of our endowments, we are able to provide grants for programs at parishes all over...
By Mary Quilici Aumack, CEO A Donor Advised Fund (DAF) is a charitable giving vehicle administered by a public charity. When a donation is made to the fund, the donor receives appropriate tax considerations. Then, the donor(s) decide over time where they would like...
