A Whole New Look at St. Agnes! A welcoming space can bring a parish community closer together, and thanks to a grant from the our Foundation, St. Agnes in Red Lodge has completely transformed its gathering area! With the grant and additional parish support, St. Agnes purchased 15 tables and 84...

A Warm Thank You from St. Margaret Mary Catholic Church Keeping a parish warm—both spiritually and physically—is no small task, especially when a failing boiler system threatens to leave parishioners and staff in the cold. Thanks to a grant from our Foundation, St. Margaret Mary Catholic Church was able to bring in...

A simple, but oh, so effective (and important) way to support the Church forever When many people think of building permanent endowments, they often think of large, planned gifts. But providing everlasting support for the Catholic causes that mean the most to you can be as simple as creating a...

Year-End giving: so many ways to keep the faith alive— locally and forever! Phipps family (left to right: Luke, Danny, Julie, Lisa, and Clayton) enjoying Glacier Park in July 2023. "Clayton and I were excited for the opportunity to donate to the Catholic Foundation of Eastern Montana for the Greatest...

The Foundation supports students in all our Catholic Schools Principal Nolan Trafton (center) joins his students in thanking Catholic Foundation of Eastern Montana donors. A Foundation grant made it possible to purchase a new theology curriculum for Billings Central Catholic High School.   The Catholic Foundation of Eastern Montana supports...

Billings Catholic Schools benefits from Catholic Foundation of Eastern Montana grant program Father John Pankratz visited St. Francis Preschool to bless the statues of the Blessed Virgin Mary that were purchased with grant funding from the Foundation. Billings Catholic Schools (BCS) has received three grants from the Catholic Foundation of...

There for the Church… in good times and in bad   What our donors want matters to us. And they want the endowments they support at the Foundation to help the Catholic parishes, schools, and ministries they love, both in good years and in bad. Because of donor support, we...

The Catholic Foundation of Eastern Montana has been energetically serving the Catholic faithful of our diocese since 1999—yet some Catholics in our diocese still aren’t sure exactly what we do here. We hope the following basic Q & As will get you as excited as we are about creating a...

For the sake of His priests People like you throughout our diocese build endowments at the Catholic Foundation of Eastern Montana for the Catholic causes dearest to them. And one thing nearly every Catholic has in common? Fondness for our priests. So many wonderful people gave to the Foundation’s Seminarian Education...