An endowment is a fund set aside for the long-term benefit of an organization. The initial and additional funds contributed to the endowment are invested and a portion of the earnings are distributed for charitable purposes. An endowment fund is typically permanent and will generate income for the designated beneficiary forever. It gives your charitable giving eternal life on earth.
Donating to one of the parish or school endowment funds is easy. See below for a list of all of the endowment funds available for our parishes and cemeteries:
Sacred Heart-Joe Gehl Memorial Endowment Fund (for general maintenance & operational costs)
St Matthias General Operational Endowment Fund (for general maintenance & operational costs)
St Matthias Education Endowment Fund (for education purposes)
St Peter Endowment Fund for Operations (for general maintenance & operational costs)
St Peter Educational Endowment Fund (for education purposes)
Calvary Cemetery Association-Cascade Perpetual Care Fund
Sacred Heart Cemetery Association-Fillmore Perpetual Care Fund
St Aloysius Cemetery Association-South Garryowen Perpetual Care Fund
St Patrick Cemetery Association-Garryowen Perpetual Care Fund
St Peter Cemetery Association-Temple Hill Perpetual Care Fund
The funds are managed by The Catholic Foundation in the Archdiocese of Dubuque (CFAD), and gifts can be made online at OurCFAD.org/donate (be sure to choose the right designation in the drop-down box). Gifts can also be made directly to CFAD by check or other method, indicating the fund to which you're donating. CFAD's address is 120 5th St. NW, Cedar Rapids, IA 52405. You can contact the Foundation with questions at 563-552-0176.
Please consider donating to one of the endowment funds our parishes have. Gifts to the endowment fund are tax-deductible and support the parish in perpetuity. You may also contact the Business Manager at the Pastorate Office if you have any questions at 563-852-3524.