Nearly $420,000 in endowment distributions were mailed recently to Catholic churches, Catholic schools, and Catholic-run organizations throughout the diocese. For some, these annual distributions are a much-needed help to meet their basic operating budget. For others, however, these annual endowment checks are welcome opportunities to build up an important ministry…

Please remember the Catholic Foundation of Eastern Montana in your giving to the Church. Your donation to the Catholic Foundation of Eastern Montana will make an impact today and also secure the future for the Catholic Church in our diocese. There is no minimum amount of a gift – every…

Can you guess what is one of the top things we hope for at the Catholic Foundation of Eastern Montana? You might respond, “lots of donations to build endowments for our Church” and sure, that would be a good answer. But not the correct one. The most important thing we…

What a blessing it was to be awarded the grant money from the Foundation! Immaculate Conception Parish in Fort Benton was able to accomplish a much-needed maintenance project on our church. This project was necessary to stop any further damage to our building and the grant from the Foundation helped…

St. Raphael Church in Glasgow was happy to receive a grant from the Catholic Foundation of Eastern Montana to upgrade its sound system in the church. Parishioners helped the professional sound folks with the installation to keep the costs down. Terri Elsworth, Office Manager at St. Raphael’s, said, “We went…

by Judy Held I don’t even know Lou Lotz, but he caused a lightbulb moment for me this week. Mr. Lotz writes daily devotionals I sometimes read and he reflected recently on a story from the Gospels that mentions a boy with some food to share. Most of you have…

by Judy Held Montanans have been fortunate to enjoy the “Montana Charitable Endowment Tax Credit” for more than 20 years. This year may be the last year, however, since this generous tax benefit is but temporary and set to sunset at the end of 2019. Our state legislators may extend…

Lots of people are shy when it comes to sharing their giving stories. When a friend commented recently that people like to read about other people, she urged me to share my own story. (“Hey, you’re a donor – tell them what you do!”) At the risk of being awkward,…

On People’s Minds We seem to be answering the same question quite often recently, so thought it might be good to put it in print: Q: Is the Catholic Foundation of Eastern Montana different than the Diocese? A: Most definitely! The Foundation is a separately-incorporated nonprofit organization in Montana. Founded…