May 24, 2024

Catholic Women’s Giving Circle membership and grant applicant information

Membership

Any Catholic woman who is a member of the archdiocese is invited to become a member of the Catholic Women’s Giving Circle.

The cost for a full voting membership is $1,000. The cost for a quarter-vote membership is $250.

Those who choose to join at the $1,000 membership level can pay in one installment or four quarterly installments of $250 each. Payments can be made by check, securities (IRA, DAF or stock gifts) or securely online by credit card.

This is an annually renewable commitment. Membership commitments for this cycle are due on June 17.

Grant applicants

One-time, one-year grants of $25,000 will be available to all archdiocesan-supported agencies and ministries that apply. The membership response will determine the number of $25,000 grants to be awarded.

Interested agencies and ministries must complete a grant application by Aug. 30. (Applications are available starting on June 3.)

A selection committee of member volunteers will select three to five finalists. The archdiocesan Office of Stewardship and Development will work with these selected finalists to prepare a short video to be presented at a grant selection event on Oct. 30.

Grant awardees have until Oct. 1, 2025, to target completion of their project, and will be asked to complete an impact report. Awardees may be asked to present their report at a future gathering of the Giving Circle. Awardees will be eligible to apply for future funding.

(For more information about membership or the grant application process, got to www.archindy.org/womensgiving or contact Kim Pohovey at 317-236-1568 or kphovey@archindy.org.) †

 

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