September 25, 2015

Biannual grants awarded to parishes, schools and archdiocesan agencies

Criterion staff report

During the spring of 2015, nearly $350,000 was awarded in grant monies to parishes, schools and agencies in the Archdiocese of Indianapolis.

The grants, awarded twice a year, are made available through the St. Francis Xavier Home Mission Endowment Fund, the Growth and Expansion Endowment Fund and the James P. Scott Endowment Fund. These grants were made possible through the generosity of archdiocesan parishioners, who set up the endowments.

The grant process is jointly administered by the archdiocesan Finance Office and the Office of Stewardship and Development.

Grant applications are due to the archdiocese for the two grant allocation periods on April 30 and on Oct. 31 each year.

The grants awarded for the spring of 2015 are as follows:

  • St. Paul Catholic Center, Bloomington; Growth and Expansion Fund; $7,763 to purchase tables and chairs for meeting rooms.
  • St. Mary Parish, New Albany; Home Mission Fund; $60,000 for a new boiler.
  • Catholic Charities Indianapolis; Growth and Expansion Fund; $20,000 to provide expanded professional mental health services in parishes and schools.
  • Holy Family Parish, Oldenburg; James P. Scott Fund; $32,215 to replace roofs and windows in school building.
  • Catholic Charities Tell City; Growth and Expansion Fund; $3,400 to update office technology.
  • Cohort #3, Eastside Catholic Community; Growth and Expansion Fund; $2,000 for funding for day of reflection on liturgical ministries.
  • Holy Name of Jesus Parish, Beech Grove; James P. Scott Fund; $25,000 for security system for parish and school grounds.
  • Prince of Peace Parish, Madison; Home Mission Fund; $19,000 to fund preliminary costs for church restoration project.
  • Sacred Heart of Jesus Parish, Indianapolis; Home Mission Fund; $35,000 for roof repairs.
  • St. Susanna Parish, Plainfield; James P. Scott Fund; $17,593 for tornado shutters and classroom locks.
  • St. Elizabeth Catholic Charities, New Albany; Growth and Expansion Fund; $12,500 for repairs and updates to facility.
  • Terre Haute Catholic Charities Food Bank; James P. Scott Fund; $50,000 for matching grant for endowment contributions to support new facility.
  • St. Vincent de Paul Parish, Bedford; Growth and Expansion Fund; $23,950 to upgrade and integrate existing fire alarms.
  • Catholic Charities, Bloomington; Growth and Expansion Fund; $11,100 for maintenance, repairs and HVAC at Becky’s Place.
  • Sacred Heart of Jesus Parish, Clinton; Home Mission Fund; $30,000 for new rectory project.

(For information on how to apply for the grants, log on to www.archindy.org/finance/grant.html, or contact Stacy Harris in the Finance Office at sharris@archindy.org, or by phone at 317-236-1535 or 800-382-9836, ext. 1535.) †

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