St. Joseph Foundation

Jesuit Volunteer Corps Northwest

Pathways to Purpose: Faith-Based Internship for Young Adults $15,000

This grant supports two interns who are participants in the JVC Northwest’s Vision and Call Internship program which fosters the development of young leaders and directly supports 62 Jesuit volunteers in Seattle, Tacoma, and Vancouver. This grant helps cover housing stipends and travel expenses.

 

Our Lady Queen of Heaven Parish, Tacoma

Martha's Table
$6,200

As missionary disciples, five days a month, volunteer parishioners provide outreach ministry supporting the unhoused in their community by offering breakfast; sack lunches; supplies such as clothing, tents, cold weather gear, and toiletries; and provide shelter, bathroom facilities, and charging stations for cell phones and tablets. This grant money goes toward purchasing food items for their ministry. In 2024, they served more than 2500 people.

 

RISE2hope

Formerly: Jesuit Restorative Justice Initiative Northwest
$55,000

RISE2hope will use this grant for two focuses, ministry to those in restrictive housing (solitary confinement) and Ignatian retreats for those in prison. They impact 400-500 people a year.

 

Saint Martin's University

Saint Martin's University Spring Break Service Immersions
$10,000

This grant will be used to support student costs for travel, food, lodging and site fees for 24 participants in their Spring break 2025 Service Immersion trips to L’Arche Tahoma Hope, Tacoma, WA, and Delores Mission/Homeboy Industries, Los Angeles, CA.

 

Seattle University

Sustaining Seattle's Catholic School Teacher Corps
$250,000

This grant is provided to establish an endowment for the Catholic School Teacher Corps. This impactful program supports Catholic schools in the Archdiocese of Seattle through placement and development of teacher candidates in a Catholic school, educational preparation to obtain a master’s degree, as well as community and spiritual formation for the participants who live together in community.

 

Society of SVdP Archdiocesan Council of Seattle

Rent assistance
$40,000

The Society of St. Vincent dePaul will distribute these funds among the SVdP conferences at parishes throughout Western Washington. The individual conferences connect with individuals in their geographic areas needing short-term assistance and utilize these funds and parishioner donations in the best way possible to prevent homelessness.

 

St. Andrew Parish, Sumner

Conference transportation for Youth Group
$10,000

This grant covers the cost of transportation for youth to the Steubenville Conference in Spokane, WA in July of 2025. This provides efficient transportation, and the ability to take additional youth to the conference where they will have the opportunity to build their faith and relationship to God.

 

St. John Mary Vianney Parish, Kirkland

Gardening with a Purpose
$5,540

Maintained by volunteers, this parish garden provides herbs and vegetables to Hopelink’s Food Assistance Program. This grant provides funds to expand the garden and provide produce for an additional 125 people.

 

St. Michael Parish, Olympia

2025: Beyond Borders to Vietnam
$10,000

This grant supports the travel costs of students participating in this Mission trip, providing the opportunity for students to grow in their faith, compassion and understanding of service while also helping those who are less fortunate.

 

St. Paul Chong Hasang Parish, Fife

2025 Lenten Retreat for youth
$5,000

This grant supports a Lenten retreat for 45 students, grade 6-12, to provide a nurturing environment for students to stay engaged with their faith and deepen their belief in our God.

 

Knights Community HELP

Providing durable medical equipment free of charge
$10,000

Knights Community Hospital Equipment Lend Program offers free durable medical equipment for home use for those in need. KC HELP repairs and maintains equipment and instructs in the set up and use of the equipment, while providing caring and attentive support to those in need of these services.

 

Our Lady of Zarvanycia Ukrainian Greek Catholic Church

Patriarch Lubomir Huzar Ukrainian Language School
$5,000

This grant helps provide a welcoming environment for newly arriving Ukrainian refugee children to continue learning and mastering the Ukrainian language as well as for Ukrainian American children to connect with their family's culture and native language. Subjects offered include Catholic religion, history, music, technology, and preparing students to serve the community.

 

Operation Nightwatch

Church-based Shelters
$108,406

The primary focus of this grant is to support a 6-month pilot program with Donna Jean’s Place, an emergency Women’s Shelter at St. Mary’s Parish in Seattle. Operation Nightwatch also provides services at Julia’s Place shelter in Madrona and continues to expand church-based shelter services, as much as possible, across denominations and throughout neighborhoods in the city of Seattle.

 

Providence Mount St. Vincent Foundation

Legacy of Love Campaign:
100-year anniversary of Providence Mount St. Vincent
$25,000

This grant supports Providence Mount St. Vincent in their campaign to raise funds for charitable care. In 2024 the organization will provide more than $4 million in charitable support due to Medicaid shortfall, uninsured, and residents and patients outliving their resources.

 

Western Washington Catholic Charismatic Renewal (WWCCR)

Opportunities to experience the Holy Spirit
$20,000

The Western Washington Catholic Charismatic Renewal provides opportunities to people interested in growing their prayer life with the help of the Holy Spirit, through workshops, mentorship programs, and community events.

 

Ignatian Spirituality Center

ISC Summer Ignatian Silent Retreat
$5,000

The ISC Summer Ignatian Silent Retreat provides an experience designed to help individuals discern God’s will and deepen their relationship with God. This grant makes the retreat more affordable.

 

Mercy House of St. Pius X Parish, Mountlake Terrace

Serving anyone in need due to financial insecurities
$25,000

Mercy House brings together resources and support from St. Vincent dePaul, the Catholic Community Services Prepares Program and St. Pius X Parish to provide emergency food, clothing, rental and utility assistance. Mercy House strives to empower each person to move towards financial, emotional, and spiritual well-being.

 

Our Lady Queen of Heaven Parish, Tacoma

OLQH Prayer Shawl Ministry
$600

This grant covers the cost of yarn for volunteers who make prayer shawls for those in need of comfort from the loss of a loved one or someone needing prayers for healing.

 

St Francis Xavier Parish, Toledo

St Francis Xavier Mission Healing Trail
$62,000

St. Francis Xavier Catholic Church is creating a Mission Healing Trail. The two-fold goal includes bringing the parish back to being a mission of sharing faith beyond their parish community and encompassing anyone who needs healing from experiencing trauma. This project includes renovation of the barn on site to incorporate healing spaces.

 

St Therese Parish, Seattle

The Gospel Magnificat Choral Concerts
$10,000

This grant is sponsoring two performances of The Magnificat during Advent 2024. In a dynamic, new presentation, and through song, dance, music and movement, the traditional beloved Marian story from the gospel of Luke is presented to inform, educate, and inspire audiences of all ages.

 

St. Andrew Kim Korean Parish, Seattle

2024 Korea Pilgrimage, scholarships.
$5,000

This pilgrimage is a two-week trip providing 24 high school students with the opportunity to learn about their faith, learn about Korean martyrs, and experience their cultural roots. The grant provides scholarship funds for students to participate in this Korean Pilgrimage.

 

Grays Harbor Ministry Team

Five-week Spanish immersion program for regional director of liturgy and formation.
$5,000

This grant covers expenses for the regional director of liturgy and formation to participate in an immersion program to better serve the seven parishes and missions within the Grays Harbor region.

 

St. Nicholas Parish, Gig Harbor

Camp Solanus for Girls
$6,000

This grant provides funding to bring a successful camp program for 7th - 9th grade girls to the Archdiocese of Seattle. It is a week-long camp that aims to help middle school girls recognize that their identity comes from Christ, their life has value and purpose, and they are beloved children of God. This is also a rich, educational experience for the high school students who help lead the camp, providing them a time of reflection on their faith and with opportunities to practice their leadership skills.

 

St Bernadette School, Burien

Christ in the Classroom - Augustine Institute Formation for all Staff
$1,460

This grant enables all school staff to receive this catechetical training. This enhances staffs’ ability to meet their mission of teaching Gospel values in a Catholic environment by nurturing academic excellence, fostering diversity, and developing compassionate stewards in our community.

 

Pope St. John XXIII STEM Academy, Tacoma

Strategic Plan for Sustaining Excellent Catholic Education
$18,000

Funding Priority: Catholic Initiatives

This grant matches the resources put forth by the school and parish to support a strategic plan to bring together the five different parish and school communities of Pope St. John XXIII parish, aimed at deepening community, promoting Catholic religion, education, and mission.

 

Immigrant and Refugee Ministry of the Archdiocese of Seattle

Welcome Circles - program support
$204,000

Funding Priority: Catholic Initiatives

Welcome Circles provide wrap-around support for refugee families. Coordinated with USCCB, parish communities support families by helping them assimilate and thrive in the local community. The families come from many places including Ukraine, Eritrea, and the Democratic Republic of Congo. Part of the granted funds will be distributed to parishes to assist them in meeting the costs of sponsoring a family which include finding initial housing, collecting donations and household goods, assisting in enrolling children in school, helping with applications for public benefits, and helping adults to find employment. This work not only supports the people who are refugees but also enriches the volunteers’ faith life and experience with God.

 

Office for Catholic Schools

New Catholic Teacher Mentorship Program
$10,000

Funding Priority: Faith Formation / Education

This grant supports an archdiocesan-wide teacher mentorship program. For teachers new to Catholic schools, this in-depth program utilizes the experience of seasoned teachers and helps to provide connections, professional growth, consistency, and a supportive environment.

 

Office for Catholic Schools

Symbolon Catechetical Certification Grants
$11,985

Funding Priority: Faith Formation / Education

This grant provides funding for the catechetical certification of 100 teachers per year for the next three years through the Augustine Institute's online Symbolon program, enabling more of our educators to receive their Christ in the Classroom Level I certification. This works to strengthen the Catholic identity of our schools by ensuring our religion teachers and administrators are well-formed in their Catholic faith.

 

Office for Catholic Schools

Missionary Discipleship Institute Response Project Grants
$25,000

Funding Priority: Faith Formation / Education

This grant supports funding for 25 schools across the archdiocese, the MDI project is a seventh-grade religion curriculum providing these students the experience of researching a need in their local community or the wider world and creating a student-initiated class project to respond to this need, bringing Christ's love to those on the margins.

 

St Mary Parish, Anacortes

Native Pastoral Care Support
$79,725

Funding Priority: Catholic Initiatives

This grant supports a three-year plan to enhance current ministry and restore fully functioning sacramental and catechetical formation for Native Americans at St. Paul Parish on the Swinomish Reservation. This is done within the Northern Deanery with St. Joachim's on the Lummi Reservation. Additionally, this effort intends to build community and support Native lay leaders within the parish family.

Seattle University

Climate Action Conference $50,000

Funding Priority: Pastoral Ministries

Supporting a three-day climate conference in summer 2025. Called “Together for Our Common Home,” the climate action summit will bring together business and non-profit leaders, educators, students, researchers, faith leaders, Indigenous communities, elected officials, and community leaders to learn from each other to take real action to care for our common home.

WWU Catholic Newman Center

Campus Minister Support $70,000 over two years

Funding Priority: Pastoral Ministries

Looking ahead, Viking Catholic is focused on their ability to raise funds and develop programs to build out their offerings to support faith development of WWU college students. This grant provides for increased staff time to continue to develop student programming, with an additional focus on building their fundraising ability and enabling them to sustain it in the future.

Office for Catholic Schools

Latino Summit $27,000

Funding Priority: Faith Formation / Education

Funding a Latino Summit: Cultivating Belonging, Empowering Leadership, and Building Access to Catholic Education Goals. A two-day event of: Day 1: Professional Learning Day for principals, school staff, pastors, parish staff, and religious ed instructors; Day 2: Latino

Family Day: Cultivating Belonging, Empowering Leadership, Building Access to Catholic Education

Archdiocese of Seattle - Youth Ministry Services

Supports attendance at the National Eucharistic Congress $23,000

Funding Priority: Faith Formation / Education

Creating opportunities for youth and young adults to encounter Christ and connecting them to the larger Church by providing scholarships to attend the National Eucharistic Congress taking place in Indianapolis in July 2024. The is the first National Eucharistic Congress in 83 years and this grant makes attending accessible to low-income youth and young adults from across the archdiocese.

Archdiocese of Seattle - Young Adult Ministry

Young Adult Retreats Approved: $22,000

Funding Priority: Faith Formation / Education

Supporting those with cultural or financial barriers and furthering the call of evangelization through a personal encounter with Christ is a priority for the Young Adult Ministry. This grant supports young adults with opportunities to grow in their faith by offering four unique retreats throughout the year.

Our Lady Queen of Heaven Catholic Church

Supporting the Mobile Resource Response Team (MRRT) outreach Approved: $2,400

Funding Priority: Catholic Initiatives

Providing essential services to people who are homeless. Through OLQH’s commitment to the Mobile Resource Response Team (MRRT), three times a month services are provided to the unhoused of South Pierce County with a place where they can get a meal,

shower, wash their clothes, acquire new clothes, and receive access to assistance through Pierce County and other organizations.

St. Paul Chong Hasang Parish

Lenten Retreat for Catholic Youth in 2024 Approved: $8,000

Funding Priority: Faith Formation / Education

Supporting, engaging, and nurturing the faith of our youth.

Our Lady Queen of Heaven Social Justice Commission

Outreach services of the Social Justice Commission Approved: $500

Funding Priority: Pastoral Ministries

Enabling the Social Justice Commission to further support their Mobile Resource Response Team in their work with people who are experiencing homelessness.

Our Lady of Guadalupe Parish

Vacation Bible Camp for Seniors Approved: $2.700

Funding Priority: Faith Formation / Education

Bringing together seniors, from all parishes that make up their new parish family, to come to know each other and share their faith. Laying groundwork to expand ministries to Seniors in new ways and hoping to help seniors feel more connected to the larger community.

St. Gabriel and Prince of Peace Catholic Church

Travel expenses Approved: $7,000

Funding Priority: Pastoral Ministries

Enabling a large group of students to travel to the 2024 Steubenville Northwest Youth Conference in Spokane and giving them the opportunity to grow in their faith and encounter Christ in new ways.

Society of Saint Vincent de Paul, Sacred Heart, Battle Ground

Addressing needs of food, clothing, and shelter. Approved: $5,000

Funding Priority: Pastoral Ministries

Meeting the growing needs of low-income individuals and families with rent, utilities, and food.

St. Peter - St. George Conference - St. Vincent de Paul of Seattle/King County

Addressing needs of food, clothing, and shelter. Approved: $5,000

Funding Priority: Pastoral Ministries

Supporting those in need by going to their place of residence, home, car, or street to help as friends and neighbors with basic needs such as rent, utilities, bed, and food in a spirit of goodwill and friendship.

Society of St. Vincent de Paul/Queen of Angels Conference

Sunday Outreach Lunch
Approved amount: $1,500

Funding Priority: Catholic Initiatives

To provide a hot meal to folks on the street, living in cars or not able to fix a hot meal. Also provide blankets, coats, hand warmers and personal items, especially in the cold weather.

University of Washington Newman Center

Approved amount: $17,000

Funding Priority: Pastoral Ministries

Our goal with retaining FOCUS is to continue to build our Evangelization efforts in order to bring additional students into our ministry, including from student groups we currently have not been able to reach well on our own.

Intercommunity Peace & Justice Center

Approved amount: $30,000

Funding Priority: Catholic Initiatives

Students will explore their various identities and how they shape their lived experience through building personal narratives to be shared with the community.

• Train 15 Catholic high school juniors and seniors to become faith-based youth organizers.
• Engage at least 70 additional youth, and 30 adults, through an intern-led listening campaign in the fall.
• Host at least one major action in the spring activating and mobilizing at least 40 youth, and 20 adults around the justice issue chosen by the interns.
• Partner with at least 7 community partners to train the interns and expose them to other faith-based justice work and vocational paths.

• Agape  - 2022 grant award: $157,000 to fund purchase of a van and general operations for three years.