Catholic Community Foundation of the Archdiocese of Seattle

About Catholic Community Foundation of the Archdiocese of Seattle

A $1,000,000 grant to Catholic Community Services of Western Washington for a Catholic healthcare initiative collaboration stands out in the foundation’s recent record. Catholic Community Foundation of the Archdiocese of Seattle uses its grantmaking to support Catholic ministry and Catholic nonprofit organizations across Western Washington, with a clear emphasis on faith formation, pastoral work, and Catholic initiatives. Its recent awards also show support for the Archdiocese of Seattle’s formation and ministry programming, including a $188,000 grant for faith formation and a $157,000 grant for pastoral ministries through the Agape program. Smaller grants reach parish-level and educational partners as well, including Catholic schools, a parish, and mission-oriented organizations. The pattern suggests a funder that backs both large system-level ministries and targeted local projects within the Archdiocese. Grants are approved twice a year by board approval through the St. Joseph Foundation Grants program, and the foundation also operates the Mission Essential Parish Family Fund for qualifying parish families in economically depressed regions or rural areas with small populations. The result is a grant portfolio centered on sustaining Catholic mission, staffing, education, and ministry delivery in Western Washington.

What Catholic Community Foundation of the Archdiocese of Seattle Funds

Faith formation is a major theme in the foundation’s recent grants. It gave $188,000 to the Archdiocese of Seattle for faith formation, $81,915 for faith formation administrative support related to OVC, and $25,000 to the Crozier Society for a seminarian scholarship. Pastoral ministries also receive substantial support, including $156,000 to the Archdiocese of Seattle for seafarer education and $90,000 for immigrant and refugee ministry, both under pastoral ministries. Youth and young adult formation appears through a $24,000 grant to the Archdiocese of Seattle for 12 youth to World Youth Day, alongside a $21,000 award for 10 seminarians to World Youth Day. Catholic education is present through scholarship support for high schools in Vancouver, Lacey, Everett, Seattle, and Burien. The foundation also funded environmental and mission-oriented Catholic initiatives, including support for Laudo Si’/environmental work in its stated priorities.

How Catholic Community Foundation of the Archdiocese of Seattle Gives