About #iGiveCatholic
#iGiveCatholic is a bishop-led initiative in collaboration with the United States Conference of Catholic Bishops and dozens of individual dioceses to bring the Catholic community together to inspire and support generosity. #iGiveCatholic is an independent 501c3 organization that runs the annual U.S. Catholic Church’s giving day -- #iGiveCatholic on GivingTuesday -- as well as the #iGiveCatholic Together platform which hosts year-round online giving for Catholic organizations as well as Catholic giving days outside of GivingTuesday.
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MISSION
Through generosity and motivated by our Catholic faith, #iGiveCatholic empowers people and ministries to impact their communities.
GUIDING PRINCIPLES
Board and Staff
Board of Directors
Most Rev. Gregory M. Aymond, Chair
Archbishop of the Archdiocese of New Orleans
His Eminence Wilton Cardinal Gregory, Director
Archbishop of the Archdiocese of Washington
Most Rev. Joseph R. Kopacz, Director
Bishop of Diocese of Jackson
Cory J. Howat, President
Executive Director for the Catholic Community Foundation of New Orleans
Scott Whitaker, Vice-President
Secretariat Director for Stewardship and Development, Diocese of Austin
Regina Templet, Secretary/Treasurer
CFO for the Catholic Community Foundation of New Orleans
Staff
Lisa Schillace, National Director
Katie Hare, Program Manager
#iGiveCatholic on GivingTuesday
Celebrated annually since 2015 on the Tuesday following Thanksgiving, #iGiveCatholic on GivingTuesday kicks off the charitable season and brings the Catholic community together to "Give Back and Give Catholic". As the first-ever giving day created to celebrate our unique Catholic heritage, #iGiveCatholic on GivingTuesday inspires faithful stewards to express their generosity in support of and gratitude for their beloved faith community and ministries on this global day of giving.
Declared “the most successful Catholic crowdfunding event to date” by the National Catholic Register, the goal of #iGiveCatholic on GivingTuesday is to rally our Catholic community in support of the organizations that shape our souls: our parishes, schools, and nonprofit ministries.
Secure, tax-deductible donations to participating non-profit, Catholic organizations can be made through #iGiveCatholic during our Advanced Giving phase beginning at 12:00 AM on November 18, continuing right into GivingTuesday, December 3, and ending at 11:59 PM.
In 2023, this national campaign raised more than $20 million for 1,870 parishes, schools, and nonprofit ministries within 50 partner dioceses across the country. At the close of the 24-hour giving period, the number of contributions both online and offline totaled more than 58,000 with gifts from 50 states and 22 countries.
If you and your Catholic parish, school, or ministry wish to participate in #iGiveCatholic on GivingTuesday, please reach out to your diocesan contact (listed below). 501c3 non-profit ministries or schools listed in the Official Catholic Directory who are not located in a partner diocese may participate in #iGiveCatholic’s National Ministries or Catholic Education page. Parishes cannot participate independent of their diocese at this time.
For more information about participating in #iGiveCatholic on GivingTuesday, please email us at info@igivecatholic.org.
Testimonies
“By using all of the fantastic plug and play resources available, we have been able to share our mission and story in meaningful and compelling ways. The results we have experienced each year have been phenomenal, allowing us to achieve our fundraising goals for facility and programmatic needs. Do not miss this opportunity to participate. You will be glad you did!”
Our Lady of Bethlehem School and Childcare, Columbus, OH – Catholic Education
“The #iGiveCatholic model simplifies fundraising. The templates, instructions, and guidance gave us the freedom to create a fun and engaging campaign. Invite your parish community, clergy and various ministries to participate. We can’t wait to work with #iGiveCatholic again this fall!”
Saint Jude Catholic Church, Mansfield, TX – Diocese of Fort Worth
"#iGiveCatholic has been a wonderful experience for us! The fundraising piece is fun and energetic – a boon for our funding for the year. Being able to raise money AND engage numerous constituent groups in our mission is so uplifting. When a community witnesses a college student’s powerful commitment to their faith, they are excited and happy to give.”
St. Thomas More Church and Newman Center, University of South Carolina – Diocese of Charleston
“#iGiveCatholic is a genius concept. We love the way it helps to re-focus Catholics as part of Giving Tuesday on support for Catholic causes. Standing together as Church with other dioceses is a badge of honor that we can wear in the midst of an over-commercialized lead up to Christmas. It speaks to being part of the Universal Church in a way that no independent version of #iGiveCatholic can ever do on its own.”
Margaret Trahan, Director of Stewardship and Development, The Diocese of Lafayette
“#iGiveCatholic provides an incredible opportunity for parishes, schools and ministries in dioceses to access donors and share important stories about the impact of their work. It offers us a special occasion to promote the broad mission of the Church, while also allowing us to foster a sense of pride in all that is being accomplished within our local Catholic communities.
The mission dioceses that have fully taken part have grown both the number of donors offering gifts as well as the total amount they have raised each year. I have personally heard from many of our Catholic Extension grant recipients about the positive impact the #iGiveCatholic program has had in their dioceses.”
Tom Riordan, Vice President, Mission Partnerships, Catholic Extension
Acerca de #iGiveCatholic - Spanish Translation
Diocesan Partner Contacts
For questions about #iGiveCatholic in your community, please contact the person listed below from your diocese.
Salvador Perez
Director of Advancement Office
advancement@milarch.org
Juliet Greco
Director of Major and Planned Giving
The Catholic Foundation of North Georgia
jgreco@cfnga.org
Michael Schillaci
Director of Development
mschillaci@archgh.org
Montie Chavez
Director of Communications & Development
mchavez@dolv.org
Molly Keene Smith
Director of Mission Advancement
Office of Mission Advancement
mksmith@archlou.org
Shannon Roh
Director of Development and Stewardship
Office for Development
sroh@mobarch.org
Ronan Canuto
Marketing & Communications Coordinator
Catholic Community Foundation
rcanuto@ccfnola.org
Owen Canfield
Director
Tax Credit Scholarship Program
ocanfield@tcsok.org
Mary Jo Rohrer
Relationship Manager
The Catholic Foundation of Greater Philadelphia
igivecatholic@thecfgp.org
Elizabeth Dominick
Office of Stewardship
edominick@archdiosf.org
Annie Becker
Assistant Director of Development Operations
Annie.becker@seattlearch.org
Brian Niebrugge
Executive Director
niebruggeb@archstl.org
Carey Lozano
Development and Digital Outreach Officer
lozanoc@adw.org
Deacon Richard Mitchell
Director of Stewardship and Public Relations, and Vice Chancellor
dcnrmitchell@diocesealex.org
Heather Foor
Director of Stewardship and Development
hfoor@diocsesaj.org
Margaret Kappel
Associate Director, Stewardship
margaret-kappel@austindiocese.org
Gwen Fairchild
Director of Stewardship and Development
gfairchild@diobr.org
Regan Long
Associate Director of Stewardship and Development
rlong@dioceseofbmt.org
Dave Wyrwich
Director for the Office of Development
dwyrwich@biloxidiocese.org
Stacy Napolitano
Special Events Coordinator
Stacy.napolitano@camdendiocese.org
Jackie Brauser
Parish Services Manager
Catholic Community Foundation
jbrauser@catholiccommunity.org
Brian Alberts
Senior Development Assistant
balberts@charlestondiocese.org
David Walsh
Associate Director of Development
DVWalsh@rcdoc.org
Charlene Nyhart
Development Assistant
cnyhart@cathdal.org
Elizabeth Rathburn
Development Associate
Catholic Foundation of Northwest Pennsylvania
erathburn@cfnwpa.org
Steve Schons
Director of Stewardship and Development
steve.schons@fargodiocese.org
Wendy Collins
Director of Stewardship and Parish Relations
Advancement Foundation for the Diocese of Fort Worth
wcollins@adv-fdn.org
Greg Fisher
Director of Operations
gfisher@gidiocese.org
Amy Ponson
Executive Director
The Catholic Foundation of Southeast Louisiana
aponson@htdiocese.org
Rebecca Harris
Director of Stewardship-Development
rebecca.harris@jacksondiocese.org
Allison DiGennaro
Assistant Director Stewardship and Strategic Planning
adigennaro@dioknox.org
Margaret Trahan
Stewardship and Development Director
MTrahan@diolaf.org
Anthony Casaus
Director of Development
acasaus@rcdlc.org
Robert Watts
Development Director
appeal@cdlex.org
Katie Crosby
Director of Stewardship and Development
kcrosby@catholiclubbock.org
Rob Taylor
Executive Director of Stewardship and Development
rtaylor@dioceseofmarquette.org
Allison Thron
Assistant Director of Development
Allison.Thron@cc.cdom.org
Nicole Wales
Executive Assistant to the Vicar General
nwales@dioceseofmonterey.org
Ashley Linville
Director of Development
Ashley.linville@dioceseofnashville.com
Amanda Connon
Director
Office of Information Management
aconnon@cdop.org
Paola Valdez
Administrative Assistant
paolav@catholicreno.org
Joy Bowes
Administrative Assistant
jbowes@richmonddiocese.org
Corrina Hudsonpillar
Donor Advisor
Catholic Foundation for the Diocese of Salina
Corrina.hudsonpillar@salinadiocese.org
Kelly Oniha
Accountant
koniha@sanangelodiocese.org
Lucy Medvec
Director of Development
lmedvec@dioshpt.org
Doug Kissinger
Director of Development & Properties
dkissinger@dioscg.org
Kim Howard
Planned Giving Coordinator at the Foundation
khoward@dosafl.com
Connor Meier
Assistant Director of Development and Planned Giving
meierc@catholicdioceseofwichita.org
Michael Houy
Fund Development Specialist
mhouy@youngstowndiocese.org
Josephine Everly
Vice President of Advancement
jeverly@missio.org