Stability for the Faith

CFAD holds sustainability as one of its core values. Through our grantmaking services, we distribute grants on behalf of our donors and Catholic partner institutions to organizations serving the spiritual, educational, and social needs of our Catholic community. CFAD's St. Katharine Drexel Fund provides grants for new evangelization and Works of Mercy efforts. These grants, particularly organizational endowments:

• provide regular distributions — a steady source of income to help with budgeting and stability

• offer organizations a better idea of how to budget for the future regardless of what the market is doing

What touches your heart where you want to see your lasting legacy? Let us assist you with making an impact that is meaningful to you and those you want to help. Creating a new fund or donating to an established fund may be right for you. Establishing a fund with CFAD is easy, and we work with you at every step. You have the option to start the fund today, defer its start or name the fund as a beneficiary in your estate plans.

Know that, through the fund agreement, the existing fund you give to or the new fund you create will be granted as you intend. The organization receiving the grant signs a statement with clear directives that the organization will follow the grant's purpose.

Perhaps you've dreamed of how you can advance the Catholic faith, an integral part of you that has guided and helped you through so many stages in your life and your journey with the Trinity. Have you thought about:

• How to bring in new or lapsed members of the Church?

• How to ensure a Catholic education can be possible for parents who desire it for their child?

• How to perpetuate your gifts to Catholic social service organizations carrying out the Works of Mercy?

• How to help promote and expand vocations, including seminarian education?

• How to ensure your parish has operating or capital resources for the future?

• How to help with continuous renewal and education of parishioners, teachers, faith formation leaders or priests?

Additionally, through CFAD's relationships with the parishes, schools, cemeteries and Catholic nonprofits we learn about their greatest needs and new initiatives. Working with those who want to support Catholic causes, we can join the two together in planning.