Endow Your Annual Giving For many Catholics, the notion of stewardship extends beyond individual lives to encompass a shared commitment to service and generosity. Catholic families, seeking to fortify their legacy of faith-driven giving, are establishing family funds with the Catholic Foundation of Eastern Pennsylvania as a profound and strategic avenue to provide ongoing support for their favorite Catholic causes. The O’Hara Family Fund Recently, Bob and Cindi O’Hara created…

Leadership, volunteer involvement and passion are the key factors that led Tom and Amy Scalici of Allentown to start an endowment fund with the Catholic Foundation of Eastern Pennsylvania. The Scalici Family Fund, created in October 2017, supports three worthy Catholic causes in perpetuity: St. John Vianney Regional School, the Mercy School for Special Learning and the Catholic Charities of the Diocese of Allentown. Leading by Example Runs in the…

Nestled in the historic town of Bally (Berks County), St. Francis Classical Catholic Academy is the oldest operating co-education Catholic school in the original 13 colonies. If its 280-year history is not enough of a distinction, the school recently revamped its curriculum to a rigorous Catholic liberal arts education model. It appears, “old school” has become “new school.” And with only four months into the academic year, the model is…

Faith intertwines with commitment. For the Catholic Foundation of Eastern Pennsylvania, endowment funds are a beacon of support for the future shepherds of the Church. The endowment funds, carefully nurtured and sustained, weave a tapestry of hope for seminarians, promising a legacy that echoes forever. Seminarian education endowment funds, like silent guardians, stand as the backbone of support for seminarians. During the month of November when we celebrate National Vocations…