Catholic Association Foundation

About Catholic Association Foundation

The Catholic Association Foundation’s recent giving is marked by large unrestricted grants to Catholic education, legal advocacy, and pro-life institutions. A $2,000,000 grant to the International Dominican Foundation stands out as the biggest award in the recent list, while other seven-figure and high-six-figure gifts support organizations such as Neuro Kids Inc, The Heights Inc, and the Knights of Columbus. The foundation’s stated priorities include defending religious liberty, life, and the Church in the public square, and its grant list reflects that orientation through support for Catholic institutional work, human dignity, healthcare, and public communications. General support appears repeatedly, suggesting a preference for flexible operating use rather than restricted project funding. The pattern also shows backing for legal and intellectual infrastructure within Catholic and pro-life networks. Recipients include law and policy groups, Catholic information and education organizations, and research-oriented institutions tied to family, culture, and moral theology. Several grantees appear more than once across the recent record, including The Heights Inc, Ava Maria School of Law Foundation, Catholic Information Center, Christ Medicus Foundation, Center for Thomas More Studies, and Napa Institute Legal Foundation. That repeat funding points to ongoing relationships rather than one-off grants.

What Catholic Association Foundation Funds

Catholic education and formation are a clear thread. The foundation gave $750,000 to Fellowship of Catholic University Students for general support, and it also supported The Heights Inc with multiple general-support grants, including $750,000 in 2025 and $500,000 in 2023. Health-related grantmaking appears in its support for Neuro Kids Inc, which received $1,000,000 in 2025 and another $400,000 in 2024 for general support. That sits alongside gifts to Christ Medicus Foundation, including $500,000 in 2024 and $250,000 in 2023. The foundation also funds legal and policy organizations. Ava Maria School of Law Foundation received $410,000 in 2024, $205,000 in 2023, and $205,000 in 2025, while Fidelis Center for Law and Policy received $250,000 in 2024. A separate set of grants supports intellectual work, including $350,000 to The Thomistic Institute and $500,000 to Center for Thomas More Studies.

How Catholic Association Foundation Gives